Designed in 1924 by William Atkin. In the designer's words, "A boat of this kind offers a lot in the way of recreation; for the cruiser-camper it is ideal, being shallow and light, and thus easily drawn up on the beach or river bank anywhere. There is plenty of room for the stowage of dunnage which must be lugged along when camping."  LOA 12'  Beam 3’9”

Before the EECBS had a building to work in year round, they build boats outside in the summertime. The Bennett Skiff was built in the yard behind the Marine Museum in 2004. The Atkins skiff was built in the yard behind Ray Hartjen house on Old Fireplace Road in 2005. See a YouTube video of the constrution:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7Df39Zf32Y