- Sea Bright Skiff
The Sea Bright Skiff is a development of the
Jersey Skiff . It was developed on the northern shore ofNew Jersey to be used for fishing, by being launched through the surf, sailed to the fishing grounds, and returned through thesurf .Description
The boat is slightly different from the Jersey Skiff by being more rounded and including a shorter freeboard. Both boats, serving a similar need, have very similar lines. The boat, however, is characterized by a nearly straight stem, rounded sides, a narrow flat bottom (wider though than the Jersey Skiff), and a heart shaped
transom . The boat was usually rigged with either a lugmainsail or sprit sail and smalljib with an unstayed mast. The early fishing versions used anoar as the rudder, more modern versions, however, have a regularrudder &tiller .This boat has nearly disappeared from the shores of New Jersey except as used by
lifeguard s (rowing configuration only).External links
* [http://www.smallboatforum.com/PDFfiles/SeaBrightSkiff.pdf Sea Bright Skiff article]
* [http://www.folkstreams.net/pages/skiffmain.html Making a wooden Sea Bright Skiff video]
* [http://www.loc.gov/bicentennial/propage/NJ/nj_s_lautenberg3.html "Sea Bright Skiff"]
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