Shrimper Owners Association
Membership

Membership

 

Standard Boat Owning Membership

We hope that, having seen the range of information contained in this website, you will be encouraged to join and support the Shrimper Owners Association (SOA). 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. Our Members are located across the world; indeed, we are represented in every continent bar Antarctica.

SOA members come from a wide range of sailing abilities and expertise and each uses their Shrimper in the way they choose. The versatility of the boat enables owners to day sail, race or embark on extended cruises. Combine this with the ability to trail your boat to new cruising areas and your options are thrown wide open. Whatever direction you choose, you will certainly enjoy yourselves.

Membership of the SOA is open to all owners of both new and second-hand boats in all three sizes, Shrimper 17 (formerly Crabber 17) Shrimper 19 and Shrimper 21.  There is a one-off joining fee of £45.00 but no annual subscription, the Association being funded by a combination of joining fees, the generosity of individual members who make donations from time to time together with any surplus revenues from Shrimper events plus the profits from the sale of SOA burgees.    

SOA members are kept up to date with events and activities around the country via this website, Spring and Autumn issues of the SOA e-newsletter,The Shrimper Brief, and the SOA Magazine (The Shrimper), published in Januray each year. Both newsletters and the magazine contain items of interest, such as cruise logs, reports, technical items, photos etc., which members are encouraged to contribute. 

The SOA maintains a comprehensive database of member information listing all three boat types and publishes a ‘Register of Owners’ every two years (the next edition being due for issue in Spring 2028). Data held by the SOA is drawn from the Membership Application Form and is considered the minimum necessary to operate successfully. Members can choose not to have an entry in the Register if they seek a measure of privacy. 

So, if you have a Shrimper but have not yet joined the SOA, we would be delighted to welcome you aboard. Simply click on the Membership Application link below to complete and return the form.

Details for existing members upsizing or downsizing boats (e.g. Shrimper 19 to 21) will be moved to the appropriate register by completion of a Boat Transfer Form and the payment of the £10 fee.

 

Associate Membership

This grade of membership is available to three groups of people.  

 

Associate Members are required to pay an annual subscription, as indicated below, which becomes due on January 1st each year. 

To apply for SOA Associate Membership, please click on the Associate Member link below to complete and return the form.

   

Application Forms

All forms can be completed and submitted online, following which an acknowledgement will be sent to the applicant’s email address. 

 

Payment Methods

 

We can accept payments using the following methods:

 

Full Members:  

By BACS transfer to the SOA account.

 

Associate Members:  

To ensure subscriptions are paid on the due date the preferred method of payment is by Annual Standing Order to the SOA account.   Payment may also be made by BACS, but it is essential that payment is made on the due date to ensure continuity of membership. 

 

All payments should be made to the SOA bank account, details below.  (Please note the BACS and Standing Order account checker will recognise Assoc and process your payment).

For overseas members please use:

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