Race Notes

Fast is fun: The newest boat in the WD Schock line up is the One Design Schock 40, formerly known as the DynaFlyer 40. The prototype, Red Hornet, has been on the road for the last half year, turning heads at regattas on the Great Lakes, Florida, Southern California and on the Bay (they were third in a PHRF 'hodge-podge' class at the Big Boat Series). The boats's back in town for Sail Expo, after which it is expected to compete in the Vallejo Parade.

Thanks to its unique "canting ballast, twin foil" (CBTF) technology, the 7,000 pound boat is probably the fastest 40-foot monohull keelboat on the planet -- and we'd be surprised if it isn't the first boast to tie up in Vallejo. The first production version of this Matt Brown/Bill Burns-designed 'giant killer' will be available from Schock in late summer or early fall. To learn more about the new Schock 40, or arrange a testsail on the Hornet, call Alfonso Cordero at (415) 331-6912.

Reprinted with permission from the May 1998 issue of Latitude 38

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