Winner Optimist Qualities

Winner Optimist in Denmark say - "Our philosophy is: The best materials and the best craftsmanship generate the best boat!"

This creates a more costly boat, but less maintenance and better durability makes sure that the superior sailing performance is retained throughout the boat’s lifetime. This assures a longer life span – and thereby making Winner an inexpensive boat in the longer term.
For instance, we use the best Gelcoat in the world. This Gelcoat makes us able to give the hull a much more hydrodynamic surface. We also use fibreglass that is up to 50% more expensive than other fibreglasses. This gives superior torsion resistance and stiffness.
To make sure that every boat, which leaves us is 100% Winner quality, we have invested in the most high-tech and environment friendly optimist plant in the world. Located in Denmark, our highly qualified craftsmen are recruited locally and are the best in their field.
In order to prove how much we trust in our self and our product we offer 5 years of guarantee on our hulls. No other can offer you that!

Construction Qualities
Winner is the most popular Optimist in the world,  sailed by more World Champions and more beginners than any other Optimist.  The secret to our success, from top to bottom, is quality.  For us, it's a happy coincidence that the strength we build into our boats translates equally to better performance and greater durability.  Our attention to detail and constant perfectionism give world class sailors reason to rely on us when years of preparation pivot on reliable gear.  Sailing instructors around the world choose Winner for long lasting value.
 

The Molds:
Building an Optimist starts with a set of International Optimist Dinghy Association approved molds.  The quality and construction of these molds is the first of many steps toward a great boat.  If the molds aren't perfect, the boat will never be right.  To be perfect, the molds need to be engineered from scratch, as they are at Winner.  However, most Optimist builders have taken shortcuts by "splashing" their molds, essentially copying a finished boat rather than engineering it.  This is a real problem because fiberglass boats shrink when they're built, this is compounded because a "splashed" mold will also shrink, doubling the problem.  The result is boats that don't fit together properly and start their lives strained and forced together.  When molds are engineered and built to proper design specifications, shrinkage is factored in so that the molds are flawless and the component parts of the boat fit properly.
 

Quality Control:
Winner has superior quality and quality control because our boats are built in a superior facility.  Winner Optimists are built in the most controlled environment possible.  Because fiberglass boats start life as rolls of cloth and barrels of chemicals, the right climate is critical.  Any fluctuations in temperature or humidity have startling effects on the chemical processes that transform buckets of resin and drops of catalyst into the structural components of boats.  Try baking a cake at 200 degrees, or 500 degrees and you'll see what we mean.
 

Experience:
The people who build Winner Optimists have been doing just that for over 25 years, longer than anyone else.  Our Optimists were already winning world championships before most builders rolled out their first boat.  This has given us the experience to observe what happens to boats in field and evolve our construction techniques to prevent problems.
 

The Equipment:
Winner Optimist uses the best of the best in every aspect of construction.  North and Olimpic sails, Optiparts and Optimax spars, Harken and Frederiksen blocks, we never cut corners.  Every boat is equipped with adjustable padded hiking straps, a racing mast step and collar.