skiff
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This year, the eco-tour company Natural Habitat Adventures is debuting the archipelago’s first-ever electric panga, a maneuverable skiff ideal for exploring the coast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
First she had to get from the Caracas suburb where she has been in hiding for a year to a coastal fishing village, where a skiff awaited her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025
They departed on Easter Sunday for Pikelot Atoll, about 115 miles away, in a traditional 20-foot skiff with an outboard motor, the Coast Guard added.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2024
They also had recovered their skiff, which sustained damage that rendered it non-functional, and said they needed help getting back to Polowat.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2024
Go to sea in a ten-foot plywood skiff without a thought in my head but catch-a-big-fish.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
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