US Sabot
{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
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|name = US Sabot
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|designer = Charles McGregor
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|location = United States
|year = 1939
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|builder = W. D. Schock Corp
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|role = One-design racing Sailing dinghy
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|crew = One
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|draft = {{convert|1.30|ft|m|abbr=on}} with daggerboard down
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|construction = Plywood or fiberglass
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The US Sabot is an American pram sailboat that was designed by Charles McGregor as a one-design racer and first built in 1939.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/us-sabot|title= US Sabot sailboat |access-date= 25 July 2022|last= McArthur|first= Bruce|work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220725165858/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/us-sabot|archive-date= 25 July 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/us-sabot|title= US Sabot|access-date= 25 July 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220725165925/https://sailboat.guide/us-sabot|archive-date= 25 July 2022|url-status= live}}
The design is a development of McGregor's Sabot, based upon the plans published in The Rudder magazine in 1939. The basic Sabot design has been widely adapted and other derivations include the leeboard-equipped Naples Sabot, as well as the daggerboard-equipped El Toro, Wind'ard Sabot and the Australian Holdfast Trainer.
Production
The boat was originally intended for home construction from wood, by amateur builders. The design was later mass-produced by W. D. Schock Corp and Catalina Yachts in the United States, but it is now out of production.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/builder/schock-wd|title= Schock W.D.|access-date= 25 July 2022|last= McArthur| first= Bruce |work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20200718211515/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/schock-wd|archive-date= 18 July 2020|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/schock|title= Schock W.D.|access-date= 25 July 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20211223180511/https://sailboat.guide/schock|archive-date= 23 December 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/builder/catalina-yachts|title= Catalina Yachts|access-date = 25 July 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210209224049/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/catalina-yachts|archive-date= 9 February 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/catalina|title= Catalina Yachts|access-date= 25 July 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20211220135320/https://sailboat.guide/catalina|archive-date= 20 December 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://wdschockcorp.com/about-us|title= About Us|access-date= 25 July 2022|author= W. D. Schock Corp|work= wdschockcorp.com |year= 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200719045620/https://wdschockcorp.com/about-us|archive-date= 19 July 2020|url-status= live}}
Design
The US Sabot is a recreational sailing dinghy. The early versions were built from plywood, while later production boats were made with hand-laid fiberglass hulls over cores, providing positive flotation. The boat has a cat rig, a squared pram stem, a nearly-plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable square daggerboard. It displaces {{convert|68|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|url= http://www.lynnsailboats.com/New-Sailboats/agentType/View/PropertyID/14/Catalina-US-Sabot-by-Lynn-Sailboats|title= Catalina US Sabot|access-date= 25 July 2022|author= Lynn Sailboats|work= lynnsailboats.com|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220725180403/http://www.lynnsailboats.com/New-Sailboats/agentType/View/PropertyID/14/Catalina-US-Sabot-by-Lynn-Sailboats|archive-date= 25 July 2022|url-status= live}}
Catalina-produced Sabots have tapered fiberglass masts and anodized aluminum booms.{{cite web|url= https://boat.com/boats-for-sale/2013-catalina-sport-series-sabot-2/|title= 2013 Catalina Sport Series Sabot|access-date= 25 July 2022|work= boat.com|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220725175848/https://boat.com/boats-for-sale/2013-catalina-sport-series-sabot-2/|archive-date= 25 July 2022|url-status= live}}
The boat has a draft of {{convert|1.30|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the daggerboardextended. With the daggerboard removed it may be sailed in shallow water, beached or ground-transported on a trailer or automobile rooftop.
Operational history
At one time the boat had a class club that organized racing events, the US Sabot Class Association, but by early 2013 its website had been taken down and it seems to be no longer active.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/association/us-sabot-class-assciation|title= US Sabot Class Association|access-date = 25 July 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220725165923/https://sailboatdata.com/association/us-sabot-class-assciation|archive-date= 25 July 2022|url-status= dead}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/us-sabot-class-assciation-class-association|title= US Sabot Class Association|access-date= 25 July 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220725165942/https://sailboat.guide/us-sabot-class-assciation-class-association|archive-date= 25 July 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= http://ussabot.org|title= US Sabot Class Association|access-date= 25 July 2022|author= US Sabot Class Association|work= ussabot.org|year= 2013|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130123173259/http://ussabot.org:80/|archive-date= 23 January 2013|url-status= dead}}
A 2013 review on boat.com noted that the design is, "the perfect first boat for the beginning sailor and popular with junior sailing programs for its simplicity and safety. Equipped with the racing package, the Sabot offers all the sail controls of a larger boat, so learning sailors can develop the full range of sail trimming skills."
Lynn Boats described the Catalina-made US Sabot as, "the perfect first boat for the beginning sailor. Simplicity and safety make the U.S. Sabot popular with junior programs ... The U.S. Sabot is built to withstand the tough use of a learning sailor."
See also
Related development
Similar sailboats
References
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External links
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- [https://archive.today/20220725175958/http://www.lynnsailboats.com/Portals/0/PropertyAgent/482/Images/170.jpg Photo of a US Sabot]
- [https://archive.today/20220725175953/http://www.lynnsailboats.com/Portals/0/PropertyAgent/482/Images/168.jpg Photo of US Sabots racing]
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Category:1930s sailboat type designs
Category:One-design sailing classes
Category:Sailboat type designs by Charles McGregor