Sumerset Yacht Club customers call Matt Hermes at 770-641-9535 or email

Sumerset Custom Houseboats and Sumerset Yacht Club

 - Dozens of customers who purchased contracts for houseboat vacations through Sumerset Yacht Club have lost all their money. 

Sumerset says, "Mr. Hermes was confused
about the opportunity of converting his membership to the Inland Yacht Club.
He now realizes the 'true' value it offers, has accepted it, and is very
satisfied.  This is why he has not updated his webpage, and he will take it
down very soon."

Wrong!  A lie!  The Inland "conversion" is not an option and Mr. Hermes will NOT be part of it.

Mr. Hermes and others who have been treated so callously by Sumerset are well on toward legal action against Sumerset.
Please visit Merlexi Craft"

Update:
May 26, 2002

From the Somerset, KY Commonwealth Journal

Helton: Yacht club was set up to 'defraud people'

By Jeff Neal, CJ Managing Editor

Carol Neckel, president of the defunct Sumerset Yacht Club and Lynn Turpin, executive vice-president of Sumerset Houseboats insist the two companies are separate entities.

That's hogwash according to a former vice-president of Sumerset Houseboats.

Cecil Helton told the Commonwealth Journal last week that, as chief information officer of Sumerset Houseboats, he designed ads, wrote press releases and helped form an accounting chart for the yacht club. ....  "On two pieces of paper they may be separate," Helton added.  "But it's not true, in principle ... it's the same company"   

Helton said he felt the whole purpose of the club was to "defraud people."  ..."The 32 customers who bought memberships just lost their money," Helton added.  "They were defrauded." 

This warning was posted by Dr. Matt Hermes, hayden@bwn.net

770-641-9535
07/02/2002