Cadet
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| Boat dimensions | |
| Length above : | 3.22 m |
| Width above sea level : | 1.27 m |
| Draft : | (without sword) 0.16 m |
| Mast height : | 5.22 m |
| Sail area | |
| Sail area close to the wind : | 5.16 m² |
| Mainsail : | 3.9 m² |
| Jib : | 1.26 m² |
| Spinnaker : | 4.25 m² |
| Others | |
| Rigging type: | Sloop |
| Yardstick number : | 138 or 166 (Mark I + II GFK) |
| Class : | international |
The Cadet is an ISAF recognized two-handed dinghy . The name comes from English and corresponds to the German cadet or sea cadet as a name for officer students.
The cadet is common on all continents. In some countries it has a permanent place in training in physical education. In Europe it is represented in almost every country, especially in England. There the cadet has a similar distribution at championships as the optimist .
The story of the Cadet
In 1947 the Cadet was designed by Jack Holt in England and quickly spread around the world. 1963/64 the first Cadets appeared in East Germany. They found their place in the regatta scene and became the training ship for young people alongside the Optimist dinghy. In the 1980s, a Cadet class organization came into being in Bavaria. The Cadet could not establish itself in the west of Germany, although the boat has its permanent place in whole Europe, especially Holland, Belgium, England.
In 1993, German Cadets took part in a world championship for the first time. In the spring of 1994, the German class association - the German Cadetclass Association GerCCA - was founded, which marked the beginning of a new phase for the Cadets in the German Sailing Association . The class organization took over the organization of the regatta plan, creation of the ranking list , determination of a mode of elimination for the annual world championships and the nomination of the German teams. Recently, Cadets have also been sailing in Schleswig-Holstein and North Rhine-Westphalia.
MK II or MK IV
The boat is a hard chine which, like the Opti, is also suitable for self-construction. The MK I at that time was characterized by a very simple, smooth deck shape without air tanks. After a short time, the Cadet with the MK II received two large buoyancy bodies through a front and rear bulkhead. The MK II is the typical Cadet until the 1990s, just as it is still largely sailed in regattas today. In the mid-1990s, the Cadet received a new, revised deck and a modified main sheet guide with the MK IV . These changes make the boat a modern youngest boat again, in which the advantages of the GRP construction were exploited. The MK IV has found widespread use in a very short time. Despite the development from the first self-made Cadet to the modern MK IV, the underwater hull is unchanged, so that all Cadets from the MK I to the MK IV can sail against each other in races and also remain competitive.
Shipyards
Shipyards in England, Holland, Spain, Poland, Russia, India and Australia have received the license to build the Cadet through the international class association. In contrast to many other classes, new boats are fully equipped for regattas and can win without any further modifications.
Regatta and races
In Germany there is a wide range of regattas, both smaller club regattas and ranking regattas, World Cup eliminations with 40 to 50 starters and international German championships with over 50 participants. Many German sailors attend regattas abroad, especially Holland (Dutch Open in Rotterdam), in Belgium (Youth SPA Regatta), in the Czech Republic (2001 European Championship) or in Poland (2010 World Championship). When used as a regatta boat, the age of the team is year transitionally limited to 17 years. Often there is a special U14 rating for the under 14s and a MK II rating for the older ships.
Since the Cadet is a class recognized by the ISAF, world championships are held every year. In 2002 the first Cadet World Cup took place in Germany. At the turn of the year 2009/2010 the Cadets met in Argentina for the World Cup. It then continued in 2010 with the World Cup in Poland (Puck). In 2011 the World Cup took place again in Germany (Kühlungsborn).
World championships
| year | place | date | World Champion |
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| 1950 |
Burnham - United Kingdom
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D Thorpe, R Pratt - United Kingdom
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| 1951 |
Burnham - United Kingdom
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R Ellis, B Ellis - United Kingdom
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| 1952 |
Burnham - United Kingdom
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BW Appleton, R Vines - United Kingdom
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| 1953 |
Burnham - United Kingdom
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B Ellis, R Walsh - United Kingdom
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| 1954 |
Burnham - United Kingdom
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B Ellis, R Walsh - United Kingdom
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| 1955 |
Burnham - United Kingdom
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B Ellis, R Walsh - United Kingdom
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| 1956 |
Burnham - United Kingdom
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J Prosser, P Assheton - United Kingdom
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| 1957 |
Burnham - United Kingdom
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B Steel, R Steel - United Kingdom
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| 1958 |
Burnham - United Kingdom
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P van Godsenhoven, R Joski - Belgium
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| 1959 |
Burnham - United Kingdom
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Jacques Rogge , P Rogge - Belgium
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| 1960 |
Burnham - United Kingdom
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R Pattisson, J Pattisson - United Kingdom
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| 1961 |
Burnham - United Kingdom
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P Bateman, T Jenkins - United Kingdom
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| 1962 |
Burnham - United Kingdom
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S Clifford, A Harden - United Kingdom
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| 1963 |
Burnham - United Kingdom
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I Gray, I Gray - United Kingdom
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| 1964 |
Burnham - United Kingdom
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M Harrison, A Tucker - United Kingdom
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| 1965 |
Plymouth - United Kingdom
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N Boult, D Long - United Kingdom
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| 1966 |
Plymouth - United Kingdom
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B Wyszkowsk, A Nowicki - Poland
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| 1967 |
Montreal - Canada
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Z Kania, K Fick - Poland
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| 1968 |
Giżycko - Poland
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L Wrobel, E Pietracha - Poland
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| 1969 |
La Coruña - Spain
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Carl Winters, P Winters - Belgium
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| 1970 |
Tasmania - Australia
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C Tillett, D Tillet - Australia
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| 1971 |
Whitstable - United Kingdom
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P Marchant, M McCaffrey - United Kingdom
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| 1972 |
Split - Croatia
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G Owens, R Bradshaw - United Kingdom
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| 1973 |
Veere - Netherlands
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N Barrow, G Grimes - United Kingdom
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| 1974 |
Troy - Portugal
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F Bucek, A Bucek - Australia
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| 1975 |
Trieste - Italy
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Ian Videlo, Karen Videlo - United Kingdom
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| 1976 |
Mumbai (Bombay) - India
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Keith Videlo, D Green - United Kingdom
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| 1977 |
Monnickendam - Netherlands
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Simon Girven, J Con - United Kingdom
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| 1978 |
Glenelg - Australia
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D Rees, G Maddock - Australia
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| 1979 |
Torquay - United Kingdom
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R Behrens, J Keating - Australia
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| 1980 |
Ankara - Turkey
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C Castrillo, F Naviera - Argentina
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| 1981 |
Buenos Aires - Argentina
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R Saubidet, J Saubidet - Argentina
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| 1982 |
Cartagena - Spain
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R Mohr, D Pepping - The Netherlands
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| 1983 |
Brouwershaven - Belgium
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G Parada, M Parada - Argentina
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| 1984 | Lake Valance - Hungary
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M Parada, Mathias Blanco - Argentina
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| 1985 |
Melbourne - Australia
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R Drontmann, M Van Velden - Netherlands
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| 1986 |
Laredo - Spain
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P Burnell, N Behren - Australia
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| 1987 |
Pwllheli - United Kingdom
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P Burnell, R Manadu - Australia
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| 1988 |
Mumbai (Bombay) - India
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C Cama, A Ved - India
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| 1989 |
Andijk - Netherlands
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AO Novoa, P Candaras - Spain
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| 1990 |
Puck - Poland
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J Lea, J Ward - United Kingdom
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| 1991 |
Buenos Aires - Argentina
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F Paillot, Eizayaga - Argentina
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| 1992 |
Balaton - Hungary
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J Conte, F Alema - Argentina
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| 1993 |
Nieuwpoort - Belgium
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J de la Fuente, M de la Fuent - Argentina
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| 1994 |
Tasmania - Australia
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K-Jon van Avermaete, A Grimaldi - Argentina
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| 1995 |
Mallorca - Spain
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S Marcone, J Izquierdo - Argentina
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| 1996 |
Mumbai (Bombay) - India
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A Baudoino, A Smurra - Argentina
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| 1997 |
Torquay - United Kingdom
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A Baudoino, A Smurra - Argentina
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| 1998 |
Kurenpolder - Netherlands
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F Alonso, A Esquibe - Argentina
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| 1999 |
Geelong - Australia
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G Pollitzer, M Manrique - Argentina
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| 2000 |
Gdynia - Poland
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S Carter, R Graves - United Kingdom
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| 2001/02 |
Buenos Aires - Argentina
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December 27, 2001 - January 6, 2002 | F Gwozdz, FA De Mare - Argentina
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| 2002 |
Ribnitz-Damgarten - Germany
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July 17 - July 27, 2002 | M Pellegrino, S Verdino - Argentina
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| 2003 |
Nieuwpoort - Belgium
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July 30 - August 3, 2003 | Maria Agustina Torre, Maria del Rosar Torre - Argentina
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| 2004/05 |
Adelaide - Australia
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December 26, 2004 - January 4, 2005 | M Bologna, R Torre - Argentina
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| 2005 |
Sanxenxo - Spain
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July 16 - July 25, 2005 | James Rusden, Erin Clark - United Kingdom
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| 2006 |
Hungary
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July 21 - July 30, 2006 | Francisco Cosentino, Sancho Castro - Argentina
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| 2007 |
Pwllheli - United Kingdom
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August 1 - August 10, 2007 | Francisco Cosentino, Sancho Castro - Argentina
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| 2008 |
Medemblik - Netherlands
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July 30th - August 8th, 2008 | Quinten Lauwers, Nele De Munck - Belgium
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| 2009/10 |
Buenos Aires - Argentina
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December 26, 2009 - January 4, 2010 | Clara Cosentino, Cristobal Billoch - Argentina
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| 2010 |
Puck - Poland
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July 22nd - July 31st, 2010 | Malecki Krzysztof, Mickiewicz Mikolaj - Poland
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| 2011 |
Kühlungsborn - Germany
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July 27 - August 5, 2011 | Maciej Kamiński, Szymon Ostrowski - Poland
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| 2012 |
Hobart - Australia
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December 27, 2012 - January 4, 2013 | Oleksandr Izarov, Andriy Kalinchuk - Ukraine
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| 2013 |
Nieuwpoort - Belgium
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July 25 - August 3, 2013 | Igor Lvov, Vladislav Ymenko - Ukraine
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| 2014 |
Weymouth and Portland - United Kingdom
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August 15, 2014 - August 22, 2014 | Thomas Alexander, Sophie Alexander - Australia
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| 2015 |
Fraglia Vela Riva - Italy
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July 25, 2015 - August 7, 2015 | Sam Abel, Hugo Allison - Australia |
| 2017 |
Bruinisse - Netherlands
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August 5, 2017 - August 11, 2017 |
European championships
The European Cadet Championships always take place in the years in which the World Cup is outside of Europe.
| year | place | date | European champion |
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| 2001 |
Lipno - Czech Republic
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July 21 - July 28, 2001 | Jim Haverhals, Roger De Munck - Belgium
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| 2004 |
Weymouth - United Kingdom
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July 24th - July 30th, 2004 | Petr Fiala, Hynek Barkman - Czech Republic
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| 2009 |
Almería - Spain
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July 18 - July 24, 2009 | Christopher Brewer, Ole Alcock - United Kingdom
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| 2012 |
Carnac - France
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July 21 - July 26, 2012 | Piotr Szlachcic, Lukasz Czerwiec - Poland
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| 2016 | Tihany - Hungary | July 29 - August 6, 2016 | Paweł Grabowski, Krystian Krysiak - Poland |
Training ship in the youngest area
The Cadet celebrated its 50th birthday in a new outfit in 1997. Over 9,500 of the two-man boat were built. Worldwide there are 18 countries with a Cadet class association and also several countries without class associations that sail the Cadet.
The team in the two-hand boat consists of a helmsman aged up to 17 years and a bowman aged around 7 years and over. In this way, the older, but experienced helmsman can pass on all his experiences and tricks to his mostly inexperienced fellow sailor.
It is therefore an ideal training ship for youngsters with a spinnaker . The boat demands all the skills of a helmsman when trimming and leading the young crew.