I sometimes wonder at the sight of a multi-coloured fleet of boats and ponder the choices which each skipper may have made regarding the choice of boat, patch, luff colours.  I imagine for a lot of skippers it’s of little or no importance, but for some it’s obviously all part of the enjoyment.

So as a lighthearted distraction I wonder if skippers and builders would like to share any thoughts they might have on the subject.

Which colours if any are difficult to produce?

Which are the most used colours?

Which colours are most or least visible?

Which colours fade?

I recall seeing at least one boat which was colourless/transparent. Maybe the decision for that skipper was just too much!

Red and Green should not be seen without a colour in between. Imagine if this rule were adopted by IRSA!

The introduction of multi-coloured fittings and mast tube has also taken us to a new level of what’s possible.

What’s your colour?

And why?

PH