Hope your pack enjoys your recycled raingutter regatta.
Regata rain gutter rudder.
For this year s regatta i installed drain valves on the ends of our gutters.
3pm what to bring.
In the august 2002 edition of boy s life the official publication by boy scouts of america there are complete instructions on how to build a regatta boat.
On every boat the hull mast keel rudder and sail provided in the kit must be used in the boat construction.
Choose different shapes for your boats.
However the materials supplied in the kit can be modified or added to somewhat.
Glue the keel s narrow edge next to the hull and the angled edge forward.
A snack water and your own diy boat this is a racing event that is the sailboat equivalent of the pinewood derby.
Pack 190 s rain gutter regata is saturday nov 10 2012.
The raingutter regatta is a racing event for cub scouts in the boy scouts of america that is the sailboat equivalent of the pinewood derby.
Scout hut or due west church pavilion time.
Wolf motor away 2.
Each boat must start with the back of the boat touching the start end of the rain gutter.
Within the basic design.
However the materials supplied in the kit can be modified or added to somewhat.
Make two different model boats and sail them.
This makes your boat harder to tip and quicker to right.
Explain how air helps the vehicle move.
Put both on the centerline and at right angles to the bottom of the hull.
To ensure that the race is as fair as possible all boats must be made from the bsa rain gutter regatta kits.
Simply drill a 7 8 hole in the gutter ends with a hole saw.
All scouts pack 672.
I used a standard 1 2 boiler drain sink spray nut large rubber washer and lots of silicone caulking all found at homedepot.
With your family den or pack participate in a kite derby space derby or rain gutter regatta.
Put the keel on as far back as you can just ahead of the rudder.
When the starter says go the boys will propel the boats by blowing on the sail.
Join us may 5th 2019 3pm for the 2019 rain gutter regatta.
Yours in scouting sherry.
Add the keel and the rudder.
The raingutter regatta is a racing event for cub scouts in the boy scouts of america that is the sailboat equivalent of the pinewood derby the sailboat kit consists of a seven inch 178 mm long balsa wood hull a 6 1 2 inch mast plastic sail plastic rudder and metal keel within the basic design rules scouts are free to paint and decorate their sailboats as they choose.
Install drain with silicone and tighten nut.
The balsa wood boats are pre cut and ready for original styling by each scout.
The cub scout pack that my grandson is a member of held its annual rain gutter regatta boat races this weekend.
The sailboat kit consists of a seven inch 178 mm long balsa wood hull a 6 1 2 inch mast plastic sail plastic rudder and metal keel.
