Charters

Charters

Zim Sailing is your trusted supplier for ILCA, Opti, C420, ISCA, and RS regatta boat charters.

Whether you are defending your title as North American Champion or traveling to your first major regatta, Zim charters are the way to go! We have C420s, ILCAs, Optis, and RS Aeros in stock and available to charter at most major regattas (see below for our calendar).

Getting a race ready boat to a big regatta is a logistical nightmare; all you want to do is focus on sailing your best and having a great weekend! Zim charter boats come standard with top-notch rigging, line, and gear to provide a truly excellent regatta experience. When you arrive at the regatta venue, we want you to only have to focus on the fun stuff. Trailering boats, unloading, and triple-checking to make sure you brought your spinnaker pole doesn't have to be part of your standard regatta planning.

"The service is excellent - thank you so much! Please get more boats so that the charters are more widely available!"
"Zim Sailing took any pre-race stress out of the picture!"
"Glad to see the continual upgrades to the charters, i.e. sheets and trim stickers."

How Does Chartering Work?

On the pages below, you will select the event that you are chartering for and add the event to your cart on ZimSailing.com. As you add the event item to your cart, you will be able to customize your charter. Once a charter is in your cart, you will also be able to add sails for a discount to your cart. If you decide to buy sails later on, email us to add to your order! When you're ready, checkout and your charter is confirmed.
As the event approaches, we will reach out with the specifics for the event. This will include where we will be at the regatta venue, the time you can pick your boat up, and the contact information for your charter representative.
You show up to the regatta relaxed, and pick up your charter boat.
At the end of the regatta, you will derig and help the Zim team load your boat onto the trailer.
You go home and don't stress about putting equipment away when you get home!

Your boat will be available the day before the regatta and will be checked back in after racing on the last day of the event. Pricing is based on boats being available the day prior to the regatta. Earlier arrival may result in an additional fee.

Give us a call at 401-237-6117 for more details, or send an email to charters@zimsailing.com.

Charter Boat Categories

Charter Calendar

Opti Charter - Fleet Racing Nationals

Zim Sailing

$550.00

Charter for Opti sailboat at 2026 USODA Fleet Racing Nationals at Little Egg Harbor Yacht Club. Boats are available for pickup AFTER GIRLS NATIONALS ON July 28, 2026(Unless you booked practice days). If you want to practice during Girl's Nationals or...
C420 Charter - Sail Newport/One United Invitational Clinic

Zim Sailing

$1,695.00

C420 Charter for the 2026 One United Invitational Clinic. Charter begins on June 22. IF YOU ARE CHARTERING FOR THE BEG AND INVITATIONAL CLINIC, ADD BOTH TO CART FOR DISCOUNT! All charters include hull, dolly, spars, top cover, rudder,...
Opti Charter - New England Championship

Zim Sailing

$500.00

Charter for Opti sailboat at the USODA New England Championships @ Sail Newport, RI. Standard charter includes 8/10(Day before racing). Boats are available for pickup the day before the regatta begins. Charter includes: Fighter Optimist Hull...
C420 Charter - BEG Clinic

Zim Sailing

$1,695.00

C420 Charter for the 2026 BEG Clinic at SailNewport. Charter begins on 6/18 - the day before the clinic begins. All charters include hull, dolly, spars, top cover, rudder, spinnaker pole, and blade bag. All charter customers must bring their own sails. ...
Opti Charter - Team Trials 2026

Zim Sailing

$500.00

Charter for a Fighter Opti at 2026 USODA Team Trials at Fairhope Yacht Club. April 23, 2026 - April 26, 2026 Join the fight and get into a Fighter Optimist for Team Trials 2026! Don't miss out on your chance to sail the hottest hull around for the...
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ILCA Charter - US Women's Junior Champs

Zim Sailing

$950.00

ILCA Charter for US Women's Junior Champs (Leiter Trophy) 2026 @ Corpus Christi Yacht Club in TX. Adding rudder + daggerboard includes a carbon tiller and extension. Carbon upper + lower included in charter price. Charter begins on July 26, 2026. All...
C420 Charter - Women's North American Championship

Zim Sailing

$1,795.00

C420 Charter for the 2026 C420 Women's North American Championship at Rochester YC in New York. Charter begins on 7/27. All charters include hull, dolly, spars, top cover, rudder, spinnaker pole, and blade bag. All charter customers must bring their own...
C420 Charter - Open North Americans

Zim Sailing

$1,795.00

C420 Charter for the 2026 C420 Open North American Championship at Port Credit Yacht Club. Standard charter begins on 7/22 and ends on 7/26 All charters include hull, dolly, spars, top cover, rudder, spinnaker pole, and blade bag. All charter customers...
C420 Charter - US Nationals

Zim Sailing

$1,795.00

We are SOLD OUT for C420 US Nationals. To join the waitlist, fill out this form. https://forms.gle/iXA6zxvqG1p3CXkv6 C420 Charter for the 2026 C420 National Championships @ Long Beach Yacht Club. Charter begins on 7/7. Standard charter is 7/7-7/10...
C420 Charter - New England Championships

Zim Sailing

$1,795.00

C420 Charter for the 2026 C420 New England Championships @ Portland Yacht Club in Maine. Charter begins on Friday, 6/26. All charters include hull, dolly, spars, top cover, rudder, spinnaker pole, and blade bag. All charter customers must bring their...
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ILCA Charter - 2026 North American Championship

Zim Sailing

$950.00

ILCA Charter for the 2026 ILCA North American Championship (July 9-12) at Cabrillo Beach Yacht Club. Dates: July 9-12Venue: Cabrillo Beach Yacht Club All charters include hull, dolly, spars, and top cover. Blade bags are provided if foils are chartered. ...
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WAITLIST

ILCA Charter - US Nationals

Zim Sailing

$950.00

US-built ILCA Charter for US Nationals 2026 @ Corpus Christi YC. Standard charter begins May 21 and ends May 24. We are SOLD OUT FOR ILCA Nationals. To join our waitlist please click here. https://forms.gle/kFAYg4s5Ezv4xY836 Carbon upper included...

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Cancellation & Waitlist Policy

Bookings are final once checkout is complete.

Cancellation requests should be made in writing by sending an email to charter@zimsailing.com. If a replacement charterer is found, the value of your charter less $100 (for processing fees) will be refunded to you. If no replacement charterer is found, you will be responsible for the full value of your charter.

If Zim has a waitlist for an event, the first person on the waiting list will be notified (by email) immediately upon receipt of a cancellation request. They will be given a deadline to accept the charter, typically around 24hrs. If no response is received by that deadline, the next person on the waiting list is offered the charter and this repeats until a replacement is found. If nobody on the waiting list claims the charter, it will be listed again on the Zim website and the waiting list will be reset.

Being waitlisted with a regatta for entry to the event will not result in an automatic refund and the process above must still be followed if a charterer requests a refund based on the event waitlist. It is the charterer's responsibility to register for a regatta.

The charter request form (linked on each sold-out charter product page) must be filled out to request a spot on the waiting list. Emails directly to the charter exec will not be counted as waitlist submissions.

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