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Racing ClinicEl Toro & Optimist Dinghys Stockton, CaliforniaJuly 13 - July 19, 2008Richmond Y. C. | Santa Cruz Y. C.Stockton Sailing Club |
The Notice Of Race documents are available below - you will find Regatta Information, an Entry Form, a
Waiver and a Medical Information Form which must be filled out and submitted in advance of the Regatta
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El Toro Junior North American Championship -
Notice of Race
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El Toro Junior North American Championship -
Notice of Race
THE
ORIGIN OF THE EL TORO
The El Toro was developed in the 1940’s, from
the design of the MacGregor Sabot which was
published in Rudder Magazine in 1939. The hulls
of the two boats are virtually the same except
for the skeg and leeboard on the Sabot.
Members of the Richmond Yacht Club, on windy San Francisco Bay, adapted the design to their rougher conditions by adding a daggerboard, a foredeck, and modifying the rig slightly to include a main halyard so that the sail could be lowered if necessary. Designed to take advantage of, the then brand new, plywood construction, thousands of Sabots and El Toros were homebuilt in garages all over the world.
Since the boats evolved from backroom “bull” sessions, members fondly called the boat "El Toro" (The Bull), and adopted the class insignia of a shovel (used to shovel out the “bull”). On many early boats the insignia pointed downward, making it look even more like a shovel than today. The Junior El Toro North American Championship dates back over 50 years to 1954.
The photo is Santa Cruz Yacht Club’s Patrick Tara, the 2006 and 2007 Champion.
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