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gbrspratt 
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 Topic: What defines a Skiff?Posted: 03 Oct 11 at 3:49pm |
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Which dinghy's fall into the skiff category? I've heard so many different definitions I'm unsure now.
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Contender443
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Posted: 03 Oct 11 at 4:12pm |
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You will wish you hadn't asked that as give this thread about ten minutes and you will get all sorts of answers.
It has been asked here before (probably more than once!), so try a search of the forum and you will see what I mean.
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SoggyBadger
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Posted: 03 Oct 11 at 4:22pm |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skiff
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JimC
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Posted: 03 Oct 11 at 4:22pm |
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If you can call a class of boat a skiff loudly in the bar at the Sydney Flying Squadron when its packed after an an 18 footer racing day and walk out without bruises then it probably is one...
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gordon
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Posted: 03 Oct 11 at 4:57pm |
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Any dinghy that is so unstable it capsizes when stationary??????
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Jack Sparrow
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Posted: 03 Oct 11 at 7:38pm |
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Apparent wind sailing on all courses in all wind strengths. Is how I would define it. What this effectively means is only boats that have multiple rigs. Or what Jim said.
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r2d2
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Posted: 03 Oct 11 at 7:47pm |
would you include some cats in that defn then?
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Mister Nick
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Posted: 03 Oct 11 at 10:10pm |
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Something that is frighteningly fast, can pretty much annihilate if you step in the wrong place at a certain time and is sailed by complete and utter lunatics?
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G.R.F.
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Posted: 03 Oct 11 at 11:14pm |
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If you'd asked me, before i came here and learned all there is to know about everything sailing, (thereby becoming totally confused) I would have defined a skiff as a boat with flat bottom as against a rockered hull, used to row or sail on flat water where waves are not a major issue.
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Ruscoe
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Posted: 03 Oct 11 at 11:44pm |
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The Term Skiff, is something that is over used nowadays and a particular pet hate of mine.
But i would agree with Jack Sparrow, but add mono-hulled.
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