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    Posted: 03 Aug 05 at 12:10pm

49er is the best boat ever!!!
Sailors don't get old!!! They get a little dinghy (or skiff, or yacht...)
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Originally posted by Skiffe

Using this development then a sailing boat whose design can be DIRECTLY traced back to your definition of a skiff then must be a skiff

And that would be GAME, SET and MATCH


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You can also follow this discussion on Sailing Anarchy

http://www.sailinganarchy.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=213 95&st=0

The thread begins to talk about what is and is not a skiff at the 35th post by Chris 249, posted on Aug 2 2005, 12:55 AM

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Originally posted by Pierre

Skif/skiff/n. A rowing boat or sculling boat, of wood; that can be propelled by one person (single), or two (doubles), rowing one pair of oars (blades) per person. Can be used for leisure outings and for competitive racing.

Appeared on the Thames over 150 years ago.

I think that about does it.  Thankyou and good night

If so then ALL SAILING boats are not skiffs but also still says that 49er etc is STILL NOT A SKIFF.

The Australian Skiffs were descended from" work boats" payed per load, that started out by being rowed. These were then converted to sailing boats to the skiff as seen today. So using your definition no we are not skiffs without the above knowledge , However we are a development of them, therefore a true skiff.

Using this development then a sailing boat whose design can be DIRECTLY traced back to your definition of a skiff then must be a skiff
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No worries mate.... it was a philosophical gybe any way

i.e there's alot in a name..... SKODA!
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NO i didnt mean it like that but im only 14 so i havent had much experience in buying cars
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Originally posted by anonsteve1

The Aussies seem to want us to leave them alone
to their boats that we clearly dont understand.



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Originally posted by Wave Rider

You are all arguing about boats being skiff's or
not, all it is, is a name,


Most of all DOES IT MATTER?




Do you apply this logic when bying a car?
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Originally posted by Wave Rider

Yeah i forgot about rowing skiff's hmm do they plane upwind and downwind

They don't need to: something that long and skinny can exceed its hull speed without planing, just like cats do.
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Yeah i forgot about rowing skiff's hmm do they plane upwind and downwind
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