Record #:

12802

Author(s):

Jones, Wesley N.

Abstract:

Traditionally used around Morehead City and Beaufort for fishing, spritsail skiffs have been revived for use as pleasure craft. Constructed for at least one hundred years and specific to North Carolina, spritsail skiffs are fast and seaworthy boats, having been clocked at up to 20 mph.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 28 Issue 5, Aug 1960, p13, il

Subject(s):

Spritsail Skiffs; Boats and boating--Morehead City; Boats and boating--Beaufort