Development | |
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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) |
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]