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{{Short description|International racing sailing class}}
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The '''Zoom<sup>8</sup>''' 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 Zoom<sup>8</sup> is considered an excellent transition dinghy from the [[Optimist dinghy|Optimist]] and the more physically demanding dinghies such as the [[Laser (dinghy)|Laser]], [[Europe (dinghy)|Europe]] and [[29er (boat)|29er]], and although many attempts have been made by other [[International Class|classes]] to fill this gap, the Zoom<sup>8</sup> dinghy is one of the few to have succeeded. 
[[Image:Zoom 8 on shore.jpg|250px|left|thumb|Zoom<sup>8</sup> on shore]]

The Swedish Zoom<sup>8</sup> Association note that the Zoom <sup>8</sup> is a calm, [[Safety|safe]] [[boat]] and simple enough that beginners can [[Sailing|sail]] it.

The Zoom<sup>8</sup> 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 CHampionship==
=== Open World Champion ===
* 2002, [[Lake Balaton]], Hungary – {{flagathlete|[[Karolina Wolniewicz]]|POL}} and {{flagathlete|[[Karl-Martin Rammo]]|EST}}
* 2003, [[Maubuisson]], France – {{flagathlete|[[Karolina Wolniewicz]]|POL}} and {{flagathlete|[[Charlie Ekberg]]|SWE}}
* 2004, [[Hoorn]], Netherlands – {{flagathlete|[[Maria Rudskaja]]|RUS}} and {{flagathlete|[[Fredrik Schraam]]|SWE}}
* 2005, [[Barth, Germany|Barth]], Germany – {{flagathlete|Maria Rudskava|RUS}} and {{flagathlete|[[Fredrik Thaarup]]|DEN}}
* 2006, [[Hundige Havn]], [[Greve Strand|Greve]], Denmark – {{flagathlete|[[Henriette Søster Frislev]]|DEN}} and {{flagathlete|[[Magnus Kældsø]]|DEN}}
* 2007, [[Achensee|Lake Achen]], Austria – {{flagathlete|[[Lena Hess]]|AUT}} and {{flagathlete|[[Thomas Palme]]|AUT}}
* 2008, [[Tønsberg]], Norway – {{flagathlete|Lena Hess|AUT}} and {{flagathlete|Thomas Palme|AUT}}
* 2009, [[Träslövsläge]], Sweden – {{flagathlete|[[Trine Bentzen]]|DEN}} and {{flagathlete|[[Mathias Haugstad]]|NOR}}<ref name="Z8C">{{Cite web|title=The International Zoom<sup>8</sup> Class Association Wall of Fame|url=http://www.zoom8.org/ShowArt.aspx?id=15|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110042758/http://www.zoom8.org/ShowArt.aspx?id=15|archivedate=November 10, 2013}}</ref>

===Male World Champion===
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Year}}
|-
| 2010, Tallinn Yacht Club, [[Lohusalu]], Estonia
|{{flagathlete|[[Carsten Faubel]]|DEN}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Carsten F.FaubelVictor Silen]]|FIN}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Alexender Shelting]]|RUS}}
|-
| 2011, [[Hanko, Finland|Hanko]], Finland, 71 Entries
|{{flagathlete|[[Pontus Dahl]]|SWE}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Victor Silen]]|FIN}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Alexander Gronblom]]|FIN}}
|-
| 2012, [[Kungliga Svenska Segelsällskapet|KSSS]], [[Stockholm]], Sweden
|{{flagathlete|[[Simon Weideskog]]|SWE}}
|{{flagathlete|Juuso Roihu|EST}}
|{{flagathlete|Victor Silén|FIN}}
|-
| 2013, Ran Seilforening, [[Straume, Fjell|Straume]], [[Sotra]], [[Fjell]], Norway
|{{flagathlete|[[David Bjelkarøy Westervik]]|NOR}}
|{{flagathlete|Alexander Dahl Høgheim|NOR}}
|{{flagathlete|Martin Õunap|EST}}
|-
| 2014, [[Åstrup]], [[Denmark]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Sophus Jarvig]]|DEN}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Pontus Karlsson]]|SWE}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Sebastian Norup]]|DEN}}
|-
| 2015, [[Wolfgangsee]], [[Austria]]
|{{flagathlete||}}
|{{flagathlete||}}
|{{flagathlete||}}
|-
| 2016, [[Kuressaare]], [[Estonia]] 
|{{flagathlete|[[Ilari Muhonen]]|FIN}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Christoffer Sörlie]]|NOR}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Lucas Karlemo]]|FIN}}
|-
| 2017,  [[Sweden]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zoom8worlds2017.se/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Zoom8-Worlds-2017-BoysFinal.htm|title= Results|date=2017|website= www.zoom8worlds2017.se|access-date=2021-08-06}}</ref>
|{{flagathlete|Jakob Haud|EST}}
|{{flagathlete|Lucas Karlemo|FIN}}
|{{flagathlete|Dmitry Golovkin|RUS}}
|-
| 2018, [[Lohja]], [[Finland]] 
|{{flagathlete|[[Lasse Lindell]]|FIN}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Simon Karlemo]]|FIN}}
|{{flagathlete|[[William Karsson]]|SWE}}
|-
| 2019, [[Garda, Veneto|Garda]], [[Italy]] 
|{{flagathlete|[[William Aasholm-Bradley]]|DEN}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Gustav Aasholm-Bradley]]|DEN}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Aleksander Kuusik]]|}}
|-
| 2021, [[Furesøen]], [[Denmark]] 
|{{flagathlete|[[Laurenz Haselberger]]|AUT}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Alexander Hagefors]]|SWE}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Victor Møller Thygesen]]|DEN}}
|-
| 2022, [[Tilgu]], [[Estonia]] 
|{{flagathlete|[[Martin Rahnel]]|EST}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Rasmus Randmäe]]|EST}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Kaito Haamer]]|EST}}
|-
| 2023,  [[Turku, Finland]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.manage2sail.com/da-DK/event/2ff0aa24-322e-4049-9327-212aa0ecff14#!/results?classId=2b91ec89-6d88-4508-a37b-afcc0666463a|title=2023 Zoom8 World Championships|date=2023|website=www.manage2sail.com}}</ref>
|{{flagathlete|Nikolaj Jakobsen|DEN}}
|{{flagathlete|Karl Veetõusme|EST}}
|{{flagathlete|Toke Scheuer Jansen|DEN}}
|-
| 2024, [[Warnemünde]], [[Germany]] 
|{{flagathlete|[[Alfred Heinemeier Madsen]]|DEN}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Kåre Thybo Kavin]]|DEN}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Toke Scheuer Jansen]]|DEN}}
|}

===Female World Champion===
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Year}}
|-
| 2010, Tallinn Yacht Club, [[Lohusalu]], Estonia<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tjk.ee/web/index.php?lang=et&page_id=107|title=Tallinna Jahtklubi: Results|website=www.tjk.ee}}</ref>
|{{flagathlete|[[Noora Ruskola]]|FIN}}
|{{flagathlete|Helene Mjelde Gjerde|NOR}}
|{{flagathlete|Hanna Johansson|SWE}}
|-
| 2011, [[Hanko, Finland|Hanko]], Finland<br> 42 Entries
|{{flagathlete|[[Anna Munch]]|DEN}}
|{{flagathlete|Valentina Faihs|AUT}}
|{{flagathlete|Dopping Jacqueline|DEN}}
|-
| 2012, [[Kungliga Svenska Segelsällskapet|KSSS]], [[Stockholm]], Sweden
|{{flagathlete|Anna Munch|DEN}}
|{{flagathlete|Ella von Melen|SWE}}
|{{flagathlete|Signe Søgaard Hansen|DEN}}
|-
| 2013, Ran Seilforening, [[Straume, Fjell|Straume]], [[Sotra]], [[Fjell]], Norway, 38 Entries
|{{flagathlete|[[Catharina Sandman]]|FIN}}
|{{flagathlete|Saara Tukiainen|FIN}}
|{{flagathlete|Emilie Homstvedt|NOR}}
|-
| 2014, [[Åstrup]], [[Denmark]] 
|{{flagathlete|Ronja Grönblom|FIN}}
|{{flagathlete|Ebru Bolat|ROU}}
|{{flagathlete|Julie Havn|DEN}}
|-
| 2015, [[Wolfgangsee]], [[Austria]]
|{{flagathlete||}}
|{{flagathlete||}}
|{{flagathlete||}}
|-
| 2016, [[Kuressaare]], [[Estonia]] 
|{{flagathlete|[[Cecilia Dahlberg]]|FIN}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Emma Grönblom]]|FIN}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Sofia Tynkkynen]]|FIN}}
|-
| 2017,  [[Sweden]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zoom8.ee/results_b_overall.htm|title= Results|date=2017|website= www.zoom8.ee|access-date=2021-08-06}}</ref>
|{{flagathlete|Lilian TANHUANPÄÄ|FIN}}
|{{flagathlete|Arina LATYNINA|RUS}}
|{{flagathlete|Emma GRÖNBLOM|FIN}}
|-
| 2018, [[Lohja]], [[Finland]] 
|{{flagathlete|[[Angeliina Maria Isabel Õunap]]|EST}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Sofia Held]]|FIN}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Xiaojian Keinänen]]|CHN}}
|-
| 2019, [[Garda, Veneto|Garda]], [[Italy]] 
|{{flagathlete|[[Karolin Härm]]|EST}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Sofia Held]]|FIN}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Elisabeth Ristmets]]|EST}}
|-
| 2021, [[Furesøen]], [[Denmark]] 
|{{flagathlete|[[Karolin Härm]]|EST}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Elisabeth Ristmets]]|EST}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Madita Grigat]]|DEN}}
|-
| 2022, [[Tilgu]], [[Estonia]] 
|{{flagathlete|[[Elisabeth Ristmets]]|EST}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Britta Maipuu]]|EST}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Maja Brønlund Olesen]]|DEN}}
|-
| 2023, [[Turku]], [[Finland]] 
|{{flagathlete|[[Maja Brønlund Olesen]]|DEN}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Emilie Vesteroe Nielsen]]|DEN}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Mia Maria Lipsmäe]]|EST}}
|-
| 2024, [[Warnemünde]], [[Germany]] 
|{{flagathlete|[[Laura Marii Taggu]]|EST}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Mia Maria Lipsmäe]]|EST}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Trinette Välisson]]|EST}}
|}

==Manufacturers==
*[http://www.borresen.com/zoom8/ Børresen Bådebyggeri], [[Vejle]], [[Denmark]]
*[http://www.ruspol.spb.ru/ Altair Ruspol], [[St. Petersburg]], [[Russia]]
*[http://www.altairmarine.eu/ RMT Oy], [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Zoom 8 (dinghy)}}
* [http://www.zoom8.org/ International Zoom<sup>8</sup> Class Association]
* [http://www.sailing.org/classesandequipment/ZOM.php? ISAF, Classes & Equipment: Zoom<sup>8</sup>]
* [http://www.direct-aeroport.ro/blog/zoom-8-campionatul-european-pentru-baieti-si-fete/ About 2014 Romanian Edition]

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