The Club's three skiffs are kept at Waupoos Marina in Prince Edward County, close to a launching ramp and can be quickly rigged and in the water in less than 10 minutes.  The marina provides winter storage for the boats, has washrooms available for club members and is an ideal location for access to the clear and protected waters of Lake Ontario.

The Ayle of Quinte Skiff Club was formed as a not-for-profit corporation in 2015.   

The club’s first St. Ayles skiff (“Sea Shadow”) was built over the winter 2012/13 and the second skiff (“Sea Spirit”) was built two years later (winter 2014/15).  The third skiff (“William S. Shipp”) was built by Renbrook School near Hartford, Connecticut and generously donated to our club in 2016.

All three boats are registered with the Scottish Coastal Rowing Association (SCRA) which was formed in 2010 to encourage boat building, rowing and racing of coastal rowing boats around the Scottish coastline.  The Scottish Fisheries Museum at Anstruther originally commissioned the skiff from renowned small boat designer Iain Oughtred with Alec Jordan of Jordan Boats supplying the kits.  The St Ayles skiff is based on the Fair Isle Skiff, and is a modern interpretation of a traditional boat used in the Northern waters off Scotland and Scandinavia.

The Ayle of Quinte Skiff Club has the only fleet of these unique boats in Canada.