The Schock 41 Grand Prix is an American

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that was designed by William E. Cook as an

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(IOR) racer and first built in 1983.

Production

The design was built by W. D. Schock Corp in the United States, from 1983 until 1985, with five boats completed, but it is now out of production.

Design

The prototype was raced in the 1984 Southern Ocean Racing Conference (SORC) with a crew that included builder Tom Schock and the designer, William E. Cook. Experience from those races was used to refine the design for production. The intention was to create a less-expensive, production, high performance IOR racing boat in a field that was at that time dominated by custom-built boats. The Schock 41 is a racing keelboat, built predominantly of

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, with a Baltek CK-57 balsa core in the hull and deck for lightness, and with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a

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, a

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, an internally mounted spade-type

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controlled by a

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and a fixed fin

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. It displaces and carries of lead ballast. The boat has a draft of with the standard keel. The boat is fitted with a Pathfinder

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of for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank also has a capacity of . The design has sleeping accommodation for six people, with two straight settee berths in the main cabin, two pilot berths above and two pipe berths under the cockpit. The

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is located on the port side just forward of the

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ladder. The galley is L-shaped and is equipped with a stove, ice box and a sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. The engine cover box provides a mount for the

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, with space for eight people. The cabin sole is

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and holly. The

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is located in the bow on the port side. For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical

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of . The design has a hull speed of .

Operational history

In a 1984 review for Yachting, Chris Caswell noted, "the Schock 41 Grand Prix is delivered with an extensive inventory of equipment, including 14 Barient winches, spinnaker pole and reaching strut, Navtec hydraulics, Martec folding prop, and Kevlar sheets. Post-SORC changes have dropped the IOR rating to 31.5, making the boat highly competitive."

References

{{WD Schock Corp Keelboats 1980s sailboat type designs Sailing yachts Sailboat type designs by William E. Cook Sailboat types built by W. D. Schock Corp

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Operational history

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