Charles Ridley Cadet Fund

CHARLES RIDLEY CADET FUND

The Charles Ridley Cadet Fund (CRCF) was established in memory of a former member of Yarmouth Sailing Club (YSC), to benefit any young members under the age of 18 years, either individually or as a group, in some aspect of sailing.

In the past the Fund has been used to financially support children engaged in activity with the Ocean Youth Trust and other similar organisations; to purchase 'trisails' (smaller sails) for the Club Optimist Fleet; to provide training to children who would otherwise not be able to access it; and to support junior events.

We welcome applications to this Fund.

Eligibility criteria for the use of funds from the CRCF

Individuals can apply for funding:

• If the applicant is aged between 8 years and 17 years old.
• To broaden the horizons of the applicant's (s) sailing experience and skills. This could be RYS Instructor Training or more advanced RYA training that cannot be offered at YSC.
• To give applicants the opportunity to sail in Sail Training yachts such as the Ocean Youth Trust.

Funding may not be used to meet membership subscriptions.

YSC may use the funds for:

• The provision of equipment used specifically to further the sailing skills of this age group.
• To support youth events such as the YSC Swallows and Amazons Group.

Administration of the Fund

The Fund shall be administered by the RYA Training Centre Principal, who will chair a committee of two other persons ratified by the Management Committee. They will report to the Management Committee who will make the final decision on all applications.

How to apply for funding:

• Application should be made, in the first instance, to the Chair of the CRCF in writing, outlining the activity and stating why funding is required. Where this is made on behalf of a child/youth the application should include supporting information on the steps the child/youth is taking themselves to meet the cost of the activity to supplement the proposed grant; this could include sponsored events, gifts and use of pocket money collected through small jobs. The application must be supported by an estimate of the full costs of the activity from the organiser.
• Where the application is made for equipment, an appropriate person (Chief Instructor) must submit an estimate of the costs involved.

The Management Committee may make a full or partial award.

Any application post activity must be made within 28 days of the end of the event.

Contact details for the Chair are:

Peter Giles

Chair CRCF

RYA Training Centre Principal

YSC

muttbuzzley3@outlook .com

17 April 2025

Last updated 09:55 on 27 April 2025