Cadet Week
Overview:
Each summer, usually around the start of the school summer holidays, Benfleet Yacht Club run a sail training course, held over a 5 day period, for our Cadet members between the ages 8 to 17 years - "see bullet point 3" below for further details on age limits.
The training programme follows the RYA Youth Training Scheme at all levels.
All of the training team are RYA qualified Dinghy Instructors, Senior Instructors and Assistant Instructors, with the majority being members of Benfleet Yacht Club.
Lunch and snacks throughout each day are provided. A great opportunity for our younger members to learn to sail, and great fun too.
Thursday 24th to Monday 28th July (both inclusive)
Booking process (Expression of Interest) will be open from 1st March 2025
However, all participants must be a Cadet Member prior to registerng your interest. Therefore, please submit any membership application prior to this time.
Total cost is £165 per person if using a club provided boat, or £130 per person when using your own 'suitable' boat. This fee includes lunch, a cooked evening meal (not on the first day), plus snacks and refreshments throughout the day.
New / first-time applicants must be enrolled as a Cadet Member of Benfleet Yacht Club 'prior' to being able to register for Cadet Week. You will not be able to undertake the booking process until this is done. Click here to download the membership application form.
Places are limited to 45 students. At this point, this is just an 'expression of interest' and is not a guarantee of a place. In the event that this course is over-subscribed; places are allocated on a first come, first served basis. Where a club boat is required, priority will be given to new participants.
To register your "expression of interest", please go to the "Book Events" section on the BYC website (not open until 1st March).
You will need to log into your Membership Portal to complete the registration process. Further guidance on how to make the process is detailed at the bottom of the "Book Events" page on the website.
Once completed, the status of your booking can be viewed under "Bookings and Allocations" within your Portal.
No deposit or payment is required at present - fees will be invoiced in full once bookings are fully confirmed.
To contact a member of the Cadet Week administration team, please click here to send an email
PLEASE READ "The small print" - terms & conditions for enrolling onto Cadet Week:
- Places are limited to 45 students, due to Instructor resources, boat availability and on-shore facilities etc.
- Places are allocated on a first come, first served basis.
- Students must be, as a minimum, turning 8 years old in the year Cadet Week is being held. Maximum age is 17 years old.
- In order to comply with Insurance and Leisure Activity requirements, all Cadet Week participants must be enrolled as a "Cadet Member".
- New / first time students must join and be accepted as Cadet Members "prior" to registering their expression of interest for Cadet Week.
- Allocation of "Club Boats" will be prioritised to new 'first-time' Cadet Week participants. After that, any remaining club boats will be allocated based on level and ability.
- Any "Own Boats" must be suitable for the course level applied for, in good order and adequately insured. BYC reserves the right to refuse use of an "own boat" if considered unsuitable.
- To assist with the smooth running of the Cadet Week event, support from at least one Parent / Grandparent / Guardian is required: with minimum commitment to at least 1 weekday plus 1 weekend day per applicant. Jobs will be allocated prior to Cadet Week, by the Administration Team, and may be on or off the water subject to need.
- Click here for to download a copy of the BYC membership application form.
- No exceptions to these rules will be made under any circumstances.
