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used for work, leisure, as a utility craft, and for fishing, and have a one-person or small crew. Sailing skiffs have developed into high performance competitive classes. Many of today's skiff classes are based in
Australia and New Zealand in the form of
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The term has been used for a number of styles of craft round the United
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