Club Optimist

Club Optimist

The Zim Club Opti utilizes the same hull as our Pro Optimist. Our spar and blade package make this an affordable and high quality entry-level Optimist dinghy for beginners, yacht clubs, and other learn to sail programs. Zim Optimist sailboats come with a USODA registration, sail number, and one year membership for new members. We specialize in fleet replacement. Contact us to see how we can get your club a new fleet at the lowest cost possible.

Sails & Rigging

  • North club sail
    • Great for training or green fleet racing
    • Includes hoist marks, class insignia, and class button
  • Upgraded club spar set with sail measurement bands and vang/halyard clam cleats
  • Spars offer similar durability to the Optiparts Black/Gold Spar set.
  • 40mm boom jaw
  • Sail retainers on the sprit ends for easy hoist
  • Trigger shackle on mainsheet pennant

Foils & Hardware

  • Harken Carbo blocks
  • Epoxy foils
  • Durable line package
  • Polyurethane coated airbags

Club Optimist Construction

  • IODA approved and measured hull
  • White gelcoat with grey non-skid
  • Biaxial cloth hull promotes optimum strength characteristics
  • Hull bonded with superior structural adhesive to ensure stiffness
  • Extensive attention to finish detail

SPECIFICATIONS

  • LENGTH - 7.7 ft
  • BEAM - 3.7 ft
  • SAIL AREA - 35 ft2
  • HULL WEIGHT - 77 lb
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Z Force Optimist

Z Force optimist

Zim Sailing's Z Force Opti is the ultimate package for youth racers and comes equipped with the performance rigging and gear you will need to achieve success at every level of competition. Our Z Force Opti is available in several colors including: Red, Orange, Light Blue, Dark Blue, White, Gray, and Black. Zim Optimists have won many local, regional and national regattas. They were chosen as the charter boat for the 2009 IODA African Championships. The Z Force Opti comes with a USODA registration, sail number and one year membership for new members.

Rigging

  • Optiparts BlackGold spar set
  • Dyneema/Vectran control lines
  • Trigger release shackle on Dyneema mainsheet pennant
  • Double tapered mainsheet

SPECIFICATIONS

  • LENGTH - 7.7 ft
  • BEAM - 3.7 ft
  • SAIL AREA - 35 ft2
  • HULL WEIGHT - 77 lb

Foils & Hardware

  • Green Championship epoxy racing foils
  • Polyurethane coated airbags
  • Harken Carbo ratchet blocks
 

Z Force Opti Construction

  • IODA approved and measured hull
  • Biaxial cloth hull promotes optimum strength characteristics
  • Hull bonded with superior structural adhesive to ensure stiffness
  • Your choice of colors available on aft sides and transom:Red, Orange, Light Blue, Dark Blue, White, Gray, and Black
  • Extensive attention to detail and polished finish