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
When they finally located the skiff, they flashed a light on the passengers to make sure they weren’t armed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
The first sailing medals of the Games will be awarded in the skiff class.
From BBC • Jul. 24, 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
In fact, a lot of times, depending on his shift, he’d come out with me after school to haul in my catch and toss the keepers into the baskets on my skiff.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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