FLIPPER was created by John Atkin, primarily based on an before style for a similiar boat, called MABEL, by his father, William Atkin. Flipper is a dinghy, or “dink”, designed to be a protected boat to use as a tender to a bigger boat or, when rigged with mast and sail, as a risk-free boat… Continue reading GEDC5242 – Port Hadlock WA – Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding – Contemporary Program – John Atkin-designed FLIPPER dinghy under construction