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| − | [[Image:Skiff.jpg|right|thumb|180px|A classic flat-bottom skiff in Maine.]]
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| − | The term '''skiff''' is used, and has been used, to refer to many various types of seemingly unrelated small boats.
| + | ==1. Have the Intermediate Swimming Honor. == |
| − | 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]]''.
| + | ==2. With your instructor or counselor in stern, and without assistance, row properly the following: == |
| | + | ===a. A quarter of a mile on a straight course, stop, make a pivot turn, and return to the starting point. === |
| | + | ===b. Back water in a straight line 200 yards (182.9 meters). Make a turn under way, still backing water, and return to the starting point. (Feather after each stroke. Pin rowlocks must not be used.) === |
| | + | ==3. Demonstrate the following: == |
| | + | ===a. Properly launch and land a rowboat from and to shore. === |
| | + | ===b. Safely assist a person to and from a rowboat alongside a pier. === |
| | + | ===c. Tie a rowboat to a pier using each of the following: === |
| | + | ====(1) Clove hitch ==== |
| | + | ====(2) Round turn ==== |
| | + | ====(3) Two half hitches ==== |
| | + | ====(4) Bowline ==== |
| | + | ====(5) Hitching tie or mooring hitch ==== |
| | + | ==4. Alone, or with the assistance of a person who is a swimmer, swamp rowboat, turn it right side up, get in, and with your hands or an oar, paddle it for 30 feet (9.1 meters). Tell why you should hang onto or get into a swamped rowboat. == |
| | + | ==5. Shove off from shore or pier alone in a rowboat, approach a swimmer, and maneu ver so that the swimmer can be safely towed ashore. == |
| | + | ==6. Identify and describe a dory, dory skiff, dinghy, punt, and pram. == |
| | + | ==7. Identify and describe a tholepin rowlock, box rowlock, ring rowlock, and open top rowlock. Tell why pin-type rowlocks are not recommended. == |
| | + | ==8. What is the advantage of feathering oars while rowing? == |
| | + | ==9. How would you handle a rowboat in a sudden storm or high wind? == |
| | + | ==10. How would you calculate the weight that can be safely carried under normal con ditions in any given boat under oars? == |
| | + | ==11. What lights are required on a rowboat at night, both with and without outboard motor? == |
| | + | ==12. Know how to properly fit out a rowboat, and maintain and care for it during the boating season. Know how to prepare and store the rowboat when not in use. == |
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| − | 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]].
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| − | Originally designed to be powered by rowing, their form has evolved so that they are efficiently powered by [[outboard motor]]s.
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| − | The design is still in common use today for both work and pleasure craft.
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| − | 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.
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| − | Examples include: [[29er]], [[49er (dinghy)|49er]], [[18ft Skiff|18 footer]], [[Musto Skiff]], and [[International 14]].
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| − | The [[Thames Skiff]] is a round-bottom boat that is still 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]]. During the year, various river-side towns hold regattas - one of the most famous of these is the [[Henley Royal Regatta]], in the town of Henley-on-Thames - and skiffing is still one of the main races.
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| − | ==The Panga==
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| − | The Central American version of a skiff is generally called a ''''Panga''''. The term "Panga" was used historically for any small boat other than dugout canoes. Today it usually refers to an open "[[semi-dory]]" type skiff.
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| − | Pangas form the backbone of the small-scale fishing effort in the region.
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| − | 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.
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| − | 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.
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| − | 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.
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| − | ==External links==
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| − | *[http://www.49er.org 49er skiff]
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| − | *[http://www.29er.org 29er skiff]
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| − | *[http://www.kinopangas.org Mexican Pangas]
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