Zoom 8
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Crew | 1 |
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Hull weight | 44 kg (with fittings) |
LOA | 2.65 m |
Beam | 1.45 m |
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Mainsail area | 4.9 m2 |
The Zoom8 is a youth racing dinghy that sailed in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Austria, the Netherlands, Estonia, Latvia and Russia. It is designed by the Finn Henrik Segercrantz. The Zoom8 is considered an excellent transition dinghy from the Optimist and the more physically demanding dinghies such as the Laser, Europe and 29er, and although many attempts have been made by other classes to fill this gap, the Zoom8 dinghy is one of the few to have succeeded.
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The Swedish Zoom8 Association note that the Zoom 8 is a calm, safe boat and simple enough that beginners can sail it.
The Zoom8 has been spread all over Sweden since 1995 followed a few years later by Denmark and these two countries have won numerous medals in the European and World Championships.
World Champions
[edit]- 2002, Lake Balaton, Hungary –
Karolina Wolniewicz (POL) and
Karl-Martin Rammo (EST)
- 2003, Maubuisson, France –
Karolina Wolniewicz (POL) and
Charlie Ekberg (SWE)
- 2004, Hoorn, Netherlands –
Maria Rudskaja (RUS) and
Fredrik Schraam (SWE)
- 2005, Barth, Germany –
Maria Rudskava (RUS) and
Fredrik Thaarup (DEN)
- 2006, Hundige Havn, Greve, Denmark –
Henriette Søster Frislev (DEN) and
Magnus Kældsø (DEN)
- 2007, Lake Achen, Austria –
Lena Hess (AUT) and
Thomas Palme (AUT)
- 2008, Tønsberg, Norway –
Lena Hess (AUT) and
Thomas Palme (AUT)
- 2009, Träslövsläge, Sweden –
Trine Bentzen (DEN) and
Mathias Haugstad (NOR)[1]
Male World Champion
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2010, Tallinn Yacht Club, Lohusalu, Estonia | ![]() |
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2011, Hanko, Finland, 71 Entries | ![]() |
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2012, KSSS, Stockholm, Sweden | ![]() |
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2013, Ran Seilforening, Straume, Sotra, Fjell, Norway | ![]() |
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2014, Åstrup, Denmark | ![]() |
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2015, Wolfgangsee, Austria | ![]() |
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2016, Kuressaare, Estonia | ![]() |
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2017, Sweden[2] | ![]() |
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2018, Lohja, Finland | ![]() |
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2019, Garda, Italy | ![]() |
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2021, Furesøen, Denmark | ![]() |
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2022, Tilgu, Estonia | ![]() |
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2023, Turku, Finland[3] | ![]() |
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2024, Warnemünde, Germany | ![]() |
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Female World Champion
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2010, Tallinn Yacht Club, Lohusalu, Estonia[4] | ![]() |
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2011, Hanko, Finland 42 Entries |
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2012, KSSS, Stockholm, Sweden | ![]() |
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2013, Ran Seilforening, Straume, Sotra, Fjell, Norway, 38 Entries | ![]() |
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2014, Åstrup, Denmark | ![]() |
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2015, Wolfgangsee, Austria | ![]() |
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2016, Kuressaare, Estonia | ![]() |
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2017, Sweden[5] | ![]() |
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2018, Lohja, Finland | ![]() |
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2019, Garda, Italy | ![]() |
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2021, Furesøen, Denmark | ![]() |
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2022, Tilgu, Estonia | ![]() |
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2023, Turku, Finland | ![]() |
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2024, Warnemünde, Germany | ![]() |
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Manufacturers
[edit]- Børresen Bådebyggeri, Vejle, Denmark
- Altair Ruspol, St. Petersburg, Russia
- RMT Oy, Helsinki, Finland
References
[edit]- ^ "The International Zoom8 Class Association Wall of Fame". Archived from the original on November 10, 2013.
- ^ "Results". www.zoom8worlds2017.se. 2017. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
- ^ "2023 Zoom8 World Championships". www.manage2sail.com. 2023.
- ^ "Tallinna Jahtklubi: Results". www.tjk.ee.
- ^ "Results". www.zoom8.ee. 2017. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
External links
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