Eric has changed the name of the boat we are building from Microskiff to Nano 2.6. I'm sure there are good reasons, probably due to promotional or marketing considerations. The new name avoids all the confusing "skiff" debate. Skiff means many things to many people, and just using the term causes the people you are talking to to imagine very different things. To some, skiff means a small utility boat, usually rowed or outboard powered. To others, skiff means a flame throwing, wild high performance sailing boat that has roots in Sydney Harbor in Australia. These two things could not be further apart. Yet another interpretation is that the word skiff is rooted in the French language, referring to a French rowing boat used for fishing and transport.
So I guess to avoid the confusion, the boat is now called the Nano 2.6. I'm sure at some point, Apple's lawyers will descend to dispense righteous indignation and force yet another change as they will be certain "Nano" can only refer to an iPod.
We've been sanding the fillets between the deck and cockpit sides, prepping for primer paint on the cockpit sides. Thomas wants to go back to his original white paint choice for the cockpit, with the Senator's red on the outside of the boat. I like this choice, as it makes things a little brighter and cooler to the touch on the water.
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