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<p>74.192.20.63: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Skiff.jpg|right|thumb|180px|A classic flat-bottom skiff in Maine.]]<br /> <br /> The term '''skiff''' is used, and has been used, to refer to many various types of seemingly unrelated small boats.<br /> The word has a complicated etymology: it comes from the [[Middle English]] ''skif'', which derives from the [[Old French]] ''esquif'', which in turn derives from the [[Old Italian]] ''schifo'', which is itself of [[German language|Germanic]] origin. The word is related to ''[[ship]]''.<br /> <br /> One current usage of skiff is to refer to a typically small flat-bottomed open boat with a pointed [[Bow (ship)|bow]] and a flat [[stern]] originally developed as an inexpensive and easy to build boat for use by inshore [[fishermen]]. <br /> Originally designed to be powered by rowing, their form has evolved so that they are efficiently powered by [[outboard motor]]s.<br /> The design is still in common use today for both work and pleasure craft.<br /> <br /> Another current usage of skiff is to refer to a type of high performance sailing dinghy, one that usually features an [[Spinnaker|asymmetrical spinnaker]] and requires that the crew use a [[Trapeze (sailing)|trapeze]] to help balance the boat.<br /> Examples include: [[29er]], [[49er (dinghy)|49er]], [[18ft Skiff|18 footer]], [[musto skiff]], and [[International 14]].<br /> <br /> The [[Thames Skiff]] is a round-bottom boat that was once very common on the [[River Thames]] in [[England]] and featured in the famous book about a journey up the Thames, [[Three Men in a Boat]]. <br /> <br /> <br /> ==The Panga==<br /> The Central American version of a skiff is generally called a ''''Panga''''. The term &quot;Panga&quot; was used historically for any small boat other than dugout canoes. Today it usually refers to an open &quot;[[semi-dory]]&quot; type skiff.<br /> <br /> Pangas form the backbone of the small-scale fishing effort in the region. <br /> <br /> Pangas are usually between 19 and 28 feet in length, with capacities ranging from 1 to 5 tons and powered by outboard motors of between 45hp and 200hp. They are [[planing (sailing)|planing hulls]] capable of speeds in excess of 35 knots. <br /> <br /> The hulls are made of [[Fiberglass]] or FRP, heavily reinforced by numerous [[bulkhead]]s and usually have [[bow (ship)|bow]] and [[stern]] enclosed flotation compartments. <br /> <br /> In the hands of an experienced operator they are considered extremely seaworthy. Most pangas are expected to have a working life of between 5 to 10 years if properly maintained. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> <br /> *[http://www.49er.org 49er skiff]<br /> *[http://www.29er.org 29er skiff]<br /> *[http://www.kinopangas.org Mexican Pangas]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Boat types]]<br /> <br /> [[de:Skiff (Segeln)]]<br /> [[fr:Skiff]]<br /> [[nl:Skiff]]</div>

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