This article is about the leeboard sailing dinghy designed in the Naples district of Long Beach, California. For the centerboard dinghy designed by Charles MacGregor, see Sabot (dinghy).
Naples Sabot
Development
Designer
Roy McCullough and R.A. Violette
Location
Naples, Long Beach, California
Year
1946 (official plan released)
Design
Plywood; Fiberglass
Name
Naples Sabot
Boat
Crew
1 (Can fit 2 small children)
Hull
Type
Monohull, Pram dinghy
Construction
One-Design
Hull weight
95 pounds (43 kg)
LOA
8 feet (2.4 m)
Beam
4 feet (1.2 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type
Leeboard
Rig
Rig type
Bermuda (Cat rig)
Sails
Mainsail area
38 square feet (3.5 m2)
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The Naples Sabot is an 8-foot (2.4 m) sailing dinghy.[1] 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,[2] although official designs were not made available until 1946. The Naples Sabot is based on the Balboa Dinghy and on Charles MacGregor's Sabot as published in Rudder magazine, April 1939. It takes its name from Naples in Long Beach, California, where it was developed.[2]
^"The Naples Sabot". YACHTe. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
^ abKober, Adra Merrill. "History of the Naples Sabot". International Naples Sabot Association. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
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