Polynesian Concept

Short description: Sailboat class

Polynesian Concept

Development
Designer| Rudy Choy
Location| United States
Year| 1970
No. built| 12
Builder(s)| W. D. Schock Corp
C/S/K Catamarans
Role| Cruiser
Boat
Boat weight| 5,500 lb (2,495 kg)
Draft| 1.58 ft (0.48 m) with daggerboards up
Hull
Type| catamaran
Construction| fiberglass
LOA| 37.00 ft (11.28 m)
LWL| 30.50 ft (9.30 m)
Beam| 17.00 ft (5.18 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type| twin daggerboards
Rudder(s)| twin transom-mounted rudders
Rig
Rig type| Bermuda rig
Sails
Sailplan| masthead sloop
Total sail area| 805.00 sq ft (74.787 m2)

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The Polynesian Concept is an American production catamaran sailboat that was designed by Rudy Choy of C/S/K Catamarans, in conjunction with actor Buddy Ebsen. Intended for cruising, it was first built in 1970. Ebsen had built the wooden prototype, named Polynesian Concept and raced it in the 1968 Transpacific Yacht Race.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

## Contents

* 1 Production
* 2 Design
* 3 Operational history
* 4 See also
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## Production

The design was built by W. D. Schock Corp and by C/S/K Catamarans in the United States, from 1970 to 1972, with 12 boats completed, but it is now out of production. W. D. Schock Corp reported building three of the boats in total.[1][2][7][8][9][10]

## Design

The Polynesian Concept is a recreational sailing catamaran, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig with double spreaders. The hulls have raked stems, reverse transoms, dual transom-hung rudders controlled by a tiller and twin retractable daggerboards. It displaces 5,500 lb (2,495 kg).[1][2]

The boat has a draft of 1.58 ft (0.48 m) with the daggerboards retracted, allowing operation in shallow water or beaching.[1][2]

The design has a hull speed of 7.4 kn (13.7 km/h).[2]

## Operational history

Ebsen wrote a book, Polynesian Concept, published by Prentice-Hall in 1972, about sailing the wooden prototype with a professional crew in the 1968 Transpacific Yacht Race from Los Angeles to Honolulu, winning against a field of eight mutihulls on corrected time.[6]

## See also

* List of multihulls
* List of sailing boat types

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Polynesian Concept sailboat". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/polynesian-concept.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Polynesian Concept". sailboat.guide. https://sailboat.guide/schock/polynesian-concept.
3. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Rudy Choy". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/designer/choy-rudy.
4. ↑ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Rudy Choy". sailboat.guide. https://sailboat.guide/rudy-choy.
5. ↑ ChoyDesign (2019). "C/S/K Catamarans". choydesign.com. https://www.choydesign.com/csk/.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Kirkus Reviews (2022). "The Polynesian Concept". kirkusreviews.com. https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/a/buddy-ebsen/the-polynesian-concept/.
7. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Schock W.D.". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/builder/schock-wd.
8. ↑ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Schock W.D.". sailboat.guide. https://sailboat.guide/schock.
9. ↑ W. D. Schock Corp (2022). "About Us". wdschockcorp.com. https://wdschockcorp.com/about-us.
10. ↑ W. D. Schock Corp. "Boats built by W.D. Schock". wdschock.com. http://wdschock.com/history/boatlist.htm.

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