Er.............wtf!!

Ripster said:
Thew problem is not the yellow itself, its the amount of it without any contrast or strap lines. If some contrasting lines/shapes were added to break up the beacon like effect, it would probably look OK. Add some tasteful green sails and there you go.
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I think it's the yellow deck and coachroof that's the problem. If they'd left that white and just painted the hull, it would look ok. Add some lines or similar, as you say, and it could look quite good.

Pete
 
Sailingsaves said:
Pete Goss chose yellow (if memory serves correctly) for his Vendee Globe because his research showed that yellow was the most contrasting / outstanding colour at sea.

Maybe the owner is safety conscious above all else.
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It was actually to draw the eye to his boat on the start line and gain the best sponsorship return for his sponsors. Worked too, if you dig out the old photos of that vendee start it's quite clearly drawing the photographer's eye.
 
flaming said:
It was actually to draw the eye to his boat on the start line and gain the best sponsorship return for his sponsors. Worked too, if you dig out the old photos of that vendee start it's quite clearly drawing the photographer's eye.
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But you don't want to be early on the line in a bright yellow boat!
 
flaming said:
It was actually to draw the eye to his boat on the start line and gain the best sponsorship return for his sponsors. Worked too, if you dig out the old photos of that vendee start it's quite clearly drawing the photographer's eye.
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Can't find any online photos of Pete's start and goodness knows where I've put his book, but yellow sails certainly stand out too.
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/nov/10/vendee-globe-solo-race-sailing-france

Scroll down a bit on this page for a truly sickening yellow edit: (interior that is):
http://yachtpals.com/vendee-globe-sailing-4043
 
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Rhumlady had a yellow hull when we bought her. Previous owner had done the Atlantic circuit and decided he wanted to be seen if in trouble. It took a lot to get rid of it and even though I painted it dark blue there are still specks of yellow from time to time.
 
rhumlady said:
Rhumlady had a yellow hull when we bought her. Previous owner had done the Atlantic circuit and decided he wanted to be seen if in trouble. It took a lot to get rid of it and even though I painted it dark blue there are still specks of yellow from time to time.
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Really? Good man though sorted it and all, you know green's a pretty un-boaty colour but yellow,............ unless you're in a vendee or volvo race its not the best, i think whats done for that particular Oceanlord is the decks have taken a hiding from the painters gun too, could just about tolerate a hull but the fact the guys gone bat-**** crazy and done the lot will make that boat a hard sell.

FWIW in one of the early Centaur brochures i'm pretty certain they offered it in yellow and i'm sure in the Longbow brochure they offered a hull colour called 'chocolate'..........mmm!

It was the seventies i guess?
 
rogerball0 said:
Really? Good man though sorted it and all, you know green's a pretty un-boaty colour but yellow,............ unless you're in a vendee or volvo race its not the best, i think whats done for that particular Oceanlord is the decks have taken a hiding from the painters gun too, could just about tolerate a hull but the fact the guys gone bat-**** crazy and done the lot will make that boat a hard sell.

FWIW in one of the early Centaur brochures i'm pretty certain they offered it in yellow and i'm sure in the Longbow brochure they offered a hull colour called 'chocolate'..........mmm!

It was the seventies i guess?
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Perhaps you coukld get away with the hull that colour if you added some discrete black stripes but it's a big no no for the decks and cabin. The price is OK - are there VAT and RCD issues?
 
Sybarite said:
Perhaps you coukld get away with the hull that colour if you added some discrete black stripes but it's a big no no for the decks and cabin. The price is OK - are there VAT and RCD issues?
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Not RCD as it is EEA built but potentially VAT if brought back into EU. Suspect owners taste in aesthetics may also represent a cavalier attitude to maintenance and this also has an influence on the asking price.
 
You could get the hull wrapped any colour you like in Southampton. Change it
To pink if you like then rizla blue next
 
A long time ago, a chum and I as youngsters bought a very old, very cheap International 14 dinghy.

A 14 had to be fast, didn't it ? Not this one, John and I were experienced dinghy racers but in this thing we were nearly overtaken by an Enterprise with 3 blokes in it...

We despaired of the 14, so painted it yellow and called it ' Cowards Way '.
 
I know Corribees were available in yellow. I'm planning on painting mine, but when I mentioned painting it yellow to my gf she exclaimed, "Yellow?! A yellow boat is even worse than a yellow car!!!"

Trouble is, I think mine was originally.... yellow.
 
You are all missing the real reason for yellow hulls! Yellow hulls are 2 knots faster than any other colour:encouragement:

Remember the all black hulls? carbon fibre black and save paint and were faster!;)
 
rogerball0 said:
FWIW in one of the early Centaur brochures i'm pretty certain they offered it in yellow
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There was a dull mustard coloured Centaur mouldering away in Gosport Boatyard when we used to keep our boat there.

I guess it could have started out shiny yellow.
 
I think yellow boats can be very pretty. Maybe I'm biassed.

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