Zhik Team sailor Jamie Calder wins Optimist End Of Seasons
by Simon Payne, Zhik 13 Oct 2011 08:17 BST
8-9 October 2011
Zhik team sailor Jamie Calder won the Optimist End Of Season Championships at Rutland last weekend to finish off a great season, which included 3rd place at the UK National championships, 3rd place at the Belgium Championships and qualification for the GBR Worlds Team.
Says Jamie “There were two hundred Opis in the main fleet this weekend at Rutland Water. I had a good start to the regatta with two race wins on Saturday in 8 knots of breeze.
The weather was very cold and drizzly rain. If it wasn’t for the Zhik kit I think I would have been cold like a lot of my competitors. I particularly like the warmth of the superwarm wetsuit and the freedom of movement of the hydrophobic and titanium tops.”
Zhik would like to say a big well done to Jamie who will receive a pair of the cool new Zhik ZKG water shoes. Based on the classic pump style, ZKG’s are a machine washable boat shoe that love water. ZKG’s can be used in dinghies and keelboats alike and with non-marking grippy gum soles these stylish neoprene shoes offer a performance alternative to the classic deck shoe.
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