Welcome to the Finnish Zoom8 Class Association Web pages!
Zoom8 dinghy was born in Finland in 1991. Today there are over one thousand dinghies in various countries and the class has been accepted as an ISAF International Class.
Finnish Zoom8 Class Association belongs to the Finnish Sailing and Boating Association. Finnish Zoom8 Class Association’s purpose is to promote and develop children’s and young people’s sailing hobby, especially with Zoom8 class boats. The Finnish Zoom8 Class Association also belongs to the International Zoom8 Class Association IZCA, which manages the class rules, acts as a link to national federations and manages the affairs with the International Sailing Federation (ISAF).
Every year, the Finnish Zoom8 Class Association organizes a nationwide ranking competition series in cooperation with sailing clubs. They are usually 7 competitions, which one is the Finnish Championships. In addition, the annual calendar includes several training camps in Finland and, if possible, participation in international competitions such as Nordic Championships, European Championships and World Championships. You can read more about our activities from the calendar “Kalenteri”.
Vision
The vision of the Finnish Zoom8 Class Association is to create an inspiring environment where young people can grow into athletes in sailing. We want to be an active player in the youth sailing community, while promoting strong values and offering high-quality coaching and competitive activities.
Values
The Finnish Zoom8 Class Association is committed to the same values with the Finnish Sailing and Boating Association.
Responsibility and Fair Play:
We encourage our members to act with respect for other sailors, boats, the class rules and the environment. We follow the Fair Play principles in our operations. Fair Play Ethical principles of the sports community: Finnish Olympic Committee.
Togetherness:
We are building a community where every member feels welcome and included through competitions, camps and joint events.
Ambition:
We encourage sailors to set goals for themselves and develop themselves. We support young people to grow into successful athletes by organising domestic camps as well as national and international competitions.
Accessibility:
We want to make it as easy as possible for new beginners to start the Zoom8 sailing. For that we encourage the sailing clubs to offer starting courses and camps on the Zoom8 boat.
We as Finnish Zoom8 Class Association welcome you to start a new hobby! We are happy to answer on any questions and help you to get started.
For further information, please contact the Finnish Zoom8 Class Association Board members by sending email to hallitus(at)zoom8.fi or to Mr Jaakko Haataja jaakko.haataja(at)gmail.com (Chairman of the Board).
Links
Most of the links below will open on Finnish pages, but there is some information also in English.
Links to local sailing clubs in Finland https://www.zoom8.fi/zoom8-liitto/aloita-purjehdus/.
More information about Zoom8 boat Zoom8 dinghy.
International Zoom8 Class Associations on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/InternationalZoom8Class/.
Finnish Zoom8 Dinghy Association on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Zoom8.fi/.
Calendar where you can find all national events and competitions Calendar.
The results of national ranking competitions and Finnish Championships Results and Ranking.
The page shows the results of the national Zoom8 ranking series. It contains scoring mathematics for the unique FIZ ranking system. The ranking system takes into account the number of competitors in each event and the final position, giving some bonus to the first three positions. Currently there are 8 ranking events per season, and 5 best scores are taken to the final table. See ranking rules.
Here you can find links to other countries’ Zoom8 associations and other useful pages Links.
You can contact and give us feedback here: Feedback.