Walton and Frinton Yacht club Cadet week 2024

Cadet week 2024 saw 50 cadets take part in fleet racing, Jolly sailing with our instructors and in our zero to hero fleet for our novice sailors. 

Off the water the cadets enjoyed beach games led by our cadet committee, a scavenger hunt round walton,  a sunset seal trip, movie night complete with movie snacks provided by olde sweet shop Frinton, and the cadet week dinner with a true Chris Opperman’s quiz. The new addition this year was the mud race supported by Frinton Fire station to hose the children and instructors down afterwards.

The week's weather hosted perfect clear skies, warm and sunny conditions. It was a windy week and the cadets did very well in some blustery conditions. In our championship and regatta fleets the cadets took part in 8 races and then a stand alone round honey pot island race. 

Full event photography can be found here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/s3GgKbZ3M7BFcK7VA 

The award of trophies is below: well done to all.

Zero to hero 3rd place

Luca Wright

Zero to hero 2nd place

Luca Gomez

Zero to hero 1st place 

Kit Morgan de Boar

Regatta fleet 3rd place

Sam Berry

Regatta fleet 2nd place

Abi Berry

Regatta fleet 1st place and winner of the Wiggins Cup

Poppi Usher

Championship fleet 3rd place

Lotte and Ella Langfeldt

Championship fleet 2nd place 

Arlo Atkins and William Newland

Championship fleet 1st place and winner of Cadet week cup

Leo Bolton

Winner of the round the island race series Tolly Cobbold cup

Leo Bolton

Winner of the Landermere optimist trophy

Stanley Robinson

winner of the Motorworld Topper Trophy for best placed topper

Leo Bolton

Best placed RS tera overall Fenland Trophy 

Poppi Usher

Best placed Pico, Peter Crispps Cup

Maddison Challis

Derrick Allen Cup

Lara Banim Moreira

Frank bloom trophy

Thomas Nicholas 

Jason peters cup

Millie Messenger and Leonidas Andres

Don Shepherdson Trophy

Lily Mckinnon

The cadets presentation of the catastrophe trophy this year was by Drew Atkins and Lily Newland. They collated nominations throughout the week. Various nominations for capsizing and multiple capsizes were made. Emily Fairley and Flossie Blake were nominated for capsizing and then Flossie sailing away whilst Emily was still in the  water. But the overall winner of the  catastrophe trophy was Stanley Robinson for managing to Turtle his oppy during the round the island race.

Thank yous

A very big thank you to all the cadets for taking part and their parents, grandparents, aunties, uncles and guardians for taking them to all the activities in various locations.

Thank you to the bar and catering team. 

Thank you to Bex in the office for all the awesome behind the  scenes work!

Thank you to Simon Rayer and Richard Walker for the smooth operation of launching and recovery each day.

Thank you to Karen Usher and Catherine Parker for the organisation and running of the sign in desk.

Thank you to Peter Compton for acting as committee boat.

Thank you to Cecelia Compton for Bacon rolls.

Thank you to John Day for the cadet week BBQ.

Thank you to Simon Hipkin for all his work  as a race officer. 

Thank you to Chip for use of his boat for the safe haven on the wade

Thank you to Torsten and Jannicke Langfelt, Simon and Jennie Hipkin for all their assistance with evening catering and boat repairs.

Thank you to our event sponsor Allen for providing daily Tshirt prizes 

Thank you to our event sponsor Karen Kent K2HR for providing additional event prizes.

Thank you to Charlie Inskip for event photography.

Thank you to Barry Scott for mud race drone footage and all the website organisation.

Thank you to the olde sweet shop Frinton for providing daily sweets and movie night sweets.

Thank you to AJ at Frinton Fire station for arranging for a crew to bring the  fire truck down to support the mud race.

Thank you to all our volunteers on and off the water- without you we could not make the event happen.

Thank you to all our RYA instructors who teach during the event.

Thank you to the sea cadets and Geoff Parker  for the loans of their ribs for the week.

Date for 2024 will be released by Christmas. Remember the event is open to members and non members, sailors and non sailors aged 8 to 18.

Report by Heidi Wright

Training centre principal and chief instructor sailing