SOA Membership

Having read the information contained in this website and viewed the many photos  depicting the various aspects of Shrimper ownership we hope that you have seen enough to consider joining and supporting the SOA.

It is important for all potential members to be aware that the sailing abilities of SOA members vary from boat to boat. Some will have been sailing Shrimpers for decades and yet never gone offshore, others are perhaps relatively new to the boat yet come from transatlantic backgrounds.

It matters not where you come from or what level of experience you may have; the fact that you have decided to buy a Shrimper is sufficient, you are now a Shrimper owner, one of a band of a very special like-minded people.

Within the SOA you may perhaps learn a little or maybe teach a little, but you will certainly enjoy yourselves.

All Shrimper owners (of both new and secondhand boats) are eligible to join the SOA at a one-off joining fee of £35.00.

There is no annual subscription. Funding is supported by the generosity of individual members who make donations from time to time. Any surplus revenues from Shrimper events and the profits from the sale of SOA ties and burgees are also added to central funds.

A Register of Members, containing information about members and their boats (boat name, sail number, inboard/outboard, home port, hull colour etc., as provided by members) is published every other year. A new edition will be released in Spring 2010.

SOA members are kept up to date with events and activities around the country both via this website and the Shrimper magazine (The Shrimper), currently produced twice a year. Both publications give additional content such as logs,reports, technical items, photos etc., which members are welcome to contribute.

If you have a Shrimper but have not yet joined the SOA, please get in touch with us.

Please click here to view a membership application form.

Please print a copy, complete all sections and return to Gillie Whittle, SOA Membership Secretary.