They're fast and I like them more than the J-35, but have doubts
about a
Tom Schock product. What do you think of it?

They are supposed to be good boats and they are popular enough that
Shock has started to build them again. You don't see that very often.
Most people have a lot of respect for Shock as a builder. The one we
sail against is fast although sometimes we correct over him. But
that's the way it's supposed to work when you sail a good race.

rgnmstr wrote:
They are supposed to be good boats and they are popular enough that
Shock has started to build them again. You don't see that very often.

I think that may be in response to a few (I'd bet very few) people that
sail where there's a regular fleet, and want a new boat as opposed to
rebuilding.


Most people have a lot of respect for Shock as a builder.

They've built some great boats... the old 23 dagger-keel boats are
mostly still stiff & strong after 20+ years of hard sailing. They built
an early IMS 40 that was great.

OTOH I've also personally seen some really cheesy crap on their stock
boats... back when we were shopping for a trailerable, the S-2023 had a
lot of corners cut and some of the shoddiest wiring I've ever seen on a
boat, and yes it came from the shop that way. Also seen two structural
failures on their racing boats (one on a Schock 35 in fact) that made me
think they were stoned or something when building it.

At least Schock never used vermiculite, though!


... The one we
sail against is fast although sometimes we correct over him. But
that's the way it's supposed to work when you sail a good race.


I've raced against them too... like the way they look, and they're
fast... I've gotten the impression they're good light air boats, not so
much in heavy air.

There are enough around that they have a class at some of the NOODs, and
I think for the money I like one better than the Soverel 33.

DSK