Skiffing
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Skiffing refers to the sporting and leisure activity of rowing a Thames skiff. The skiff is a traditional hand built clinker-built wooden craft of a design which has been seen on the River Thames and
Final of the Gents Singles Championship at Henley on the River Thames
A pair of double racing skiffs
Collection of skiffing blades
Long distance processional event
Clinker (boat building)
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Clinker-built, also known as lapstrake-built, is a method of boat building in which the edges of longitudinal hull planks overlap each other.
Skiffing
…Skiffing refers to the sporting and leisure activity of rowing (or more correctly sculling) a Thames skiff. The skiff is a traditional hand built clinker-built wooden craft of a design which has been seen on the River Thames and other waterways in England and other countries since the 19th century. Sculling…
Diagram of clinker construction in the first half of the 20th century
Clinker built dinghy showing some of the basic structural details. The single rowing thwart supports the after end of the centre-board case. The pairs of knees at each end of the thwart can be seen; also the longitudinal stringer (rising) on which the thwart rests.
The Nydam boat, an early example of clinker construction.
The Gokstad Ship, a Viking longship, displaying the overlapping planks that characterize clinker construction.