The W. D. Schock Corporation (usually styled W. D. Schock Corp) is an American

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originally based in

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, later in

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and currently located in

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. The company was founded by William "Bill" D. Schock in 1958 and specializes in the design and manufacture of

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History

Bill Schock built his first boat at age 13, a

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constructed in the family garage in

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. After his time as a crew chief in the military in the

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, he returned home to live in a small beach house in

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and started a boat repair business there. Among his early customers was an amusement park, who had a rental fleet of boats. Schock's first boat built and sold was an

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that he intended to sail himself and constructed using a cold-molded wood method. Another sailor saw the boat while it was under construction and bought it from Schock. This led to the formation of the company, initially called ''W. D. Schock Boat Building and Repair''. In 1955 Schock bought out Barney Lehman's company,

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and its designs. The first design mass-produced was the

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. The

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was updated to become the

Lido 14 The Lido 14 is an American sailing dinghy that was designed by Barney Lehman and William D. Schock and first built in 1958.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 40-41. Houghton Mifflin Com ...

and proved a commercial success, propelling the company to become one of the biggest boat builders on the US

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coast. In the 1960s

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was the company's in-house designer and he drew boats such as the 1960

Catalina Catamaran The Catalina Catamaran is an American catamaran sailboat that was designed by W. D. Schock Corp's in-house designer, Seymour Paul, as a racer and day sailer, It was first built in 1960. Production The design was built by W. D. Schock Corp in ...

and the 1969

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.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page 132.

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, 2010. In the late 1970s the company hired a number of designers to create a series of sailboats in the Santana series. Early designs by

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include the

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in 1966. Yacht designer W. Shad Turner later designed the company's early racing keel-boat line that including the

Santana 25-1 The Santana 25 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by W. Shad Turner as an International Offshore Rule Quarter Ton class racer and first built in 1973. The boat was Turner's first design.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book ...

, Santana 25-2 in 1973, the commercially successful

Santana 20 The Santana 20 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by W. Shad Turner as a day sailer, one design racer and pocket cruiser. It was first built in 1976.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Sec ...

in 1976 and the Santana 28 in 1978. The Santana 228 followed in 1978, the Santana 23 D the same year, with the Santana 35 in 1979, Santana 23 K in 1980 and the Schock 35 in 1984. Eventually Bill Schock passed the company to his son Tom Schock and Tom's wife Jane. Son Steven Schock was also involved in the design of some of the sailboats, drawing and designing the Harbor 20. In 2011, after 53 years in business, the company was sold to Alexander Vucelic von Raduboj, who became the new president, while Tom Schock remained on the company's board of directors. In 2014, the company was sold to John O'Donnell, who had formerly been the general manager. In 2018 the company was producing four designs, the Harbor 20, Harbor 25, Harbor 30 and the

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. By 2020 the company was only building the Harbor 20.

Boats

Harbor 20 Fleet Championships Start by Don Ramey Logan

Summary of boats built by W. D. Schock Corp: * Capri 14 *

* Endeavor 26 * Finn * Harbor 14 * Harbor 20 * Harbor 25 * Harbor 30 *

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Lehman Interclub The Lehman Interclub, also called the Lehman 10, is an American sailboat that was designed by Barney Lehman as a one design racer and first built in 1958. Production The design was initially built by Barney Lehman and then by his company Pla ...

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* Metcalf *

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* New York 36 *

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* Polynesian Concept *

* Santana 2023A * Santana 2023C * Santana 2023R *

* Santana 228 * Santana 23 D * Santana 23 K *

* Santana 25-2 * Santana 26 * Santana 27 * Santana 28 *

Santana 30/30 The Santana 30/30 is an American sailboat that was designed by Bruce Nelson and Bruce Marek as a Midget Ocean Racing Club (MORC) racer- cruiser and first built in 1981.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Seco ...

* Santana 35 *

Santana 37 The Santana 37 is an American sailboat, that was designed by Gary Mull and first built in 1969. The design is out of production. Production The boat was built by W. D. Schock Corporation in the United States, who completed 21 examples between ...

Santana 39 The Santana 39 is an American sailboat, that was designed by Gary Mull and W. Shad Turner and first built in 1972. Production The boat was built by W. D. Schock Corp in the United States between 1972 and 1979, with 20 examples completed. The ...

Santana 525 The Santana 525 is an American sailboat that was designed by W. Shad Turner as a one design and International Offshore Rule Quarter Ton class racer-cruiser and first built in 1977. Production The design was built by W. D. Schock Corp in the ...

* Schock 22 *

Schock 23 The Schock 23 is an American trailerable sailboat, that was designed by Steven Schock, with a wing keel designed by Finnish engineer Reijo Salminen and first built in 1987.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page ...

* Schock 25 * Schock 34 GP * Schock 34 PC * Schock 35 * Schock 40 * Schock 41 * Schock 55 *

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* Tartan 27 *

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* Twitchell 12 * Ultimate 20 *

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* Wavelength 30 * Wavelength 35

References

External links

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