Since the Cadet produced well over 200,000(!) sailors to date many have risen to international or Olympic status. We would like to make an extensive list of Cadet Alumni. We have identified alumni from more than 30 countries who kept on racing after the Cadet. Please help us. If you have any additions send them to our Secretariat or through our Facebook Group page!
ARG | Argentina
Francisco Alema is a Cadet World Champion.
Martín Álvarez Contal is a match racer.
Martin Agnoletti is a Laser sailor.
Maria Agustina Torre is a Cadet World Champion.
Guillermo Baquerizas is an Optimist National and South American Champion and a runner-up for a Cadet World Championship.
Franco Barone is a two-time Cadet World Champion.
Alejandro Baudoino is a two-time Cadet World Champion.
Martín Billoch is an Optimist World Champion and a runner-up for a Cadet World Championship.
Matias Blanco is a Cadet World Champion and a TP52 World Champion.
Manuel Bologna is a Cadet World Champion and an Optimist Team Racing World Champion.
Daniel Borsutzky is a Cadet Argentinian National Champion.
Pablo Campos is a Cadet Argentinian National Champion.
Carlos Castrillo is a a Cadet World Champion, a bronze medallist at a Cadet World Championship and a Laser sailor.
Martín Castrillo is a bronze medallist at a Cadet World Championship. He is a brother of Carlos Castrillo.
Sancho Castro is a two-time Cadet World Champion.
Javier Conte is a Cadet World Champion, an Olympic 470 sailor and a Soto 40 sailor.
Clara Cosentino is a Cadet World Champion.
Francisco Cosentino is a two-time Cadet World Champion and a 29er sailor.
Juan de la Fuente is a Cadet World Champion and a two-time Olympic 470 Bronze Medallist.
Mariano “Mono” de la Fuente is a Cadet World Champion.
Julian De Mare is a Cadet World Champion.
Leonardo D’Onofrio is a match racer.
Juan Pablo Eizayaga is a Cadet World Champion.
Alexander Finsterbusch is an International Measurer and a Member of the Executive Committee of the International Cadet Class Association.
Julian Finsterbusch is a Cadet World Champion and a runner-up for a Cadet World Championship. He is a nephew of Alexander Finsterbusch and a brother of Matias.
Matias Finsterbusch is a Cadet World Champion, a two-time runner-up for a Cadet World Championship as well as a bronze medallist. He is a nephew of Alexander Finsterbusch.
Nicolás Fracchia is a bronze medallist at a Cadet World Championship and a multi class sailor, trainer and coach.
Cristian Frers is a Farr 40 sailor and a Match Racer.
Santiago Galán is a multi class sailor and an Optimist and Cadet coach and trainer. He is Head Coach of the U.S. Virgin Islands Optimist Sailing Association (VIODA).
Fernando Garillo is a multi class sailor (Optimist, Cadet, Europe, IMS, International One Design (IOD), IRC, J/24, Micro, ORC Club).
Francisco Gojenola is an Optimist Match Racing World Champion and runner-up for a Cadet World Championship.
Andrés Grimaldi is a Cadet World Champion.
Fernando Gwozdz is a Cadet World Champion and a 420, 470 & 29er sailor.
Gonzalo Heredia is a multi class sailor, an Olympic 470 sailor and an International Judge.
Clara Ibarborde is a multi class sailor. She is a National Champion in Match 30 and ORC. On top of that she is a Rolex Cup winner in ORC.
Alejandro Irigoyen is a multi class sailor, an Olympic 470 sailor, a sailmaker and coach.
Martín Irigoyen is a multi class sailor, currently sailing Mumm 36. He is a brother of Alejandro Irigoyen.
Jonathan Izquierdo is a Cadet World Champion, a Cadet coach and a 420 sailor.
Leonardo Jochoian is a multi class sailor.
Santiago Lange is an Argentine sailing hero. He is a Cadet National Champion, a bronze medallist at a Cadet World Championship, a three-time Snipe World Champion, a Tornado World Champion, an Olympic Bronze Medallist in the Snipe, an Olympic Gold Medallist in the Nacra 17 and Rolex World Sailor of the Year 2016.
Juan Lupo is a two-time third runner-up for a Cadet World Championship, a Cadet National Champion, a Cadet European Champion and a 420 sailor (winning Best Country Team at a 420 World Championship).
John Mac Call is a Cadet National Champion, an Olympic Snipe sailor and a Fastnet contender. He is also an International Race Officer.
Martín Manrique is a Cadet World Champion.
Sebastian Marcone is a Cadet World Champion.
Flavio Naveira is a Cadet World Champion and a J24 sailor. He is an International Judge.
Hernán Oppo is a bronze medallist at a Cadet World Championship.
Francisco “Pancho” Paillot is a Cadet World Champion and 470 sailor.
Carlos “Charly” Palombo is a Laser sailor.
Guillermo Parada is a Cadet World Champion, a Lightning World Champion, a TP52 World Champion and a Soto 40 World Champion.
Mariano Parada is a two-time Cadet World Champion, a bronze and silver medallist at a Cadet World Championship (he was on a Cadet Worlds podium an incredible four [4!] times), a two-time Snipe World Champion and a TP52 World Champion.
Mariano Pellegrino is a Cadet World Champion, a runner-up for the World Championship and a 29er sailor.
Santiago Plantie is a runner-up for a Cadet World Championship.
Gonzalo Pollitzer is a Cadet World Champion, an Optimist Team Racing World Champion and a 29er & 49er sailor.
Nahuel Ponce is a Cadet National Champion and a match racer.
Alejo Rigoni is a Star & J24 sailor.
Santiago Rigoni is a match race champion.
Patricio Rocha is a runner-up for a Cadet World Championship.
Agustin Romero is a 420 & 470 sailor.
Miguel Saubidet is a Snipe World Champion and an Optimist Team Racing World Champion. He crewed for Santiago Lange in the 1979 Cadet World Championship where they won a bronze medal. Currently sailing Soto 40.
Raul Saubidet is a Cadet World Champion, professional sailing coach and multi class sailor.
Fernanda Sesto is an Olympic sailor.
Alejandro Smurra is a two-time Cadet World Champion.
Rosario Torre is a two-time Cadet World Champion.
Victoria Travascio is an Optimist Team Racing World Champion, a 29er sailor and an Olympic 49er FX sailor.
Francisco “K-Jon” van Avermaete is a Cadet World Champion and an Elliott 6m sailor.
Santiago Verdino is a Cadet World Champion and a runner-up for the World Championship.
Téo Zecchin is a Cadet World Champion and a runner-up for the World Championship.
Ana Zecchin is a Cadet World Champion and a runner-up for the World Championship.
AUS | Australia
Sam Abel is a Cadet World Champion.
Thomas Alexander is a Cadet State, National and World Champion and a 29er sailor.
Sophie Alexander is a Cadet State, National and World Champion.
Hugo Allison is a Cadet National Champion and a Cadet World Champion.
Alec Bailey is a 470 sailor.
Addy Bucek is a Cadet World Champion and an Olympic 470 sailor.
Frank Bucek is a Cadet World Champion who built his own Cadet Anaconda.
Matthew Bugg is a Paralympic 2.4 Metre sailor.
Nicholas Behrens is a silver medallist at a Cadet World Championship and a Cadet World Champion.
Rodney Behrens is a Cadet World Champion.
Oliver (Oli) Burnell is a multi class sailor currently sailing Melges 24 and SB20. He is a son of Paul Burnell.
Paul Burnell is a two-time Cadet World Champion, a runner-up at a Cadet World Championship, and a Vice President of Honour of the International Cadet Class Association. He is a multi-class sailor and the father of Oli Burnell.
David Connor European Champion Fireball (1983), World Champion Fireball (1983) and an Olympic Flying Dutchman sailor (Seoul, 1988).
Nick Connor North American Champion Fireball (1984), World Champion Fireball (1984).
Will Cooper is a Cadet National Champion.
Jacqueline Ellis two-time Laser Radial World Champion. And she is a daughter of one of the first Cadet World Champions R. Ellis (GBR), Winner International Cadet Week 1951, who built her Cadet in his bedroom!
Stuart Hamilton Fireball European Champion (1983), Fireball World Champion (1983).
Chris Harmsen is an international yachtsman with a stellar sailing career.
Roger Hickman (1954 or 1955-2016). Ocean racing and Blue Water Classic great. He competed in 39(!) Sydney to Hobart Yacht Races.
Pat(rick) Hutton is a Cadet National Champion and a multi class sailor.
Justin Keating is a Cadet World Champion.
Grant Maddock is a Cadet World Champion.
Rhys Menadue is a Cadet World Champion and a multi class sailor currently sailing Farr 40.
Robert Oldmeadow is a Farr 40 sailor.
George Peacock is a team racing sailor.
David Rees is a Cadet World Champion.
Louis Schofield is a 29er sailor.
Chris Tillett is a Cadet World Champion and an Olympic 470 sailor.
David Tillett is a Cadet World Champion and a Fireball sailor.
Stewart Wells is a team racing sailor.
. BEL | Belgium
Rudi Cleren is a Bronze Medallist at a Cadet World Championship.
Helena De Munck is a 420 sailor.
Nele De Munck is a Cadet World Champion.
Toon De Munck is a 470 sailor and a Cadet coach.
Wouter De Munck is a 470 sailor.
Boris De Ripainsel is a Cadet coach and trainer and Chairman of the Belgium Cadet Class Association.
Thierry Den Hartigh is a silver and bronze medallist at a Cadet World Championship and a Snipe sailor.
Alexis Dirix was a Committee Member of the International Cadet Class Association. He is the father of Thibaud Dirix.
Thibaud Dirix is a runner-up for a Cadet World Championship. He is the son of Alexis Dirix.
Baron Ferdinand Janssens de Bisthoven is a multi class sailor (420, 470, Finn, Snipe, Dragon) and an architect (his mother was a Fleet Captain in Brugge, Belgium).
Jim Haverhals is a 470 sailor and two-time runner-up for the Cadet World Championship.
Kamiel Klumpers is a 470 sailor.
Peter Laureyssens is a silver and bronze medallist at a Cadet World Championship. He is an ocean sailor and winner of the Mini Transat 2005.
Quinten Lauwers is a Cadet World Champion and a 470 sailor.
Yannick Levèbvre is a multi class sailor and an Olympic 49er sailor.
Ruben Philipse is a 470 sailor.
Count Dr. Jacques Rogge is a Cadet World Champion (International Cadet Week 1959) and an Olympic Finn sailor. Count Rogge KCMG grew up to become a successful orthopedic surgeon and later in life became President of the International Olympic Committee. He is now an Honorary President of the IOC and a Vice President of Honour of the ICCA.
Philippe Rogge is a Cadet World Champion and Swan 45 sailor. He is a professional sailing race manager. He is a brother of Jacques Rogge.
Bert Schandevyl is a multi class sailor, a Swan 45 World Champion and a Volvo Ocean Race contender.
Patrick Schoonooghe is a Committee Member of the International Cadet Class Association. He is a surgeon in Gent.
Jan Speelman is a 420 sailor.
Bruno Van Antwerpen is a 470 sailor.
Tibbe van Hoof is a 29er sailor.
Didier Wackens is a runner-up for a Swan 45 World Championship.
Fabienne Wackens is a 420 sailor and a sister of Didier Wackens.
Georges Wackens is a Cadet World Champion (International Cadet Week 1962) and father of Didier Wackens and Fabienne Wackens.
Thomas Winand is a runner-up for a Cadet World Championship.
Carl Winters is a Cadet World Champion and an Olympic 470 sailor.
Peter Winters is a Cadet World Champion and an Olympic 470 sailor. He is a brother of Carl Winters.
BLR | Belarus
Danill Adzintsou is bronze medallist at a Cadet World Championship and a 470 sailor.
Pavel Finaev is a 470 sailor.
Allaksandr Trayan is bronze medallist at a Cadet World Championship and a 470 sailor.
BUL | Bulgaria
Yoan Kolev is a Mistral and RS:X sailor.
Petar Krastev is a 470 sailor.
Slav Okov is a 470 sailor.
Martin Penchev is a 470 sailor.
Tsviatko Penchev is an Olympic Tornado sailor. Father of Martin Penchev.
Krum Stoev is a 470 sailor.
Tihomir Totev is a 470 sailor.
CAN | Canada
Ted (Tadeusz) Bartlewski is a Polish-born J24 sailor and a Match Racer living in Canada.
Brian Todd is a Finn sailor and a committee member of the Para World Sailing Committee.
CUB | Cuba
Pedro Fernández Castañeda sailed Cadet in the 5th Cup of Friendship in Schwerin in the former German Democratic Republic,1978 (in the context of an exchange program between Cuba and the GDR). He is an Olympic 470 sailor and a 470 Gold Medallist in the Pan American Games. Currently living in Puerto Rico.
Nélido Manso is a lauded Snipe National & World Champion winning four medals (three golds and one silver) at the Pan American Games, one gold at the Central American and Caribbean Games, and the Snipe Worlds.
Luis Mario Suarez Manso is a multi class sailor. He is an Optimist National Champion; a Laser National Champion; a Finn National Champion and a Bronze medallist at the Central American Games in the Sunfish class.
Perez sailed Cadet in the 5th Cup of Friendship in Schwerin in the former German Democratic Republic,1978 (in the context of an exchange program between Cuba and the GDR).
. CZE | Czech Republic
Daniel Bína is a Paralympic 2.4 Metre sailor.
Petr Fiala is a multi class sailor.
Michal Maier is an Olympic Finn sailor.
Jan Kittler is a team racing sailor.
Johana Koranova is a 470 & Melches 24 sailor.
Sarka Landkammerova is a Europe and Melges 24 sailor.
Robert Molnar is a bronze medallist at a Cadet World Championship.
Lenka Mrzilkova is an Olympic 470 sailor.
Miroslav Peterka is a Melges 32 sailor.
Milan Puchon is a bronze medallist at a Cadet World Championship and a Team Racing sailor.
Jakub Šenkýř is a Laser Standard sailor.
Josef Šenkýř is an Olympic Finn sailor.
Lenka Smidova is an Olympic 470 sailor.
Prof. RNDr. Dalibor Štys, CSc. is a university professor of biochemistry and former Minister of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic.
Katerina Zivná is a 29er and 49er FX sailor.
Veronika Zivná is a 29er and 49 FX sailor. She is a sister of Katerina Zivná.
ECU | Ecuador
Nicolás Fracchia is an Argentinian born multi class sailor, trainer and coach, currently living and working in Ecuador.
. ESP | Spain
Federico Alonso is a Cadet World Champion and a 49er sailor.
Guillermo Beltri Orta is sports director at Real Club de Regatas de Alicante.
Altor Esquibe is a Cadet World Champion.
Xabi Fernández is a sports sailor and Olympic Gold Medallist. He was a winner of the ISAF Rolex Sailor of the Year Award.
Luis Mas is a 420 sailor.
Francisco Palacio Iglesias is a J/80 and an SB20 sailor.
Ivan Perez Gandaras is a Cadet World Champion and a sailing instructor.
Antonio Otero Novoa is a Cadet World Champion and the trainer of Ángela Pumariega at the Olympics in 2012.
Ivan Pastor Lafuente is a multi class sailor and an Olympic RS:X sailor.
Ángela Pumariega is a sports sailor and Olympic Gold Medallist. She was a nominee for the ISAF Rolex Sailor of the Year Award.
Ivan Szymanski Canaro is a Dragon sailor.
Javier Torres is a 470 sailor.
Maite de Vergara van de Reyt is a 420 sailor.
Xavier Yagüe Porcel is a naval engineer and a sailing instructor.
. FRA | France
Mathieu LaPerche is a 2.4 Metre sailor.
Tony O’Gorman is an Irish International Race Officer and an International Judge currently living in Brittany.
. GBR | United Kingdom
Sarah Ayton OBE is a professional sailor and Olympic Gold medallist and a winner of the ISAF Rolex Sailor of the Year Award 2015.
Nigel Barrow is a Cadet World Champion.
Peter Bateman is a two-time Fireball World Champion.
Thomas Bayliss is a bronze medallist at a Cadet World Championship and a Flying Fifteen sailor.
Richard Bradshaw is a Cadet World Champion.
Sam Brearey is a multi class sailor, a European 420 Champion and a two-time Fireball World Champion.
Chris Brewer is a runner-up for a Cadet World Championship and a Farr 30, 29er & 49er sailor.
Steph Bridge (née Rowsell) is a five time kite race World Champion and currently ranked as number 1 woman in the world.
Martin Brown is a bronze medallist at a Cadet World Championship.
Sam Carter is a Cadet World Champion and a 420 & X 35 sailor.
Tim Carter is a 420, 470 and Nacra 17 sailor. He is currently a member of the America’s Cup team Land Rover BAR (Ben Ainslie Racing) in its Communications and Commercial Team.
Erin Clark is a Cadet World Champion.
Stephen “Steve” Cockerill is a Laser Masters World Champion.
John Connelly is rear commodore of Largs Sailing Club.
Daisy Collingridge is a winner of the Cadet Ladies Trophy (Best Female Helm at a WC) and a Laser Radial National Champion.
James Con is a Cadet World Champion.
Aaron Cooper is a Figaro Class sailor, a sailmaker and a member of the Artemis Offshore Academy Development Squad.
Toby Cooper is a 14 time Moth Champion.
Alex Corby is a bronze medalist at a Cadet World Championship, aSolo Youth National Champion, a professional athlete and a member of the British Olympic Bobsleigh & Skeleton Team.
Ben Cornish is a Finn National Champion and a Finn Sailing World Cup winner.
Nick Craig is one of Britain’s most successful sailors, and arguably the country’s most successful amateur dinghy sailor. He is a three-time Enterprise World Champion, a five-time(!) International OK Dinghy World Champion and a whopping six-time winner of the Endeavour Trophy (for the GBR Champion of Champions).
Abigail “Abbie” Croft is a Merlin Rocket (another Jack Holt design!) and a 29er sailor.
Caroline Croft is a Merlin Rocket and a 420 sailor. She is a sister of Abbie Croft.
Pete Cumming is one of Britain’s most complete multi class sailors currently sailing Extreme 40.
Nikki Curwen is a professional sailor who specialises in solo and shorthanded sailing. First woman to complete a Mini Transat race (2015), a solo transatlantic race in a 21ft boat.
Brian Ellis is a Merlin Rocket Champion.
R. Ellis is a Cadet World Champion (International Cadet Week 1951). And he is the father of Jacqueline Ellis (AUS), two-time Laser Radial World Champion.
Joanna Freeman is a runner-up for a Cadet World Championship and a 420 & 470 sailor.
Roger Gilbert is a successful multi class sailor, an International 14 National Champion, an SB20 World Champion and a winner of the Endeavour Trophy (for the GBR Champion of Champions).
Simon Girven is a Cadet World Champion.
Joe Glanfield is a sports sailor and Olympic Silver Medallist.
Robert Graves is a Cadet World Champion.
David Green is a Cadet World Champion.
Geoffrey Grimes is a Cadet World Champion.
Roger Hance is an Enterprise Champion.
Roger Harford (Cadet 219) is a multi class sailor (Firefly, Solo and SB20).
Jamie Harris is a Cadet World Champion and a 420 sailor.
Rhos Hawes is a 470 & 49er sailor
James Hayward is a 420 sailor.
Arran Holman was a runner-up for a Cadet World Championship and he is a 420 sailor.
Jack Holt OBE (1912-1995) was a sailor, a prolific dinghy designer and a successful entrepreneur. He designed, built and sailed the very first Cadet dinghy.
Nicholas “Nick” Hutton is a multi class sailor.
Mark Jardine is a multi class sailor. He is a European Champion in the Farr 30 and J/24 keelboat classes and has won several UK titles. He is also the founder of the YachtsAndYachting.com news website.
Thomas Kennedy is a Mirror & 420 sailor.
Chris Law (1952-2007) is often described as the most gifted sailor of his generation.
Michael (Mike) Law is a bronze medallist at a Cadet World Championship, an Etchell sailor and a Farr 30 World Champion.
Jamie Lea is a Cadet World Champion and a multi class professional sailor (Finn, Melges 24, Dragon) and Dragon World Champion.
Tom Mapplebeck is 420 & 470 sailor and Cadet & 420 coach.
Peter Marchant is a Cadet World Champion.
Martin McCaffrey is a Cadet World Champion.
Tatti McNally is a youth education team leader at the Royal National Lifeboat Institute.
Gerard Mitchell is a bronze medallist at a Cadet World Championship and an SB20 sailor.
Phil Morrison (born November 1946) is a British boat designer and racer. With partner Spud Rowsell he also built Cadets.
Stevie Morrison is a successful British yachtsman who has enjoyed success in a classes from the International Cadet to the 49er. Olympic 49er sailor. He is the son of Phil Morrison.
Keith Musto is a sports sailor, Olympic Silver Medallist and successful entrepreneur.
Lucie Offord was a runner-up for a Cadet World Championship and she is a 420 sailor.
Gareth Owen is a Cadet World Champion and a Dart 18 World Champion.
Alex Page is a 420 sailor.
John Pattison is a Firefly Champion.
Rodney Pattisson is an English yachtsman and two-time Olympic Gold Medallist.
Ben Rhodes is a silver medallist at a Cadet World Championship, a sports sailor, a 49er World Champion and an Olympic 49er sailor.
Mark “Corky” Rhodes is a silver medallist at a Cadet World Championship, a professional Olympic sailing coach and sailing project manager. He is the younger brother of Ben Rhodes.
Peter “Spud” Rowsell (1944-2021) is a yachtsman and boatbuilder. With partner Phil Morrison he also built Cadets. He is the father of Steph Bridge (née Rowsell).
James Rusden is a Cadet World Champion and a 420 & 470 sailor.
Don Shead is a famous naval architect and yacht designer, specifically designing power boats and super yachts.
Tom Shepherd is a bronze medallist at a Cadet World Championship.
Matthew Shorrock is a 420 sailor.
Andrew Smith is a Cadet National Champion.
Magnus Smith is a Merlin Rocket sailor and organises the sharing of a dinghy that starred as “Swallow” in the 1974 film version of “Swallows and Amazons”.
Nick Thompson is an Olympic Laser sailor.
Charlotte Videlo is a bronze medallist at a Cadet World Championship.
Ian Videlo is a Cadet World Champion.
Karen Videlo is a Cadet World Champion.
Keith Videlo is a Cadet World Champion.
Stephen Videlo is a runner-up for a Cadet World Championship and an ISAF Team Racing World Champion.
Chris(topher) Waples is a Flying Fifteen sailor.
James Ward is a Cadet World Champion.
Alex Warrington is a Laser Radial sailor.
Ian Williams is a match racing specialist and World Champion. He was a nominee for the Rolex Sailor Sailor of the Year Award twice.
Antonia Wilkinson is a Cadet World Champion.
Peter Wilson is founder of MCM (Newport, Rhode Island, USA) managing megayacht construction and management.
Pippa Wilson MBE is a professional multi class sailor, trainer, coach and a two-time Olympic Gold Medallist.
Matthew Wolstenholme is a multi class sailor, currently sailing Laser Radial and Snipe.
. GER | Germany
Annika Bochmann is a Cadet National Champion and an Olympic 470 sailor.
Karl-Wiegand Braun is a Farr 40 sailor.
Jörn Borowski is an Olympic 470 Silver Medallist.
Wolfgang Haase is an Olympic Flying Dutchman sailor.
Thomas Hecht is a bronze medallist at a Cadet World Championship.
Julian Mathwig is a 420 sailor.
Sven Meding is a match racer.
Christoph Pawlowski-Hegermann is a 420 sailor.
Dr. Med Ekkehard Richter is a bronze medallist at a Cadet World Championship. He is currently Director of the German Red Cross Blood Donor Service Baden-Württemberg – Hessen
Robert Witte is a 470 sailor.
. HUN | Hungary
Dénes Asperján is a Laser sailor. He is a brother of Mihaly Asperján.
Mihaly Asperján is a Laser sailor. He is a brother of Dénes Asperján.
Márton Beliczay is a Finn sailor.
Bence Böröcz is an International Judge.
Csongor Cserep is a 470 sailor.
Tamas Eszes is a Laser champion.
Tamas Kugler is a Laser sailor.
Gábor Oroszlán is a 470 sailor.
György Weidinger is a 420 sailor.
. IND | India
Cyrus Cama is a Cadet World Champion and an Olympic 470 sailor.
Vikas Kapila is a 420 World Champion and a 470 sailor.
Sandip Jain is a multi class sailor (a.o. 420 and 470) and a match racer.
Praveen Prabhakar is a 470 sailor.
Sanjeev Rawell is a bronze medallist at a Cadet World Championship.
Ayaz Shaikh is a multi class sailor.
Faroukh Tarapore is a bronze medallist at a Cadet World Championship and an Olympic 470 sailor.
Amish Ved is a Cadet World Champion and a 49er sailor.
Nikhil Ved is a bronze medallist at a Cadet World Championship.
IRL | Ireland
Andrea Brewster is a British multi class competitive racing sailor, an Olympic Laser Radial sailor and an Olympic 49er FX sailor, competing for Ireland.
Harold Cudmore is an internationally famous yacht racing skipper, match racer and Olympic Flying Dutchman sailor.
Tony O’Gorman is an International Race Officer and an International Judge currently living in France.
Jeremy Vines is a National 18 sailor.
ITA | Italy
Matteo Bolzonella is a Melges 20 sailor.
LAT | Latvia
Ansis Dāle is an Olympic windsurfer and President of the Latvian Yachting Union.
MLT | Malta
Chris Videlo is a—UK born—multi class sailer, sailing coach and trainer.
NED | Netherlands
Rinske van As is a 420 & X-35 sailor.
Tom Block is a 420 and J/70 sailor.
Claire Blom is a 49erFX sailor and a sister of Max.
Max Blom Jr. is a Laser 4.7 & RS 500 sailor and a successful entrepreneur. He is a brother of Claire.
Wynke Bodewes is a bronze medallist at a Cadet World Championship.
Paul Brouwer is an international Formula 18 sailor.
Alessa Bueters is a 29er sailor.
Yamilé Bueters is a 29er sailor and a sister of Alessa.
Danielle Cohen is a 420 sailor.
Sophie Cohen is a 420 sailor.
Sven Coster is an Olympic 470 sailor. He has stated: “My Olympic dream started in the Cadet”.
Max Deckers is a 420, 470 & 29er sailor and a match racing sailor. He is an ocean racer and a 2017 North Sea Race winner in a Ker 46.
Olivier Dirkzwager is a runner-up for a Swan 45 World Championship.
Mark Drontmann is an Olympic 470 sailor. He is a brother of Robert.
Robert Drontmann is a Cadet World Champion, a bronze and silver medallist at a Cadet World Championship and an Olympic 470 sailor. He is a brother of Mark.
Daan Dutilh is an ocean racer and a 2017 North Sea Race winner in a Ker 46. He is a brother of Tom.
Tom Dutilh is an ocean racer and a 2017 North Sea Race winner in a Ker 46. He is a brother of Daan.
James (Jamie) Flinterman is a bronze medallist at a Cadet World Championship.
Eline van Goethem is a 470 sailor and a sister of Rutger.
Rutger van Goethem is a 470 sailor and a brother of Eline.
Christiaan Griffejoen is a 29er and 49er sailor.
Diederik (Dick) van Hemert is an ocean racer and a 2017 North Sea Race winner in a Ker 46. He is a brother of Maurits and Floris.
Maurits van Hemert is a 29er sailor. He is a brother of Dick and Floris.
Floris van Hemert is an ocean racer and a 2017 North Sea Race winner in a Ker 46. He is a brother of Dick and Maurits.
Pieter Henken is an ocean racer and a 2017 North Sea Race winner in a Ker 46.
Barend Hiltermann is a 470 and an RS500 sailor.
Ted Huuskes is a J/70 sailor.
Jan Kleijn is a Cadet Dutch National Champion and a multi class sailor.
Leonie Kok-Tiddens is an ocean sailor who sailed around the world with her family (2009-2012) documented in “Fifty Shades of Blue”. She is a sister of Harm and a daughter of Pim Tiddens.
Martin van Leeuwen is a Finn sailor.
Maarten-Max Moerman is a Laser sailor.
Rutger Mohr (†2016) is a Cadet World Champion. He was a Partner and Managing Director at The Boston Consulting Group and a successful entrepreneur.
Stijn Nauta is a 420 sailor.
Remy Oomens is a multi-class sailor, currently competing in an 18ft Skiff.
Sven Oosterbaan is a naval architect, Cadet coach and 2.4 Metre sailor. He is also Chairman of the Technical Sub-Committee of the International Cadet Class Association.
Dirk Pepping is a Cadet World Champion.
Gerd-Jan Poortman (in his Cadet days known as Gert-Jan Wildeboer) is a professional ocean sailor. He is an Admiral’s Cup Winner and a Swan World Champion. He competed four times in the Volvo Ocean Race. He is an ocean racer and a 2017 North Sea Race winner in a Ker 46.
Jelle Roos is a match racing sailor.
Victor Schonk is a 29er and 49er sailor.
Barbara Snieders is a Laser sailor and a runner-up for a Swan 45 World Championship.
Annelies Thies is an Olympic Yngling sailor.
Harm Tiddens is an ocean racer and a runner-up for a Swan 45 World Championship. He is the brother of Leonie Kok-Tiddens and son of Pim Tiddens.
Pim Tiddens is a former Chairman of the International Cadet Class Association and an ocean sailor. He is the father of Harm Tiddens and Leonie Kok-Tiddens.
Hidde Veeneman is a J/70 sailor.
Matthijs van Velden is a Cadet World Champion.
Gabriëla Ververs is an ocean racer and a 2017 North Sea Race winner in a Ker 46.
Jaap de Vriend is a bronze and silver medallist at a Cadet World Championship.
Joris Waller is a 29er and 49er sailor and a brother of Laurien and Sophie.
Laurien Waller is a 29er sailor and a sister of Joris and Sophie.
Sophie Waller is a 29er sailor and a sister of Joris and Laurien.
Jan Wanders is a J/70 sailor.
Bart van Weezenbeek is an international Tempest sailor.
Lili van Wegen is a 29er sailor.
Ben Wesseling is a windsurf champion.
Elisabeth Anna (Lieske) Wierenga is an Yngling sailor.
Dafne Wijnbergh is a 29er sailor, Cadet Belgian and Dutch National Champion and winner of the Cadet Ladies Trophy (Best Female Helm at a WC).
Lotte Wijnbergh is a multi-class sailor and Cadet coach.
Huug Wilschut is a multi-class sailor.
Loïc Wilschut is a Cadet National Champion and a 29er sailor. He is a brother of Huug and Tess.
Tess Wilschut is a multi-class sailor. She is a Cadet Belgian and Dutch National Champion and winner of the Cadet Ladies Trophy (Best Female Helm at a WC) currently sailing 49erFX in the Dutch Olympic TeamNL. She is a sister of Huug and Loïc.
Tiemen Zijlmans is a Fastnet Eclectic Ocean Race competitor.
. NZL | New Zealand
Roland Lennox-King sailed around the world with his wife in a Sparkman & Stephen ketch.
Duncan Runnacles is a multi class sailor. He competed for New Zealand in the 1998 Cadet World Championship.
POL | Poland
Artur Baranowski is a 470 sailor.
Ted (Tadeusz) Bartlewski is a J24 sailor and a Match Racer. Was a member of the Polish National Team for 15 years.
Rafał Becker is a 470 sailor and a two-time Micro World Champion.
Henryk Blaszka is an Olympic Finn sailor and a Bronze Medallist at a Cadet World Championship. He is a cousin of Ryszard Blaszka.
Ryszard Blaszka is an Olympic Finn sailor. He is a cousin of Henryk Blaszka.
Andrzej Bronicki is a Laser sailor.
Monika Bronicka is an Olympic Europe sailor. She is a sister of Andrzej Bronicki and a daughter of Jan Bronicki.
Jan Bronicki is a runner-up for the Cadet World Championship 1968, he is a co-founder of the Polish Cadet Class Association and a Cadet, Europe and Laser coach. He also was a Committee Member of the International Cadet Class Association. And he is the father of Andrzej Bronicki and Monika Bronicka.
Paweł Cherubin is an award winning Cadet coach.
Konrad Fick is a Cadet World Champion.
Karol Jabłoński is a multi class sailing champion, a Mumm 36 World Champion, a Match Racing World Champion and an Americas Cup helmsman.
Maciej Kamiński is a Cadet World Champion.
Pawel Kajeta is a bronze medallist at a Cadet World Championship.
Dawid Kania is a Laser sailor.
Zbigniew Kania is a Cadet World Champion and an Olympic Flying Dutchman sailor.
Janusz Knasiecki is a Snipe sailor and comes from a sailmaking family.
Waldemar Knasiecki is a Snipe sailor, a brother of Janusz Kanasiecki and comes from a sailmaking family.
Krystian Krysiak is a bronze medallist at a Cadet World Championship.
Alicja Labanowska is a runner-up for a Cadet World Championship.
Czerwiec Lukasz is a Cadet European Champion.
Krzysztof Malecki is a Cadet World Champion.
Eryk Martynko is a Cadet World Champion.
Kinga Martynko is a Cadet World Champion, she is Eryk Martynko’s sister.
Izabela Mazur is a Laser Radial sailor.
Mirosław “Mirek” Małek is an Olympic windsurfer.
Mikolaj Mickiewicz is a Cadet World Champion.
Andrzej Nowicki is a Cadet World Champion.
Wojciech Nowicki is a runner-up for the Cadet World Championship 1968.
Piotr Olewinsky is an Olympic Lechner sailor.
Zuzanna Ostrowska is a runner-up for a Cadet World Championship.
Szymon Ostrowski is a Cadet World Champion.
Edward Pietrucha is a Cadet World Champion.
Tymoteusz Roszkowski is a bronze medallist at a Cadet World Championship.
Natalia Ruwinska is a 470 sailor.
Anna Sadowska is a match racing sailor.
Arkadiusz Sendlewski is a match racing champion.
Zofia Sienkiewicz is a bronze medallist at a Cadet World Championship.
Agata Sierpina is a 470 sailor.
Piotr Slachcic is a Cadet European Champion and a 49er sailor.
Piotr Tarnacki is a three-time Micro Class World Champion and a two-time runner-up for a Micro Class World Championship.
Michal Tomaszewski is a match racing sailor.
Bartłomiej Waszkiewicz is a 470 and RS:X sailor.
Leon Wrobel is a Cadet World Champion and an Olympic 470 sailor.
Michal Wysocki is a 470 sailor.
Pawel Wysocki is a 470 sailor and brother of Michal Wysocki.
Blazej Wyszkowski is a Cadet World Champion and an Olympic Finn sailor.
POR | Portugal
José Bello is a multi class sailor presently racing Dragon, SB20 and ORC.
Armando Goulartt is a Snipe sailor and an International Judge.
Luis Leal de Faria is a multi class sailor and an International Judge.
José Massapina is an international sailor and vice president of the International 420 Class Association.
PUR | Puerto Rico
Pedro Fernández Castañeda sailed Cadet in the 5th Cup of Friendship in Schwerin in the former German Democratic Republic,1978 (in the context of an exchange program between Cuba and the GDR). He is a Cuban Olympic 470 sailor and a 470 Gold Medallist in the Pan American Games. Currently living in Puerto Rico.
ROM | Romania
Ebru Bolat is an Optimist European Sailing Champion, a 29er and Laser Radial sailor.
Iulia Negoescu Fulicea is a 470 sailor.
RUS | Russia
Ilya Gaydaenko was runner-up for a Cadet World Championship.
Ilya Polyschuk was runner-up for a Cadet World Championship.
Ekatarina “Kate” Stolbneva is a 470 sailor.
Egor Zuev is a 420 sailor.
SVK | Slovakia
Miroslav Baran is a multi class sailor.
Dušan Vanický is a Finn sailor and an International Judge.
Milan Puchon is a bronze medallist at a Cadet World Championship and a Team Racing sailor.
SUI | Switzerland
Matías Bühler is a multi class (Optimist, Cadet, 470, Soto 40) sailor and an Olympic Nacra 17 sailor.
Bart van Weezenbeek is a, Dutch born, international Tempest sailor.
SWE | Sweden
Malin Lundmark is a match racer.
Göran “Juppa” Olsson is an ILCA7 and X-35 sailor.
TUR | Turkey
Tayfun Arik is a 470 sailor.
Pinar Coskuner Genç is a multi class sailor and the Director of Youth Sailing of the Turkish Sailing Federation.
Ali Doğaner is a multi class sailor and a board member of the Turkish Sailing Federation.
Fatih Özmen is a multi class sailor and the Sports Director of the Turkish Sailing Federation.
Emrah Surmen is a Laser sailor and coach. He is Regional Development Manager at World Sailing (formerly ISAF).
UKR | Ukraine
Oleksandr Izarov is a runner-up for a Cadet European Championship, a Cadet World Champion and a 470 sailor.
Andriy Kalinchuk is a runner-up for a Cadet European Championship and a Cadet World Champion.
Anna Kyselova is a 470 sailor.
George Leonchuk is a sports sailor and an Olympic 49er Silver Medallist.
Igor Lvov is a Cadet World Champion and a Byte & 470 sailor.
Danyil Martynov is a runner-up for a Cadet Worldchampionship.
Pavlo Matsuyev is an Olympic 470 sailor.
Pavlo Merezhko is a runner-up for a Cadet World Championship and an Ukraine Junior National Champion Finn Class.
Borys Shvets is an Olympic 470 sailor.
Vladislav Ymenko is a Cadet World Champion.
Olexii Zinchenko is a 470 sailor.
URU | Uruguay
USA | United States of America
Santiago Galán is a—Argentina born—multi class sailor and an Optimist and Cadet coach and trainer. He is Head Coach of the U.S. Virgin Islands Optimist Sailing Association (VIODA).
M. McDowell is a bronze medallist at a Cadet World Championship.
W. Simmons is a bronze medallist at a Cadet World Championship.
Peter Wilson is—UK born—founder of MCM (Newport, Rhode Island) managing megayacht construction and management.