Sabot (dinghy)

This article is about the dinghy designed by Charles McGregor. For the dinghy designed in Naples, California, see Naples Sabot.

The Sabot is a type of sailing dinghy that is sailed and raced singlehandedly usually by young sailors in various parts of the world.

Sabot

Fully rigged Sabot ready to sail
Development
Design	Plywood; Fiberglass
Boat
Crew	1-2
Hull
Type	Monohull, Pram dinghy
Construction	One-Design
Hull weight	95 pounds (43 kg)
LOA	8 feet (2.4 m)
Beam	3 feet 9 inches (1.14 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	leeboard
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda
Sails
Mainsail area	44.132 square feet (4.1000 m2)

The boat is suitable for amateur production. Early models were usually made from plywood. More recent models have been made from fiberglass. Variations on the design include the daggerboard-equipped El Toro from the Richmond Yacht Club in San Francisco Bay Area, the US Sabot, the "Naples Sabot" from Naples community of Long Beach, California, as well as Australian varieties, such as the Holdfast Trainer.

Sabots returning to the clubhouse after a race

See also

Related development

• El Toro (dinghy)
• Holdfast Trainer
• Naples Sabot
• US Sabot
• Optimist (dinghy)