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Shellshock is a J/92 one design
racing sailboat, designed by Rod Johnstone of J Boats. The first J/92 was
built in 1992, with Shellshock being the 66th hull built in 1994 from the
factory in Warren, Rhode Island. The boat's nomenclature is derived not from
the year it was introduced, but from the length-over-all (LOA) of the boat
at 92 decimeters (9.2 meters) or 30 feet.
"Here's
a boat which is faster and more economical than IOR 3/4 tonners. It's a boat
you can enjoy sailing, racing or cruising with friends while meeting others
in places you've never sailed before." from J/Boats
website.
The J/92 uses an asymmetrical spinnaker that is flown from
a retractable 5.5 foot pole. This pole, also known as a bow sprit,
is made out of carbon fiber and can be launched from the cockpit.
This type of rigging allows you to jibe without anyone on the foredeck
or resetting the pole to the other side.
In 1993, Sailing World's panel
of experts and a poll of their readers, selected J/92 as 1992's Overall "Boat
of the Year" among all
sailboat types including multihulls.
"The J/92's
stable and efficient hull form combines with an easy to trim sail
plan. The boat offers a smaller nuclear crew, which means reduced
campaign management (more time on the water, less on the phone); a sail
inventory within most budgets; a big, easy-to-sail groove, and more time
for tactics and strategy; the game we like!" from Sailing
World magazine.
Shellshock, is named after a New
Order song from their 1987 album, Substance.
She is owned and operated by Jeremy Alexis and Anthony Marty. The
first owners gave her the name of Turbulence, which stood until
her current owners renamed her Shellshock, in June of 2006. The
last J/92 (hull #180) was built from the factory in Rhode Island in 2003.
The
J/92s, first introduced at a French boat show in 2005, is very
similar to the J/92, with the exception of a newly designed cockpit,
deck, keel, rudder, and sail plan with non-overlapping headsails.
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> J/Boats website
> J/92 on J/Boats
> J/92 class association
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