Zim Sailing Dealer Portal

Dealer Newsletter - March 2025

Mar 28th 2025

Zim and RS Dealers,

Things are starting to get busy! We are working hard to ensure you have everything you need for the summer season. A few notes to keep in mind as things start to ramp up.

Preseason Promo:

Last chance for preseason parts orders!

Get 'Dealer A' parts pricing for the year when you place an order over $2500. 

Take advantage of the best margin of the year:

Save 3% with orders over $2500

Save 6% with orders over $5000

2025 Zim Sailing External Dealer Parts Pricing (link)

Orders need to be in by EOD Monday March 31st.

Boat Inventory Notes:

  • Zim C420s are selling very fast, we are close to selling out for the summer; get your orders in NOW. Our sailors made Zim C420s shine this winter winning Orange Bowl and C420 Midwinters. Fast boats with the best sailors get results!
  • RS boats are also moving quickly. Quest and Zest stock is becoming limited, order now!
  • Fighter Optis are growing all over the US. We are close to selling out and have another container on the way. Join the Fight. The Fighter Opti is crushing it. We are fully booked with charters at USODA Team Trials.
  • Lots of Prams and Club Optis are still available - with fantastic margin.
  • US ILCAs are in stock and ready to ship, Built in Bristol, RI, We have increased production to 3x ILCAs a week - to meet demand. Boats will be added to our charter fleet for the event season starting with ILCA ACCs. We’re working to get the highest level ILCA sailors (World Champions, and Olympians) into the Zim Built ILCA. Stay tuned for some big announcements. 

Charter Boats:

  • Ex-charter Zou ILCAs are an exceptional value. 10 boats are left and we won’t have more until November. Boats are offered with free accessories (dolly, foil bag, and top cover). We also include a brand new sail and rigging. → Boats are in near new condition and only used in 2-3 events. 
  • Ex-charter Fighter Optis are also available. Charter package deals include dolly, top cover, and foil bag. 
  • Demo RS Boats → Available from boat shows and RS Fest. Aeros, Teras, and Fevas are available after RS Fest in Miami. Touras and Quests from boat shows around the north east. Reach out for more info.
  • Ex-charter C420s will be available in August.

Hobie Parts:

If you are a hobie dealer, we are liquidating a ton of hobie inventory. Reach out for more info.

ISCA Update:

We’re expecting to complete our first ISCA - next week! After that, we’ll start on the water testing with ISCA top-tier sailors. 

  • We’re still planning to start fulfilling orders in April. 
  • Get your orders placed now to reserve yours! 
  • The first 40 boats are already pre-sold, demand is very very high.

Why Pick Zim/ISCA:

  • ISCA is doing what ILCA did. Get away from a trademark owner and subpar builder. Zim is a company founded, owned, and operated - by sailors with respect for what ISCA is doing. Our 45+ employees have DECADES of experience building dinghies, selling boats, working with dealers, and supporting small boat sailing.
  • Authentic boat builders. This is the pride and joy of our business. We are more than a distributor and welcome anyone to come take a tour of our production facility.
  • We’re located in Rhode Island; the epicenter of East coast sailing and a super easy location to pick boats up, or ship boats from.
  • The largest inventory (bar none) of boats and parts. $3M+ of boats and inventory are in stock in Rhode Island, right now. With a dedicated Dealer Support Team ready to help. 
  • A one stop shop - combine ISCA, ILCA, C420, RS, Opti, Pram orders - all in one.
  • The best margin on boats and parts in the industry. We increased 'Dealer A' margins last year, and did again in 2025. You earn the most when you buy from Zim.
  • We distribute leads by region and do not sell / ship boats directly on our website. We provide consistent pricing across our customer facing sites and strive to uphold the market. We don’t set MAP at one price, and then sell at a lower price on our website. 
  • Zim will attend and support ISCA events around the country. You can work with us at these events to grow participation. That’s what we do, hit the road.
  • Zim invested in brand new tooling and improved parts (no more rudder heads breaking - no leaky autobailers). Our quality should be very easy for dealers to see.

Our goal is to build the best boat on the market. No corners cut, no excuses made.

You can see some progress photos here: → ISCA Update Photos (link)

In addition to physically building hulls, we've been receiving ISCA spare parts every day.

North Sails are in stock in huge quantities. Blades, tillers, and bow handles.

You name it, parts are coming in by the pallet to support ISCA sailors.

ISCA parts are being added to our price list daily → 2025 Zim Sailing External Dealer Parts Pricing (link)

Dealer Assets:

Zim Sailing Dealer Assets (link)

  • Refresh your site with high-quality images.
  • Parts locators that link directly to parts on our website → Parts Locators (link). This means easy ordering from your online dealer account.
  • We have some fantastic new photos of our US Built ILCA → ILCA Photos (link).