Our Future
12/05/09
Dear Member,
As we are sure you are by now aware, Etap Yachting BV was placed into administration earlier this year shortly after the demise of Dehler Yachting, their parent company.
The manufacturing rights, name and all available stock have since been purchased by MIC , another Belgium company who are planning to recommence manufacture of the full range of Etap Yachts and Motor boat in Poland in June this year. Companies who were previously Etap dealers have since held meetings in Belgium with MIC and their intention is to appoint UK dealers in the near future. An immediate improvement in the availability of spare parts, particularly for older boats, has been reported by Woodrolfe Boat Sales.
With all these developments in mind, we think that it is more important than ever to retain the owners association.
The existing committee members took on the responsibilities of the association in 2007 at the last AGM to keep the Association afloat, pending the appointment of a new committee. Despite numerous requests and appeals, no one has to date volunteered. We have therefore decided to give notice of the next association AGM, which is enclosed, to give every opportunity to members to support the Association.
John Pattenden has offered to continue to maintain the members web site, even if the association is wound up.
Prior to the meeting, we need to have notification from members prepared to take on the following roles in addition to committee positions:
- Commodore
- Vice Commodore
- Treasurer
- Membership secretary
- Hon. Secretary
If there are insufficient nominations for these roles and insufficient members to constitute a quorum we will, in accordance with the association constitution, wind up the Association and take steps to transfer the balance of funds, after bank charges,etc to the RNLI.
Yours sincerely,
EOA Committee