Desert Sail-20 Skiff
The Desert Sail-20 Skiff was a small, open-air, repulsorlift utility vehicle. The Sail-20 was similar in design to the Ubrikkian Industries Bantha-II cargo skiff. The sail skiffs were smaller in size however, and were designed to be used as one-man personal fliers. Unlike the Bantha IIs, the sail skiffs housed a pair of blaster cannons located on each side of the lower hull.[1]
Behind the scenes
An action figure accessory of the Desert sail skiff was released as part of Kenner's Return of the Jedi mini-rig toy line. Smaller than vehicles or playsets, the mini-rigs were fairly inexpensive and provided more play value at a lower cost to consumers than many of the larger accessories.[2]
The package illustration showed the character of Boba Fett piloting the sail skiff across an arid terrain. Presumably, these vehicles were intended to be part of Jabba the Hutt's entourage, but they were never shown in the movie.[1] The similar Floater-935 did, however, appear in the Star Wars: Droids animated television series.[3]
Sources
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (Pack: Desert Sail Skiff) (backup link) (First mentioned)
"Scouting the Galaxy: Just Trying to (Action) Figure It All Out" – Star Wars Insider 30- Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive
- Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds (First identified as Desert Sail-20 Skiff)
Offscreen, but Not Forgotten: Mini-Rigs, Body-Rigs, and Other Kenner Vehicles on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link not verified!)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (Pack: Desert Sail Skiff) (backup link)
- ↑ Offscreen, but Not Forgotten: Mini-Rigs, Body-Rigs, and Other Kenner Vehicles on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link not verified!)
- ↑
Star Wars: Droids—"The New King"