ETAP Yachting is a Belgian boat builder based in Malle. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of fibreglass sailboats.
History The company was founded by Norbert Joris in 1970 and was originally a manufacturer of lighting, aluminium and fibreglass products. ETAP stands for Electro Technical Apparatus.Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, pages 98, 168 & 169. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010.
The first sailboat design produced was the ETAP 22 in 1974, followed by the ETAP 20 in 1975.
The designs have been noted for their use of fibreglass foam sandwich construction, which provides buoyancy, making them unsinkable, while providing rigidity, sound dampening and protection from condensation. The boats also received praise for their high quality of construction and value retention.
In the Great Recession the company was losing money and was purchased by Dehler Yachts in 2008. Dehler Deutschland then declared bankruptcy later in 2008 and in January 2009 ETAP was declared insolvent. The company brand and moulds were purchased by MIC Industries in March 2009 and up until at least 2012 no boats were produced. It was reported that the company had ceased operations in 2012, but in 2021 the company was advertising seven designs, the ETAP 22s, ETAP 26s, ETAP 30cq, ETAP 32s, ETAP 37s, ETAP 48Ds sailboats and the ETAP 1100 AC powerboat.Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, pages 98, 168 & 169. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010.
Boats
Summary of boats built by ETAP Yachting:
ETAP 22 - 1974 ETAP 20 - 1975 ETAP 28 - 1978 ETAP 23 - 1982 ETAP 23i - 1982 ETAP 26 - 1982 ETAP 22i - 1983 ETAP 30 - 1985 ETAP 28i - 1988 ETAP 38i - 1989 ETAP 32i - 1992 ETAP 35i - 1992 ETAP 23il - 1994 ETAP 26i - 1994 ETAP 30i - 1995 ETAP 21i - 1997 ETAP 34s - 1997 ETAP 39s - 1998 ETAP 24i - 1999 ETAP 32s - 2003 ETAP 37s - 2004 ETAP 26s - 2005 ETAP 28s - 2007 ETAP 22s - 2009 ETAP 48Ds - 2009 ETAP 30cq - 2010
See also List of sailboat designers and manufacturers
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