A process for inhibiting the fouling of a substrate in a marine fouling environment, which comprises forming on the substrate, before exposure to the said environment, a coating comprising a curable fluorinated resin of the general formula: W - L - YFC - O - Rf - CFY - L - W wherein : W is a group of the general formula -Si(R1)α(OR2)¿3-α?, wherein α = 0, 1, or 2, preferably α = 0, R?1 and R2¿ independently have the meaning of linear of branched C¿1?-C6 alkyl groups, optionally containing one or more ether groups, or C7-C12 aryl or alkyl groups, and preferably R?1 and R2¿ are C1-C4 alkyl groups; L is an organic linking group; Y is F or CF¿3?; and R?f¿ is a group having an average molecular weight by number between 350 and 8000, preferably between 500 and 3000, and comprising repeating units having at least one of the following structures randomly distributed along the chain: -CFXO-, CF¿2?CF2O-, CF2CF2CF2O-, CF2CF2CF2CF2O-, CR?4R5CF¿2CF2O-, -(CF(CF3)CF2O)-, -CF2CF(CF3)O-, wherein X is F or CF3, R?4 and R5¿ independently have the meaning of H, Cl, or C1-C4 perfluoroalkyl.