From the mid- to late-19th century, the herring fishery in the Firth of Clyde was prosecuted mostly by small rowing and sailing skiffs [21].
Redmayne's co-stars in Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure include John Hurt, who provides the voice of Sailor John, and Jamie Campbell Bower who takes on the sailing vessel Skiff.
This painting alone would make an exhibition, but there are many more just as thrilling, beginning with Edward Hopper's "Ground Swell" (1939), an energized, sun-bleached image of shirtless men sailing a skiff that is the first work you see as you enter the museum.
11.40am: Two Danes in a dodgy boat Denmark won the 49er skiff sailing earlier today, but race officials say they cannot confirm the medal because they are handling three protests against the result.
QINGDAO, China (AP) — Three protests have been lodged against the result of Sunday's 49er skiff Olympic sailing medal race.
He set sail in his small skiff, and encountered a father and his two sons by the name of Smith, who were shooting up a rookery.
Formerly a rowing and sailing beach boat, the Seabright skiff developed into a high speed, seaworthy motorboat favoured for sport fishing.
Five races were held for different classes of boats, from first class sailing vessels to watermen's skiffs, and people viewed the festivities from both onshore and from the decks of boats on the harbour, including the steamboat Australian and the Francis Freeling – the second of whom ran aground during the festivities and had to be refloated the next day.
In a 13th-century painting called "Returning Home," we see him sailing across a lake in a skiff toward his beloved willows and his garden with its high walls.
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