Ron Fletcher: Sabot/Yachting in Australia

Artist: Ron Fletcher
1925 -
Nationality: Australian
Artwork Year: 1981
Image Size: 14 by 12 inches
Overall Size: 16 by 14 inches
Medium: Oil on Canvas

The word Sabot is derived from a French word meaning clog or wooden shoe. Sabots are used as training yachts and are sailed by children between 6 and 16 years of age. These yachts are 2.44 meters long with a beam at the widest point of 1.16 meters. The basic weight of Sabots is 25 kg while the weight of racing Sabots is about 22.7 kg. Sabots were originally designed in America in the 1930s.

As this class of yacht is light and unballasted, it depends on the weight of its crew for it to be sailed upright. Leaning straps enable the crew to use their body weight more effectively in sailing the Sabots.

Sabots are built throughout the world and are available in plywood of either chine or stitch-and-glue construction or fiberglass construction. Sabots are one of the smallest yachts racing competitively.

This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood® First Day Cover for the Australia 60¢ Sabot/Yachting stamp issued October 14, 1981.

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