skiff
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Stern approached the agreed-on pickup point on a 31-foot center console boat—bigger than Machado’s skiff but still vulnerable on treacherous open seas.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
Madison especially thought pure direct democracy would prove unstable, a too-slight skiff heaved about in history’s seas.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025
The first sailing medals of the Games will be awarded in the skiff class.
From BBC • Jul. 24, 2024
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
I use the oars to turn the skiff around so I can stand in the bow, which makes it easier to throw and not get tangled up in the rope.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
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