Rain Gutter Boat Races

It s the exciting next step in raingutter racing.

Rain gutter boat races.

Scrap papers in colors and patterns or colored foam sheets. 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. This video is unavailable. Plastic straws enough for each carnival player.

Although the seas are only 10 foot lengths of raingutter filled with water and the ships a mere 6 inches long the race is a very exciting event. The raingutter regatta is similar to the pinewood derby or the space derby except that the models are miniature sail boats. Bsa introduces an exclusive alternative to the original raingutter regatta single hull design the new trimaran boat kit. 4 0 out of 5 stars 94.

Bamboo skewers or thin dowel rods. The trimaran boat kit is an exclusive alternative to the original raingutter regatta single hull design. Woodshop wood craft model activity kits helicopter fighter plane sail boat race car bird house bird feeder 6 kit set. Within the basic design rules scouts are free to paint and decorate their sailboats as they choose.

Rain gutter sailboat race materials. Get it as soon as mon sep 14. Crayons paints markers etc. 8 foot table for support of gutters or two 4 foot tables put together plastic pitcher or empty milk jug to fill gutters with 3 gallons of water each.

Gutter sections most come in 10 lengths gutter end caps. The raingutter regatta is a fun cub scout activity. Trimaran hull 2 wooden outriggers sail mast screws and sanding stick. Cub scout derby raingutter regatta trimaran kit.

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. 2 or more floating sail boats. Only 7 left in stock order soon. 2 plastic 10 foot gutters 4 plastic end caps to seal off gutters and water proof glue.

The scouts use a kit to build a trimaran sailboat that is wind powered by blowing on the sail. Free shipping on your first order shipped by amazon. The cub scouts then race their boats in water filled rain gutters at a pack meeting. They can work to make their boat more aerodynamic and they can decorate it.