Each boy will race in several heats and the fastest time overall will determine the winner.
Cost of rain gutter regatta boats cub scouts.
Hooker encouraged his cub scouts to make their boats at home if they chose although he brought along plenty of materials for those who didn t or those whose boats weren t seaworthy.
Scouts build boats from the kits handed out at a previous pack meeting please review the pack.
He and chad worked on his boat over the course of a few days and.
The rules for the regatta are fairly simple.
Raingutter regatta participation ribbons 10pk.
On september 26 lance participated in the boy scouts rain gutter regatta.
Unfortunately it will tip and turn uncontrollably from side to side.
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A typical boy scout raingutter regatta boat kit looks like the one on the right.
The boats are then raced down a length of water filled rain gutters powered by the boy blowing into the sail through a soda straw.
They can work to make their boat more aerodynamic and they can decorate it.
Pack 317 raingutter regatta 2019 how it runs rules for boat construction the raingutter regatta competition will take place at the april 12th pack meeting at patterson elementary school.
The cub scouts then race their boats in water filled rain gutters at a pack meeting.
Its a good looking boat.
Raingutter regatta racing trimaran kit boy scouts of america.
Two 10 foot sections plus end caps cost the pack less than 25 at lowe s.
Boy scouts of america raingutter regatta boat kits.
First what are the three main physics considerations in raingutter regatta racing.
Second keep in mind the rules of your organization you may be limited by how much you can modify.
In comparison to a pinewood derby track that s very inexpensive he says.
The raingutter regatta is a fun cub scout activity.
The scouts use a kit to build a trimaran sailboat that is wind powered by blowing on the sail.
Weight hydrodynamics and aerodynamics.
We typically sell these kits at cost during the first pack meeting of the year and at rally nights for signing up new scouts.
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An exciting alternative to the classic single hull raingutter regatta boat design this kit has everything cub scouts need to build a trimaran racer.
Apr 17 2019 explore jennifersteptoe s board cub scouts rain gutter regatta on pinterest.
