W. D. Schock Corp
The W. D. Schock Corporation (usually styled W. D. Schock Corp) is an American boat builder originally based in Newport Beach, California, later in Corona, California and currently located in Santa Ana, California. The company was founded by W ...
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Steve Schock
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Harbor 25
The Harbor 25 is an American Trailer sailer, trailerable sailboat that was designed by W. D. Schock Corp's Steve Schock as a day sailer-Cruising (maritime), cruiser and first built in 2007.
The boat is derived from the earlier and smaller Harb ...
in 2007.
Production
The design has been built by W. D. Schock Corp in California, United States, since 1997 and remains in production.
More than 300 boats had been completed by 2014.
A Florida-based company, Enviro-Holdings, LLC, operating under the trade name of One Design Composites signed a multi-year contract with W. D. Schock Corp in December 2018 to build the Harbor 20. The company reported that production started in January 2018 and the first boat was delivered in March 2018, with additional boats under construction at that time. By 2021 both the company websites had been taken down and production by that company may have ended.
Design
The Harbor 20 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with a small cuddy cabin in the bow and a large cockpit that can accommodate up to eight people.
It has a fractional
sloop
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transom
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, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wooden tiller and a fixed fin keel with a weighted bulb. It displaces and carries of ballast.
The boat has a draft of with the standard keel installed.
The boat may be fitted with a optional factory-supplied 24 volt electric motor for docking and maneuvering, that is stowed on a retractable stainless steel pivot arm in the stern lazarette. The motor is deployed on an arm to the starboard side of the boat and pinned in place for use. The motor is powered by twin batteries that give four hours endurance at full power and may be recharged using
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For sailing the design is equipped with a self-tacking Hoyt jib
boom
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lazy jacks
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. All lines are led under the foredeck and cleated on a "control panel" shelf aft of the boat's mast on the cuddy cabin. It also has two cockpit ice boxes for refreshments.
Operational history
The boat is supported by an active class club, the ''Harbor 20 Class Association'', with seven local fleets that organize racing events.
John Kretschmer described the Harbor 20, in a 2007 ''Sailing Magazine'' article, as, "a handsome daysailer ... hichmerged ease of handling, solid construction, exciting performance and traditional lines."
In a 2014 review on boats.com, Zuzana Prochazka wrote, "the smart-looking 20 footer was designed to be easy to sail; easy to put away after a day on the water; easy to maintain; and most of all, fun enough to get old salts sailing again. The design hit its mark on all counts. Singlehanding a Harbor 20 is as much a breeze as it is fun to sail, lending itself nicely to civilized afternoon cocktail outings....You can sail a Harbor 20 poorly and still get it to move easily. However, the real skill, and one that takes years to master, is fine-tuning the Harbor 20's performance so that it’s an effortless dance, on the race course or off. Either way, an afternoon on a Harbor 20 always reminds me of the thrill of sailing for the first time that made me say, 'Damn, this is fun.'"
See also
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List of sailing boat types
The following is a partial list of sailboat types and sailing classes, including keelboats, dinghies and multihull ( catamarans and trimarans).
Olympic classes
World Sailing Classes
Historically known as the IYRU (International Yacht Racing ...
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Harbor 25
The Harbor 25 is an American Trailer sailer, trailerable sailboat that was designed by W. D. Schock Corp's Steve Schock as a day sailer-Cruising (maritime), cruiser and first built in 2007.
The boat is derived from the earlier and smaller Harb ...