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Cadet (INT)

Fractional Sloop · Pram (Centerboard) · First built 1947

A 3.22-metre pram-hulled youth trainer conceived in 1947 as an affordable post-war project for young sailors

Designed by Jack Holt, built by Butler Mouldings Ltd.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Pram (Centerboard)

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

TrailerableBeam 1.27 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 54 kg of hull, so roughly 650 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 54 kg of hull, with a keel that raises or a draught shallow enough to float off a trailer — she can go back on the trailer at the ramp, not only into the water.Shoal draughtDraws 0.17 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
CoastalBluewater

At 3.39 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 3.39
EasygoingPowered-up

37.0 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 37.0

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

  • Lighter than ~100% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~78% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~100% of boats her size on file

Compared with 9 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
37.0
Capsize screening
3.39
Hull
Hull type
Pram (Centerboard)
Construction
Wood
Production
Years built
First built 1947
Units built
8000
Designer
Jack Holt
Builder
Butler Mouldings Ltd

Boats like this, on the water

Nobody has filmed this one — but these are close.

Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Hansa 303 (Access)3.03 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA high-stability, lifting-keel dinghy designed by Chris Mitchell for accessible, responsive sailing
127. Marc Esteban. El valor de la superación personal2:40from A Son de Mar

The family

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