The Sabot is a sailing dinghy that is sailed and raced singlehandedly usually by young sailors in various parts of the world.
The boat is suitable for amateur production. Early models were usually made from
plywood. More recent models have been made from
fiberglass
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. Variations on the design include the
daggerboard
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-equipped
El Toro from the Richmond Yacht Club in
San Francisco Bay Area
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, the
US Sabot, the "
Naples Sabot
The Naples Sabot is an sailing dinghy. The Naples Sabot was designed by Roy McCullough and R.A. Violette and the first two were built in Violette's garage during WW II, although official designs were not made available until 1946. The Naples Sa ...
" from Naples community of
Long Beach, California
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Incorporate ...
, as well as Australian varieties, such as the
Holdfast Trainer.
See also
Related development
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El Toro (dinghy)
The El Toro is an American pram sailboat that was designed by Charles McGregor as a sail training dinghy and yacht tender, first built in 1939. It is now often sailed as a singlehanded one-design racer.
The boat is a development of McGre ...
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Holdfast Trainer
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Naples Sabot
The Naples Sabot is an sailing dinghy. The Naples Sabot was designed by Roy McCullough and R.A. Violette and the first two were built in Violette's garage during WW II, although official designs were not made available until 1946. The Naples Sa ...
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US Sabot
References
External links
Australian National Sabot CouncilRYCT Off The Beach (OTB) SailingTasmanian Sabot Sailing Association
Dinghies
Sail ships of Australia
Sailboat type designs by Charles McGregor
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