Naples Sabot
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The Naples Sabot is an 8 feet (2.4 m) sailing dinghy. 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, 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.
instead of a daggerboard
. The leeboard gives the boat additional versatility, making it easy to use as a rowboat and thus permitting it to be used as a tender or for fishing. Along with the leeboard the boat gained a small fixed keel, which assists when rowing or towing the dinghy.
Traditionally the hull of the Naples Sabot was built from plywood
, but modern boats are produced in fiberglass
. The boat uses a cat rigged
mainsail
which must be made from dacron or nylon
, and the mast can be made from a variety of materials, including wood, aluminum and carbon fiber
.
A sabot Junior "Nationals" is held by INSA every year in August. The location of Nationals alternates every year, mainly between Balboa Bay, and Newport Harbor in Orange County, and Mission Bay in San Diego. Almost all INSA sailors are associated with a yacht club, either because they are a member or a parent is a member, or because they participate in a club's junior program, as sabots are sailed largely by children because of their small size and simple design. In nationals (including tryouts), there are weight guidelines, which require the lighter (younger) skippers to carry weights in their boat, to make it fair for older skippers who inevitably weigh more, thus disadvantaging them.
Nationals consists of a two-day tryout regatta, to determine which sailors will compete in the actual competition. Skippers are divided randomly (versus by class) into color-coded fleets. After the two days of racing, the allotted number of skippers have made it into the actual competition. Then, the next day, another series of races are held to determine which class each sailor will compete in: irons, bronze, silver, and gold. Gold and Silver fleet sailors are automatically invited to the next year's regatta, and do not have to try out. However, they do have to race to determine which fleet they will race in.
Sailors of Naples Sabots can range from ages 5 or 6, as beginners, to older teens. There are also adult classes. Junior regattas are divided into classes according to level of ability/experience: A, B, and C; and sometimes in larger regattas there are classes C2 and C3, to allow for more specific differentiation between the most advanced and the most novice.
he Naples Sabot is used mainly (if not only) in Southern California where it is primarily used to train young sailors. Adult women and men also race these boats. Regattas are held by International Naples Sabot Association (INSA) and the Southern California Women's Sailing Association (SCWSA) in various locations in harbors throughout Southern California.
A sabot Junior "Nationals" is held by INSA every year in August. The location of Nationals alternates every year, mainly between Alomitos Bay, and Newport Harbor in Orange County, and Mission Bay in San Diego. Almost all INSA sailors are associated with a yacht club, either because they are a member or a parent is a member, or because they participate in a club's junior program, as sabots are sailed largely by children because of their small size and simple design. In nationals (including tryouts), there are weight guidelines, which require the lighter (younger) skippers to carry weights in their boat, to make it fair for older skippers who inevitably weigh more, thus disadvantaging them.
Nationals consists of a two-day tryout regatta, to determine which sailors will compete in the actual competition. Skippers are divided randomly (versus by class) into color-coded fleets. After the two days of racing, the allotted number of skippers have made it into the actual competition. Then, the next day, another series of races are held to determine which class each sailor will compete in: irons, bronze, silver, and gold. Gold and Silver fleet sailors are automatically invited to the next year's regatta, and do not have to try out. However, they do have to race to determine which fleet they will race in.
Sailors of Naples Sabots can range from ages 5 or 6, as beginners, to older teens. There are also adult classes. Junior regattas are divided into classes according to level of ability/experience: A, B, C1, C2 and C3, to allow for more specific differentiation between the most advanced and the most novice.
Sabot (dinghy)
The Sabot is a sailing dinghy that is sailed and raced singlehandedly usually by young sailors in various places around the world.It is a hard-chine pram 8 feet in length with a maximum width of 3'11" . The Sabot is equipped with a dagger board and a 36 square-foot Bermuda-rigged sail...
as published in Rudder magazine, April 1939. It takes its name from Naples
Naples, Long Beach, California
Naples is a neighborhood of Long Beach, California, United States, built on a series of islands located in Alamitos Bay. Naples consists of three separate islands, divided by canals which open into the bay. Most of the streets on the island have Italianate names...
in Long Beach
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, where it was developed.
Design
The Naples Sabot differs from the MacGregor in its use of a leeboardLeeboard
A leeboard is a lifting foil used by a sailboat, much like a centerboard, but located on the leeward side of the boat. The leeward side is used so that the leeboard isn't lifted from the water when the boat heels, or leans under the force of the wind....
instead of a daggerboard
Daggerboard
A daggerboard is a retractable centreboard used by various sailing craft. While other types of centreboard may pivot to retract, a daggerboard slides in a casing. The shape of the daggerboard converts the forward motion into a windward lift, countering the leeward push of the...
. The leeboard gives the boat additional versatility, making it easy to use as a rowboat and thus permitting it to be used as a tender or for fishing. Along with the leeboard the boat gained a small fixed keel, which assists when rowing or towing the dinghy.
Traditionally the hull of the Naples Sabot was built from plywood
Plywood
Plywood is a type of manufactured timber made from thin sheets of wood veneer. It is one of the most widely used wood products. It is flexible, inexpensive, workable, re-usable, and can usually be locally manufactured...
, but modern boats are produced in fiberglass
Fiberglass
Glass fiber is a material consisting of numerous extremely fine fibers of glass.Glassmakers throughout history have experimented with glass fibers, but mass manufacture of glass fiber was only made possible with the invention of finer machine tooling...
. The boat uses a cat rigged
Cat rigged
A boat or yacht that is Cat-rigged has a single mast, stepped well forward, carrying one fore and aft sail, behind the mast. A boat that is cat-rigged can also be described as having a Una rig....
mainsail
Mainsail
A mainsail is a sail located behind the main mast of a sailing vessel.On a square rigged vessel, it is the lowest and largest sail on the main mast....
which must be made from dacron or nylon
Nylon
Nylon is a generic designation for a family of synthetic polymers known generically as polyamides, first produced on February 28, 1935, by Wallace Carothers at DuPont's research facility at the DuPont Experimental Station...
, and the mast can be made from a variety of materials, including wood, aluminum and carbon fiber
Carbon fiber
Carbon fiber, alternatively graphite fiber, carbon graphite or CF, is a material consisting of fibers about 5–10 μm in diameter and composed mostly of carbon atoms. The carbon atoms are bonded together in crystals that are more or less aligned parallel to the long axis of the fiber...
.
Racing
The Naples Sabot is used mainly (if not only) in Southern California where it is primarily used to train young sailors. Adult women and men also race these boats. Regattas are held by International Naples Sabot Association (INSA) and the Southern California Women's Sailing Association (SCWSA) in various locations in harbors throughout Southern California.A sabot Junior "Nationals" is held by INSA every year in August. The location of Nationals alternates every year, mainly between Balboa Bay, and Newport Harbor in Orange County, and Mission Bay in San Diego. Almost all INSA sailors are associated with a yacht club, either because they are a member or a parent is a member, or because they participate in a club's junior program, as sabots are sailed largely by children because of their small size and simple design. In nationals (including tryouts), there are weight guidelines, which require the lighter (younger) skippers to carry weights in their boat, to make it fair for older skippers who inevitably weigh more, thus disadvantaging them.
Nationals consists of a two-day tryout regatta, to determine which sailors will compete in the actual competition. Skippers are divided randomly (versus by class) into color-coded fleets. After the two days of racing, the allotted number of skippers have made it into the actual competition. Then, the next day, another series of races are held to determine which class each sailor will compete in: irons, bronze, silver, and gold. Gold and Silver fleet sailors are automatically invited to the next year's regatta, and do not have to try out. However, they do have to race to determine which fleet they will race in.
Sailors of Naples Sabots can range from ages 5 or 6, as beginners, to older teens. There are also adult classes. Junior regattas are divided into classes according to level of ability/experience: A, B, and C; and sometimes in larger regattas there are classes C2 and C3, to allow for more specific differentiation between the most advanced and the most novice.
he Naples Sabot is used mainly (if not only) in Southern California where it is primarily used to train young sailors. Adult women and men also race these boats. Regattas are held by International Naples Sabot Association (INSA) and the Southern California Women's Sailing Association (SCWSA) in various locations in harbors throughout Southern California.
A sabot Junior "Nationals" is held by INSA every year in August. The location of Nationals alternates every year, mainly between Alomitos Bay, and Newport Harbor in Orange County, and Mission Bay in San Diego. Almost all INSA sailors are associated with a yacht club, either because they are a member or a parent is a member, or because they participate in a club's junior program, as sabots are sailed largely by children because of their small size and simple design. In nationals (including tryouts), there are weight guidelines, which require the lighter (younger) skippers to carry weights in their boat, to make it fair for older skippers who inevitably weigh more, thus disadvantaging them.
Nationals consists of a two-day tryout regatta, to determine which sailors will compete in the actual competition. Skippers are divided randomly (versus by class) into color-coded fleets. After the two days of racing, the allotted number of skippers have made it into the actual competition. Then, the next day, another series of races are held to determine which class each sailor will compete in: irons, bronze, silver, and gold. Gold and Silver fleet sailors are automatically invited to the next year's regatta, and do not have to try out. However, they do have to race to determine which fleet they will race in.
Sailors of Naples Sabots can range from ages 5 or 6, as beginners, to older teens. There are also adult classes. Junior regattas are divided into classes according to level of ability/experience: A, B, C1, C2 and C3, to allow for more specific differentiation between the most advanced and the most novice.