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Rupert ![]() Really should get out more ![]() Joined: 11 Aug 04 Location: Whitefriars sc Online Status: Offline Posts: 8956 |
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Originally, a catamaran was bundle of logs tied together...
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Menace ![]() Far too distracted from work ![]() Joined: 16 Oct 10 Online Status: Offline Posts: 296 |
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... What came first, the cat or the mono? Now there's a question. Could see how easy it would be to make a floating platform, ala cat as opposed to getting the stability right on a mono when a dinosaur is trying to bite your head off. Mind you, big piece of wood floats pretty stable.
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r2d2 ![]() Far too distracted from work ![]() Joined: 29 Sep 11 Online Status: Offline Posts: 350 |
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no no no, despite 10000 years BC, humans and dinos were not around at the same time
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fudheid ![]() Far too distracted from work ![]() ![]() Joined: 21 Apr 11 Location: 51.53 N 01.28 E Online Status: Offline Posts: 241 |
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think we might be off track????? skiff a lightweight boat? noun from the french 'esquif' its just a generic term like the man says you could say fast asymmetric dinghy of just skiff; People will get the general idea of what your'e describing. Something light and fast
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blaze720 ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 28 Sep 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1635 |
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.... so now are some dinghies faster than some skiffs ?? Discuss ....
(Or maybe I'm just throwing another rock in this particular pond favoured by the 'skiff pedants' to see what happens ! ) Mike L. |
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Menace ![]() Far too distracted from work ![]() Joined: 16 Oct 10 Online Status: Offline Posts: 296 |
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Haha, Skiff is French, not Aussie.... Discuss.. |
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Menace ![]() Far too distracted from work ![]() Joined: 16 Oct 10 Online Status: Offline Posts: 296 |
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Mike, same wave length...
I reckon a well sailed 5oh could rattle an 800, but is a 800 a skiff? I'd say no.
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gbrspratt ![]() Posting king ![]() Joined: 26 Sep 11 Location: Felixstowe Online Status: Offline Posts: 170 |
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How would you know which one is dinghy and which one is skiff?? ![]() |
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Menace ![]() Far too distracted from work ![]() Joined: 16 Oct 10 Online Status: Offline Posts: 296 |
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The French one.
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Rupert ![]() Really should get out more ![]() Joined: 11 Aug 04 Location: Whitefriars sc Online Status: Offline Posts: 8956 |
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So skiffs have gone from being Aussie to being French?
Think I'll stick with my nice Dutch Scow!
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