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Schock 55
The Schock 55, also called the Nelson Marek 55, is an American sailboat that was designed by Bruce Marek of the design firm Nelson Marek, as a Sailing (sport), racer and first built in 1990. Production The design was initially built by Geraghty Marine, who built two boats as the Nelson Marek 55, and then by W. D. Schock Corp, who acquired the molds and also built two boats as the Schock 55, with production running from 1990 to 1991. Design The Schock 55 is a racing keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a sharply reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a Ship's wheel, wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the standard keel. The design has a hull speed of . Operational history In a 1991 review in ''Cruising World'' by Quentin Warren wrote, "long and lean, carrying a deep keel and a tall rig, the new 55-foot ULDB offered thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Marek
Bruce Nelson is a Naval Architect who specializes in high-performance yacht design, and who has competed as a sportsman at the upper echelons in his chosen field. Biography Nelson is a University of Michigan graduate in Naval Architecture. He won the 1972 ICSA Match Racing National Championship, Sloop National Championship at college. He has been most notable as a principal yacht designer for the America’s Cup contenders and America One challenge. Nelson is a veteran America's Cup racer as well as designer, he teamed with Dennis Conner on three Stars & Stripes (yacht), Stars & Stripes boats (12-meter, catamaran, and International Americas Cup Class, IACC) from 1985 to 1995 as both a racer and designer. In 1995, he was the principal designer for the PACT 95 defense syndicate yacht Young America, which was ultimately chosen to be the defender. Nelson is also an Etchells 22 sailor of some note, having won many local regattas in the San Diego fleet at the National level. Bruce Nelso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |