Best of Berwick

Item Description

For rowers of all ages, this boat was built by Berwick middle and upper schoolers in conjunction with master boat builder Bill Thomas and BA Middle School Science teacher, Susan Morris. Darcy Coffta has served as the project leader and faculty advisor on this project throughout the year. 

The winning bidder even gets to pick the hull color!

The boat will be available for pick up after April 1, 2020.

Some info about this gorgeous boat: Fox is a decked double paddle canoe, a boat intended for protected waters along the coast, for lakes and for all those appealing backwaters and creeks you are always driving by and meaning to explore someday. With an 80” long cockpit, Fox is a grand boat for hunting, fishing and tripping with a dog or a young child seated forward of the paddler. Fox will take most paddlers any place they might chose to take a sea kayak and she'll prove to be an over all more versatile boat. If I could only have one boat, Fox would be my choice.

Fox boasts two accessible watertight compartments, which add flotation and dry gear storage so she's a great choice for camping as well as day trips. There’s ample room for your gear or just to stretch out. A rotating seat back and caned or webbing seat insure all day paddling comfort.

In a review featured in WoodenBoats’s annual Small Boats issue Mike O’Brien commented on Fox’s handling. “ Fox appears to have just the right amount of directional stability. It likes to keep going where we point it, yet it turns easily and predictably”.   I’m not sure what more to ask for in a small boat.

She is 14’7” long with a beam of 30"; the finished weight is just over 40 pounds.

Item Special Note

Where applicable - the winning bidder is responsible for picking this item up from the BPC office in the 1791 building on campus between Wednesday March 3, 2020 and Friday March 6, 2020 or March 23, 2020 to April 10, 2020. If the item is not collected by April 10, 2020 then gift cards, tickets and gift certificates will be shipped to the winning bidder via regular mail, unless certified mail is specified by bidder prior to that date. If sent by certified mail, bidder is responsible for the shipping cost.  All other items must be picked up.

To the Winning Bidder: Please keep the auction receipt for this item with your tax records to substantiate your contribution(s) to Berwick Academy. Federal tax law requires 501(c)(3) organizations, like Berwick Academy, to indicate if goods or services have been provided in exchange for your contribution(s). A good or service has been provided, therefore if the contribution(s) exceeds the estimated retail value of the item(s), you may be entitled to a tax deduction, within the limits otherwise prescribed in the Internal Revenue Code. Please consult your tax professional or the Internal Revenue Service for further guidance.