A Trip Canoe Named for Bob Coakley

The 'Bob Guide' under construction, August 2009. Hurley Canoe Works.

CITs JR MacKenzie, Mike Pickfield, Matt Sanford and Jake Kennedy took a big share of the work during a new build this August. Jack Hurley and Will Hopkins led the CIT class in creating a new canoe to honor Bob 'Guide' Coakley. Each summer, the CITs work on a Legacy Project that leaves a lasting mark on Camp.

Launch date on the Bob Guide was June 2010. The boys were back on the Island for Staff Week when Jack Hurley delivered the finished canoe, now resplendent in her filled and painted canvas and fancy varnish.

Bob's brother Gyro did the honors, sharing Bob's camp career with this summer's community, and affixing the bronze plaque on the deck. The canoe headed out on trips shortly after.