Tour Scotland travel photograph of a St. Ayles Skiff being built in the boat building area of The Scottish Fisheries Museum on history visit and trip to 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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