Zim Sailing's Club 420 has quickly become the go-to C420, regardless of whether you're winning the Triple Crown circuit or just teaching learn-to-sail at the local sailing club. One-design sailors want the strongest, lightest, most durable boats and rigging available. We’ve met this demand with proven boat construction techniques and a rigging system that ensures performance, strength, and durability. This durability has led to many happy repeat customers, and has made Zim Sailing the leading provider of Club 420s in the world.
C420 CONSTRUCTION
- Every boat has the same great hull, whether you're getting a Club, Race, or Pro rigging package
- Toughened resin and plexus bond for superior strength and durability
- Colored gelcoat racing stripes on aft end of cockpit or traditional grey deck
- Matching smoke Grey rudder blade and centerboard
- All through-deck mounted hardware is supported by tapped aluminum backing plates
- Shroud chain plate is a forged eye strap supported with an aluminum back-up bar under the rail
HARDWARE
- Harken Carbo cleats and blocks
- Roller pins on shrouds instead of guy hooks
- Captive shroud adjusters for safe rig adjustments*
- Mylar centerboard gaskets
- Low drag bailer with replaceable parts
- Round traveler bar
SAILS & RIGGING
- North Sails class approved mainsail, jib, and spinnaker
- Custom Spinnaker colors available
- Zim Club, Race, or Pro rigging package available
- Dyneema main halyard for max hoist and low stretch
- Spliced single adjustment mainsheet bridle
- 16:1 Dyneema vang
- 2:1 rudder downhaul
- Pulley trapeze rings; handle and ring are both adjustable for gross and fine tuning
- Tapered aluminum spinnaker pole
- Dwyer aluminum mast and boom
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Club |
RACE |
PRO |
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ENTRY LEVEL RIGGING |
PERFECT FOR REGIONAL RACING AND TAKING THE NEXT STEP IN THE CLASS |
DESIGNED FOR TOP LEVEL RACING & THRILL SEEKERS! |
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PERFECT FOR CLUB USE, LOCAL RACING, AND INSTITUTIONAL SAILING |
LINK PLATE SHROUD ADJUSTERS |
POLILITE MAINSHEET |
| STANDARD SHROUD ADJUSTERS | TAPERED JIB AND SPINNAKER SHEETS | JIB CUNNINGHAM |
| NORTH SAILS HIKING STRAPS | CUNNINGHAM/ TOPPINGLIFT SWITCHED | ROOSTER HIKING STRAPS (A ZIM / WCS EXCLUSIVE) |
| DWYER BOOM | SELDEN BOOM | AUTORATCHET SPINNAKER BLOCKS |
| CLUB SPINNAKER POLE | TAPERED SPINNAKER POLE | MAST RETAINER |
| JIB TRIM INDICATORS | CARBON FIBER TILLER EXT. | |
| + EVERYTHING IN THE RACE PACKAGE! |
THE VERY BEST SMALL SAILBOAT HULLS ON THE MARKET - MADE BETTER WITH ZIM'S TOP-OF-THE-LINE RIGGING PACKAGES.
SPECS
- Length: 13.9'
- Beam: 5.5'
- Draft: 2.95'
- Hull Weight: 230 lbs
- Mainsail Area: 79.65'²
- Jib Area: 30.14'²
- Spinnaker Area: 95'²