Below are photos of some of the original minutes during the first year of operation with some added comments

1st record of a meeting is on Wednesday 11th January 1984

Discussion included what to call the group
i) Stevenage Cruising Club
ii) Stevenage Offshore Sailing Club
iii) Stevenage Offshore Cruising Club
iv) Stevenage Offshore Cruising Association
v) Stevenage  Cruising Association

Aims and Objectives of the club :-
“mutual & social enjoyment of a pastime”
“to keep in touch with people with the same interests”
“To organise Sailing Events”
“Impart information to each other”
“arrange days out i.e. the weather centre at Bracknell”

Minutes of meeting held on 18th January 1984

It was agreed to call the club
“Stevenage Offshore Cruising Association”

with the acronym SOCA as the acceptable abbreviation.

In addition the following Officers were appointed.for the year 1984 to 1985

President :- Dennis Thorp
Vice President :- Joseph Evanson
Commodore :- Micheal Roff
Vice Commodore :-  Mary  Ewers
Rear Commodore :- David Swain
Secretary :- Susan Williams
Tresuruer :- Joseph Evanson

Minutes from Committee meeting on Wednesday 21st March 1984
They commented on how pleased they were with the attendance at the inaugural meeting of the association that was held on the 8th March 1984.