Cub Scout Pack 1220

Hedgcoxe Elementary

 Plano, Tx.

RAINGUTTER REGATTA

The Pack 1220 Raingutter Regatta is a fun family event where the Scouts get the opportunity to test the boat building skills in a competitive racing event.  This is also a fun-filled family picnic!


 

BOAT CONSTRUCTION AND RACING RULES

 

  • Follow the directions in your boat kit
  • Boats should be "Scout-built".  Parents may assist.  This is a Scout project, not a parent project.
  • Boats must be wind-powered
  • Tigers, Wolves, and Bears must use a simple on-piece hull design
  • Webelos may utilize a Catamaran design.  Click here for rules and tips specific to the catamaran design. 
  • Boat length can be no longer than the piece of wood supplied in the boat kit.  The boat must be no shorter than 6 1/2" and no longer than 7".  The only exception is the catamaran design as per the instructions found above.  The catamaran rudder, if attached, may extend beyond the length of the boat.
  • You may fold or bend the sail
  • The enclosed mast must be used
  • No shoehorn designs are permitted
  • Only materials in the kit can be used.  Only the following items can be added: Paint, varnish, glue, stickers, glitter, decals, string, staples, small nails, screws, screw eyes, small paper or cloth flags, small people figures.  Coins may be added to the ends of the boats as ballast.
  • Wax or oil may be applied to the "wet" surfaces of the boat prior to race time.  Re-application is not allowed after the boat has began racing.
  • No additional wood is allowed
  • No part substitutions are allowed
  • Each boy should put his boat in the water.  The starters will put their finger on the front of the boat
  • Each boy must stand on the side of the course (not behind the end of the gutter)
  • Once the boat is placed in the water the boys CANNOT touch the boat
  • If the boat tips over, he can right the boat, but CANNOT push the boat forward once it has been righted
  • Each race will be three heats, with the winner of each heat race in the finals for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places
  • Race results announced by the pack committee chair or cubmaster shall be consider to be final.

 
Glue guns will be provided at the race site for boat repairs.