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Class symbol
Boat
Crew	1
Hull
Hull weight	44 kg (with fittings)
LOA	2.65 m
Beam	1.45 m
Sails
Mainsail area	4.9 m
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The Zoom 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 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 Zoom dinghy is one of the few to have succeeded.

The Swedish Zoom Association note that the Zoom is a calm, safe boat and simple enough that beginners can sail it.

The Zoom 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

• 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)

Male World Champion

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2010, Tallinn Yacht Club, Lohusalu, Estonia	Carsten Faubel (DEN)	Carsten F.FaubelVictor Silen (FIN)	Alexender Shelting (RUS)
2011, Hanko, Finland, 71 Entries	Pontus Dahl (SWE)	Victor Silen (FIN)	Alexander Gronblom (FIN)
2012, KSSS, Stockholm, Sweden	Simon Weideskog (SWE)	Juuso Roihu (EST)	Victor Silén (FIN)
2013, Ran Seilforening, Straume, Sotra, Fjell, Norway	David Bjelkarøy Westervik (NOR)	Alexander Dahl Høgheim (NOR)	Martin Õunap (EST)
2014, Åstrup, Denmark	Sophus Jarvig (DEN)	Pontus Karlsson (SWE)	Sebastian Norup (DEN)
2015, Wolfgangsee, Austria	(25x17px)	(25x17px)	(25x17px)
2016, Kuressaare, Estonia	Ilari Muhonen (FIN)	Christoffer Sörlie (NOR)	Lucas Karlemo (FIN)
2017, Sweden	Jakob Haud (EST)	Lucas Karlemo (FIN)	Dmitry Golovkin (RUS)
2018, Lohja, Finland	Lasse Lindell (FIN)	Simon Karlemo (FIN)	William Karsson (SWE)
2019, Garda, Italy	William Aasholm-Bradley (DEN)	Gustav Aasholm-Bradley (DEN)	Aleksander Kuusik (25x17px)
2021, Furesøen, Denmark	Laurenz Haselberger (AUT)	Alexander Hagefors (SWE)	Victor Møller Thygesen (DEN)
2022, Tilgu, Estonia	Martin Rahnel (EST)	Rasmus Randmäe (EST)	Kaito Haamer (EST)
2023, Turku, Finland	Nikolaj Jakobsen (DEN)	Karl Veetõusme (EST)	Toke Scheuer Jansen (DEN)
2024, Warnemünde, Germany	Alfred Heinemeier Madsen (DEN)	Kåre Thybo Kavin (DEN)	Toke Scheuer Jansen (DEN)

Female World Champion

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2010, Tallinn Yacht Club, Lohusalu, Estonia	Noora Ruskola (FIN)	Helene Mjelde Gjerde (NOR)	Hanna Johansson (SWE)
2011, Hanko, Finland 42 Entries	Anna Munch (DEN)	Valentina Faihs (AUT)	Dopping Jacqueline (DEN)
2012, KSSS, Stockholm, Sweden	Anna Munch (DEN)	Ella von Melen (SWE)	Signe Søgaard Hansen (DEN)
2013, Ran Seilforening, Straume, Sotra, Fjell, Norway, 38 Entries	Catharina Sandman (FIN)	Saara Tukiainen (FIN)	Emilie Homstvedt (NOR)
2014, Åstrup, Denmark	Ronja Grönblom (FIN)	Ebru Bolat (ROU)	Julie Havn (DEN)
2015, Wolfgangsee, Austria	(25x17px)	(25x17px)	(25x17px)
2016, Kuressaare, Estonia	Cecilia Dahlberg (FIN)	Emma Grönblom (FIN)	Sofia Tynkkynen (FIN)
2017, Sweden	Lilian TANHUANPÄÄ (FIN)	Arina LATYNINA (RUS)	Emma GRÖNBLOM (FIN)
2018, Lohja, Finland	Angeliina Maria Isabel Õunap (EST)	Sofia Held (FIN)	Xiaojian Keinänen (CHN)
2019, Garda, Italy	Karolin Härm (EST)	Sofia Held (FIN)	Elisabeth Ristmets (EST)
2021, Furesøen, Denmark	Karolin Härm (EST)	Elisabeth Ristmets (EST)	Madita Grigat (DEN)
2022, Tilgu, Estonia	Elisabeth Ristmets (EST)	Britta Maipuu (EST)	Maja Brønlund Olesen (DEN)
2023, Turku, Finland	Maja Brønlund Olesen (DEN)	Emilie Vesteroe Nielsen (DEN)	Mia Maria Lipsmäe (EST)
2024, Warnemünde, Germany	Laura Marii Taggu (EST)	Mia Maria Lipsmäe (EST)	Trinette Välisson (EST)

Manufacturers

• Børresen Bådebyggeri, Vejle, Denmark
• Altair Ruspol, St. Petersburg, Russia
• RMT Oy, Helsinki, Finland

References

1. "The International Zoom Class Association Wall of Fame". Archived from the original on November 10, 2013.
2. "Results". www.zoom8worlds2017.se. 2017. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
3. "2023 Zoom8 World Championships". www.manage2sail.com. 2023.
4. "Tallinna Jahtklubi: Results". www.tjk.ee.
5. "Results". www.zoom8.ee. 2017. Retrieved 2021-08-06.

External links

• International Zoom Class Association
• ISAF, Classes & Equipment: Zoom
• About 2014 Romanian Edition

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