1985
Commodore Geoff Godfrey
MOA Established
March 23rd
Inaugural meeting was held at Moodys in Swanwick
December
Cygnet Magazine is first published in A5 format, the editor was Mike Gray.
The first advertisers were Lucas Sails and Ambassador Marine
Original Committee |
| President | Eric Moody |
| Chairman | Geoff Godfrey |
| Secretary | Glen Laskey |
| Treasurer | David Barton |
| Social Sec | Jean Maidman |
From the 6 members who attended the first Steering Committee meeting on April 1st, the membership had grown to 185 at the end of December that year. The first President Eric Moody died within a few months and Gordon Moody became the President Elect.
Over 50 membership applications were received at the Southampton Boat Show that year.
Members came from Hamble, Lymington, Poole, Scotland, Dartmouth, Chichester, Portsmouth, Weymouth, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands, Germany, the Mediterranean and the USA,
1986
Commodore Geoff Godfrey
Membership reaches 450
1987
Commodore Matthew Marston
Scottish Region starts activity
Original Founder Members were each sent a “Founder Plaque”
1988
Commodore Matthew Marston
Scottish Branch formed
as a pilot for the rest of the association
Moody Boat Owners of America formed
Eastern United States
1989
Commodore Miriam Kays
Benelux Branch Captain appointed
East Coast Branch formed
Bill Dixon Challenge Cup and Shields
presented to the association