Before the advent of the outboard motor, rowing/sailing skiffs were common on Chesapeake Bay. They were used for crabbing, fishing, transporting goods, and enjoying summer evenings with a friend. Many local kids could row their dad's skiff long before they could ride a bicycle.
The original Jimmy Skiff is a great lightweight skiff for rowing or sailing. Its successor, the Jimmy Skiff II, features a larger payload, more sail area, cockpit seating, and outboard motor capability.
We called our skiff "jimmy," Chesapeake slang for a male blue crab, because the Jimmy Skiff design is derived from rowing and sailing skiffs once common on the Chesapeake Bay.
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