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Two foot skiff : ウィキペディア英語版 | Two foot skiff
Two foot skiffs also known as ‘Balmain Bugs’ were model racing skiffs〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://themodelyacht.com/forum.htm )〕 typically raced on Sydney Harbour between the 1890s and 1950s. The model skiffs were crafted by shipwrights in their spare time.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.payneyachts.com/model_skiffs.htm )〕 In the sports hey days the 1940s and 1950s there were up to 10 clubs at Abbotsford, Drummoyne, Balmain, North Sydney and Double Bay.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/collectors/segments/s3235066.htm )〕 They raced with large rigs including four foot bowsprits to hold the oversize jib and spinnaker, with masts which were up to high, the keel was designed as a dagger blade fin with a lead bulb weighing up to . The Balmain Two Foot Model Sailing Club had a big following, with spectators and families of the sailors hiring a ferry every Sunday to watch the race. Betting on the race outcome was available with bookmakers providing the odds. == References ==
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