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Welcome to the
Shetland Owners' Association
An Information Resource Centre for Shetland Boat Enthusiasts.
(This website has no connection with Shetland Boats Ltd. or
their Shetland Owners Club)

All web visitors have free access to most of the Site, but registered members get additional editing facilities. To apply for membership, please submit the User Registration Form on the members page
       

30 Jul 08 Sue Wright has sent in a Video Link of the 2008 SOA Flotilla in the Cruising Gallery, (thanks Sue).

21 Jul 08 We now have the first pictures of the 2008 SOA Flotilla in the Cruising Gallery, (thanks John).

14 Feb 08 The Boat Specs page, has been rewritten to show more information.

9 Feb 08 The Gallery page, is now database driven now that it has so many excellent photos (thank you for sending them in)...

7 Feb 08 We now have a Local Groups page, where members can communicate & organise local events.

4 Jan 07 The History Page now contains a letter from Jack Stokes, the original MD and founder of Shetland Boats Ltd.

28 Sep 06 The £4 membership fee is now for the life of the Association !

26 Sep 06 The forum section has been completely rewritten to (hopefully), make it easier to use. None of the existing posts have been lost during the conversion. (There's quite a lot of interesting info in there now, thanks to everyone for their input).

20 Apr 06 The site has now been switched to another web hosting company, (the reason we were able to lower the cost of the subscriptions). So the annoying yellow box on the welcome screen has gone at last !

19 Dec 05 Membership subscriptions reduced to £2 per year (with Biennial charging), due to reducing overheads.

15 Feb 05 An Association 'flyer' has been put on this home page to enable members to advertise our details to any interested parties.

15 Feb 05 Bob Black has added a very detailed cruising gallery entry for Falmouth Bay. (We need more of these !)

6 Jan 05 Big changes have been made to improve login processes, and the forums have been facelifted. Please see the noticeboard for more details.

9 Nov 04 The initial trial period is now complete and the site has become permanent, with an annual subscription fee. Many thanks to all site visitors and members who have contributed toward the gallery and forums.

13 Oct 04 The site has been moved to a new domain space, Shetland.Owners.Org.Uk.  The site at ShetlandOwners.org will cease on 13th Nov 2004.

13 Aug 04 The forums page now shows how many times each message has been read (since today!)

11 Aug 04 The members page has been enhanced with a search facility and also the surname index has been spilt into 4 pages to speed up load times.

10 Aug 04 Mike Otton has submitted a very detailed DIY gallery entry of the modifications to his Sheltie.

26 Jul 04 Please read the urgent message on the Noticeboard Page regarding Computer Viruses appearing to come from this web site.

18 Jul 04 The Forums page has been tweaked to (hopefully!) improve the readability of the message list.

12 Jul 04 The Gallery page has been revamped to include 2 new sections, DIY Mods and Cruising Photos/Text. (All contributions gratefully accepted !)

26 Jun04 Individual Gallery entries (and updates) will no longer be announced in this changes log. It will be used to indicate major changes to content or navigation. (Many thanks to all who have contributed the excellent range of photos of their boats).

16 Mar 04 Some visitors may have found that their prefered menu style wasn't being remembered by the system as their default. This has now been fixed. If you wish to have a different top image, please click the settings button.

15 Mar 04 New gallery entries for Robert Jackson's 535 and Leo & Jackie Whitings's Black Hawk.

5 Mar 04 The facility for Members or Guests to place adverts or performace records really has now been fixed. (I know I boasted about this before, but it's true this time ! ) Thanks to Johan for pointing it out to me again.

4 Mar 04 New gallery entry for Jason & Catherine Smedley's Four Plus Two.

1 Mar 04 New gallery entry for John Hill's 640 with photos showing the interior.

6 Feb 04 New gallery entry for Geof Goode's inboard powered 535/536 suntrip.

5 Feb 04 New gallery entry for Steve Finch's numerous renovations and conversions.

25 Jan 04 New photos added to Bob Black's Shetland 536 Safety First gallery entry (at her new Berth near Falmouth)..

21 Jan 04 A new gallery entry for Johan's 536 Restoration Project (from the Netherlands.)

10 Jan 04 The login window now has a tickbox option to remember your computer and log you in automatically each time you visit the site.

8 Jan 04 More photos in the gallery entry for John Ayres Shetland 536 Suntrip detailing how the hull and transom were reinforced.

7 Jan 04 A new gallery entry for Donald Campbell's Shetland Black Prince

7 Jan 04 A new gallery entry for John Ayres Shetland 536 Suntrip

26 Dec 03 A new gallery entry for Bob Black's Shetland 536 Safety First.

26 Dec 03 The settings page now enabled. Users can now select their preferred menu image from a list accessible from the Settings button at the top of each page. (More user settings will follow).

24 Dec 03 Two new gallery entries added, Mike Otton's Sheltie and Steve Green's Black Hawk.

22 Dec 03 This changes log added to the Site Details Page. (It lists all changes and additions to the layout of the website.)

14 Dec 03 The Performance Data Page now operational. (For users to enter their own boat's performance statistics.)

26 Nov 03 New Gallery entry added for John Brooks Shetland 570

10 Nov 03 The site was launched with the shetlandowners.org domain name.

 

click this logo to open a larger version suitable for printing   click here to view or print the club 'flyer' in a larger window suitable for printing. ( Please feel free to pass them on to anyone you think may be interested in becoming a member.)
This Website contains:

  • A Gallery of Owner's photos of their own boats.
  • Information on Shetland Boats (both past and present models).
  • Classified (Private) advertising.
  • An open forum, for the discussion of Shetland and Boating related topics.
  • A boat specific performance database (containing data polled from users), showing boat/engine/prop size/speed/consumption.
  • The member list (not accessible or viewable to nonmembers).
  • Links to other websites of interest to Boat Owners.

The association is always happy to register new members, providing the following enhancements:

  • A login name and user password giving access to the member list.
  • The ability to post and edit forum messages and replies with immediate visibility (unmoderated), since the identity of the author is known.
  • The ability to post,edit & delete marketplace adverts with immediate visibility.
  • The extension of facilities with a more 'club' oriented perspective, (local groups, social meets etc.), if enough interest emerges.

The current membership fee is £4.
(which is now for the Life of the Association, due to reducing Internet overheads)

All existing members now have life membership, regardless of when they joined, so there will be no renewals required. (If at any time you would like to leave the Association, please let us know, and we will remove you from the member list).

 The site should run correctly on Internet Explorer (v5 or better), Netscape (v5 or better) or Opera (v6 or better). It can be viewed at 800x600, but the fonts and layouts were balanced for 1024x768 or larger. In order to use the interactive features of the site, 'cookies' must be enabled on your browser.
If any problems do occur (perhaps I should say when!) please email Shetland Owners Association

Site History & Aims

  • This site was launched in November 2003 in an effort to provide a useful on-line information resource for all people interested in Shetland Boats, (whether they currently own one or not).
  • Specialist interests sites such as this can be difficult to start as they won't attract regular visitors unless they contain sufficient relevant content, which is best collated from individual owners with practical experience to share.
  • In order to do this, the site is mostly interactive, with visitors being able to post (and reply to) forum messages, marketplace adverts, and a database of boat performance data. (engines/props/speeds etc.)
  • Everyone who has tried to research specific boats to purchase, upgrade or repair, should find such a shared knowledge base invaluable.
  • Given sufficient user input, the Performance Data page should be very a useful guide for owners to decide which engine HP and propellor pitch gives the optimum performance for their particular boat.

The site ran on a free-trial basis during the first year of operation (November 2003 to November 2004) to assess whether there would be enough interest to become permanent.
During That period, membership grew to 280 and the site received 17,000 hits. There were 358 forum messages, 57 classified adverts and 35 owners' photo gallery entries from all over the world.

 

If you wish to join today, please complete and submit the User Registration Form on the members page.

Or, if you have any queries regarding membership, please email:

Shetland Owners Association