Naples Sabot Sailboats for Sale & Market Overview

Hull type

Leeboard

Rig

Cat Rig

LOA

7.92' · 2.41 m

Displ.

95 lbs · 43 kg

First year

1943

The Naples Sabot is an 8foot sailing pram that serves as the bedrock of youth and adult dinghy racing in Southern California. Developed in 1943 by Roy McCullough and R.A. Violette in the Naples district of Long Beach, the boat was born out of a wartime necessity for a compact, easily launched tender that could navigate the shallow, undredged mudflats of Alamitos Bay. While it shares a name and general profile with the MacGregor Sabot, the Naples variant is defined by its unique leeboard—a pivotable board mounted on the starboard rail—which replaces the traditional centerboard or daggerboard found in similar designs like the El Toro or the Win'ard Sabot. W.D. Schock was a critical figure in transitioning the class from its original plywood construction to modern fiberglass, ensuring the boat’s longevity and consistent performance across thousands of hulls.