History * Objectives * Events * Officers * Join the Club!

Welcome to the Star Craft Owners’ Club Website! The Star Craft Owners’ Club, started by a group of devoted owners in 1993, is dedicated to the preservation and enjoyment of these classic wooden motor cruisers, built between 1946 and 1975 by William Bates & Son in their boatyard at Chertsey on the River Thames.

Within this website, you’ll find -

• a section listing all the boats we know to have been built at the Bates yard, along with the information we have about each boat
• the history of the Club itself
• a schedule of this year’s Club events
• how to become a member
• details of any Star Craft for sale

Star Craft inspire enthusiasm and loyalty, not only in those lucky enough to own them but also in the craftsmen who built them, and in many who have simply watched them go by on the river.

Welcome to the website – and perhaps to the Club itself!

Nicky Pinkney
Commodore