skiff
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For the past three hours, Machado and a small crew had drifted on a skiff in the Gulf of Venezuela after its GPS fell overboard on rough seas and a backup failed.
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’d sooner paddle out to that storm in a metal skiff with a flagpole strapped to my back than leave you here to watch such a thing.”
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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