What competitive sailors use
to maximize performance
SailKote is an easy to apply, high-tech, high performance dry lubricant for anything that that moves on your boat—sails, hulls, rigging, deck hardware, and more. Use it on anything that you want to run smoother, work more efficiently, and last longer.
A translucent liquid that sprays or wipes on, SailKote completely dries in seconds to a hard, ultra-slick, hydrophobic dry coating that bonds tenaciously to almost any surface. It does not attract dirt, water and contaminants that eventually degrade performance—unlike oils, silicones, and waxes. In addition, it will not transfer to other surfaces or to you.
World-class sailors and recreational boaters alike find that using SailKote’s advanced dry lubrication technology improves their performance. This same dry lubricant technology has been used by America’s Cup teams, Olympic Medalists, and One Design world champions.
SailKote is 5x more effective, and lasts much longer, than wax or oil-based lubricants.
Customer Feedback
Reducing friction is the key to efficiency. I learned about Sailkote during my Olympic campaign, and you can bet that I’ll continue to have Team McLube onboard whenever we go racing.
Ed Baird, America’s Cup Winning Helmsman Alinghi AC Team, Rolex Yachtsman of the Year, Laser, J/24, Match Racing World Champion
Sailkote is a fantastic product. I use it on my Star, and on every boat I sail on. We used it onboard in the most recent AC…we lubed the mainsail battens which allow for a minimal tension adjustments and it eliminates any binding inside the batten pockets. Easier tacking and gybing in light air, and it allows adjustment for precise sail shape and tension in all conditions. Sailkote is a must for success.
Terry Hutchinson, Multi-class World Champion, VOR and America’s Cup expert
No matter whether we’re racing the Olympic 49er, America’s Cup boat, or just out cruising, we consistently rely on Sailkote to minimize friction and help everything run more smoothly with all onboard systems.
Jonathan and Charlie McKee, Olympic Gold and Bronze Medalists, Multi-class World Champions, America’s Cup and Olympic Sailing Experts
McLube antifoul speed polish simply outperformed antifoul paint as a hull coating. At each stop-over, we arrived into port with the bottom in better condition, even after a particularly challenging leg of 7000 miles of high speed sailing.
Mike Sanderson, Skipper ABN AMRO ONE, Winner Volvo Ocean Race
We had our hull and spinnakers professionally sprayed with McLube and really felt this gave us an edge on the racetrack with our speed and boathandling on our way to winning the Melges 24 Worlds.
Jimmy Spithill, America’s Cup Winning Skipper, Melges 24 World Champion
I use McLube HullKote as a protective coating for the bottom our boat. It has proven very effective at keeping the hull clean and fast.
Sally Barkow, US Olympian and Match Racing World Champion
I rely on Team McLube SailKote dry film lubricant for everything that slides.
Ellen MacArthur, Solo Ocean Racing expert
We use McLube SailKote on our boat wherever there is friction. We coat the entire spinnaker and the spin bag. We use it on the jaws of the spinnaker pole and the ends of my spinnaker sheets so the guy will slam forward through the end of the pole on tight reaches.
Paul Foerster and Kevin Burnham, Olympic 470 Gold Medalists
We’ve been using SailKote for years and we tested SailKote on our spinnaker, snuffer, and even on our jib… What a huge difference! SailKote cut the friction by more than half… Thank you!
Charlie Ogletree and John Lovell, Olympic Silver Medalists
We used McLube products in the following specific applications to help us win the J/24 World Championship:
Jens Hookanson, J/24 World Champion
-Entire hull to shed excess water, keep clean and repel oil deposits, dirt and grime
-Keel and rudder to help shed kelp and minimize growth adhesion
-Mast track and mainsail luff tape, mainsail foot tape for ease of movement
-Telltales and the surrounding surface area of sail