"Team Zoum does it again with racers aged 8-13"

March 16, 2009 - PRLog -- "TeamZoum Optimist Tops Fleet in First American Outing"

October 26, 2008

ZoumUSA Team Sailor Conner Harding of Naples, Florida dominated the Miami Yacht Club Fall Harvest Regatta, winning all races in the Blue fleet and overall opti class series. Sailed on Biscayne Bay on October 25 and 26 with challenging conditions that included shifty light breezes as well as thunderstorms and torrential rain, The Fall Harvest Regatta marks the beginning of the Southeast Florida Optimist Circuit, and was the first time a Zoum Optimist has competed in the United States.

Sailing the just-released 2009 Zoum Racer IODA95 Optimist racing dinghy, Harding won race one and never looked back. With dominating downwind speed and breakthrough acceleration, the Grand Prix-level Racer proved to be the fastest Optimist on the water attracting the attention of some of the world's most accomplished coaches.
"The boat arrived on the beach 15 minutes before the harbor start, so I just dropped my rig in the boat and launched," said Harding. "Everything worked right out of the box; it is fast and looks cool, too!"

Distributed by ZoumUSA, LLC of Boca Raton, Florida, the Racer will be available for delivery at the 2008 Orange Bowl Regatta in December. ZoumUSA founder Mat Coleman has specified hi-tech Ronstan blocks, OptiMax MK IV spars and Championship Microfinished foils and all upgrades allowed by the IODA rules for these top of the line dinghies. Our goal isn't to be the biggest but the best.
To learn more about the Zoum, TeamZoum or buy the coolest sailing gear, please contact: Sales@ZoumUSA or go the web site at ZoumUSA

Updates:
February 19, 2009

“Zoum continues to show its stuff”

Winning numerous regattas in all Red, White, Blue & Green classes of the optimist regatta series accross the SE USA sailing circuit, Zoum is tearing up the track. At Fort Myers, Naples, Miami, Jensen Beach, Ft Lauderdale, St Petersburg, & New Orleans, Zoum optimist racer is taking top honors. Some of the most prestigious events are proving all that Zoum promises is true. Zoum has better finish, better weight distribution, better components, better looks, & better value… it’s just plain better. And its taking significant market share!

“I love my Zoum… the lightest and most responsive boat I’ve ever sailed and I’ve sailed them all,” said Axel Sly after winning the St Valentines Day Regatta- the last USODA team trial qualifier of the year last week in some of the most technically challenging conditions of the year. “The wind gods were not kind and the tide devil had his way”, said Rob Rowlands Executive Director of the USODA after the St Valentines Day Regatta saw a huge percentage of sailors Black flagged. "My Zoum gets a lot of attention at all the regattas," says Sly.

ZoumUSA founder Mat Coleman said “Zoum is taking significant market share because Zoum is the best optimist money can buy offered a price point way below the competition. Our competitors make claims that they may or may not be able to substantiate and they do have a loyal following, but our boat is better and nothing changes that. We employed engineers to study the competition, improved on their product, and deliver it at a significant discount. Don’t take our word for it. Ask the sailors who sail Zoum. Ask the US National Team Coaches that coach Zoum.”

To learn more about the Zoum, TeamZoum or buy the coolest sailing gear, please contact: Sales@ZoumUSA or go the web site at ZoumUSA


Updates:
March 17, 2009

"Zoum does it again"

US SAILING Center’s latest event- the Spring Opti-fest hosted by the Sailing Center Martin County March 14th - 16th was a great success.    Strategically scheduled ahead of the FL State Championships, USODA National Team Trials, and the South American Optimist Championships, the event attracted many great sailors from around the country and as far away as Germany and Denmark.

There was some rain and a lot of sun.  Winds were sustained from the SE at 19kts gusting to 24kts.  Sea conditions were a 1.5’ chop.

The purpose of these events is to promote the development of skillful youth sailors aged between 8 to 21 years and to provide an Olympic pathway for talented sailors.  But more than anything, the purpose of these events is to have fun.

Team Zoum again showed a competitive edge earning medals in each of the Championship classes.  Axel Sly of Coral Reef Yacht Club (“CRYC”) won the overall Championship fleet as well as the Red Fleet.  Conner Harding of Naples Community Sailing (“NCSC”) overcame a broken sprit halyard preventing his competition in race 5 to take second overall in the Blue Fleet.  Ian MacDiarmid of Palm Beach and Boothbay Harbour Yacht Club won the White Fleet. And a new kid on the block, Prescott Coleman just turning 9- the youngest competitor in the Championship Fleet of Lauderdale Yacht Club ("LYC") took second place also in the White Fleet.

To learn more about the Zoum, TeamZoum or buy the coolest sailing gear, please contact: Sales@ZoumUSA.com or go the web site at www.ZoumUSA.com

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