The Balmain Bug: Historic Six Foot Skiff

’Too much sail and not enough boat’ is the unwritten axiom that has underpinned the development of the famous Sydney Harbour skiffs for more than 130 years. And never was that maxim more true than for the smallest of the historic skiffs, the tiny 6 footer sometimes known as The Balmain Bug. Look out for the full story in Yachting World’s ’Extraordinary Boat’ series in the July 2017 issue.