Sabot (dinghy)

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Sabot
SabotBoatOnCradle.jpg
Fully rigged Sabot ready to sail
Development
Design Plywood; Fiberglass
Boat
Crew1-2
Hull
Type Monohull, Pram dinghy
Construction One-Design
Hull weight95 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 area44.132 square feet (4.1000 m2)

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

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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 SabotBoatsAfterRace.jpg
Sabots returning to the clubhouse after a race

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