If you wish to organise an International Cadet World Championship you may download a special document that the ICC has compiled: Guidelines for World Championships (version March 2019).

These Guidelines contain everything you need to know to set up a successful event. If you need further information please don’t hesitate to contact our Secretariat. Please note that the Guidelines document is updated regularly without prior notice due to current developments and conditions on the ground. The latest version is available on this page.

The Executive Committee of the ICC is seeking expressions of interest in hosting the class’s World Championships in 2021, 2022 and 2023. To express your NCC’s interest please fill out our Expression of Interest form and return by Friday 31 May 2019!

The new model Buoyancy Card (issue 2017) can be ordered from the Secretariat by National Cadet Class (NCC) secretaries. They cost €2.00* apiece and are generally sold by your NCC for €5.00.

Please note: change of ownership of the boat invalidates this certificate and the new owner should at once, in his own interest, advise his NCC, who will issue a new certificate.

*) Excluding shipping costs.

When a Cadet is built and measured for the first time it will receive its official World Sailing Plaque (see photo). This plaque is affixed in the boat and should be plainly visible. These plaques can be obtained by boat builders from the Secretariat at a rate of €60, the price of which is determined by the General Assembly (August 2017). Plaques are not sold to individual sailors or parents.

If the plaque is missing, a replacement plaque (a so called “R” Plaque issued by World Sailing) must be obtained from the Secretariat through your National Cadet Class. An “R” Plaque costs €50*.

Please read the Class Rules on this subject: A.9 INTERNATIONAL CLASS FEE AND ISAF BUILDING PLAQUE.

*) Excluding shipping costs.

Certified sails shall have an official International Cadet class button (see photo: the green button) fixed to the mainsail and headsail near the tack and the spinnaker near the head before the sail is certified.

These sail buttons can be obtained by sailmakers from the Secretariat at €20* apiece, the price of which is determined by the General Assembly (August 2017). Sail buttons are not sold to individual sailors or parents.

Please read the Class Rules on the subject: G.2.3 ROYALTY LABEL OR BUTTON.

*) Excluding shipping costs.

Current Measurement Forms
The revised measurement forms with effect from 1st December 2010 are published below.

Cadet Mark IV Specification & Measurement Form 1st Dec 2010

Cadet Mark III Measurement Form 1st Dec 2010

Cadet Mark II Measurement Form 1st Dec 2010

The Cadet is a one-design boat and therefore all Cadets have the same, strictly controlled, measurements. While material and appearance changed over time, the hull shape remained the same. Today, wooden MK II and GRP MK IV compete in the same races although at the most recent European Championship more than 90 percent of boats were GRP built. The boat itself is 3.2m long, weighs approximately 61 kg fully rigged and has a sail area of more than 5 square metres.

The current Measurement Forms have been made available in this Technical Section as well as a set of Cadet Drawings (the image at the bottom of this page shows a vintage drawing of a MK II wooden Cadet).

Saturday April 4 2020 – After careful consideration, the International Cadet Class Association and the Organizing Authority for the 2020 Cadet Open European Championship have mutually concluded that the 2020 Cadet Open European Championship is cancelled. We are grateful to the organizing team at Fraglia Vela Riva who have expended many hours preparing for our event.

We reached this difficult decision today, April 4, following input from the Italian government, Fraglia Vela Riva and a review of the extensive event guidelines set forth by World Sailing in light of the Coronavirus / COVID-19 pandemic. Our primary concern is always the safety and well-being of our membership and volunteers and we and our Organizing Authority mutually concluded that cancelling the 2020 Cadet Open European Championship is the only viable course of action under World Sailing’s guidelines.

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Fraglia della Vela Riva
Via Giancarlo Maroni 2
38066 Riva del Garda
Italy

The venue offers a host of amenities including: large boat park, car park, covered measurement area, two slipways, changing rooms, clubhouse with restaurant and bar, terraces with a breathtaking view and, last but not least, Riva del Garda’s old and picturesque city centre is within walking distance of the club with numerous shops, restaurants, bars, tour boats and several museums.

The Federazione Italiana Vela, the Italian Yachting Union, has kindly granted us permission “that athletes can participate [in the 2020 Cadet Open European Championship] according to the age rules of their respective Countries or Federations”.

The history to this permit: according to official Italian regulations (Italian) competitors under the age of 12 are not allowed to participate in a boat with a set of sails above a certain sail area. Kids of 6 years old may compete in an Optimist, but not in a Cadet. Hence the need for a special permit!

A copy of this permit will be posted on the official Notice Board.

Location:
Where are we? Riva del Garda—Riva for short—is located on the northern shore of Lake Garda, the largest lake in Italy. And because it’s so big the lake is located in three different provinces: Lombardia, Trentino-South Tirol and Veneto. Riva is up north in Trentino-South Tirol.

To make life a lot easier for both competitors and organizers we have made online Event Registration possible. After filling in all the requested answers you can submit your registration, after which you will receive an automated email at the email address supplied, with all the answers given as proof of entry.

Please note: most questions/answers are mandatory; without these you cannot register.

We suggest making a hardcopy (print) and bringing it to the event, just in case. This also goes for a proof of payment: make a hardcopy and bring it to the event.

Please be sure:
• to read and understand the Notice of Race (NOR) before you register;
• to pay for your entry fee in time;
• to bring the original signed Parent/Guardian Medical Response Information and Consent Form to the event;

Online Entry for the event is now open. Please go to Event Registration. 

Support Boats:

Mechanically propelled boats are generally prohibited to sail on the northern part of Lake Garda. However, during the event a special permit to use such boats may be given (but only during racing hours; no sightseeing and no leisurely spins). All information regarding these permits and their rules and regulations can be found in the Notice of Race in due course. There is no limit to the number of permits given at the event, but the rules must be strictly observed at all times or the permit will be revoked or, worse, the police will give you a fine or seize your boat!

Please contact Fraglia Vela Riva directly for more information: info@fragliavelariva.it