To ensure that the race is as fair as possible all boats must be made from the bsa raingutter regatta kits.
Regata rain gutter rudder.
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For this year s regatta i installed drain valves on the ends of our gutters.
Add the keel and the rudder.
Pack 190 s rain gutter regata is saturday nov 10 2012.
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.
This makes your boat harder to tip and quicker to right.
However the materials supplied in the kit can be modified or added to somewhat.
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Scout hut or due west church pavilion time.
However the materials supplied in the kit can be modified or added to somewhat.
The balsa wood boats are pre cut and ready for original styling by each scout.
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.
The cub scout pack that my grandson is a member of held its annual rain gutter regatta boat races this weekend.
3pm what to bring.
The keel and rudder must not be modified.
Glue the keel s narrow edge next to the hull and the angled edge forward.
With your family den or pack participate in a kite derby space derby or rain gutter regatta.
A snack water and your own diy boat this is a racing event that is the sailboat equivalent of the pinewood derby.
Put the keel on as far back as you can just ahead of the rudder.
To ensure that the race is as fair as possible all boats must be made from the bsa rain gutter regatta kits.
Make two different model boats and sail them.
On every boat the hull mast keel rudder and sail provided in the kit must be used in the boat construction.
Within the basic design.
Choose different shapes for your boats.
Each boat must start with the back of the boat touching the start end of the rain gutter.
I used a standard 1 2 boiler drain sink spray nut large rubber washer and lots of silicone caulking all found at homedepot.
When the starter says go the boys will propel the boats by blowing on the sail.
Put both on the centerline and at right angles to the bottom of the hull.
Simply drill a 7 8 hole in the gutter ends with a hole saw.
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.
Hope your pack enjoys your recycled raingutter regatta.
Join us may 5th 2019 3pm for the 2019 rain gutter regatta.
On every boat the hull mast keel rudder and sail provided in the kit must be used in the boat construction.
