bock boats were built on summit street here in toledo. mr bock owned a successful commercial laundry machine company. he decided to try his hand at boat design and construction. allot of the early fiberglass technology was developed here in toledo. hence the bock boat. the flaired bow was an attempt to lessen spray. in toledo at the same time the nipper was being built. good sailer . the ymca camp i attended had a couple of those boats. below average performance with the bock unless you were carrying say four campers, then it might point. all the kids prefered the nippers, comets, and interlakes. the bock never caught on , weak performance while looking allot like a bathtub. remember, washing machine manufacturer turned wanna bee sailboat maker. heah, mr bock went for greatness, didn't get there.