Tour Scotland photograph of a St. Ayles Skiff being built in the boat building area of The Scottish Fisheries Museum in Anstruther, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.a The St. Ayles Skiff, pronounced Saint Isles, is a 4 oared rowing boat, designed by Iain Oughtred and inspired by the traditional Fair Isle skiff. The boat’s hull and frames are built using clinker plywood and it measures 22’ with a beam of 5’ 8”. It is normally crewed by four sweep rowers with a coxswain. With a double ended hull and relatively wide beam the St. Ayles skiff is a stable and seaworthy boat.
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