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A lot has happened during our
first year of production!
The first Harbor 25 was launched for the Annapolis
sailboat show in October of 2006. And right after the
show, the boat was reviewed by Cruising World and Sailing.
The 2008 Annapolis show was even better. We sold four
Harbor 25s and three Harbor 20s at the show, with more
sales to follow. And this year, Sailing World included the
Harbor 25 in their boat of the year contest.
You can see a terrific video of the boat sailing on the
Chesapeake by going to the link below. If you are unable
to view the video, don’t hesitate to download the program.
Sailing World offers it FREE!
Video:
2008 BOTY Judging: Harbor 25 On-The-Water
Most important of all,
the Harbor 25 owners and their friends love the boat. Here
are a few comments we have received
To Aaron Cooperband (owner
of #5, San Francisco Bay from his friend Jim Barns)
I’m happy to share my thoughts (and feelings) about
your new Harbor 25.
It’s funny, but I got the same feeling at the helm as when
I first sailed high performance dinghies again as an adult
after years of sailing offshore big boats. In 1986 I was
part of a group of 20 and 30-somethings that started a
Snipe fleet in Marblehead. We all wanted a boat that was
easy to sail with less-experienced crew yet gave the
helmsman the thrill of a “pure-feel” performance boat. The
Harbor 25 matched this experience as the wind built to 25
knots and more. It really had some get-up-and-go, almost
jumping forward, as a puff hit, even the big ones that
seemed to top 35 knots. And, downwind it scooted down the
waves and tracked up well as I coaxed it to maintain speed
as the wind abated.
But, upwind was the real surprise. I had never raced with
a club jib before, and I thought it would be a bit of a
disadvantage. I was wrong. Each time we tacked we put
about two boat-lengths on our closest competition. I’m
sure we could find ways to flatten the jib more in heavy
air and also rig the jib outhaul so it wasn’t such a
struggle in a breeze. It was exhilarating to be able to
manage the tiller and also the mainsheet at the same time
while working the puffs to feather the boat upwind. She
pointed very well and rarely gave the feeling she was
going to stall out.
Your boat is much like a performance dinghy without the
hassle of having to handle so much boat (and no hiking!).
I truly loved sailing with you and appreciate you giving
me the helm for the race – it was (very) unexpected on my
part.
Best regards,
Jim Barnes
From Cherly McChesney, Blue Water Yachts, Seattle,
Washington
By the way, we did a test sail on #10 yesterday with a
potential customer. This was the first time I had a chance
to sail it. WOW! What a nice sailing little boat! Stable.
Extremely fast. Easy. And it felt like a big boat – a lot
like my Schock 35. We are doing a review on it today with
48N Magazine, and a demo / lesson for the new owner. I
think he will really like the way it sails. He did express
concern that it was not big enough, but in the same breath
he thought it was too big to tow behind his 58' motor
yacht. All I know is that I love it!
Cheryl
(Follow this link to the story that appeared in the
October issue of
48
North)
From Aaron Cooperband (Owner of #5)
Tom –
Yesterday Fred and I won
the season’s championship race at the Tiburon Yacht Club
(the Tornberg series). I got a ton of complements after
the race on how well the boat sails. Winds ranged from 20
knots all the way down to 2 knots, and the Harbor 25 was a
standout throughout the wind range.
For me, the most impressive part of the series was the
last race, when the wind speed dropped almost to zero at
the first mark. All of our competitors except for the
Santana 28 (another Schock boat) were just wallowing out
of control, but the Santana and we were able to continue
sailing, round the mark, and begin the downwind leg. The
Santana raised their enormous chute and we stayed under
jib and main and were able to keep up with them – an
amazing performance for the Harbor 25!
Thanks again!
Aaron
The Harbor 25 will be on display at the Cleveland show
January 11 to 18 and at the Chicago Strictly Sail show
January 31 to February 3. If you plan to attend either
show, please be sure to drop by.
Our production schedule for spring 2008 delivery is
filling up fast. Please call me today if you would like me
to work up a quote.
Tom Schock
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