Thames Skiff
A Thames Skiff is an English type of boat. A Thames Skiff is a traditional rowing boat for sculling , as it has been built as a planked wooden boat for more than 200 years . It originally came from the Thames and is still used there today as an excursion and racing boat.
The oldest actively used Thames Skiff in Germany has been located in Mülheim an der Ruhr since 2008. It was built by Tom Tagg & Son in 1880 on the Thames island of Tagg's Island near Hampton Court Palace , England.
Web links
Commons : Thames skiff - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rowland GM Baker: History of Tagg's Island on a private website on Thameside Molesey. Retrieved November 29, 2014 .
- ↑ Thames Skiff. Classic Boat Club e. V. in Mülheim an der Ruhr, accessed on November 29, 2014 .