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SCHOCK 35 CLASS HISTORY


Photo copyright 1993-1996 by Geri Conser.

The Schock 35 Class Association was founded in 1985 as a voluntary corinthian association. Its purpose is to promote the continued enjoyment of Schock 35 Class sailing yachts in fair, corinthian, one-design yacht racing, and in cruising activity, and to promote friendship among their owners and crews.

The Schock 35 is a light displacement, performance sail boat. It is 35 feet in length at the deck level with a 12 foot beam. The boat has 827 feet of sail area, a masthead rig and displaces 10,000 lbs. with 4500 lbs. ballast. The interior has accommodations for six with a galley and enclosed head. The boat is speed rated the same as a J-35.  The Schock 35 is manufactured by W.D. Schock Company, Corona, California, USA. A new boat race equipped costs roughly $130,000 US. Used boats range in price from USD $45,000 to $70,000.

The boat is raced with a crew of 9 or 10. Windward-leeward courses with leeward gates are preferred. To control the costs of competing, the Class Rules limit the number sails aboard and regulate sail purchases. Exotic fabrics and technology, Marine Industry Racers, Racing Specialists are also controlled by Schock 35 Class Rules.

Although raced in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Taiwan, the largest and most active Schock 35 fleets are along the Southern California coastline from San Diego to Santa Barbara. There are approximately fifty yachts in Southern California.  The class enjoys six (6) high-point regattas a year with as many as twenty-nine (29) boats on the start line. The Schock 35 Class is the largest active one-design fleet over 30 feet LOA on the west coast of the United States. Because of the yacht's popularity and availability in California, the Schock 35 was been selected for the Lipton Cup Challenge Regatta every year from 1991 through 2001.


SCHOCK 35 CLASS CHAMPIONS

NATIONAL SEASON CHAMPIONS

Year Boat Owner Club
1988 Buttercup John Cazier BYC
1989 Buttercup John Cazier BYC
1990 Main Squeeze Rick Dorfman DRYC
1991 Psychobetty Al Levi/Jim Morris PMYC
1992 Mischief Carolyn Nelson-Hardy BCYC
1993 Mischief Carolyn Nelson-Hardy BCYC
1994 Mischief Carolyn Nelson-Hardy BCYC
1995 Outlier Dick Schmidt/Gwen Gordon CYC
1996 Wings Dennis Case/Sharon Case SDYC
1997 Wings Dennis & Sharon Case SDYC
1998 Wings Dennis & Sharon Case SDYC
1999 Mischief Carolyn Nelson-Hardy BCYC
2000 Wings Dennis & Sharon Case SDYC
2001 Whistler Pete Johnstone DPYC
2002 Piranha Dave Voss CCLP
2003 Piranha Dave Voss CYC
2004 Piranha Dave Voss CYC
2005 Ripple Jeff Janov CYC
2006 Whiplash Ray Godwin LBYC
 

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTA WINNERS

Year Boat Owner Club
1986 Slingshot Chuck Nichols SDYC
1987 Slingshot Chuck Nichols SDYC
1988 Buttercup John Cazier BYC
1989 Hombre Bill Haslett LBYC
1990 Outlier Dick Schmidt/Gwen Gordon CYC
1991 Outlier Dick Schmidt/Gwen Gordon CYC
1992 Outlier Dick Schmidt/Gwen Gordon CYC
1993 Mischief Carolyn Nelson-Hardy BCYC
1994 Mischief Carolyn Nelson-Hardy BCYC
1995 Mischief Carolyn Nelson-Hardy BCYC
1996 Water Moccasin Judi Gorski/Brad Wheeler BYC
1997 Wings Dennis & Sharon Case SDYC
1998 Wild Thing Scott Harris / Kara Zylstra SDYC
1999 Wings Dennis & Sharon Case SDYC
2000 Mischief Carolyn Nelson-Hardy BCYC
2001 Whistler Pete Johnstone DPYC
2002 Whiplash Ray Godwin/John Turpin DPYC
2003 Piranha Dave Voss CYC
2004 Piranha Dave Voss CYC
2005 Ripple Jeff Janov CYC
 

PACIFIC COAST CHAMPIONS

Year Boat Owner Club
1990 Hombre Bill Haslett LBYC
1991 Outlier Dick Schmidt/Gwen Gordon CYC
1992 Mischief Carolyn Nelson-Hardy BCYC
1993 Mischief Carolyn Nelson-Hardy BCYC
1994 Mischief Carolyn Nelson-Hardy BCYC
1995 Water Moccassin Judi Gorski/Brad Wheeler BYC
1996 Ricochet Alex Benson CYC
1997 Mischief Carolyn Nelson-Hardy BCYC
1999 Wings Dennis & Sharon Case SDYC
2000 Wings Dennis & Sharon Case SDYC
2001 Outlier Dick Schmidt/Gwen Gordon CYC
2002 Whiplash Ray Godwin/John Turpin DPYC
2003 Piranha Dave Voss CYC
2004 Piranha Dave Voss CYC
2005 Ripple Jeff Janov CYC
2006 Whiplash Ray Godwin LBYC
 

SEASON CORINTHIAN FLEET CHAMPIONS

Year Boat Owner Club
1999 Troublemaker Jim Long CYC
2000 Chayah Oscar Krinski LBYC
 

CLASS PRESIDENTS

2006 Steve Murphy

2005 Fred Young

2004 Fred Young

2003 Alice Leahey 

2002 Jeff Janov

2001 Cliff Thompson

2000 Dick Schmidt

1999 Dave Voss

1998 Robert Mooers

1997 Don Adams

1996 Judi Gorski

1995 Judi Gorski

1994 Alex Benson

1993 Cliff Thompson

1992 Dick Schmidt

1991 Rick Dorfman

1990 John Cazier

1989 John Cazier

 


Join Our Fleet

Tired of fighting rating battles?  Want to race in a fun fleet?  Want to play with more than a handful of boats?  Buy a Schock 35.  New base boats available at $90,000 and complete ready-to-roll used boats for less.  Send us email for details.


The opinions expressed herein are those of the author alone and are not officially endorsed by the Schock 35 Class.

 

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