K270 - Atkin ANABELLE Custom Built Wood/Composite Boat

Specification: Item K270 - 0L x 0W x 0H Inches (0L x 0W x 0H Cm)

Note: This is a special made to order item, delivery usually take 30-90 days.
Custom features such as name plate or different paint schemes are available for additional charges. Please contact us for details.

Price: $ 6,750.00

Description:

The Anabelle is a 10-foot classic wooden skiff designed by William Atkin as a lightweight, practical, and beautifully balanced small boat. Easy to build, affordable to own, and graceful on the water, she represents the ideal blend of simplicity and performance. With a length of 10 feet, a beam of 3 feet 6 inches, and a light draft of just over 3 inches, Anabelle carries three people comfortably—and four in a pinch—while maintaining excellent stability and handling.

Our factory faithfully recreates the Anabelle using premium materials such as Western Red Cedar, Teak, Mahogany, and US -made Hexcel fiberglass with System Three marine spar varnish. Each model is hand-built using the traditional plank-on-frame construction method, taking 4–5 months of skilled craftsmanship. Customers can fully customize dimensions, finish, interior details, and rigging to suit their personal preference.

Anabelle’s design features pronounced flare in her topsides for stability, a nearly flat bottom for easy rowing, and the ability to perform well with a small outboard motor. Her bold sheer line, rounded stem, and narrow stern give her a distinctive, elegant silhouette. The original design specifies white cedar planking for the hull and spruce for all other parts—a combination chosen for its lightness, strength, and durability when properly finished.

Fitted with a daggerboard and leg-o’-mutton sail, Anabelle handles beautifully under canvas, gliding smoothly with balance and control. Whether rowed, sailed, or powered, this versatile skiff stands as one of Atkin’s most charming and capable small-boat designs—an enduring symbol of craftsmanship, efficiency, and timeless wooden-boat artistry.

Every wooden boat crafted by us is built from Atkin plans, with full credit given to the original designers. For each custom commission, we acquire the appropriate plans and construct the boat to order—offering both full-size vessels and finely detailed scale models.

Contact us to discuss specifications and customization options now!

Note: Price not including motor.

History:

Anabelle, a 10-foot flat-bottom skiff by William Atkin, was conceived as a light, economical, and easy-to-build small boat—ideal for those seeking a practical tender with generous stability.

Her nearly straight bottom promotes effortless rowing and gives her surprising speed under an outboard, and in a sister boat Atkin praised her excellent handling under a simple daggerboard and leg-o-mutton sail.

Built with white cedar planking and spruce scantlings, she reflects Atkin’s belief in lightweight, durable materials, resulting in a skiff that is strong, responsive, and long-lasting when properly maintained.