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  El Toro (dinghy) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The El Toro is a one-design class of sailing dinghy.
The El Toro was designed to serve as both a racing dinghy and a tender for ferrying people and material to and from a larger yacht.
The El Toro name and the shovel sail insignia are attributed to the to being named after the ‘bull sessions’ that gave rise to the boat and the program.
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 El Toro (dinghy) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The El Toro is a one-design class of (Click link for more info and facts about sailing dinghy) sailing dinghy.
The El Toro was designed to serve as both a racing dinghy and a (A boat for communication between ship and shore) tender for ferrying people and material to and from a larger yacht.
With a characteristic snub-nosed bow and high sides, the El Toro design is a sharp contrast to the low-profile, more sleek design of the (An acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light) Laser or many other newer boats.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/E/El/El_Toro_(dinghy).htm   (399 words)

  
 Dinghy sailing - free-definition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Dinghy sailing is the activity of sailing small boats by using (1) the sails and (2) underwater foils (centreboard and rudder).
In many dinghy clubs in the UK the adult members are sometimes outnumbered by junior members, and the balance of acitvities can change from mainly racing to increasingly providing training courses.
Racing is one of the most popular forms of dinghy sailing, and it contributes to the development of sailing skills as well as to improvements in dinghy and sail construction and design.
www.free-definition.com /Dinghy-sailing.html   (1213 words)

  
 El Toro Sail
El Toro (dinghy) - Enpsychlopedia - El Toro (dinghy) The El Toro is a one-design class of sailing dinghy.
The El Toro was designed to serve as both a racing dinghy and a tender for ferrying...
The El Toro, an 8 foot sailing dinghy, is one of the Chesapeake Bay Yacht Racing Association's one...
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 El Toro Fleet 16   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The rebirth of the El Toros in the Washington, DC area occurred in 1968.
The expansion of El Toro's initially started in 1969 when 22 boat hulls were imported from Alspar boats of Arlington, TX.
HAPCO split in 1975, the El Toro portion of the company was carried forward by one of the three partners, Jim Ayres.
www.toad.net /~mariners/eltoro/etrhisty.htm   (489 words)

  
 El toro dinghy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
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 Encyclopedia: El Toro (dinghy)
2 GP14s, a Topper and a Graduate Dinghy sailing is the activity of sailing small boats by using (1) the sails and (2) underwater foils (centreboard and rudder).
The Laser (often called Laser Standard to avoid confusion with the laser variants) is a popular one-design class of small sailing dinghy.
The Sabot is a sailing dinghy that is sailed and raced singlehandedly by sailors young and old in various places around the world.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/El-Toro-(dinghy)   (615 words)

  
 Carolina Sailing Club - Oriental Sailing Social, 2000   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The El Toro is a one-sail, dinghy like boat--actually a runty littleboat--about eight feet long, with a squared off bow, and a shovel symbol on its sail--but it was a popular training sailboat in California.
The local El Toro sailors were regularly blown out of the waters of Kerr Lake by the classy, speedy Flying Scots, Lightnings, and the other larger boats with jibs and big sails.
Our two El Toros endured sporadic sailing, and lots of rowing and paddling, over the years until they finally fell into disuse, disrepair and final resting places on the shore.
carolinasailingclub.org /events/regattas/govcup/governorscup_1964.htm   (798 words)

  
 El Toro Fleet 16   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The El Toro, an 8 foot sailing dinghy, is one of the Chesapeake Bay Yacht Racing Association's one design racing classes.
Nancy remembered how to sail the toro after all and finished first in 2 races, but Brian Taliaferro was close behind (and ahead some of the time) and beat Nancy in the first race and was second in the others for a very respectable second overall.
El Toro Fleet 16 perpetual trophies include the "Boyer Bull" awarded in rememberance of Mary and Joe Boyer to winners of the National Yacht Club's Indian Summer regatta.
www.toad.net /~mariners/eltoro/eltoro.htm   (1572 words)

  
 CarolinaJourneys | Silver Cup | Tom Fowler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
To be truthful, the El Toro is a runty little boat — about eight feet long, with a squared off bow, and a shovel symbol on its sail.
At all times I expected that the El Toro would capsize and spill us all into that water, into the weeds, to struggle to keep our feet from being swallowed by the morass, and probably to slowly be pulled under.
The El Toro sailors were regularly blown out of the waters of Kerr Lake by the classy, speedy Flying Scots, Lightnings, and the other larger boats with jibs and big sails.
www.carolinajourneys.com /art-silvercup.html   (1738 words)

  
 Sailing Magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The dinghy experience can help hone your sailing skills, and I assure you there is nothing you will learn on a dinghy that will not translate directly to the skills required to sail your big boat more effortlessly.
The result is a big singlehanded dinghy with a 14-foot, 3-inch LOA and 5 foot, 2 inches of beam.
I’ve taught people to sail by putting them into my El Toro and shoving them out and calling out instructions from the beach, but it’s much nicer and far more elegant to be able to take those first few rides together so the student can build confidence.
www.sailnet.com /sailing/00/boboct00.htm   (2454 words)

  
 El toro dinghy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
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 Dinghy boat cover   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
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 F i dinghy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
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 El Toro Dinghy
The El Toro is a small evenly-matched racing dinghy.
The El Toro is an 8 foot racing dinghy conceived in "Bull Sessions...
El Toro, an 8 foot sailing dinghy, is one of...
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 History
The El Toro design was based on the MacGregor Sabot plans which appeared in the Rudder Magazine in 1939.
The sassy El Toro now has many of the "go fasts" of larger yachts adapted for lighter loads and the small rig.
New El Toros are not as inexpensive as they once were, but the original design considerations have remained.
www.sailingsource.com /eltoro/ET-History.htm   (253 words)

  
 Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net
The '''El Toro''' is a one-design class of dinghy sailing sailing dinghy.
The design is a variation on the Sabot (dinghy) MacGregor Sabot design, which was published in ''Rudder'' magazine in 1939.
There you find a list of all editors and the possibility to edit the original text of the article El Toro (dinghy).
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 El Toro Sailboat - Big Sailboat Guide
El Toro - Fleet 16 - Chesapeake Bay The El Toro is a small evenly...
El Toro International YRA Steve Lowry 1014 Hopper Ave #419 Santa Rosa, CA 95403...
Builders Remarks Although the El Toro was conceived in "Bull Sessions" at the Richmond...
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 Nesting El Toro Sailboat - Big Sailboat Guide
Coming from the Toro Negro office you drive to the junction of roads # 143 and 149...Naguabo, rd# 191 a mile from the edge of the El Yunque rain...
The Cave of the Monkeys")y El Toro ("The Bull...
I had takenSue out in an El Toro on that very lake for her first sail boat ride.
www.bigsailboatguide.com /nesting-el-toro-sailboat.html   (563 words)

  
 dewitt dinghy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
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 Dinghy cruising   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
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 NN10 Nesting Row Power Sail Dinghy
After sailing the dinghy we found that it is truly a marvelous boat.
A nesting dinghy seemed to be the answer.
towing the dinghy or carrying it on the transom.
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 Bits and Bobs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
With all the fanfare that befits a queen, Loretta Maloney was honored as Santa Cruz Yacht Club's Yachtswoman of the Year, in recognition of her stellar sailing career.
Amongst her many accomplishments, Loretta is a three time El Toro North American Champion, a standout in the women's Jester dinghy fleet, and has competed actively in 420's, 505's, Melges 24's, and Moore 24's.
As a partner with her husband Jim in the Moore 24 #47 Great Pumpkin, The Maloney's have created a formidable team that, whether crewed or shorthanded, is never to be trifled with.
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 "BoatShow" El Toro   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Although the El Toro was conceived in "Bull Sessions" at the Richmond Yacht Club in 1936, it has become a recognized class of over 11,000 one-design yachts and is the most popular dinghy on San Francisco Bay.
Almost fifty years ago, a need was recognized for a small sailboat which could serve as a yacht tender and training craft.
Based on the MacGregor Sabot plans which appeared in Rudder Magazine in 1939, the El Toro is still a satisfactory tender and sprightly racer.
www.boatshow.com /ElToro.html   (126 words)

  
 Sailing Magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
It’s been an ongoing theme of mine over the years that you need to be trained in a sailing dinghy in order to truly hone your sailing abilities.
The X3 with the fun rig is now elevated to true high-performance dinghy numbers and should satisfy the most demanding dinghy sailor.
But for all intents and purposes this is a dinghy.
www.sailnet.com /sailing/02/bobjun02.htm   (2525 words)

  
 Optimist (dinghy) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Optimist (dinghy) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
The design is very simple, being basically a box made of (Click link for more info and facts about glass-reinforced plastic) glass-reinforced plastic or (A laminate made of thin layers of wood) plywood with a thwart made of wood to help support the (A vertical spar for supporting sails) mast.
Very small children are sometimes "doubled up" in Optimists but in general they should be regarded as single handers - it is in this mode that children seem to gain the most in terms of confidence and improved skills.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/O/Op/Optimist_(dinghy).htm   (202 words)

  
 Budget Boats: Part One
Dinghies that float a single fishermen out over the action suit solo anglers like fly fishermen.
I used an old El Toro with its centerboard trunk and mast removed for this for years.
Dinghy hulls and their yuppie clones, fly-fishing prams, normally row well and only need inexpensive motors too.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/557/40857   (999 words)

  
 On The Bay
For example, when Cayard was a boy of eight his father built for him an eight-foot El Toro dinghy.
He won the El Toro North Americans at 13.
That team was recently named No. 1in the country and about to start competing in the Intercollegiate Coed Dinghy Championships in New Orleans.
www.antonnews.com /portwashingtonnews/1998/06/19/sports   (426 words)

  
 Dinghies
But in fact the dinghy with overlapping seams is FAR stronger and better made.
I usually tow the dinghy but on last summers trip to Bermuda, we had it rolled up and tied down on the cabin top.
The El Toro sailing dinghy is a good choice.
www.columbia-yachts.com /paul/dinghys.htm   (1576 words)

  
 Woodalls Open Roads Forum: Class A Motorhomes: El Toro Marine Base RV storage
I didn't mind the drive to the base but for the last couple of months I could not get a straight answer from the El Toro RV storage people regarding closure, even after I mentioned that the newspaper said they would start tearing up the runways in June.
Since I was afraid to take a chance with El Toro and by pure luck, I stopped by the local storage yard a couple of weeks ago to check on my status.
Honestly, I don't know what these tenents are going to do because storage on El Toro is history due to the value of the homes that will be built there.
www.woodalls.com /cforum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/15067593.cfm   (566 words)

  
 Mailgate: rec.boats.building: Re: mast for El Toro dinghy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Mailgate: rec.boats.building: Re: mast for El Toro dinghy
> I am looking to build a wooden mast and boom for an El Toro dinghy I > was recently given.
The sail has a luff rope > instead of slides, so I'm a little unsure of how to build a mast to > accomodate this.
mailgate.supereva.it /rec/rec.boats.building/msg32165.html   (78 words)

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