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36-499: (Redirected from Sharpies ) Sharpie , Sharpy or Sharpey may refer to: Boats [ edit ] Sharpie (boat) , a type of long, narrow sailboat 12 m Sharpie , a small, vintage, former Olympic sailboat People [ edit ] Sharpie, a member of Skinheads Against Racial Prejudice Sharpies (Australian subculture) , members of certain Australian youth gangs in

72-546: A "night foundered skiff" in Paradise Lost as early as 1670. There are references to skiffs involved in accidents on the River Thames as early as 1812, and 1824 at Oxford. In August 1815, the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley was taken on an expedition by skiff from Old Windsor to Lechlade by Charles Clairmont and Thomas Love Peacock . He subsequently settled at Marlow , where he regularly rowed his skiff through

108-582: A brand of markers, particularly permanent markers Sharp-shinned hawk , a bird sometimes referred to as a "sharpie" Sharpy, a character in The Bluffers , a Dutch children's cartoon series Sharpie, a nickname for steam locomotives manufactured by Sharp Brothers - see History of rail transport#Further developments See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with Sharpie All pages with titles containing Sharpie The Sharpees , an American R&B group Shar Pei ,

144-581: A breed of dog Sharp (disambiguation) Sharpe (disambiguation) Sharps (disambiguation) #P , potentially pronounced as "Sharp P" Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Sharpie . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sharpie&oldid=1226962834 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

180-569: A brief period of popularity in the 1980s and 1990s. Designers such as Iain Oughtred have produced modern versions that incorporate many traditional features while addressing some of the drawbacks, in particular the replacement of the shallow, balanced rudder (which had a tendency to lead to wild and erratic steering in big following seas) with a more conventional transom-hung pivoting rudder blade. The Haiku design also has fully battened sails in an effort to improve windward performance. Oughtred offers

216-843: A complicated etymology: "skiff" comes from the Middle English skif , which derives from the Old French esquif , which in turn derives from the Old Italian schifo , which is itself of Germanic origin (German Schiff ). "Ship" comes from the Old English "scip", which has the same Germanic predecessor. The term has been used for a number of styles of craft round the United Kingdom, often small river and sea going craft. They varied from double ended rowing boats to small sailing boats. The poet John Milton refers to

252-413: A shallow arc. The noise is the same as chine slap familiar to owners of deep-V powerboats at anchor. Other designers have made the forefoot deeper so that it is immersed in the water at rest. Owners have found that putting extra weight in the bow and lowering the centreboard when anchored at night reduces the noise which is accentuated by thinner ply and lighter overall construction. Skiff A skiff

288-424: A shallow draft without a keel. They need large amounts of ballast stowed on the central floor before they become acceptable as sea boats: 600 to 900 lbs is normal in a 30 ft boat. Sharpies rely on their high flared topsides to provide stability when heeled on a reach or to windward. The twin unstayed masts makes rigging very easy and saves on cost. The unstayed flexible masts also allow wind to be spilled from

324-538: A single scull, while Czech skif refers to sculling boats in general. Regattas are also held across Northern Ireland, with one of the largest being held in Portadown , but smaller events take place throughout the year across County Down. In American usage, the term is used for small sea-going fishing boats. It is referred to historically in literature in Moby-Dick by Herman Melville and The Old Man and

360-599: A skiff journey up the River Thames is described in Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome . These skiffs could carry a sail and could be used for camping. Although general usage has declined, skiffs are still used for leisure and racing. During the year, skiffing regattas are held in various riverside towns in England, the major event being the Skiff Championships Regatta at Henley . Akin to

396-652: A typical example of his work, see the article on a 14-foot sharpie . In recent years, the sharpie, as with many traditional American small craft, has enjoyed renewed interest as designers and sailors have sought boats with the virtues of shallow draft and ease of construction. However, most are home-built or of one-off construction. Exceptions include Bruce Kirby's Norwalk Islands series of sharpies, Catbird 24 by Chesapeake Marine design, Johns Sharpie by Chesapeake Light Craft, Ted Brewer's Mystic Sharpie, various designs by Parker Marine, and Phil Bolger 's unique designs. Like dories , sharpies are initially tender since they have

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432-459: Is any of a variety of essentially unrelated styles of small boats, usually propelled by sails or oars. Traditionally, these are coastal craft or river craft used for work, leisure, as a utility craft, and for fishing, and have a one-person or small crew. Sailing skiffs have developed into high performance competitive classes. Many of today's skiff classes are based in Australia and New Zealand in

468-602: Is best suited to sheltered waters. It needs an experienced skipper who understands the foibles of the design. Sharpie style hulls that are developed in New Zealand are made of plywood, use water ballast in underseat tanks that empty when trailered, vertical (dagger) ballasted boards (about 80-100 lbs) type centerboards (hoisted with a simple 4:1 block arrangement led back to the cockpit) and are commonly about 20–24 feet LOA. They are not traditionally rigged, instead having conventional fractional sloop rigs. They went through

504-463: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Sharpie (boat) Sharpies first became popular in New Haven, Connecticut, towards the end of the 19th century. They came into use as a successor to the dugout log canoe and most likely were derived from the flatiron skiff . In an 1879 edition of Forest and Stream, a man named James Goodsell of

540-477: Is still in common use today for both work and pleasure craft. They can be made of wood or other materials. A similar style of craft in Central America and Mexico is generally called a panga . The term skiff has been applied to motorized boats of small size and construction used as sea-going vessels for piracy or drug smuggling . The skiff with a sail has developed into specific sailing boats bearing

576-421: The bow , one amidships and one in between. Typically, in the summer, two masts would be stepped: one at the bow and amidships. In the winter, when heavier winds were expected, a single mast would be stepped in between. Their hulls were narrow with a large sheer and low freeboard . At the ends you will find a plumb bow with the heel of the stem sitting just out of the water and a round stern . The centerboard

612-507: The 12 and 13 footer and three on the 16 and 18 these are still heavily crewed boats for their size. Modern developments began with the introduction of carbon fibre reinforced composite hulls, allowing for a significant reduction in weight, and an increase in rigidity. Following this, the use of carbon in masts and rigging allowed for more sail area, and better gust response. Moulded sails are being tested in both 12 ft and 16 ft skiffs, with most modern Australian 18 ft Skiffs utilising

648-555: The 1960s and 1970s William Sharpey (1802–1880), Scottish anatomist and physiologist called the "father of British physiology" Thomas J. Sharpy , United States Air Force lieutenant general, commander of the Eighteenth Air Force in 2015 Sharpy or Sharpie, nickname of Patrick Sharp (born 1981), Canadian retired ice hockey player Sharpy, nickname of Will Sharp (born 1986), Nigerian rugby league footballer Other uses [ edit ] Sharpie (marker) ,

684-694: The Carolinas and Florida - used stayed gaff schooner rigs which included a jib . Sharpies were introduced to Florida in 1881, when Commodore Ralph Munroe brought the 33-foot New Haven style sharpie, of his own design, Kingfish to the Miami area of Florida. Perhaps the most famous of sharpies was the Commodore's Egret design, now immortalized in plans available from WoodenBoat magazine. Commodore Monroe designed Egret in 1886 and had her built on Staten Island and delivered to Key West. Egret

720-511: The Fair Haven neighborhood claimed to have built the first sharpie with his brother in 1848. His claim was never contested. The Goodsell & Rowe Oyster Barn is shown on Front Street in an 1850 Map of Fair Haven which is now in Yale's Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. That map shows the homes of E.P. Goodsell, J. D. Goodsell, and J. J. Goodsell also on Front Street. Building Sharpies

756-566: The Haiku with either twin swinging centreboards, which give more interior room, at the expense of hydrodynamic efficiency, or a single central board, which takes up more space. At 30 feet long the Haiku is set up for a small family to cruise in sheltered waters. Phil Bolger designed a rudimentary solution to the problem of hull slap at anchor, which effects flat bottom boats, by making a 3 foot long, oval shaped anti-slap pad of multiple layers of ply about 2 inches deep, which were then rounded into

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792-475: The Sea by Ernest Hemingway . Boats powered by sails or by oars can be referred to as skiffs. One usage of the word refers to a typically small flat-bottomed open boat with a pointed bow and a flat stern originally developed as an inexpensive and easy-to-build boat for use by inshore fishermen . Originally designed to be powered by rowing, their form has evolved to be powered by outboard motors . The design

828-412: The boat has to change direction often, such as in a tidal or rocky estuary. Cabin sharpies are an acquired taste due to the space taken up by the large central centerboard case and the restricted headroom. Even a 30-foot traditional sharpie is only suited to a maximum of 2 people when cruising for a week. A sharpie does not have the strong self-righting ability of a more conventional deep keeled yacht, so it

864-457: The case, Chesapeake sharpie skiffs were common, especially in the smaller sizes, because of their easy and cheap construction. Howard I. Chapelle , a naval architect and curator of maritime history, wrote several books on traditional work boats and boat building, some of which include sharpie design and construction. He was a particular advocate of pleasure boats based on work boat models and designed many sharpie sailboats, cruisers and yachts. For

900-410: The form of 12 ft (3.66 m) , 13 ft (3.96 m), 16 ft (4.88 m) and 18 ft (5.49 m) skiffs . The 29er , 49er , SKUD and Musto Skiff are all considered to have developed from the skiff concept, all of which are sailed internationally. The term skiff is also used for a racing shell called single scull for competitive rowing. The word is related to ship and has

936-691: The locks. Shelley later drowned sailing in a skiff off the coast of Italy. A skiff was also mentioned in Sir Walter Scott 's poem The Lady of the Lake . The Thames skiff became formalised as a specific design in the early part of the 19th century. It is a round-bottomed clinker-built rowing boat that is still very common on the River Thames and other rivers in England. Rowing skiffs became very popular in Victorian Britain, and

972-660: The name "skiff". In Sydney, the term was used for a number of racing classes (sizes from 6 ft to 23 ft have existed). These were originally heavily crewed and canvassed boats that were relatively short for the canvas and crew carried and were developed from working boats of the time. This style of boat is still active in the form of Historical 10 foot and 18 foot classes. The skiff classes developed to become much lighter and faster with relatively smaller (but still very large by any other standards) rigs and smaller crews. 12ft Skiff , 13 ft Skiff, 16ft Skiff , and 18ft Skiff classes are raced in that form. With two crew on

1008-442: The new technology. Because the modern 18s have such a high profile, the term skiff is widely used internationally to refer to other high-performance sailing dinghy classes, mostly featuring asymmetrical spinnaker and trapeze which have been strongly influenced by modern skiffs. Examples include: Cherub Skiff , International 14 , 29er , and 49er . These boats tend to be less heavily crewed in relation to their length than

1044-419: The sails which helps with stability. The flat bottom, narrow water line and ample working sail means the boat is fast down wind where the flat bottom helps promote surfing or planing in stronger winds. The narrow beam, the high center of gravity, the low aspect ratio of the centre board and the longitudinal rudder shape do not help windward performance, but mostly these same features help in shallow waters or where

1080-688: The skiff is the yoal or yole , which is a clinker-built boat used for fishing in the Orkney and Shetland Islands. The boat itself is a version of the Norwegian Oselvar which is similar to a skiff in appearance, while the word is cognate with " yawl ". The French yole is a leisure craft similar to the Thames Skiff and is translated as "skiff", while the French skiff translates to a single scull . In Dutch and German, "Skiff" also means

1116-609: The traditional Australian Skiff Classes. The term is even used for some single-handed boats like the Musto Skiff which are far removed from the heavily crewed original boats. The SKUD 18 is a two-person keelboat which claims strong influence from skiff development. This made its debut in the 2008 Paralympic Games . In the International Moth class the term skiff is used to distinguish designs that have an essentially vertical bow from scow designs, which have

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1152-472: The type. Various sharpie yachts were designed by those who found the lines of working sharpies appealing. Thomas Clapham used a v-bottom in his "Nonpareil sharpies", and Larry Huntington introduced a rounded, arc bottom that has been used by modern designers like Bruce Kirby and Reuel Parker. Some believe the Chesapeake Bay skipjack with its v-bottom may have evolved from the early sharpies. Whatever

1188-515: Was a spin-off business from oystering and continued to grow, meeting not only local needs but were sold to other oystermen along the Eastern seaboard. The names of Rowe, Graves and Thatcher became well known as sharpie builders by the 1880s. Sharpies were typically used for oyster tonging and evolved to suit that work. They grew in popularity because they were easy to row, cheap to build, and fast under sail. They were used for racing. The sailing speed

1224-434: Was eleven nautical miles in thirty-four minutes . By the 1880s nearly 200 sharpies were to be found along the wharves of Fair Haven alone. Varying in length, the 24–28 ft one-man boats usually had one sail, while the larger two-man boats which were around 35 ft were rigged with two sails, as cat-ketches. They had leg-o-mutton sails with sprit booms on un-stayed masts. The larger boats had three mast -steps; one at

1260-468: Was long and shallow as was the balanced rudder . The sharpie type migrated south and west to other regions where shallow water prevented deep-draft vessels from operating, including Chesapeake Bay , the Carolinas, the Great Lakes ( Ohio ) and Florida. Although most sharpies were rigged as a leg-o-mutton cat-ketch with free standing masts and sprit booms, larger versions - especially those found in

1296-459: Was unique in that she had higher, flaring sides than the typical sharpie and was double-ended. This meant more stability as she was loaded and the ability to run before a following sea without waves breaking over the stern. These attributes contributed to behavior that led the Commodore to call the Egret a "sharpie-lifeboat". Throughout the late 19th century, the Commodore and others helped to evolve

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