SABOT (AUSTRALIAN)
Cat (Marconi) • Pram (Daggerboard) • Built 1960
Dimensions
- LOA
- 8 ft
- LWL
- — ft
- Beam
- 3.75 ft
- Max Draft
- 1.33 ft
- Displacement
- 68 lbs
- Ballast
- — lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 3.67 (use caution offshore)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 34.6
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- —
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- —
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 36 sq ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Pram (Daggerboard)
- Rig Type
- Cat (Marconi)
- Hull Material
- Plywood/FG
- Ballast Type
- —
Production
- First Built
- 1960
- Last Built
- —
- Number Built
- 7100
Notes: Like the US SABOT, the AUSTRALIAN SABOT is loosely based on a design by Charles McGregor that appeared in (US) The Rudder Magazine in 1939. Similar though not the same as the US version.
Builder
- Dinghy Sports (1979)
Class Association
Related Boats
| Name | LOA (ft) | Year | Rig |
|---|---|---|---|
| NAPLES SABOT | 7.92 | 1943 | Cat (unstayed) |
| US SABOT | 8 | 1939 | Cat (unstayed) |
| WIN'ARD SABOT | 7.92 | 1960 | Cat (unstayed) |