Club History:
Modern racing skiffs are evolved from working and leisure boats of the 19th century, when skiffing as a form of exercise and a way of touring on the Thames was enormously popular. (see “Three men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome). The design of racing skiffs is encoded in the regulations of the Skiff Racing Association, but is similar to the many leisure and camping skiffs found up and down the river today.
The Skiff Club was founded in 1895 and was the first club devoted to sk...