Etap Yachting

ETAP Yachting, located in Lokeren, Belgium, is a proficient boat builder. Specializing in fiberglass sailboats, the company was founded by Norbert Joris in 1970, originally manufacturing lighting, aluminum, and fiberglass products. ETAP stands for Electro Technical Apparatus. The first sailboat design was the ETAP 22 in 1974, followed by ETAP 20 in 1975. These boats feature a fiberglass foam sandwich construction, ensuring buoyancy and unsinkability, while offering rigidity, sound damping, and protection against condensation. They are lauded for their construction quality and value retention.