Regata Rain Gutter 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.

Regata rain gutter rudder.

All scouts pack 672. Hope your pack enjoys your recycled raingutter regatta. For this year s regatta i installed drain valves on the ends of our gutters. Join us may 5th 2019 3pm for the 2019 rain gutter regatta.

Simply drill a 7 8 hole in the gutter ends with a hole saw. Explain how air helps the vehicle move. This makes your boat harder to tip and quicker to right. When the starter says go the boys will propel the boats by blowing on the sail.

However the materials supplied in the kit can be modified or added to somewhat. Pack 190 s rain gutter regata is saturday nov 10 2012. Glue the keel s narrow edge next to the hull and the angled edge forward. Each boat must start with the back of the boat touching the start end of the rain gutter.

The balsa wood boats are pre cut and ready for original styling by each scout. Wolf motor away 2. A snack water and your own diy boat this is a racing event that is the sailboat equivalent of the pinewood derby. Put both on the centerline and at right angles to the bottom of the hull.

3pm what to bring. Within the basic design. The cub scout pack that my grandson is a member of held its annual rain gutter regatta boat races this weekend. However the materials supplied in the kit can be modified or added to somewhat.

To ensure that the race is as fair as possible all boats must be made from the bsa rain gutter regatta kits. On every boat the hull mast keel rudder and sail provided in the kit must be used in the boat construction. Put the keel on as far back as you can just ahead of the rudder. 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.

Make two different model boats and sail them. Install drain with silicone and tighten nut. On every boat the hull mast keel rudder and sail provided in the kit must be used in the boat construction. The keel and rudder must not be modified.

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. With your family den or pack participate in a kite derby space derby or rain gutter regatta. Yours in scouting sherry.

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. To ensure that the race is as fair as possible all boats must be made from the bsa raingutter regatta kits.