Dear All,
 
Zoom8 European Championships homepage is now open at the following address
 
http://www.laserzoom.ee/zoom8ec/ 
  
  
best wishies
 
Vaiko Vooremaa

Dear all,

the Time of Winter will be gone and Spring and sailing starts again.

So it is time to make our reservation on Lake Garda http://www.circolovelatorbole.it/eng/accomodation/

and also fill in the entry form on the website of the club in Torbole: http://www.circolovelatorbole.it/public_new/FormIscrizione/default.asp?RegataID=32

best regards and have fun in Italy

Karl DAPECI

Chairman of AZCA

Zoom8 Austria

info@zoom8.at

You will find it here;

http://www.zoom8class.org/media/minutes/ZOOM8%20WCM%202005.pdf

Östra Nylands Segelförening, ÖNS, has the pleasure to invite sailors to participate in the 2006 Epiphany Race to be held at Hästholmen, Lovisa on the 6^th and 7^th of January 2006.

The most famous Sailing Centre in East Europe, Pirita Olympic Harbour, will form the surrounding for the next EC. Over the Years the Sailing Centre has been hosting a multitude of grade 1 events and International competitions.

Its location, only a few miles from the Estonian Capital Tallinn, offers a multitude of possibilities for any sort of activity for both sailors and their families, thus making the trip an unforgettable Event.

Israel has formed its Zoom8 Class Organization and more than ten boats are already training in this Paradise for Sailing. Although the Organization does not yet have recognition by the Israeli Sailing Federation the activity has started with skilled coaching of previous Optimist-sailors aiming on the WC and EC next Year.

The President of the Organization, Mr. Andrey Defur of Tel Aviv, says that this new dinghy widens the window for the Israeli sailors, giving them more opportunities to join in on the European Sailing Scene.

European Championship in  Estonia:

24. July: registration in Tallinn

25. July registration, turn-up race, opening ceremony

26. July 1.2.3. races

27. July 4.5.6. races

28. July 7.8.9. races

29. July 10.11.12. races, price giving ceremony

World Championship in Denmark:

01. August registration in Greve

02. August registration, turn-up race, opening ceremony

03. August 1.2.3.4. races

04. August 5.6.7.8. races

05. August 9.10.11.12. races, price giving ceremony

On the 17^th of October Mr Koen Koetsier withdraw from Office as President of our Association. The withdrawal was a result of a long lasting disagreement of means and ways to promote the Class and its aims in the future.

However many disputes, Mr Koetsier did a full day’s work in favour of Youth sailing and his work to promote our Class was not restricted by the poor economy of the Association nor the evil tangs predicting its disappearance from the sailing theatre.

Very many milestones where reached under Mr Koetsier’s leadership. The spreading of the Class lead under his leadership to full International Status and the Netherlands showed the world that we are grown-ups at the WC in Hoorn, where for the first time well over one hundred sailors met up in a fantastic Event, most of which we are to thank Mr Koetsier.

When the leadership now is turned over to the previous Vice-President, Mr Vaiko Vooremaa, who also happens to be the vice-president of the Estonian Sailing Federation, we are confident in that the good work done by Mr Koetsier will continue to flourish and grow in the hands of his successor.

Mr Pjotr Wegrzynowsky, Poland, takes over the vice-presidency and Mr Timo Nurmilaukas, Finland, will be our Official representative at the ISAF Annual Meeting in Singapore in November this year.

The Zoom8 Class Association thanks Mr Koetsier for the work done in favour of the Youth of today and wishes him the best in the future.

Pjotr Wegrzynowsky, Vice President

avgjort - guld till Danmark och Ryssland

Fredrik Thaurup, Denmark and Maria Rudskaya, Russia, world champions 2005!