She was typical, almost as manufactured, but had the cracked, peeling, flaking inside paint that most of Schock boats had from that time period. After 3 months of sanding and a couple days of painting, a new boat appeared. The 525's main advantage is her ability to point higher than the other boats in the fleet. Our local sailing club, CLSC, here in East Tennessee is an assortment of boats and the intent is to have fun while getting out the aggressions of the week. The club has an open headsail rule which allows for using used sails that fit but may not have been designed for, like the J24.
Cherokee lake is large enough to do a little cruising on.
Lots of coves to overnight. I've included a report of an over-nighter to German Creek about a16 mile one way trip. I would like to complete the data base on all 525's built. Tom Schock did not keep records so we will have to find them ourselves. This site includes photos from the original Sales Brochure that the dealers used to lure us in.