Testimonials

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Richard Mason, Shore Manager Team SCA
Volvo Ocean Race 2014/2015

"My relationship with KZ Marine is long-standing, having worked with them for nearly 15 years, and it was a pleasure to work them again during Team SCA's time in New Zealand for the 2014/2015 Volvo Ocean Race Auckland Stopover. The team did an amazing job for us, fully servicing our furler parts and systems. The constant improvement, can-do attitude and quick turnaround time is what makes them such an enjoyable company to work with.
The systems they provide are fantastic, and are also very appliable to all forms of sailing, not just to Volvo boats. They are always looking for ways to innovate and create cutting-edge sailing solutions and that is really reflected in the quality of their product range."

Captain Uwe Roch - S/Y Chrisco

"From the first interaction with KZ Marine they were very easy to deal with, and worked hard to create a custom product for Chrisco in the short time frame available. I would definitely recommend KZ Marine Group to other yachts, we are very pleased with their system and how the boat now performs when using its Top Down Code sail.”
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Ken Read, skipper, Comanche

"Working with companies like KZ Racefurlers on the Comanche project is critical to the overall success of the program. Our team has  worked with them previously on Puma Ocean Racing in the Volvo Ocean Race and we were confident in their systems and that they could deliver what was needed.
The Comanche riggers  appreciated the fact that we could trust KZ to get on with their part of the project, knowing that they would deliver on time and on spec , leaving the team the ability  to maximize time and resources elsewhere in the program.
Comanche  is obviously a very  challenging project , with an extensive furling sail inventory, and the fact that we have come as far as we have in a very short period of time is a testament to all those involved in the project."

Mike Toppa, North Sails

"From my position at North Sails, I'm involved in many different projects from grand prix race boats to cruiser/racer superyachts and often have to spec the correct equipment for the sails we supply. 
I can count on KZ Marine to reply quickly and offer the best solutions. They always have the right hardware for the application and if they don't, they design and fabricate it.
Their track record is impressive and they're always developing and improving.  KZ Marine is an easy recommendation to make."

Nick Bice, Head of The Boatyard | Volvo Ocean Race

"KZ Marine have been part of the Volvo Ocean Race for many years now and with the transition to the Volvo Ocean 65 they were an obvious choice to be furler supplier. The Volvo Ocean 65 had a few pre requisites that were required to become a supplier, no more so than reliability and that is what we got. With over 350.000 miles accumulated between the fleet of 7 boats, the performance of the furling systems were second to none in both ease of use and reliability. The Boatyard and The Volvo Ocean Race look forward to continuing our relationship with KZ Marine as fuller supplier for the next edition of the race which will also be a very popular choice amongst the teams”