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Zim 15 is a 14 ′ 9 ″ / 4.5 m monohull sailboat designed by Steve Clark and built by Zim Sailing starting in 2010.
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The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.
Classic hull speed formula:
Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL
Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio .311 Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL
Sail Area / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.
SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64) 2/3
- SA : Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
- D : Displacement in pounds.
Ballast / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.
Ballast / Displacement * 100
Displacement / Length Ratio
A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
Comfort Ratio
This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam 1.33 )
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
- LOA: Length overall in feet
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
Capsize Screening Formula
This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
Mainsail Area 114 ft2 Jib Area 39 ft2 No spinnaker. Pivot of centerboard can moved for and aft for differing conditions and crew weights.
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Best Innovation: Zim 15
Zim Sailing, of Fall River, Mass., builds 420s, Bytes, and Optimists, but the Zim 15, says Bob Adams, is the company’s calling. “This boat is about capturing a huge market of 20- to 30-year-olds,” he says. “It’s about getting them sailing again.” Post-collegiate sailors are all about team racing, and the boat is built for it. The hull is quick, the pointy foils are responsive (and hard to scull), and the rubber bow bumper eliminates repair work from late dips gone bad. The boat empowers crews with many controls, including the “dangle pole,” which tweaks the jib leech. A fair comparison is drawn to the beloved, but dated, Vanguard 15.
Designed for: Exciting the dinghy base with one-design and team racing
Required crew: Two—with one attentive crew
Best attributes: Quick-adjustable rig and dangle pole, lightweight hull, responsive foils
Price as tested: $11,500
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Dragonfly 32 Supreme
These Danish-built trimarans have a strong following, and U.S. importer Richard Suriani says the 32-footer is for experienced multihullers. It’s a high-quality build with a powerful sail plan and a center hull big enough to call home. “It feels like you’re in a monohull,” says Stewart. “There’s a lot in there, and the craftsmanship is impeccable, which justifies the boat’s $350,000 price tag.”
Designed for: Performance cruising and shorthanded distance races
Required crew: Two to cruise, four to five to race
Best attributes: High-quality construction, volume and efficient interior, powerful sail plan, speed, and folding amas for slip access
Price as tested: $350,000
The Salona 44 is a legitimate bluewater cruiser, laden with a pair of AC units, a generator, and a teak upgrade. The judges like the finish, and its $340,000 price tag.
Designed for: Handicap racing, performance cruising, team building
Required crew: Two to cruise, eight to 10 to race
Best attributes: Solid construction, immaculate interior finish, good value for volume
Price as tested: $340,000
The mxNext is the winged singlehander of one Vlad Murnikov. After two years as a prototype, it’s now built by a small composites shop in New Hampshire. It’s extreme, especially its torpedo-like bow, it has quirky tendencies, and the challenge of flying a spinnaker alone is, as Murnikov admits, “an intellectual exercise to get right.” “The purpose of the design is to create a high-performance boat that is very simple, exciting to sail, and less expensive than similar boats,” says Murnikov.
Designed for: Solo speed sailing, for the fun of it, and proof of concept
Required crew: Singlehander
Best attributes: Exotic design, quick and athletic experience, asymmetric kite
Price as tested: $15,000
C&C 30 One Design
C& 30 One Design
“It’s a modern boat that can sail one-design but do some offshore distance racing,” says builder Randy Borges. C&C went for a niche in the market for a one-design coastal racer, so the focus is “as simple as possible,” easy to tune, and a boat any amateur program can race. “There’s lot of stability for its size, says Borges. “It’s a powered up, dry boat that’s fun, fast, and affordable to sail.”
Designed for: One-design, coastal and beer-can racing, drysail storage
Required crew: Five to six
Best attributes: Quality American build, comfortable and quick upwind, easy around the cans
Price as tested: $125,000
The ES44 is a sistership to the Tim Kernan-designed Wasabi , an IRC winner in 2009 and 2010, and a rocket designed for heading straight to Hawaii. Wasabi’s molds are now in the hands of ES Yachts, and built in Conneaut, Ohio. It’s a small shop, says show rep Tom Mercer. The results are custom-boat quality, and the boat the judges will sail is Hull No. 2, built of E-glass and infused with carbon.
Designed for: Distance and handicap racing
Required crew: Eight to ten
Best attributes: Proven IRC results, semi-custom quality, versatility, well balanced boat, American built
Price as tested: $425,000
C&C Redline 41
The C&C Redline 41 is deemed an updated King 40. BOTY rules require original tooling, so the 41, although well built, is excused from BOTY consideration.
Designed for: Offshore and handicap racing
Best attributes: Versatile design, comfortable interior, offshore ready
Price as tested: $470,000
Jeanneau Sun Fast 3600
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The angular 36-footer from France is a shorthander’s dreamboat. There’s a lean interior better for offshore sprints than extended cruises. “It’s designed to go fast,” says Jeanneau’s Jeff Jorgenson. The whole package is impressive, but the construction quality less so. “They packed a lot in the boat,” says Allen, “but it’s a little thin on the detailing.
Designed for: Shorthanded or short-crew racing, coastal cruising
Required crew: Four to five
Best attributes: Powerful hull design for stability and windy venues, ergonomics are excellent
Hobie Cat USA inherited the molds for what was once called the Hobie Tatoo, a higher-performance plastic beach cat built in Europe. It’s like a bigger Wave, and not quite a Getaway. The judges don’t find anything revolutionary about it, but its price ($7,000) is eye opening. “That’s bang for your buck,” says Allen. “The rig is powerful for a boat this size, it’s pretty narrow, and with the double-trap setup, it’s a perfect entry-level, high-performance beach cat. This thing will rip.”
Designed for: Off-the-beach cat sailors ready for high performance
Required crew: Two to race it, one to hot dog it
Best attributes: Powerful platform, stiff construction, and entry-level price
Price as tested: $7,000
The Salona 33 is “roomy” and the standard package comes with a tiller (the test boat comes with wheels). It’s construction mirrors the 44: vacuum-infused and cored, with steel grids locking it all together. For $155,000, what you get, says Tom Rich, is “good construction, amazing price.”
Designed for: Offshore racing, performance cruising, and beer-can series envy
Required crew: Five for the assym, six with the spin pole
Best attributes: Construction quality, comfortable interior design, light helm, and price
Price as tested: $155,000
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ZIM 15 Specifications
Hull Type: Centerboard Dinghy Rigging Type: Fractional Sloop LOA: 14.75 ft / 4.50 m S.A. (reported): 158.00 ft² / 14.68 m² Beam: 5.42 ft / 1.65 m Displacement: 180.00 lb / 82 kg Max Draft: 3.67 ft / 1.12 m Construction: FG foam core/resin infusion First Built: 2010 Builder: Zim Sailing (USA) Designer: Steve Clark
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- Page 1 The goal of this guide is to take you, step-by-step, through the rigging process to allow you to enjoy your new Zim 15. In addition, we go through the steps to easily unrig the boat for proper trailering and storage.
- Page 2 c. Attach forestay as seen in the image by removing the clevis pin from the end of the forestay and reinserting it through the plate on the forestay adjustment line. d. Attach shrouds by removing the clevis pin, and reinserting it through the pad eye on the rail.
- Page 3 4. Attach gnav a. Undo the pin on the gooseneck and put it through the end of the gnav. b. Run control line from the end of the boom and tie a bowline to the becket of the block from the blue gnav deck gear.
- Page 4 5. Attach the tack of the jib with the shackle and then bend on jib via the plastic hanks. 6. Attach jib halyard 7. Attach jib sheets and run them through the cars, to the turning block, and through the cam cleat...
- Page 5 8. Insert dangle pole control line to the attachment point at the clew and secure with a stopper knot. a. Run control line down the port side of the mast, through the small fairlead on the port side at the base of the mast, through the cam cleat, and into the cockpit.
- Page 6 10. Slide main clew slug into opening in track and aft down the boom. 11. Secure the outhaul by not removing the knot and passing it through the clew of the main and into the securing clip on the starboard side of the end of the boom. Or you can secure it by tying a bowline around any fixed point on the end of the boom.
- Page 7 13. Attach main halyard Note: when going to hoist the main, connect Cunningham hooks prior to full hoist, one on either side. 14. Attach the tack of the main with the Velcro straps by taking the longer strap around the mast and UNDER the traveler for the dangle pole.
- Page 8 15. Put on rudder a. Remove ring ding and pin. b. Slide tiller under the main bridle. c. The rudder gudgeons sit on top of the transom gudgeons. d. Replace pin and ring ding.
- Page 9 Zim 15 Breakdown for transport 1. Begin by removing the rudder a. Keep the pin with the rudder. 2. Mainsheet/ boom cover a. Remove the mainsheet and the boom cover. Coil and stow. 3. Cunningham a. De-rig the cunningham by removing the two hooks from either side of the mainsail.
- Page 10 b. Release the jib halyard from the jib cunningham and lower sail. c. Remove the hanks on the jib from the forestay and release the tack of the sail. d. Leave tack shackle on the boat. e. Remove the halyard and secure both stopper balls, from the top and bottom of the halyard, with the blue jib cunningham hook and tension from the jam cleat.
- Page 11 9. Mast down a. Remove the shrouds and the forestay. i. The pins from the shrouds should remain with the shrouds. ii. The pin from the forestay should remain with the forestay. b. Un-tape and remove shrouds entirely from the mast. 10.
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Dynamic Type 7 dolly for the Zim 15 Proudly made in the USA by Dynamic Dollies and custom sized for your boat, offering a great fit ease of maneuvering. Shipped in an easy to assemble kit.
- Dolly style has a more upright bow tube for boats with a plumb stem, e.g., Finn, Jet 14, Interclub, and many more.
- Boat-specific tube and sling lengths provide a custom fit for each boat, enabling a balanced handle load and easy maneuvering.
- All joint fittings are through-bolted and designed for increased torque stability.
- Strong, 3 inch non-stretch, polyester sling provides wrap-around boat support.
- Adjustable, flexible V-fittings on bow and tongue tubes provide boat support forward of the sling and prevent boat and aluminum contact.
- Eyelets on sling and handle fittings facilitate securing boat to dolly in storage, on trailers or in racks. Tie-down with the handle fitting eyelet helps prevent slippage on steep ramps.
- Easy dolly breakdown using the snap buttons on wheel shaft and tongue tube, as well as wing nuts on axle tube cross fitting.
- Pneumatic, non-corrosive, 16 inch x 4 inch wheels can be secured on wheel shaft with provided screws for added security. For soft sand conditions, tire pressure can be reduced to increase tire footprint.
- Ships in an easy to assemble kit.
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A boat with a BN of 1.6 or greater is a boat that will be reefed often in offshore cruising. Derek Harvey, "Multihulls for Cruising and Racing", International Marine, Camden, Maine, 1991, states that a BN of 1 is generally accepted as the dividing line between so-called slow and fast multihulls.
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The Zim 15 is all new cutting edge technology for production sailboats and will move dinghy sailing forward. The target market: We designed Zim 15 as a performance dinghy for the 20-30 year olds looking for more excitement. The high drop off rate after college is not new and we feel a more exciting product will help keep more young sailors on ...
Sail1Design SailTest: The Zim 15. August 5, 2014 by Sail1Design Editor 1 Comment. Recently, I had the opportunity to take the new Zim 15 out for a test sail. The whole experience was pretty cool, as the Zim team assembled sailors, boat designers, and sail makers at their "super secret test site" for a great afternoon. Post by Chuck Allen.
Zim 15 is a 14′ 9″ / 4.5 m monohull sailboat designed by Steve Clark and built by Zim Sailing starting in 2010. ... the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more. Formula. D/L = (D ÷ 2240 ...
Blue Water Surf Value Rank (BWSVR) 8441. Capsize Comfort Value Rank (CCVR)
Posted July 25, 2014. A hot little sport boat recently caught our eye: the Zim 15. Coming from the former owner of Vanguard Sailboats, Steve Clark, the Zim 15 is meant for the post-collegiate sailor who wants excitement in a bit of a bigger boat. It's a small sailboat, a performance dinghy, and looks like a lot of fun to sail. Post by Zim Sailing.
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ZIM 15 Specifications. Hull Type: Centerboard Dinghy Rigging Type: Fractional Sloop LOA: 14.75 ft / 4.50 m S.A. (reported): 158.00 ft² / 14.68 m² Beam: 5.42 ft / 1.65 m Displacement: 180.00 lb / 82 kg Max Draft: 3.67 ft / 1.12 m Construction: FG foam core/resin infusion First Built: 2010 Builder: Zim Sailing (USA) Designer: Steve Clark Other Data
The Zim 15 is a Sail Magazine "Best Boats" nominee for 2015. They are designed to appeal to sailors in their 20s and 30s, who perhaps sailed in high school or college and want some excitement on the water. "The kids love the performance," says Sitzmann. "The boats are fast and have new, high tech options to allow for more sail tuning and ...
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ZIM 15 Fleet For Sale!! 5/11/2022 Airwaves Editor. Fleet Pricing Available. Open to offers. We designed the Zim 15 as a performance dinghy for the 20-30-year-olds looking for more excitement on the water. Unfortunately, it didn't meet its market but that's not to say it isn't a fantastic boat and opportunity for the right customer.
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