Raingutter Regatta!

Announcing the 5th annual Pack 794 2016 Raingutter Regatta!

We will be holding our annual Raingutter Regatta boat race on February 11, 2016.

The Raingutter Regatta is a time-honored Cub Scout tradition that involves building your own sailboat and racing it against your fellow Scouts' boats down a watery track.  One regatta boat kit was given to each registered Scout at the Pack meeting on 1/14/16.  You can also purchase car kits at the Scout Store or at www.scoutstuff.org.

Building Your Boat

You will have a month to build your boat.

These boats are not that difficult to build, as there are three main parts, the hulls, the body, and the mast and sail.  The hulls are made from balsa wood, and it is a good idea to sand them down to make them more streamlined.  When attaching the hulls to the body, make sure they are centered and even.  And when attaching the sail, you need to try to make the sail as perpendicular to the length of the boat as possible.

The goal is to build your boat so that it will travel as straight as possible down the track.  Each Scout will be given a straw through which to blow on the sail of their boat and make it go down the track.

And, you can also paint your boat and be creative with both the boat and the sail!

Rules

The Regatta is a double-elimination tournament.  This means that each Scout will get to race their boat at least twice against other scouts.  One Scout will only be able to race those two times, while other Scouts will race many times.

Each race will consist of two Scouts on either side of the track.  When given the "GO", they will blow their boat down the track, and the first boat to hit the end of the track wins that race.  The winner will continue up the winner track, and the loser will continue on the loser track.  Two losses eliminates a Scout from the tournament.

Use Official BSA materials for the boats only.  No motors or fans or other propulsion.

Awards

Awards will be given to the first, second, and third place finishing boats for each den.  Even if a Scout does not end up in the last few races, he may still be a winner in his den.

The Scout who is left standing at the end of the tournament will be the Pack Champion!

All Scouts will be awarded ribbons for their cars, such as most creative or most colorful

Good Luck!