Sailors Colin Cheng, Najwa Jumali & Elizabeth Yin
The Singapore Sailing Federation has announced today a new partnership with Zhik, one of the world’s leading sailing performance brands. The up and coming sailing gear brand will be fitting the Singapore national sailors in its performance apparel and this significant partnership will put them in good stead in their preparations for all the major events coming up in their calendar.
In the lead up to the 2010 Youth Olympic Games, 2010 Asian Games and 2012 Olympic Games, SingaporeSailing will work closely with Zhik to support the Singapore sailors with high performance sailing gear to give them a competitive edge on water.
“We are very pleased to introduce Zhik as SingaporeSailing’s Official Technical Apparel Supplier and are very grateful for their support in helping our sailors fulfill their full potential. Zhik’s gear is of top quality and I believe that with their support, our sailors will be in their best condition and able to concentrate on their performance,” said Andrew Sanders, SingaporeSailing’s Chief Executive Officer.
Zhik’s product range is designed and developed in consultation with Olympic and World Champions. The brand prides itself on its innovative design and cutting-edge technology of its products which promise that sailors will be able to compete at their optimum levels without having to worry about the peripheral conditions having an impact on their gear and affecting their performance.
“Zhik is very proud to become the Official Technical Apparel Supplier for the SingaporeSailing team. This is the beginning of an excellent journey towards SingaporeSailing excellence. We will deliver the fastest gear, as our contribution towards breeding future international champions here. We believe an Olympic medal is around the corner,” said Brian Conolly, Managing Director, Zhik International.
SingaporeSailing team will be competing in the upcoming inaugural Asian Youth Games, Volvo ISAF Youth World Sailing Championship, IODA Optimist World Championship and ISAF Grade 1 events like Kieler Woche, Laser World Championship and Laser Radial World Championship.
About Zhik
Zhik was founded with the aim to become the industry leading performance sailing brand. Since 2005, Zhik has provided gear with competitive advantages that has progressively been worn by the fastest wet athletes. Through direct marketing initiatives, Zhik induces strong brand loyalty with the sailing population, and is rapidly building a dominant business in sailing apparel, with a fresh outlook in its innovative products and styling.
Zhik defines its competitiveness by developing its wet gear products in unison with a top international team. The Zhik Team includes over 50 sailors from 14 different nations, and currently includes four sailors ranked number one and over 20 sailors in the top ten. The Zhik brand is quickly establishing a presence, as it is the choice of world champion sailors. After only three years, approximately a third of the entire sailing fleet at the 2008 Olympics were wearing Zhik.
Zhik products can be found in these retail stores in Singapore:
Constant Wind Pte Ltd
11 Changi Coast Walk Tel: 65 6445 5108 www.constantwind.com
Xtreme Sailing Products Pte Ltd
1500 East Coast Parkway, National Sailing Centre Tel: 65 6441 4701 www.xtremesailing.com
www.zhik.com 
Colin Cheng attempts a stunt on his Laser
Laser sailors Elizabeth Yin and Colin Cheng all 'Zhiked' out
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