Why Are Most Yacht's Covers etc. Blue?

[CaptainBob]

Why Are Most Yacht\'s Covers etc. Blue?

My gf asked me why most yachts have blue cockpit canopies, blue sail covers and blue UV strips... I have no idea. Why is it? Just because it looks good?

 

[absit_omen]

Re: Why Are Most Yacht\'s Covers etc. Blue?

Have you ever tried to buy pink canvas!?

 

[Norman_E]

Re: Why Are Most Yacht\'s Covers etc. Blue?

The problem is not buying it, but showing your face in the yacht club afterwards!

 

[VicS]

Re: Why Are Most Yacht\'s Covers etc. Blue?

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Have you ever tried to buy pink canvas!?

[/ QUOTE ] No problem http://www.sailcloth.co.uk/content/products_2007/Marine_and_Technical/acrylic_canvas/Pink.htm

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[CaptainBob]

Re: Why Are Most Yacht\'s Covers etc. Blue?

There are other colours than pink!!! hehe

 

[Burnham_Bob]

Re: Why Are Most Yacht\'s Covers etc. Blue?

I think it is nothing more than a standardisation of off the shelf items. Try to buy a ready made sail cover and they come in blue only. So the obvious choice is a blue uv strip on the genoa. But of course blue is a natural choice of colour anyway.

To get a red sail cover we had to get one made by a sail maker.

 

[Malcb]

Re: Why Are Most Yacht\'s Covers etc. Blue?

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My gf asked me why most yachts have blue cockpit canopies, blue sail covers and blue UV strips... I have no idea. Why is it? Just because it looks good?

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'Cos the boats are white, and the sea is blue, and those two colours seem to work. Probably because they are both cool (temperature wise) colours. My boat's cream so blue doesn't look right, but burgundy does, as they are warmer colours.

Red will work with either, but red has always tended to fade badly.

 

[oldsaltoz]

Re: Why Are Most Yacht\'s Covers etc. Blue?

It tends to fade less than pink, avoid red it fades in canvas and paint.

Avagoodweekend......

 

[davidrainsbury]

Re: Why Are Most Yacht\'s Covers etc. Blue?

Blue is a nice yachty colour and is easier to sell I guess. On the technical side, blue pigments are more resistant to fading in UV than other colours. Red will end up being pink, so that's one solution to the embarrassment in the Yacht Club - tell them your red spray hood has faded.
So why are we on here instead of sailing?
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[cliff]

Re: Why Are Most Yacht\'s Covers etc. Blue?

What is wrong with pink?

Pink

Mine used to be ...

Burgundy

but they faded a wee bit..... so now they match my oilies.
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[KenMcCulloch]

Re: Why Are Most Yacht\'s Covers etc. Blue?

I always assumed it was because blue would reflect light at the blue end of the spectrum and therefore provide more protection against the damaging effects of UV light?

 

[shmoo]

Re: Why Are Most Yacht\'s Covers etc. Blue?

We bought a boat with red sun-strip, hood, boom cover and so on. It fades horribly in a year or two. Currently in the rather ugly process of changing to beige so have a mixture of red and beige. Will be complete next year when will be all beige.

Beige was chosen as it fades gracefully to light beige and matches my cardigan.

 

[davidrainsbury]

Re: Why Are Most Yacht\'s Covers etc. Blue?

Well, you would say that wouldn't you cliff! /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
see my post above.

 

[Lakesailor]

Re: Why Are Most Yacht\'s Covers etc. Blue?

Green is the most robust pigment.
Well, it always was in automotive finishes. You very rarely see green used as a colour on boat covers.
I had a black sailcoat made for Slippy. As she had a white hull and light grey deck and coachroof I thought it would look nice.
And it did.

 

[cliff]

Re: Why Are Most Yacht\'s Covers etc. Blue?

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[Leighb]

Re: Why Are Most Yacht\'s Covers etc. Blue?

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Green is the most robust pigment.


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That may well be true. Our recent acquisition had the original sails, sprayhood and dodgers etc., all in a very bright green /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif SWMBO did not like it all, so for this year we will be beige.

As boat is 27 years old the pigment must be very stable.

 

[Moonshiners]

Re: Why Are Most Yacht\'s Covers etc. Blue?

Blue doesn't look dodgy when faded! and it fades quite nicley IMHO - Red goes to pink, green eventually goes greeny -brown etc... Blue goes - Light blue!

 

[davidrainsbury]

Re: Why Are Most Yacht\'s Covers etc. Blue?

"blue goes - light blue"

Very true, just like my old Levis.
Kates canvas work is all beige, which goes better with her baby puke beige coloured topsides and the claret cove stripe. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gifwww.rainsbury.co.uk/Log/

 

[tangomoon]

Re: Why Are Most Yacht\'s Covers etc. Blue?

Because they're made by boring people with no imagination.

 

[30boat]

Re: Why Are Most Yacht\'s Covers etc. Blue?

Both my sail cover and uv strip are white.The sail cover is made of heavy duty vinil canvas and so far has lasted longer than all the blue acrilic covers I've had before.