Naples Sabot Sailboats for Sale

Hull Type

Leeboard · centerboard

Rig

Cat Rig

LOA

7.92' · 2.41 m

Disp.

95 lbs · 43 kg

First year

1943

Few small craft are as deeply woven into the regional fabric of American yachting as the Naples Sabot. Conceived in 1943 during the height of wartime material shortages, this eightfoot pramstyle dinghy was born on Naples Island in Long Beach, California 2. Sourced originally from spliced plywood scrap from the McDonnellDouglas aircraft factory, the vessel was developed by Roy McCullough and R.A. Violette. They designed it as a compact, easily launched sailing pram that could double as a yacht tender and navigate the shallow, undredged mudflats of Alamitos Bay.