Preliminary information about the European Championships to be held in Carnac in July 2012 can be obtained from National Administrators.

ISAF have approved the class rule changes voted on by the NCAs in August 2011. These changes are effective from 1st December 2011. A copy of the class rules incorporating these changes can be found on the ISAF website and on the Technical page of this site, together with a document created by ISAF showing the changes.

I am delighted to announce that the 2012 European Championships will be held from Saturday 21st to Thursday 26th of July at Carnac Yacht Club, France. This is a new venue for the International Cadet Class and has been selected because of the quality of sailing available and the magnificent tourist attractions in the area. We have thought about the families as well as the sailors. I also hope that there will be French boats taking part in the event for the first time

Steve Proffitt ICC Chairman

Note from the Technical Committee:
We have been asked for our views on whether particular types of electronic compass are permitted by the class rules.
Rule C.5.1(b)(7) provides:
“Any electronic compass used shall only be capable of correlating data relating to the magnetic north and the boat’ s heading, except that it may also incorporate an electronic timing device.”
The Technical Committee’s view is that a compass which displays a figure calculated by adding or subtracting a fixed figure (which may be changed manually) to represent the tacking angle of the boat to or from the figure for the boat’s heading is permitted under this rule. So, by way of example, in the Technical Committee's view the current versions of the TackTick T060 and T061 compasses are permitted, but the TO70 and T075 are not permitted. The view expressed in this note is not a rule interpretation by ISAF, but they have been asked to confirm that they agree. The Technical Committee intends to propose a rule change to clarify the rule in this regard for the future.
Will Henderson, Chairman Technical Committee, 31st March 2011

ISAF have approved the class rule changes voted on by the NCAs in August 2010. These changes are effective from 1st December 2010. A copy of the class rules incorporating these changes can be found on the Technical page, together with a document created by ISAF showing the changes.

The ICC website now features a cadet sale room. You may send your advert via email to the ICC secretary.

The Dutch Cadet Class Association (DCCA) is proud to announce the revamping of its website Cadet.nl (http://www.cadet.nl). This popular Cadet website caters primarily to the needs of the Dutch Cadet sailors. Although completely in Dutch its members include Cadet enthusiasts from around the globe! Small wonder since it is one of the most comprehensive Cadet websites to date with a lot of general Cadet information for those who plan to start sailing, but also with an impressive Members section with, for example, location maps, documents, Google agenda, national ranking and Cadet video's... Feel free to visit the Dutch!

The ICCA is in the process of producing lines and drawings for Cadets, which it intends to publish free on the website. It is planned that the lines will also be made available in .dxf MaxSurf and 3D1GUS. The current working drawings in PDF format can be downloaded on the Technical page.

EXCOM decided to set up an official ICC page on Facebook to allow cadet sailors, coaches and parents to discuss international matters in an easy and secure way. The page can be reached via the following link: Facebook
It is not necessary to be a Facebook member to access the page. Registering is only required to submit posts and completely free.

Another unofficial cadet group exists on the social network LinkedIn

The organisers of the 2010 Central European Cadet Cup (CECC) regatta series invite you to this year's events.
The race schedule can be found at http://cadetclass.org/events/cecc