El Toro (dinghy)

El Toro
Development
DesignerCharles McGregor
LocationUnited States
Year1939
No. built11,000
Builder(s)Moore Sailboats
W. D. Schock Corp
RoleOne-design racer
NameEl Toro
Boat
CrewOne
Displacement80 lb (36 kg)
Draft1.50 ft (0.46 m) with daggerboard down
Hull
Typemonohull
Constructionwood or fiberglass
LOA7.92 ft (2.41 m)
Beam3.93 ft (1.20 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typedaggerboard
Rudder(s)transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig typeBermuda rig
Sails
Sailplancatboat
Mainsail area49.00 sq ft (4.552 m2)
Total sail area49.00 sq ft (4.552 m2)

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.[1][2][3]

The boat is a development of McGregor's Sabot design, the plans for which were published in The Rudder magazine in 1939. The design has been widely adapted and other derivations include the Naples Sabot, US Sabot, Wind'ard Sabot and the Australian Holdfast Trainer.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b McArthur, Bruce (2022). "El Toro sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "El Toro". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  3. ^ Sitzmann, T. (3 June 2015). "El Toro". sail1design.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.