A Sgoth or Sgoth Niseach is a traditional type of clinker built skiff with a dipping lug rig, a Lateen style sail, built mainly in Ness. The boats were used as traditional fishing boats, particularly for line fishing, during the 19th century and up until the early half of the twentieth century. There are several still in active use owned by community trusts which maintain them.
The rig of a Sgoth is unusual in that the yard is longer than the mast, all of the rig fits comfortably within the boat as the mast was lowered when working with the lines. The boats were beach launched, when they were afloat they were loaded with ballast in the form of stones from the shore, during fishing the stone ballast would be replaced by the catch.
As line fishing died out in the islands, the numbers of boats being built dwindled, and in 1935 Jubilee was launched. She would be the last original working Sgoth. By this time the boats had been reduced in size to around 27 feet, and the fishing efforts were concentrated more to inshore waters. These are sometimes referred to as 'three quarter size' Sgoth Niseach.
Sullen hours of the evening
Wait, I heard a bird, it's singing your song
Even though you didn't have one.
I can't help but think of you
Why do I bother?
Are we speaking the same language?
Miss communication going round & round
Spinning back around.
I need to know how you feel.
Why don't you come back with me tonight?
Think I like you
Why did you come back with me tonight?
Is this love, or just infatuation for you?
Sleeping in my arms tonight
Wait a minute
I never told you how I feel
Probably because I don't really understand you.
Spin!
Swim!
Scream! [x3]
When I think of you
I get tired
I get tired
Can I let you in, let you in?
Can I really trust you, I don't know?
I want to fly now.
Think to myself.
You should say what you mean.
We are now
You were
When you were
When you were
When you were
When you were
We are
We are more
We are no more
I'll take her there
Until she don't wanna be with me
Painted flowers in the restaurant
The air there wasn't clean
I'm missing you, that's all I know
"Lights reflect the water
Wind blows quietly
The Water doesn't care.
It's dark and the lake is frozen
Wait for something wild.
The trees are dead and dried out
Wait for something wild..."
Do we sail?
Do we try to sail?
In the lake it has a beauty
That in her I also see.
Well I thought it was a strange world.
Still do,
Too many making my confusion
Just where are we now?
I've been dreaming of a beautiful world,
Its could be someday, maybe with you.
Are you an illusion?
Talk with me again one day
Do you ever make sense of yourself?
You were always in the back of my mind
Thinkin' of you
I could never understand why
Now I know I always want to be there for you.
May not be the same as before
At least I'm with you
You never let me know how you feel
Probably because I always confuse you.
[Mikee Outro]
Spin!
Swim!