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Fisherman and two Dolphin skiffs that would accompany them, Stanley,

The Disappearance of Stanley Bain Tim Romano 2008

On a fly rod or on spinning rigs, the angling routine in these skiffs is like 19th-century whaling on a small scale.

Getting Slammed 2003

"messengers" in "skiffs" ( "vessels of bulrushes," Isa 18: 2) shall go up the Nile as far as navigable, to announce the advance of the Chaldeans. as in the day of Egypt -- The day of Ethiopia's "pain" shall come shortly, as Egypt's day came.

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible 1871

And it was quite a morning, because once these guys saw that we were coming over the horizon, they all got into two smaller vessels called skiffs and they left the fishing dhow unmanned.

HMCS Charlottetown on patrol 2008

It has special rooms that are known as skiffs, which have been designed to make sure that information can't be overheard or computers hacked.

CNN Transcript Nov 6, 2008 2008

But before we go to calls, we've got to take a break, but I also wanted to ask you about something called skiffs, and this is apparently the great competition within the agency, is how much skiff space you've got.

NPR Topics: News 2010

The skilful voyageurs can shoot them to any point they please, simply by their dexterous handling of the oars; and Basil, Lucien, and Francois, had had sufficient practice both with "skiffs" and "dugouts" to make good oarsmen of all three.

The Young Voyageurs Boy Hunters in the North Mayne Reid 1850

Thirdly, the taskforce has also been targeting the so-called motherships – the bigger vessels the pirates use to launch smaller skiffs for the attacks.

Somali pirates struggle against international crackdown 2012

After enjoying a glass of sweet juice squeezed from the Amazonian camu-camu fruit, served beside French toast, the Aqua's 24 guests split into three groups and set out in aluminum skiffs with 60 horsepower engines.

Take Me to the River Andrew McCarthy 2011

Aqua Expeditions The guests split into groups and set out on wildlife excursions in aluminum skiffs with 60 horsepower engines.

Water, Wildlife & a King-Sized Bed 2011