Skiff Collection

Randan Skiff
A RANDAN SKIFF, used on the Thames. Remarkably, it has three oars, which you might think would result in one side of the boat moving faster than the other

Boating on the River Thames, 1879
Illustration showing two scenes of boating on the River Thames, during the Summer of 1879. At top left, a young girl in her canoe encounters a family of swans

Rowing past hire boats, Durham
Rowers race past the traditional wooden hire boats tied up on the banks of the River Wear at Durham. They are about to go under the Elvet Bridge Date: 1990

River Wear rowing, Durham
Children walk across a footbridge over the River Wear at Durham, while a rowing skiff moves below on the water Date: 1990

Purse Seinors Catching Salmon, Seattle, Washington, USA. A purse seine is a large wall of netting deployed around an entire area or school of fish

British Army in Mesopotamia, the creek at Basra, 1916
A view of the creek at Basra, showing British soldiers hiring a ballam or skiff during the First World War. Date: 1916

Istanbul, Turkey - Caiques on the Golden Horn
Istanbul, Turkey - Caiques (light skiff boats) on the Golden Horn Date: 1927

Admiral McDonalds Folding Boat, 1878
Engraving of Admiral McDonalds Patent Folding Boat, as exhibited at the Crystal Palace, London, November 1878. This lightweight

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