| 单词 | skiff |
| 例句 | It would be next to impossible to run away in a skiff at any time of year. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I peered over the side of the skiff and squinted against the afternoon glare. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Bring him in now and make him fast and get the noose around his tail and another around his middle to bind him to the skiff. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Nor if the fish were in the skiff, with all dignity gone, there would be no question either. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z No skiff could possibly weather it for a minute. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He steadied the skiff so everyone could crawl ashore. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z We bailed out the skiff until it was bobbing merrily on the surface. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I could pole a skiff quickly and quietly, and nearsighted as he was he could spy a crab by just a tip of the claw through grass and muck. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “We’ll take the skiff out this evening—you, me, and Abbey. Catch some snappers for supper.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “See if Lice will take my bonefish skiff. It’s worth ten or twelve grand at least.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z I was tempted to write my story, how I had washed ashore in an old skiff, a ruined letter and a ruby ring tucked into my swaddling. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z I try to balance the skiff by shifting gear to the front and scrunching myself forward, but it don’t help much. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z But as they turned toward the big hospital and the littler cottages, he paused and asked, “When we saw your skiff, we thought maybe it was his. Why are you three here, yourselves?” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z He had given him a place of honor at his table, a war galley to sail in place of a smuggler's skiff. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Osh, waiting above in the skiff, grabbed the rope and hauled me aboard where I gasped and kicked like a sea robin on a hook. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z On a Sunday, she convinced the ferryman to take her there, when his work was done, in his skiff. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z And then he turned and rowed the skiff back home, tucking it up above the wrack line, and coming back inside. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z To review the possibility of stealing a skiff, of sailing the coast instead, or of walking the jungle and swamp route...but they had no supplies to make that run. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Then one September he came back to the Keys and put his skiff up for sale. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z He still wasn’t convinced I’d climbed the Thumb, but by the time he steered the skiff into Wrangell Narrows, he pretended to be. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Can’t sail it. Your old man would know a skiff was missing and be after you in no time.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z In one hand was the portable spotlight that he kept stowed on the skiff. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Switching gears to forward, I headed out, full throttle, just as fast as my skiff could go. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z As the skiff circled the point into the bay, Cole felt a rush of excitement. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z He had a bottle of water in the bow of the skiff and that was all he needed for the day. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead he lay there wallowing now in the seas and the old man pulled the skiff up onto him. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I use the oars to turn the skiff around so I can stand in the bow, which makes it easier to throw and not get tangled up in the rope. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Even if we were two and swamped her to load him and bailed her out, this skiff would never hold him. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I can feel the weight of the fish behind the skiff. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z He was so big it was like lashing a much bigger skiff alongside. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat there waiting for us in a skiff with an outboard. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Off Merling Rock two days before, they had sighted a half-dozen fishing skiffs. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Before my dad figures out that me and the skiff and the last harpoon are missing. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Through black smoke and swirling green fire, Davos glimpsed a swarm of small, boats bearing downriver: a confusion of ferries and wherries, barges, skiffs, rowboats, and hulks that looked too rotten to float. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I unscrew the compass and take it back to the skiff and screw it down to the middle seat. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Gladder, still, when the rain tapered off again the minute we pulled up on the beach and tied the skiff to a post. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z He was sorry for them all, even the great trunk backs that were as long as the skiff and weighed a ton. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Once he stood up and urinated over the side of the skiff and looked at the stars and checked his course. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Though Nsia was not among their number, Dr. Trefusis had clamored for a place aboard their skiff, that he might come and inquire after our health and our part in the battle. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z We reached the shore and loaded the bags and the shovel into the skiff just moments before the officers came over the bluff and headed for their own boat, tied up at the dock. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z I drag the tub of line and the keg along the dock and lower it into my skiff. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Thirty miles seems like a mighty long way to go in a ten-foot skiff, but compared to Portugal it ain’t much. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Sadna and Pima were lashing down a skiff, tying it to a tree trunk as it bent in the wind. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Don’t think about how big the dark is, or how small the skiff feels, or how scared you are. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I walked around to the backyard and climbed up the trailer and sat down in the skiff. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z I said, “We don’t have any money, but he’ll give you his flats skiff. It’s worth twelve thousand dollars.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z I got a good little skiff and a pail of bait and a finest-kind harpoon. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z As she walked the length of Cook’s trap line she saw an occasional gunning skiff, heard the wild free crying of the water birds, watched them fly up, wings spread wide. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He was past everything now and he sailed the skiff to make his home port as well and as intelligently as he could. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I lie in the bottom of the skiff and laugh like a maniac because it feels so good to be alive. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z He was walking back and forth, admiring the skiff from different angles. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Boats and river taxis were moored, men sitting with their oared skiffs and tiny scrap sails, waiting to ferry anyone who needed to move into the Orleans beyond. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z But the skiff was headed for Cuttyhunk as darkness came quickly on. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z That means the back end of the skiff gets low in the water as the outboard tries to push it forward, then it comes up hard against the rope and slows down. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z One turned and went out of sight under the skiff and the old man could feel the skiff shake as he jerked and pulled on the fish. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad’s skiff is super quick, and it didn’t take long for him to catch up. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Many fishermen were around the skiff looking at what was lashed beside it and one was in the water, his trousers rolled up, measuring the skeleton with a length of line. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “The ocean is very big and a skiff is small and hard to see,” the old man said. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I snagged the buoy and tied up the skiff as he put it into irons, the sail luffing as it relaxed, some spray coming over the bow. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z We could pole the skiff down to his house, maneuvering around the debris as we would ice floes. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He follows me out to the wharf and spots the skiff tied up at the end. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I scurry down the bank to where my skiff is waiting. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z In the daytime we went snorkeling or crabbing or wakeboarding behind the skiff. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The skiff was sailing well considering the handicaps and he steered with the tiller under his arm. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He let me maneuver the skiff through the wreckage of the flood without even peeking over his shoulder to see what I might be about to hit. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z All I can feel is the weight of the skiff and the big fish and the fog pressing down. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “He’s nearly eighty,” I said, and added, “I leave the skiff at the slip now. It’s handier than the gut.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z So I lie down in the skiff and pull my cap down over my eyes and use my life jacket for a pillow. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I had taken the heavy oak pole with which I guided my skiff. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I got the skiff,” I tell him, “so that’s what I’m using. ” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I quick shut off my motor and lie down in my little skiff as it goes by. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z So I reach over the side, lift the keg into the skiff, shove it under the front seat, and start to pull in the line. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Part of me wants to let go of the keg and swim around looking for the skiff before I’m too weak to move my arms. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “Do you suppose,” I asked, as I poled the skiff, the focus of my romantic musings shifting from my own wedding day to Mr. Rice’s, “do you suppose her parents oppose the marriage?” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I give Mr. Woodwell a hand getting from my skiff to our dock and it’s amazing how light he is, for a grown-up. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z But four hours later the fish was still swimming steadily out to sea, towing the skiff, and the old man was still braced solidly with the line across his back. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a mystery why the skiff had washed up on our little island and not on Cuttyhunk where most treasure and flotsam came to rest. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Cole watched through the window as everyone crawled into the skiff. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Their skiffs were berthed next to each other at a place called Ted’s Marina. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Seems crazy, but the tuna weighs more than the skiff and me combined, and even with a harpoon barb buried in its back it has the strength to run. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Then I headed my skiff in the right direction, grabbed the stern line, and looped it around the outboard’s handle. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z We went out back to see Dad’s skiff, and Lice Peeking made up his mind right away. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Now and then I flick the flashlight beam out from the skiff, but it don’t catch nothing but water. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z He twisted it around his good arm and hauled, the two of them handling one end of the skiff, shoulder to shoulder as Pima made the knots fast. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z What if I get thrown out and the skiff disappears into the fog again? The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Was there yet another baby that was sent away in a skiff? Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z As Edwin and Garvey crawled into the aluminum skiff, Cole called, “Don’t forget to put the spark plug back in.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Outside, the beach swarmed with activity, people moving skiffs deeper into the trees, chasing after livestock. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The skiff is kind of small for all four of us. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z That’s why, when midnight comes, I sneak out of the house, get in my skiff, untie the lines, and drift down the creek, quiet as the night. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I’m about to untie the skiff and get going when I remember the compass. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Two small skiffs and a Coast Guard inflatable were nosing around the Coral Queen. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z As the skiff motored from the bay, the fading whine of the engine floated out across the choppy waters. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Figure my skiff is big enough to hold me and three lobster traps. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Mom, Abbey, and I pushed together to slide the bone- fish skiff off the trailer, since Dad’s hands were still tender from the fractured bones. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z It nearly broke my heart to think of a loser like that taking our skiff and selling it for cash. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The Tropical Rescue towboat was much bigger than Dad’s bonefish skiff, so there was plenty of room for Mom to ride along. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z There seemed a great distance to it, as could never be gained by skiff or tender; and yet it filled all of that silent landscape, and so was not lost to the night. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He only noticed how lightly and how well the skiff sailed now there was no great weight beside her. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Little flat-bottomed skiff like mine was never meant to tow anything heavy. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “You sure you want to give away the skiff?” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z He settled the sack around his shoulders and put the skiff on her course. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Garvey flew back to Minneapolis,” he said as he crawled into his skiff to leave. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Once I get the first three traps into the skiff, I fire up the outboard motor and take us down the creek and into the harbor and up to the wharf at Murphy’s Bait & Fuel. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Standing alone on the shoreline, he couldn’t help but remember how angry he had been the last time he watched the skiff leave. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Cole heard the motor slow and realized that Edwin was guiding the skiff toward a protected bay on the large island ahead. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z I stood watching the lighthouse beam wheel around and wash over everything—a million seabirds sleeping in the pitted cliffs; giant rocks exposed by the low tide; a rotted skiff drowning in the sand. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z When Luno had shown up at the trailer, Lice naturally assumed that Dusty had found out about his secret deal with Dad—the bonefish skiff in exchange for Lice’s testimony. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Tension on the line locks the keg under the front seat and then the skiff jerks out from under my feet. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The box with the baits was under the stem of the skiff along with the club that was used to subdue the big fish when they were brought alongside. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’d sooner paddle out to that storm in a metal skiff with a flagpole strapped to my back than leave you here to watch such a thing.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z So he hooked a patch of yellow Gulf weed with the gaff as they passed and shook it so that the small shrimps that were in it fell onto the planking of the skiff. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Little thump as the swell pushes the big fish up against the back of the skiff. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Keeping well away in case I try to ram him with the skiff. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z He was an old man who fished alone in a skiff in the Gulf Stream and he had gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s the skiff my dad built me for my ninth birthday. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z He had been there before and one of the fishermen was looking after the skiff for him. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The skiff wanted to break free, the buoy ropes were slick with weed, and my knees and ribs were sore after just two pots. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z If boats like that come back empty, what can you expect from a plywood skiff with one pitiful bucket of salted herring for bait? The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Then he fell back into the sea and picked up the scent and started swimming on the course the skiff and the fish had taken. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He kept glancing in the direction of the hospital, then out across Buzzards Bay as if Mr. Sloan’s stolen skiff might appear at any moment, that bully man in the stern. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z When Edwin stepped from the skiff, Cole could tell that something was wrong. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Garvey swung himself into the water on the opposite side and helped guide the skiff to shallower water. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z As the skiff scraped the rocks, Garvey jumped out and pulled the boat ashore. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “Pedrico is looking after the skiff and the gear. What do you want done with the head?” The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Cole Matthews knelt defiantly in the bow of the aluminum skiff as he faced forward into a cold September wind. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z 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. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z So we were really amped to know that Dad would soon be back in his skiff, guiding for bonefish and tarpon and snook. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Slowing the motor, I steered my skiff up close to shore so Tilly could hop out in the shallow water. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z We could hear the men in the skiffs talking about what had to be done to float the boat. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z In the rear of the skiff sat Edwin, a quiet, potbellied Tlingit elder who had helped arrange Cole’s banishment. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z He stood next to the skiff and put his open hand on my head. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z They loosed the skiff’s sail and it pulled away from the dock. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Gives me a big sneery smile, points at my little skiff, holds his nose. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z He stopped for a moment and looked back and saw in the reflection from the street light the great tail of the fish standing up well behind the skiff’s stern. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Nudge my skiff on the bank and stand ankle-deep in the cool water listening to the quiet. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z He climbed out of the skiff and offered a hand to Miss Maggie, who surprised me by taking it. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z So I twist the throttle and head for the dark boat as fast as my little skiff will go. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I could sail a skiff, wrangle a lobster, save a birdman from starving to death. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z As pleased as I was to have my own little skiff, it didn’t make up for his refusal to take me on his boat. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He bribed ship captains and constables, rowed shivering pregnant women across rivers in leaky skiffs, and delivered judges’ release orders to frowning deputies. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Then he found the sheet and the sail filled and he brought the skiff onto her course. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z And since I ain’t got the first clue where to start, I get in my skiff and row up to Mr. Woodwell’s place again. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The skiff skates along, throwing up a wake. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Just me and my skiff and the sound of the motor putt-putting along, and the slap of black water on the hull. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Check out my skiff, see there’s a place on the bow needs fixing, from crunching into the Whaler, but I ain’t in the mood. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Between her kitchen windows, a skiff riding the current through the Narrows. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Only thing I can think to do is drag the fish behind the skiff, tail first. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Soon as the motor quits, the big swells start to turn the skiff around. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z He held the line against his back and watched its slant in the water and the skiff moving steadily to the north-west. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, just north of Richmond Hill, near present-day Wall Street, Hamilton was boarding a small skiff with two oarsmen, his physician, Dr. David Hosack, and his own loyal associate Nathaniel Pendleton. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I had a story ready for when Mom asked me why he was taking the skiff. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Cole’s vision was blurred, but he understood that he was lying in the bottom of a shallow aluminum skiff. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z As if reading my thoughts, he said, “Lice Peeking knows the truth about the Coral Queen. What’d he say about my skiff? Will he take it or not?” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Cole picked up the other box from the skiff and followed. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Now the man watched the dip of the three sticks over the side of the skiff and rowed gently to keep the lines straight up and down and at their proper depths. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The flow was less strong and as he rubbed the side of his hand against the planking of the skiff, particles of phosphorus floated off and drifted slowly astern. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z But the skiff keeps drifting closer and closer and when I can almost reach out and touch it I let go the keg and kick like mad and pull myself into the boat. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z He was getting the skiff ready to pull lobster traps. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z First day after lunch I work like a demon dragging traps to my skiff. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “Garvey and I believe in your potential, but you haven’t earned trust. Not trying to escape in the skiff is a good first step.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z But the gloomy old man made his own choice among them; some he admitted to his skiff, others he pushed away. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m twelve now, but the skiff still fits me pretty good, and don’t leak a drop. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z But he cannot pull this skiff forever, no matter how great he is. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I pulled the skiff higher onto the sand and tied it to a post. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z And the keg is still bobbing next to the skiff. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z As if reading my thoughts, he said, “Lice Peeking knows the truth about the Coral Queen. What’d he say about my skiff? Will he take it or not?” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z But he paid her no attention, and I stood in the doorway and watched as he settled her in the skiff and rowed her across the channel. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z “You take the food,” she said when I offered to help her aboard the skiff. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z A thirteen-year-old Eastern Shore boy, alone in his 14-foot skiff plucked a three-year-old from the frigid waters of the Corsica River yesterday afternoon and resuscitated the child while speeding through pelting rain to waiting rescuers. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z At the last of dusk they launched their skiff again. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “Santiago,” the boy said to him as they climbed the bank from where the skiff was hauled up. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I lowered the sail and scrambled out of the skiff, towing it into the shallows, where Osh stepped out and hoisted the dripping basket onto his shoulder. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Edwin’s small skiff led the way, followed by a large green fishing trawler. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z But there comes a time when the line stops pulling and the skiff slows down and stops. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z While it warmed up, I untied the lines that kept my skiff snug in its slip. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Line is twanging like the high string on a steel guitar as the fish rises up to the surface, pulling the skiff behind it. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I had a story ready for when Mom asked me why he was taking the skiff. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z We walked the board planking to where the skiff was tied. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He gestured to the shore, where a skiff with an outboard motor waited. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I’m sure he doubted that my stubby little skiff could have survived the storm. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Osh had told me many times—so often that it had become like a bedtime story—how he’d found me in an old skiff that had beached itself on the wrack line overnight. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z So I told her about the ring and the ruined letter that had come with me in the skiff. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Edwin casually lifted an oily rag from the bottom of the skiff and wiped away the slime, then tossed the rag back under his seat and again fixed his eyes on Cole. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Had he been more clever, anchoring his skiff in the water, we might not have heard him. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z When the fish stops moving I get out the oars and work the skiff as close as I can. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I keep hold of the keg for a minute in case the skiff decides to disappear again. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Normal times, a day like this, I’d be out in my skiff looking for striper swirls. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Scattered along the river bank were docks and wharves with skiffs and rowboats tied up to them. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z First thing I do is grab the harpoon and stand up in the stern of the skiff. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Cole could see Edwin alone in the skiff. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z He beached the skiff, took out his tarpon gaff, and flattened every single tire—I think there were, like, eight of them—on the Carmichaels’ RV. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z He seemed to hang in the air above the old man in the skiff. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I walked around to the backyard and climbed up the trailer and sat down in the skiff. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z He clubbed at heads and heard the jaws chop and the shaking of the skiff as they took hold below. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z But it means I need to be careful how I load the traps into the skiff, so I don’t tip the boat over. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The old man takes a long time lowering himself from the dock to the skiff, but I know better than to rush him. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z So I jumped out and tied up the skiff, next to where my father would tie the Portia Sue. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z They were headed straight for the skiff swimming side by side. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z They dashed to the nearest skiff, where they dropped their things and tackled the ropes, untying lines, hoisting sails. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “He is two feet longer than the skiff,” the old man said. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I swung my head back to see Tilly land awkwardly in the tiny space at the front of my skiff. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z No reason the skiff can’t be put to work earning money. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z By and by a small skiff motored into Thomas Bay and pulled up on the beach not far from my tent. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The skiff is kind of small for all four of us. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “Maybe you still aren’t invisible,” Edwin said, climbing into his skiff to leave. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z I was a good sailor, but I knew that even a skiff could be a lot to handle in a strong wind, crosscurrents, shipping lanes. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z The heavy load of supplies caused the skiff to wal low through the waves. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z I get my last bucket of salt herring from the cooler in the shack and put it under the middle seat in the skiff. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z When I asked him what he’d done with the skiff that had brought me ashore, Osh told me he’d busted it up for firewood and burned it to keep me warm that first winter. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z The tide had gone out some, and I helped Osh push the beached skiff afloat. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z He was swimming so quickly that he almost revealed himself when his father climbed off the dock and into a skiff. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Listening hard, but I can’t hear nothing but the slurp of water around the skiff. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The skiff was barely seaworthy, but it had survived the trip to the island, even through the wild currents that wrecked much bigger boats. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z After we had tied the skiff high above the wrack line, we took Mouse inside with us and locked the door and all the windows but the one next to Osh’s bed. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Standing alone, Cole eyed the aluminum skiff sitting unguarded. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “I’m leaving the skiff with Garvey in case you have any problems.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z She took the rowboat—a little skiff her mother had bought with a few gold nuggets from a fisherman, who had a tragic accident with his nets the next day. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z So I’m lying there in the bottom of my little skiff, munching on a sticky sandwich and feeling sorry for myself when the whoosh comes by. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “Like sending a baby to sea in a skiff,” he said. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Then he fell into the water with a crash that sent spray over the old man and over all of the skiff. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He heard the stick break and the line begin to rush out over the gunwale of the skiff. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z His workboat was three times the size of my skiff, and twice as fast. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z So I get in my skiff and row around above where she went under. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Check to make sure Rose ain’t leaking—nope, dry as a bone—and then drag traps out to the end of the dock and lower ’em into my skiff. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z At this time of night my skiff is the only boat on the move. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Silent Germans row up the Seine in synchrony; their skiffs glide as if through oil. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Even without towing a lot of extra weight the skiff wouldn’t hold enough gas for the whole round trip. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z When the skiff floated empty, Edwin stepped into the water, and all three dragged the aluminum boat out of the surf, over the rocks, and well above high-tide mark. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z For a long stretch of the film, Pi is alone in the skiff with only the tiger, which was digitally added. A 'Life' changing film for the young actor of 'Pi' 2012-11-16T15:44:08Z Greengrass noted the desperation of Muse, who captured the 17,375 deadweight-ton ship using only a skiff, ladder and a few guns, and then spent five days in a standoff with the U.S. 'Captain Phillips' torn from the headlines, but tells an old story 2013-10-10T12:04:31Z The fisherman took his skiff back out to sea, caught the seven hake and started back. Style Invitational Week 1383: Questionable Journalism 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z I exclaimed, to the amusement of my skiff mates: “These binoculars really work. Beautiful!” Personal Journeys : Pink Dolphins and Sunsets Along the Amazon 2014-04-11T18:08:34Z Kayaks and skiffs dot the water’s glassy surface while runners and bikers fill shoreline paths. 36 Hours in Burlington, Vermont 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z “Two Cheers,” published by Princeton University Press, is a skiff of a book by Mr. Scott’s usual dreadnought standards, weighing in at a mere 149 pages, footnotes included. James C. Scott, Farmer and Scholar of Anarchism 2012-12-05T04:50:08Z I have friends and family who are way better at filleting a salmon, or setting up a wall tent hunting camp, or running a skiff than I am. “I don’t like it when people say God never gives you more than you can handle”: Small-town obit writer Heather Lende knows better 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z It was "an elegant wooden rowing skiff," made by a famous boat builder in Montana. Kids, bikes, veal balls: Locals recall best gifts they ever got 2012-12-25T06:20:04Z We set out in his crawfish skiff and entered the swamp, a gorgeous, haunting tangle of bald cypress trees, Spanish moss, pilated woodpeckers and, theoretically, alligators. Into Cajun Country: From Po'boys to the Pink Panther 2010-09-01T03:00:00Z On the skiff, “I had to learn how to stand still. It was hard in the beginning, but it was fun. But no acting training.” The Carpetbagger: ‘12 Years a Slave,’ ‘American Hustle’ Take Top Honors at the 2014 Golden Globes 2014-01-13T05:14:45Z 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. Art Review: ‘Chinese Gardens,’ at the Metropolitan Museum of Art 2012-08-16T21:59:52Z We slid over the side of our skiff and stood in the knee-deep water. Off Belize, a Hunt for Saltwater Fly-Fishing’s Top Prizes 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z Horses pull carts down cobblestone streets, and skiffs crowd the waters of the Golden Horn, a bustling harbor since Byzantine times. What Ara Güler, “The Eye of Istanbul,” Saw in His Homeland 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z Halfway home, a dark, curved fin emerged 100 feet in front of the skiff. Wildlife galore in the Bahamas, where the whole world’s a park 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z Sometimes “Blood-Drenched Beard” — someone, please, open a hipster steakhouse under this name — slows down too much, like a skiff floundering in a “no wake” zone. Daniel Galera’s ‘Blood-Drenched Beard’ 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z Park rangers board the ship throughout the stay, guiding tours including rain-forest hikes on land, visits to remote coves via inflatable skiff and excursions by kayak. In Transit Blog: Passage on Ship Offers Tours of Glacier Bay Park 2012-05-06T14:00:18Z “I was out on the skiff this morning,” he regales us, “and I tell you there wasn’t a sinner around.” On Ireland’s southwest coast, history-rich Kenmare is the gateway to County Kerry 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z Last year, I took a wonderful safari here with my family, and on one of our first afternoons, we glided along a shallow lake in an aluminum-hulled skiff. A Family Adventure in the Wild Heart of Tanzania 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z When tarpons are spotted pushing across the flats, the guide quietly poles the skiff into position for the angler to ambush the fish. This 100-pound-plus fish lures saltwater fly anglers to the Florida Keys 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z Behind me he stands atop a short platform, gently poling the skiff over improbably clear water. U.S. anglers seek out the infamous Bay of Pigs for an exclusive fly-fishing experience 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z There were boathouses, houseboats, the occasional tug, abandoned skiffs rotting gently into the mud: living evidence of the river's ancient business. Tony Judt: My London 2010-08-13T23:05:00Z In the early mornings and late afternoons, when it was less humid and animal sightings were more likely, there were excursions in aluminum skiffs. Personal Journeys : Pink Dolphins and Sunsets Along the Amazon 2014-04-11T18:08:34Z Intellect, feeling, narrative brawn — his kit bag opened and both the Johnstown flood and a rescue skiff poured out. Review: David Mitchell’s ‘Slade House’ Plunges Into a Battle of Immortals 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z My father, Bill Neville, stood next to him near the skiff’s center console as we motored downstream, the wake fracturing the sunlight into golden tesserae. A Father-Son Fishing Trip on the Chesapeake Bay 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z The ship will tow kayaks and paddleboards, and skiff excursions offer wildlife watching up close. Now Onboard: Marvel Heroes, Stargazing and Lots of Water Slides 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z Then we piled our gear into the Dodges’ 20-foot aluminum skiff and motored deeper into the bay. U.S. Issue: It?s a Bear?s World in Kodiak, Alaska 2011-05-13T20:16:28Z A skiff ferries diners to and from shore, five minutes away. Iquitos, Peru: Wet and Wild 2013-09-13T17:49:30Z Ms. Reynolds was the perfect companion, willing to indulge in a frosty beer on the skiffs, and a knowledgeable animal enthusiast on the jungle walk and skiff excursions. Personal Journeys : Pink Dolphins and Sunsets Along the Amazon 2014-04-11T18:08:34Z Only a long line of skiffs sat tethered to shore. In Cambodia, Along the Path to Something Profound 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z Yet Billy Ray’s screenplay shows them using only the ship’s hoses in an attempt to flood the skiff and repel the pirates. Captain Phillips: Tom Hanks and the Pirates of the Somali Coast 2013-10-10T17:49:20Z We boarded a small skiff and enjoyed a glass of Champagne while watching the sunset behind the lengthy teakwood expanse of U Bein Bridge. Where to find the unspoiled splendors of Southeast Asia 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z He's captain of The Sluicey, a modified skiff that Foster uses to dredge for gold. Discover series 'Bering Sea Gold' aims for pay dirt 2012-01-18T21:45:04Z Just being underneath the city in the boat, with the quiet ripple of the waves and the soothing purr of the skiff’s motor, suggested a different element of Bosch’s universe, the more positive side. From Hell to Heaven in the Hometown of Bosch 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z To prepare, “I did some training prior to the film, climbing and weapons and skiff and fighting,” Mr. Abdi added. The Carpetbagger: ‘12 Years a Slave,’ ‘American Hustle’ Take Top Honors at the 2014 Golden Globes 2014-01-13T05:14:45Z Two more jumps and the fish abruptly quit its air show and bolted away from the skiff, spinning 200 feet of line off the reel in a few adrenaline-pumping seconds. This 100-pound-plus fish lures saltwater fly anglers to the Florida Keys 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z Guide Will Benson threaded his Hell’s Bay flats skiff through narrow, twisting mangrove creeks to legendary Loggerhead Basin in the Lower Keys and an area the guides call “the Coliseum.” This 100-pound-plus fish lures saltwater fly anglers to the Florida Keys 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z The lost and confused weekend soldiers appropriate some untended canoes and then foolishly greet the skiffs’ returning owners, a group of Cajun fishermen, with a volley of blanks. ‘Southern Comfort’ and 'Hearts and Minds' on DVD 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z Most fishing is done from a flats skiff. With covid protocols, a Caribbean fly-fishing haven is back in business 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z As we strained from our boat to catch a glimpse of the dolphins, we saw a group of monks in saffron robes sitting in a skiff. Along the Mekong River, a Timeless Place Where Time Marches On 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z Perhaps the most popular way to fish for tarpons in the Keys is with a guide in a small skiff. This 100-pound-plus fish lures saltwater fly anglers to the Florida Keys 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z Even if Laos was an authoritarian state, it was still the land of the Mekong, with palm trees lining the riverbanks, freshwater dolphins swimming between islets and fishermen casting nets over the side of skiffs. Along the Mekong River, a Timeless Place Where Time Marches On 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z Stepping from ferry to dock in the wincing light of midday, a late-summer visitor is presented with a compact harbor of wooden fishing skiffs, several cafes with plastic tables and the island’s only gas pump. T Magazine: Stone Soul Picnic 2011-05-20T16:28:24Z Craft beers were delivered several times a week in a 15-foot skiff from the North Haven Brewing Company, on a nearby island. Wanted: A Nice Dinner Place for a Maine Island With a Long, Hungry Winter 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z The beaten tarpon, its silver, mirrorlike scales glinting in the sun, lay by the skiff. This 100-pound-plus fish lures saltwater fly anglers to the Florida Keys 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z On the skiffs, entranced by my surroundings, I only vaguely tuned in when the guides provided information on the various species of birds, which included vultures, parakeets and macaws. Personal Journeys : Pink Dolphins and Sunsets Along the Amazon 2014-04-11T18:08:34Z The guide will pole the skiff along on the shallow flats from a platform at the back of the boat, while the angler stands ready to cast from the front. With covid protocols, a Caribbean fly-fishing haven is back in business 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z We boarded the skiff and continued west, stopping briefly at the ruins of the Bang Bang Club on Pot Cay, a fishing lodge and reputed hideaway of gangster Al Capone. Wildlife galore in the Bahamas, where the whole world’s a park 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z “There’s three of them together — one’s a little one,” said Cartwright as dark shapes materialized off the side of the skiff. Wildlife galore in the Bahamas, where the whole world’s a park 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z Sea kayaks, canoes, skiffs, powerboats, inner tubes, water skis, dories and dinghies lean against buildings and sit in driveways along Highway 169. On the Water, and Into the Wild 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z They wrestled the small skiff through a tangle of overlapping lines, pulling it to the narrow dock. Mexico’s Last Countercultural Coast 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z We crossed the channel and hopped off the skiff to hike around the site of the old sponge-trading station. Wildlife galore in the Bahamas, where the whole world’s a park 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z We broke camp and the skiff roared into the North Bight, angling between the storms building to the north and south of the channel. Wildlife galore in the Bahamas, where the whole world’s a park 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z Rowing and sailing out in a leaky skiff, he spent weeks at a time among Horn’s many living things, turning his boat over for shelter when need be, surrendering to the island’s way. An Untamed Island Meets Its Match 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z Into its hempishness we went, motoring in a skiff named Sharon through claustrophobic channels of vegetation on a four-hour journey that was one part “Heart of Darkness,” one part “Lord of the Rings.” Personal Journeys: Dodging a Holiday in a Remote Mexican Town 2013-12-27T17:34:54Z Normally when a redfish guide pulls a skiff into an area he wants to explore, fish bolt from it, at least until the guide cuts the motor and begins poling. Chasing Redfish Off the South Texas Gulf Coast 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z Mr. Jurisich, 56, was steering his 26-foot skiff on Adams Bay, between the west bank of the Mississippi and the Gulf, where his family owns the leases on oyster beds. Gulf Oysters Are Dying, Putting a Southern Tradition at Risk 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z We took kayaks and a skiff out into a maze of mangrove and shallow salt water called the Ten Thousand Islands, on Florida’s southwest edge. sometimes pulling ourselves through dense mangrove tunnels with our hands. Tears for the Magnificent and Shrinking Everglades, a ‘River of Grass’ 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z They then are taken by skiff to one of various jungle outposts, signing on to dosing regimens that last from a few nights to a few weeks. Iquitos, Peru: Wet and Wild 2013-09-13T17:49:30Z On another journey in two pangas — 20-foot fiberglass skiffs with outboard motors — the group encounters shoals of devil rays that circle them repeatedly. ‘Telling Our Way to the Sea’: wonders of the Sea of Cortez 2013-08-30T20:49:27Z Before the attack begins Grey Worm tells Missandei to get to a skiff. "Game of Thrones" recap: "The Last of the Starks" wasn't the best 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z My guide was Hugo Groeneveld, a retired coastal engineer, who narrated a bit of city history as he motored our small skiff through the winding, watery tunnels underneath the city. From Hell to Heaven in the Hometown of Bosch 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z Most fishing ships do not carry skiffs, which are small boats with outboard motors that enable crew transfers by traversing the water between bigger vessels. They catch squid for the world's table. But deckhands on Chinese ships pay a deadly price 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z Soon an air horn fires from the race master’s skiff, and the sailboats take off toward a large floating buoy about a mile and a half away. The crew of the Flicka sets sail on Commencement Bay for a weekly race 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z A pencil behind his ear, he works a band-saw to sculpt tree trunks into the wooden ribs of a traditional skiff, then nails them in place. Drought drives economic exodus from Iraq's rivers and marshlands 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z Her posts go gangbusters for a while, and when she uses her cameraphone to shoot a near-death experience on a skiff in a tropical squall, Catherine is finally graced with viral fame. It's the end of the world, and T.C. Boyle's characters feel meh 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z “My kids were standing chest-deep flinging fish into the skiff, and it was just the three of us running it,” Kinley says. Reef netting is a sustainable fishing method and a link to Lummi heritage 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z It’s quiet here on the boardwalk path, the air punctuated occasionally by “Passing on your left” from cyclists and the megaphone bark of a coach in a skiff trailing some rowers on the river. Perspective | Every morning, Harry looks for bald eagles. Most days, he sees them. 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z One time we helped dislodge a middle-aged couple after they crashed their little skiff into a line of rocks near our sandbar campsite. A Mississippi River journey by kayak brings lessons in history, friendship and life 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z The oil on canvas shows an oarsman in a top hat rowing his skiff on languid waters. France buys new masterpiece for Orsay museum with LVMH gift 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, even with climate change, Newsom didn’t need to row a skiff to his recent second inauguration at the Capitol. California has lots of catching up to do on flood management — with or without climate change 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z Usually, that means hopping on her main work boat, a 14-foot catamaran skiff. She Harvests Shellfish and Helps Protect Them 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z For example, what would he say if he was a Coast Guard sonar operator in a skiff off a crowded beach who just happened to spot a great white shark? Perspective | This future lawyer really sunk his teeth into his part in ‘Jaws’ 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z Eventually the skeleton of wood held together with fasteners, screws and epoxy here will become a skiff used for river cleanup around the Duwamish River. Facing uncertainty, WA woodworkers highlight legacy of Seattle’s Wood Technology Center 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z “A lot of people she knew drowned, so she was always a little leery of going out on skiffs,” recalled Harry Moore, the youngest of the six siblings. ‘A life on the mud’ for Shoreline setnetter who fishes from Bristol Bay beach 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z But early on specified mornings, motorized dories and skiffs headed out to sea, fishing for the local quota of cod allowed for personal consumption. In Newfoundland, vast vistas and warm welcomes 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z Authorities later wrote that witnesses had reported “seeing someone trying to swim to a loose skiff” and that the person was “not seen again.” D.C. student found dead Friday in Potomac River was standout baseball player 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z They do not portray al-Zawahri as a mastermind of the operation, a suicide bombing by two men in a skiff that killed 17 American sailors. Biden Appeared to Overstate the Role of Al Qaeda’s Leader 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z In Tylerton, our group piled into three skiffs captained by islanders who could read the private thoughts of the sea and sky. Pelicans’ paradise on Smith Island, Md. 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z She unsuccessfully tried to climb onto a burly vehicle that was helping to tow a skiff full of salmon through shallow waters. ‘A life on the mud’ for Shoreline setnetter who fishes from Bristol Bay beach 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z Mayer put on his Dodgers hat, gathered up his sons West and Van, hopped in a skiff on Upper Twin Lake and launched a little Mammoth Lakes family adventure. Winter in Mammoth is great, but summer is when it shines 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z Hemlock, he explains, is traditionally used for water travel: skiff poles, rudders, oars. The stories behind Washington’s official state symbols 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z The smaller skiffs lining the pier sit unused, with kerosene unobtainable. How war in Ukraine turned Sri Lanka’s economic crisis into a calamity 2022-04-17T04:00:00Z “It’s not that unusual and I don’t know if we’ll see much of anything, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see a skiff of slush on the lawn,” McFarland said. As the sun returns, rejoice with caution: toasty temps elevate avalanche risk 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z By week’s end she was back fishing from a skiff. ‘A life on the mud’ for Shoreline setnetter who fishes from Bristol Bay beach 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z “A perfect sync,” said Janet Mann, a dolphin researcher watching from a small skiff. Dolphins’ playful social habits form bonds, but spread virus 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z Sometimes we’ll take a skiff to catch halibut or rockfish, or head up the river for salmon. Opinion | President Biden, please save our Native village’s life-sustaining waters — for our children’s sake 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z The Mexican skiffs are loaded not with drugs or migrants, but with red snapper, sea turtles and sharks. U.S. blocks Mexican fishermen from ports, cites years of illegal fishing in U.S. waters 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z The group of Rohingya, which included children and pregnant women, had been spotted by fisherman on their wooden skiff off the coast of Aceh province on Sunday. Stricken boat with over 100 Rohingya allowed to dock in Indonesia 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z The shoreline setnet operation she runs includes a half-dozen skiffs and a crew of 10 men and women, some of whom come from as far away as New York. ‘A life on the mud’ for Shoreline setnetter who fishes from Bristol Bay beach 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z In a video seen by Reuters, dozens of people appeared to be packed above and below the deck of the long, wooden skiff. Indonesia says will allow stranded Rohingya boat to seek refuge 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z Fishermen spotted the skiff on Sunday, adrift off the coast of Bireuen, a district on the western island of Sumatra, with around 120 men, women and children on board. Indonesia says will turn away stricken boat of Rohingya refugees 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z As recently as last week, Texas game wardens patrolling the Gulf of Mexico apprehended three Mexican fisherman in a small blue skiff and confiscated around 500 pounds of illegally caught red snapper. U.S. blocks Mexican fishermen from ports, cites years of illegal fishing in U.S. waters 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z Once she got into a skiff, Perez “fell in love with the ocean and all it has to offer,” and she has since taken up surfing and windsurfing, both with and without foils. An 18-year-old woman is helping change the face — and speed — of sailing 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z They use a skiff, but also sometimes wade in up to their armpits to pile sockeye into floating plastic totes that can hold up to 600 pounds of fish. ‘A life on the mud’ for Shoreline setnetter who fishes from Bristol Bay beach 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z When he turned 16, he wasn’t interested in buying a car; instead, he scrounged up money for a 17-foot skiff. 'There’s no room for error': The humble tugboat's crucial role in easing a global crisis 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z The skiffs routinely founder mid-Mediterranean and the passengers await help, a risky bet in a moment when Europe has hardened border policies. The young are at the forefront of a perilous global migration surge 2021-12-19T05:00:00Z On a single day in August, U.S. officials intercepted four Mexican skiffs in U.S. waters carrying more than a thousand pounds of shark and more than 300 pounds of red snapper. U.S. blocks Mexican fishermen from ports, cites years of illegal fishing in U.S. waters 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z The frigate dispatched a Seahawk helicopter, which observed several suspected pirates and hostages boarding a skiff stationed alongside the vessel, the Danish military said Tuesday. Danes: Pirates off West Africa suspected of taking hostages 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z At the tail end of the season, all six of Liz Moore’s skiffs broke loose, heavy rain and waves further eroded the crumbling cliffs back from the beach. ‘A life on the mud’ for Shoreline setnetter who fishes from Bristol Bay beach 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z As I made my way across, I thought of how, in centuries past, skiffs drifted through the region’s bays, channels and coves in search of shellfish. Going Deep Into Oyster Country 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z Wooden walkways, patio, dock, property is off the grid and solar powered; boat slip and skiff included. Mark Meadows has written a book 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z The Coast Guard typically destroys the skiffs it seizes. U.S. blocks Mexican fishermen from ports, cites years of illegal fishing in U.S. waters 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z The helicopter crew pursued the skiff as it sailed north and noted that people on the small boat threw objects overboard in an apparent effort to travel faster. Danes: Pirates off West Africa suspected of taking hostages 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z After several minutes of pushing and pulling their little skiff into deeper water, they climbed aboard and set out on tea-colored water as smooth as glass. Can lithium cure what ails the Salton Sea? 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z I awoke to the grumble of a small skiff coming to check its crab pots a few dozen yards from my tent. Channeling Thoreau: 24 Hours on Pea Island 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z Teams in traditional skiffs rowed up a stretch of the river to begin the annual census of the birds that was postponed in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. UK's swan-uppers take to the Thames to check on queen's birds 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z Their immediate focus is on the Tokyo Olympics and continuing to dominate above the waterline in the high-performance 49er skiff. Kiwi sailors Burling, Tuke care for oceans as wins pile up 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z Burling and Tuke will be looking to defend their gold medal in the high-performance 49er skiff less than five months after helping Emirates Team New Zealand successfully defend the America’s Cup. Sailing stars aim for repeat gold medals in Tokyo Olympics 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z They saw him about 10 minutes later a half-mile west of the Crescent Bay Buoy 2, where he was traveling westward using the skiff’s kicker motor. Coast Guard searching for missing mariner near Port Angeles 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z At that moment I saw another skiff drifting by, so I decided to speak with other fishermen. Channeling Thoreau: 24 Hours on Pea Island 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z But in others still, I know the feelings were simply pushed away “like a skiff at the shore,” as a poet once put it, “no longer useful.” Opinion | Chauvin Was Convicted. Something Is Still Very Wrong. 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z The agency received a report earlier that a local fisherman’s skiff was found adrift in the harbor with no one aboard. Body recovered from harbor after search 2021-03-27T04:00:00Z In the dry season, migrants wade across the Moei, and in the rainy season they hop on skiffs. Covid Infections, and Blame, Rise Along Southeast Asian Borders 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z But unable to breach the fire, they fled in a small skiff toward a nearby boat. California Boat Captain Charged With Manslaughter in Fire That Killed 34 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z Thursday near a capsized skiff, the Marine Patrol reported. Officials ID body of man pulled from water in Northport 2020-11-06T05:00:00Z His body was found around 11:30 a.m. near a capsized skiff, the Marine Patrol reported. Man’s body found in water near overturned skiff in Maine 2020-11-05T05:00:00Z Several crew members abandoned ship in a skiff soon after and reached a nearby boat, called the Great Escape, where the captain made a distress call to the Coast Guard at 3:29 a.m. Investigators find no definitive cause of California dive boat fire that killed 34 people last year 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z We spent afternoons in the skiff, stopping at beaches nearby to look for cottonwood logs, which gave off the best flavor in the smokehouse barrel stove. ‘The Salmon Sisters’ share how growing up on a remote Alaskan homestead shaped a simple, respectful approach to nature, life and wild ingredients 2020-06-28T04:00:00Z Sunday on a 20-foot yellow skiff and were scheduled to be back at approximately 1:30 p.m. Cristobal brings flooding along Gulf Coast, Coast Guard searching for 2 missing boaters 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z McCrory started fishing salmon when he was 12, using a skiff to haul nets filled with salmon with his father. Climate change robs Native American fisherman of his livelihood - and his heritage 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z Cole, a Navy destroyer, was attacked by suicide bombers in an explosive-laden skiff as the destroyer was preparing to refuel in the Yemeni port of Aden on Oct. Sudan Says It Agrees to Compensate Families of U.S.S. Cole Bombing 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z The sails of Sen. Josh Hawley’s political skiff are filled with winds gusting from the right. Opinion | Market-skeptic Republicans like Josh Hawley have it wrong 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z We were home-schooled part of the year because it was too challenging to get across to the small village school in our skiff during the winter weather. ‘The Salmon Sisters’ share how growing up on a remote Alaskan homestead shaped a simple, respectful approach to nature, life and wild ingredients 2020-06-28T04:00:00Z Many of the fatal incidents involved small boats known as skiffs. Calls to loved ones reveal rough conditions before sinking 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z Yupik Eskimo children steer skiffs in swift current where the lake empties into the Kvichak River, fishing alongside bald eagles that pluck salmon from crystal clear pools. Miners vs. fishermen: Alaska's Pebble Mine risks wild salmon for gold 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z The workday is done when the fishermen unbolt their skiff motors and stow them on the banks for safekeeping. In black and white: Venezuelan fisherman among oil ruins 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z About 50 dolphins the researchers were tracking were headed downriver when Jacoby spotted a cloudy, rust-colored trail on the port side of the skiff. Dolphins are swimming, mating and even giving birth in the Potomac 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z Immediately after the storm, local watermen from neighboring islands came into our harbor, skiff after skiff, filled with water, food and supplies. Opinion | Message From a Proud Island: ‘We Need Your Help’ 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z Access to the salon through the doors near the stern was blocked by fire, so they launched a small skiff and picked up the remaining two crew members in the water. Conception crew members were sleeping when boat fire broke out, in violation of rules 2019-09-12T04:00:00Z Access to the salon through doors near the stern was blocked by fire, so they launched a small skiff and picked up the remaining crew members in the water. 34 people trapped on burning boat. The crew was asleep and unable to help, officials say 2019-09-13T04:00:00Z The survivors used a skiff at Conception’s stern to reach a nearby boat and two then returned to see if they could rescue any other survivors but none were found, Homendy said. Fatal fire foiled rescue attempts by California boat crew 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z The survivors used a skiff at Conception’s stern to reach a nearby boat and two then returned to see if they could rescue any other survivors but none were found, Homendy said. Fatal fire foiled rescue attempts by California boat crew 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z The crew soon returned in a skiff but couldn’t find any survivors. California dive boat owners file lawsuit to avoid liability after deadly fire 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z Gears 5 is one of the most visually stunning games ever crafted, and the skiff sections show it off at its best. Gears 5 is a spectacular return to form 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z They included a gray salvage ship with a large crane extended over the side, and an aluminum skiff in a compact stretch of ocean at the northernmost end of Santa Cruz Island. Victim in boat fire had 'a love for marine life' 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z They included a gray salvage ship with a large crane extended over the side where an aluminum skiff was anchored in relatively calm and clear seas with 1-foot swell. A journey to the scene of Conception fire shows increasingly grim search for boat survivors 2019-09-02T04:00:00Z On Saturday, small skiffs shuttled between outlying fishing communities and McLean’s Town, a settlement of a few dozen homes at the eastern end of Grand Bahama, about 150 miles from Florida. 'Abaco is going to get wiped': Bahamas hit by historic Hurricane Dorian 2019-09-01T04:00:00Z Small skiffs shuttled Saturday between outlying fishing communities and McLean's Town, a settlement of a few dozen homes at the eastern end of Grand Bahama island, about 150 miles from Florida's Atlantic coast. Hurricane Dorian bears down on Bahamas with 160 mph winds as islands hunker down, 'taking no chances' 2019-09-01T04:00:00Z His empty skiff was found in Round Pond Harbor, almost two nautical miles south of where his body was found. Body of missing boater found in Maine cove after week search 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z Police suspected he fell from a skiff but a river search did not find him. Body found in river at Bethel; identification pending 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z Also like stepping away, like getting on the little skiff and driving out and seeing it. How street artist Swoon creates life-size dreamlike worlds 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z In normal times, Penitas is an indigenous village with fewer than 200 inhabitants who ply the river in narrow wooden skiffs. Panama sees surge in migrants crossing perilous Darien Gap 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z The most plausible explanation is that while the remnants of the transport fleet were limping away, Euron’s fleet happened across the skiff Grey Worm mentioned, the escape ship Missandei was boarding. Game of Thrones’ new episode left important events offscreen 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z There were seine skiff hulls and airplane wings for a model Cessna 185 on Richardson’s display table that he’d made with that process, as well as fish totes he made with a reverse vacuum process. Ketchikan historical museum displays model boats 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z There were seine skiff hulls and airplane wings for a model Cessna 185 on Richardson’s display table that he’d made with that process, as well as fish totes he made with a reverse vacuum process. Ketchikan historical museum displays model boats 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z As we pointed the skiff away from the Gulf Coast, he recalled how his wife’s dresses were caught in the branches of the oak trees after Hurricane Katrina, just waving around. Would you stay? Why southerners bear the storms of climate change 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z The Castilla was too far away to intervene, but the next day the skiff was traced to a bay that is a known pirate base, just off the Somali coast. How foreign powers have stopped pirates in Somalia 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z Mexican marines watched from skiffs but did not intervene, said boatmen and porters who work that stretch of the river. New Migrant Caravans Trek North, Ignoring Political Repercussions 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z He noted that while he’s been able to build some smaller skiffs, he’s looking forward to building a Bay deadrise closer to the 28- to 38-foot lengths popular with watermen. Wooden boat lover keeps historic boat-building alive 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z After boarding the skiff, the U.S. team recovered weapons wrapped in plastic and Styrofoam casings. U.S., U.N. seek to identify weapons seized off the coast of Yemen 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z The Navy ship intercepted the skiff and, after talking to the crew on board, determined they were smuggling weapons. UN investigators check weapons seized by US Navy ship 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z Near the barges on the south shore of Emerald Bay is a hard chine skiff, a fishing boat measuring 15 feet in length. Underwater Tahoe trail takes divers on history tour 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z Many of them waited more than two days to be rescued by an ad-hoc fleet of pleasure craft and hunting skiffs. Two Years After a Devastating Hurricane, a North Carolina Town Is Again at the Center of the Flood 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z Paz walked back to the skiff to get a handful of life jackets. Search-and-rescue, FedEx, Uber and pet whisperer: Coast Guard works to evacuate North Carolina town 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z Three crew members from the skiff boarded the Dunham after U.S. officials determined that the craft, which had been weighed down with the guns, was no longer seaworthy. U.S., U.N. seek to identify weapons seized off the coast of Yemen 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z The USS Jason Dunham on patrol in the region noticed large bags being transferred from a dhow about 70 miles off the coast of Yemen and into a smaller skiff. UN investigators check weapons seized by US Navy ship 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z He was convicted of using his lobster boat to threaten two men by trying to ram the skiff they were in on Nov. 30, 2016. Maine lobsterman gets jail time for trying to ram skiff 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z On Friday, he drove around Washington, N.C., with a metal skiff lashed to the top of his minivan, responding to pleas posted online for help. Torrents of Water in Towns Across the Carolinas. And a Guy With a Boat. 2018-09-15T04:00:00Z After pulling up to the front doors of several houses along the street, Abshear grounded the flat-bottom skiff where the submerged street rose gradually to dry land. Search-and-rescue, FedEx, Uber and pet whisperer: Coast Guard works to evacuate North Carolina town 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z The men were handed over to Yemeni authorities, officials said, and the skiff was destroyed. U.S., U.N. seek to identify weapons seized off the coast of Yemen 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z Connections were made, friend to friend, and eventually to a group from Texas that arrived at Ms. Margarum’s front door in a skiff on Friday morning. In This North Carolina Coastal Town, ‘Downtown Is Literally Underwater’ 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z To prepare for Florence, they left their little skiff with friends on the other side of the island. ‘Basically just a sand bar’: Outer Banks might narrowly escape Florence, but what about the next hurricane? 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z It boarded the skiff and the dhow, a traditional ship in the Persian Gulf, during a routine check in the Gulf of Aden on Aug. 28. US Navy says over 2,500 assault rifles found in Gulf seizure 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z Alaska State Troopers say the man was in a skiff that overturned. Man dies in apparent drowning off south end of Kodiak Island 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z In quick order, the skiffs surrounded the swans and herded them toward shore. Britain’s queen is counting her swans in a ritual with much poop and circumstance 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z The objects of her distress are two wide skiffs, practically motionless on the buttery surface. Along Maine’s northeastern coast, seaweed stirs an international controversy 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z Tasked with adding "an extra layer of believability" to the second Thor adventure, the team dived deep into Norse mythology and created the Asgardian skiff by combining a Viking longboat with futuristic-looking technology and materials. The off-screen heroes behind Marvel magic 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z The bear “took to the lake,” and G. Proctor follows in a skiff. The state’s first wildlife-detection dog, plus Seattle’s sports power couple | Friday Morning Brief, June 22 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z This year, at least three Rohingya skiffs, including one with a weakened engine in a storm, were refused sanctuary, according to human-rights groups and some Rohingya who were on one of the boats. On the High Seas, a Fruitless Wait for an Unwanted Minority 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z The European Union anti-piracy force says in a statement that the MT Leopard Sun was attacked by two skiffs early Friday about 160 nautical miles off central Somalia. Singapore-flagged tanker attacked off Somalia but escapes 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z Acadian hires the toiling men in the skiffs, and about 28 others in Maine, to work the rugged coastlines at high tide. Along Maine’s northeastern coast, seaweed stirs an international controversy 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z Officials say a crew of five ended up in the drink on Tuesday when a skiff overturned after they tied up their scalloping at a mooring. Coast Guard plucks 4 fishermen from icy water off Eastport 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z The pilot was a young man, about 30, and the boat itself was tiny, about 14ft long, just a flat-hulled skiff – this was no viper boat. Trapped in Yemen: Dave Eggers on one man’s astonishing fight to get home to America 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z Mr. Cauchi, the captain, worried that we might miss the fishing skiff crammed with 36 Rohingya if it chose to hug the coast on its journey south. On the High Seas, a Fruitless Wait for an Unwanted Minority 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z A private security team on the tanker fired warning shots and the skiffs turned away about 20 minutes later. Singapore-flagged tanker attacked off Somalia but escapes 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z When Hurricane Harvey flooded Houston last August volunteers with canoes, skiffs and airboats from Louisiana – Trump country – rushed to aid one of America’s most diverse cities. 'It was like Niagara Falls': how California's rich and poor united against a tide of mud 2018-01-14T05:00:00Z “At one point, he describes how this little skiff that was assisting suddenly sank. So he ties up the big boat and builds another skiff overnight and then they were right back at it.” Boats placed on National Register of Historic Places 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z When they looked closer at the hired skiff, Andrew and Mokhtar laughed. Trapped in Yemen: Dave Eggers on one man’s astonishing fight to get home to America 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z But we had word that a wooden skiff crammed with 36 Rohingya was chugging its way past the camber of Myanmar, along the isthmus of Thailand, to Malaysia. On the High Seas, a Fruitless Wait for an Unwanted Minority 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z He anchored his skiff, hiked into the woods until he got into the bigger timber, then sounded his deer call for about 40 minutes. Bear meets match after stalking Sitka hunter 2017-12-23T05:00:00Z The $6,000 he could hope to make a year, on the skiff and working on tuna ships for a month or two at a time, does not stretch far in Ecuador’s economy. The Coast Guard’s ‘Floating Guantánamos’ 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z On a moonless night in mid-October, Wayne Nichols, 42, lit a cigarette and climbed up to the captain’s seat of a splatter-painted skiff. Florida Opened a Fake Alligator Farm to Catch Poachers 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z His first experience with any watercraft was going to be in a tiny skiff leaving Yemen in the middle of a civil war. Trapped in Yemen: Dave Eggers on one man’s astonishing fight to get home to America 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z Eventually people began arriving, first by skiff, then a tugboat. Atlantic salmon net pen’s collapse followed earlier breakdown 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z Carteret County deputies say one person on the boat died and the body was recovered and one person was rescued on Sept. 8 when a 19-foot skiff went down off of Cape Carteret. Deputies continue looking for missing man off NC coast 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z After working on their boss’s skiff, they would meet up and talk for hours about their children and their plans to someday buy a boat of their own. The Coast Guard’s ‘Floating Guantánamos’ 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z Before posing for a selfie in front of a shabbily-dressed North Korean fisherman who was floating behind her on a dilapidated wooden skiff, Wei pondered the contrasts between her homeland and its impoverished ally. 'Quite backwards': Chinese tourists gawk at impoverished North Koreans 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z On Tuesday I got as far as Cypress, a northern suburb of Houston, and encountered the Cajun Navy: volunteers from Louisiana with canoes, skiffs, airboats and jet skis. On the road with Hurricane Harvey: what it was like to cover the storm 2017-09-02T04:00:00Z They had a ski boat, a skiff and a canoe plus fuel, food, water and an app, HoustonHarveyRescue.com, which pinpointed people in need. 'We ain’t doing no damn good': volunteer rescuers struggle in Houston 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z Brown mused as he directed his skiff past a lamppost and some fallen trees. 'It is beautiful': volunteer army fans out to help communities flooded by Harvey 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z The man led them to a skiff, gave Arcentales a GPS tracker and instructed the pair to meet another boat at a location 50 nautical miles away. The Coast Guard’s ‘Floating Guantánamos’ 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z As we neared the border, we kept hoping to see the Soviet skiff set to meet us, but the fog was too thick. Opinion | I swam from the U.S. to the Soviet Union. Then the world changed. 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z McDerby says officers then saw the victim in the water and maneuvered their patrol boat to shield her as her unmanned skiff drew closer. Police rescue 65-year-old woman from Rehoboth Bay 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z Around Nov. 29, he piloted his fishing boat to an island near Port Graham, abandoned a small fishing skiff, returned the larger boat to a lagoon off Port Graham and walked to his campsite. Coast Guard spent $300K searching for man who faked death 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z A Guardian reporter aboard a skiff sailed alongside the Liaoning as it entered Hong Kong, before being waved off by a police boat for venturing too close. Chinese aircraft carrier sails into Hong Kong in show of naval power 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z “Well I’m not a rudderless skiff, but I don’t waste energy worrying about it. I have so little energy as it is.” Jon Hamm: ‘Therapy is like going to the dentist’ 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z The Olympic gold medalist in the demanding 49er skiff class was plucked from the water but not before coming within a boat's length of being run down by the New Zealand "cat". Comeback crew Artemis have New Zealand in America's Cup sights 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z Outteridge, who is an Olympic gold medallist in the physically demanding 49er skiff, slipped and shot off the back of his "flying" high-tech catamaran as it went through a high-speed manoeuvre on Bermuda's Great Sound. Sweden's skipper goes overboard as they lose America's Cup race to New Zealand 2017-06-10T04:00:00Z After the pirates opened fire, U.S. sailors destroyed their skiff and killed one pirate. Somali pirate gets life in prison for attack on US Navy ship 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z From the bank of the Irrawaddy, the only movement visible near the unfinished dam site was a slender fishing skiff that drifted lazily on the current. A Chinese-Backed Dam Project Leaves Myanmar in a Bind 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z Ten minutes later, “Skippering a skiff in the typhoon season.” Wire on Wire – the five songs that define their career 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z Outteridge, 31, and Burling, 26, know each other's strengths and weaknesses well but they are more accustomed to head-to-head battles in relatively tiny two-man 49er skiffs than in the giant America's Cup Class boats. Comeback crew Artemis have New Zealand in America's Cup sights 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z Agents summoned him to an FBI office and ushered him into a secure room, or “skiff,” to answer questions. Army sergeant faces discharge for email to brass about classified data 2017-03-26T04:00:00Z The ship was carrying fuel from Djibouti to Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, on March 13 when it was approached by armed men in two skiffs and the tanker issued a call for help. Ship hijacked and then freed by Somali pirates, at safe port 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z One fisherman died and another was seriously injured after a trawler ran over a small skiff off the coast early this month, Ahmed said. Somalis consider piracy again, blaming illegal fishing trade 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z "The ship reported it was being followed by two skiffs yesterday afternoon. Then it disappeared," said Steed, an expert on piracy who is in contact with naval forces tracking the ship. Somali pirates hijack first commercial ship since 2012 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z Pulled by motorized tugs for this section of the Thames, the watermen lay back in the skiffs checking their phones. In Search of Post-Brexit England, and Swans 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z He said he had fallen asleep by the engine of the skiff when he was jolted by the sound of an AK-47. How the US war on piracy brought one Somali to a West Virginia prison 2017-01-01T05:00:00Z But all the while he was tinkering with his original invention, and also building trimarans, skiffs and catamarans, among other things. S. Newman Darby, Inventor of the Sailboard, Dies at 88 2016-12-26T05:00:00Z In October, pirates left Patino and his brother bound with twine in their small motorized skiff, miles from shore. Pirates preying on Venezuelan fishermen as industry unravels 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z The men posed on the side of the skiff with big smiles. Hungry Venezuelans Flee in Boats to Escape Economic Collapse 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z Hauled up from the skiffs, the swans were set down reverently upon the lawn of a riverside house. In Search of Post-Brexit England, and Swans 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z Suhali’s small wooden skiff, its paint peeling and decking loose, is tethered at the end of a rickety path of bamboo poles and old door frames. $40bn to save Jakarta: the story of the Great Garuda 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z Coast Guard officials were able to determine through boat documents that the skiff was purchased last week and delivered to the marina Friday afternoon. Search suspended for man last seen on skiff in Seattle 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z The man’s skiff was spotted empty and adrift Friday. Man missing off Shilshole Bay 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z Shipping companies eventually wised up and employed armed guards to fire on pirate skiffs. Freed Sailors Recount Years of Torture at the Hands of Somali Pirates 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z Someone found an old skiff and the refugees climbed aboard, two or three at a time, to sail to a sandbar in the middle of the river. There Was a Refugee Crisis on U.S. Soil. We Know It as the Civil War 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z It came from an area under rebel control, and there were small skiffs in the area that may have been directing the missile fire. Yemeni Rebels Target a U.S. Warship Again, Pentagon Says 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z The rebels appeared to use small skiffs as spotters to help direct a missile attack on the warship, said U.S. officials, who are not authorized to speak publicly because the investigation is ongoing. U.S. sees mounting evidence of Houthi role in strike on U.S. warship 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z Coast Guard crews are continuing to search for a missing man in Shilshole Bay in Seattle, after his 14-foot skiff was spotted adrift and empty Friday. Man missing off Shilshole Bay 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z A boat carrying one of the men capsized early Monday off the tiny south-western fishing town of Saint-Jean-du-Sud as he was trying to bring his wooden skiff to shore. Hurricane Matthew: flooding hits Jamaica and Haiti as storm approaches 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z On Tuesday morning, game wardens in San Diego County zipped up and down the shoreline in a patrol skiff, conducting a routine inspection of the protected areas. California is cracking down to prevent illegal fishing off the coast 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z Coast Guard officials said in a news release Sunday that they were notified Saturday evening that an unmanned 19-foot skiff was circling south of the entrance to Tull Bay. Coast Guard, others search for man in Currituck Sound 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z Chinese skiffs were spread across a nearby reef, anchored in place. Critical Reefs Destroyed in Poachers' Quest for World's Biggest Clams 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z As their skiff approached the shore, a few dozen people waded into the water, lifted the craft and carried it up to the beach, with the sailors standing on top of it. Brazilians cap Olympic sailing regatta with dramatic gold 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z In the parking lot of an Albertsons grocery store, aluminum skiffs floated next to swamped cars. ‘I’m going home to see if I have a home’: Louisiana flooding leaves 11 dead, forces thousands from their homes 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z When the big wind hit, Outteridge said he and Jensen tied their skiff to the support boat and quickly lowered their sails. Rio holds its breath, then winds roar across Olympic courses 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z When a Coast Guard crew found them about an hour later, waves were breaking over the bow of their aluminum skiff. Coast Guard rescues 3 from disabled boat in Pamlico Sound 2016-08-13T04:00:00Z She decided that the next time she mounted an Olympic campaign, it would be as a high-performance skiff sailor. Seattle’s Jen Morgan Glass helped get women’s skiff sailing in Olympic Games 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z Dressed in their traditional livery, the teams use six traditional Thames rowing skiffs, each flying their flags and pennants. Annual Royal 'Swan-Upping' takes place on River Thames 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z It was like a scene from the movie “Jaws,” a great white shark circles a fisherman’s small skiff and then launches itself into the craft nearly knocking it over. Great white shark sinks its teeth into fisherman's boat 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z Another passenger on the skiff boat was taken to a hospital for minor injuries. Authorities: 1 man dies after 2 boats collide on bay 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z The crew towed the skiff and took the man and two women to Hobucken. Coast Guard rescues 3 from disabled boat in Pamlico Sound 2016-08-13T04:00:00Z Glass, 36, is widely acknowledged as one of the main players in the drive to get women’s high-performance skiff racing into the Olympic Games. Seattle’s Jen Morgan Glass helped get women’s skiff sailing in Olympic Games 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z Authorities say two other people were critically injured when their skiff capsized on Saturday morning. Authorities ID 3 killed in boat capsized off Catalina Island 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z A charter vessel nearby witnessed the 15-foot skiff capsize after being hit by big waves, Parker said. Three die after boat capsizes off Catalina Island 2016-06-25T04:00:00Z There were suspension bridges, rusted transport skiffs and small man-made caves in the valley walls, but no workers in sight. China’s Last Wild River Carries Conflicting Environmental Hopes 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z Alaska State Troopers say 44-year-old Elizabeth Eskelin died after the skiff she was traveling in with one other adult and three minors collided with a piling. The Latest: Coast Guard says good Samaritans 1st at scene 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z The fight to get women’s skiff racing into the Olympics was an uphill battle that spanned eight years and multiple countries. Seattle’s Jen Morgan Glass helped get women’s skiff sailing in Olympic Games 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z The mariner isn’t a U.S. citizen and his skiff wasn’t U.S.-flagged, she said. Colombian fisherman reunited with family after weeks adrift 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z The mariner isn't a U.S. citizen and his skiff wasn't U.S.-flagged, she said. A Colombian fisherman is back together with his wife and family after drifting in the Pacific for two months 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z The 23-foot skiff the sailors were on wasn’t a U.S.-flagged ship. The Latest: Colombia: Mariner’s skiff never reported lost 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z Alaska State Troopers say they Elfin Cove resident Elizabeth Eskelin died after the skiff she was traveling in with four others struck something in the water. The Latest: Coast Guard says good Samaritans 1st at scene 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z Thus began the quest to get women’s skiff racing into the Olympic Games. Seattle’s Jen Morgan Glass helped get women’s skiff sailing in Olympic Games 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z He said he would have loved it if his friends from the skiff could have been there with him. Colombian sailor rescued after two months adrift in Pacific Ocean 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z He hauled the grill, along with a cooler, several family members and a cloth chicken, in an aluminum skiff attached to the back of a snowmachine. Burning SnowMan: Arctic Man draws 'slednecks' to remote Alaska 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z The Colombian navy says a small skiff belonging to the Colombian mariner who was adrift at sea for two months was never reported lost. The Latest: Colombia: Mariner’s skiff never reported lost 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z The stranded men were reported missing last Tuesday after a wave overtook their skiff as they travelled about 140 miles from one Micronesian island to another, officials said. A Navy officer who helped rescue three men from a remote Pacific island says it took several approaches and a smoke marker to convince the castaways that their "help" signal had been spotted and they would be saved 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z The idea was to expose as many women as possible to skiff racing. Seattle’s Jen Morgan Glass helped get women’s skiff sailing in Olympic Games 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z At some point, their skiff’s engine failed and they were left adrift. Colombian sailor rescued after two months adrift in Pacific Ocean 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z The men were traveling in a skiff from another Micronesian island when a wave overtook them, she said. Officials say three men who had been missing for three days were rescued from a deserted Pacific island after a U.S. Navy plane spotted the word "help" spelled in palm leaves on the beach 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z Coast Guard says the 29-year-old man survived by eating fish and seagulls after the engine on his 23-foot skiff became disabled. The Latest: Colombia: Mariner’s skiff never reported lost 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z Three men aboard a 19-ft skiff set off for a short sailing trip into the south Pacific. Three men rescued off deserted island after spelling 'help' with palm leaves 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z “The 49er was so popular and well accepted they basically said, ‘We need a women’s skiff.’ Seattle’s Jen Morgan Glass helped get women’s skiff sailing in Olympic Games 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z She is a yacht among skiffs, and a mobile, historic and highly-decorated treasure of the hard water. A historic Madison iceboat may race again 2016-03-12T05:00:00Z A rowing boat, or skiff, was found on 7 April 2013 on the shores of Crescent City, California. Japan's tsunami debris: Five remarkable stories - BBC News 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z They will sail in a new Olympic class, the 49erFX, a high-performance skiff that looks more like a high-wire act and is open only to women. Focusing Beyond Rio’s Polluted Waters, Two Americans Brace for First Olympics 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z They issued an urgent marine broadcast that enlisted the assistance of the navy and local vessels in the area of the skiff’s last known location. Three men rescued off deserted island after spelling 'help' with palm leaves 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z Virgin Islands in the Laser class in 2008 before starting to sail under the U.S. flag in the 49er, a high-performance skiff that is the fastest of the Olympic classes. 2 more crews of US sailors picked for Olympic team 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z Overturned fishing skiffs lie abandoned on the shores of what was Bolivia’s second-largest lake. Bolivia's second-largest lake dries up and may be gone forever, lost to climate change 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z The winter floods, of a scale unseen since the time a young Twain was on a skiff, caught Missouri a little by surprise. Missouri residents pack up and leave as once-rare floods become the new normal 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z At sunrise on the last morning, a thick skiff of snow covered the alpine meadows and a pale sun painted the higher peaks with gold. A Getaway for First-Time Hunters in Wyoming 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z They dragged them a few hundred feet down the road to the Kono River, where a small skiff was hidden beneath a bridge. North Korea’s Abduction Project 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z He and Belky were down by the water, waiting to be collected, when a skiff motored up and flashed a spotlight on them. The Deported 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z I yelled in the general direction of my fishing buddy and younger brother Pete, who was seated behind me in our twelve- foot skiff. Can a Naturalist Go Fishing in Fragile Waters? [Excerpt] 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z The crew reportedly managed to abandon their burning vessel with skiffs and several life rafts. Fishermen rescued from burning ship in Pacific Ocean - BBC News 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z However, many great fishermen started chasing marlins in skiffs so small they had to carry supplemental fuel bladders in the cockpit for the run back home. TIM RUPLI: The thrill of marlin fishing 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z “It’s mathematics and geometry and science,” Fililpowsky told four students huddled around the hull of one skiff. Building boats: Workshop instills life skills in students 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z All along Alexandria’s seafront, fishermen’s skiffs, their once-bright colors faded, put in at tiny inlets laden with their catches. Fleeing Syria: An Unwelcoming World 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z Pete reeled in his line and stowed his pole using the clips on the aft side of the skiff. Can a Naturalist Go Fishing in Fragile Waters? [Excerpt] 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z Then there’s the cabin-less kind, the wooden skiffs that have just a deck and a hold. A day on a refugee rescue ship: 'this job must be done, there must be no sinking' 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z The Simon and the Barker saw an opportunity and put five of their crew members in a small skiff. A Renegade Trawler, Hunted for 10,000 Miles by Vigilantes 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z They’d spent the summer learning about power drills, Japanese saws and chisels - tools that helped them create the two polished skiffs before them. Building boats: Workshop instills life skills in students 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z Colorful banners, snapping taut in the breeze, identify which wooden rowing skiffs – nothing motorized here – belong to which team. It's 'swan upping' time, as Britons count the queen's waterfowl 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z Knowing that from his position Pete couldn’t see in which direction to head the skiff, I stood at the bow, fishing pole in hand, and pointed in the general direction the fish had surged. Can a Naturalist Go Fishing in Fragile Waters? [Excerpt] 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z |
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