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Raingutter Regatta™

Lion – Kindergarten

Race Time Lion

Elective

Requirement 4

Raingutter Regatta™

Lion – Kindergarten

Race Time Lion

Elective

Requirement 4

Raingutter Regatta™

Snapshot of Activity

Conduct a Raingutter Regatta™.

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Supply List

This supply list is not an all-inclusive list. Your Cub Scout pack may include additional items such as food, drinks, special guests, special races, or may make this part of a larger pack event.

Raingutter Regatta™ boats, one per Cub Scout.
Regatta raceway (this can be purchased or built using rain gutters)
Raingutter Regatta™ rules (see number 3)
PA system
Display board for heat or division results: manual or digital
System to keep track of race results
Access to water to fill the track
Chairs
Tables to place boats when not racing

Directions

These directions are not all-inclusive. Some packs make their Raingutter Regatta™ a stand-alone event with food and entertainment. Additional directions should be constructed by your pack based on how your pack conducts the regatta.

Before the meeting :

Meet with your pack leadership to discuss the date, time, and location of your Raingutter Regatta™
Confirm location
Have Cub Scouts complete requirement 1
Find a space to conduct the Raingutter Regatta™
Make or purchase awards and recognition
Secure a raingutter raceway. Packs either build one, purchase one, or borrow one from another pack.
Long table or support for raingutter raceway.
Promote the date, time, and location of the regatta.
Communicate the rules of regatta to Cub Scouts and parents or legal guardian.
Communicate how regatta heats or divisions will be conducted to Cub Scouts and parents or legal guardian.
Determine method to display each heat winner during the regatta.
Set up the raceway and fill it with water.
Set up table for boats when not racing.
Set up chairs for the audience.
Set up a display for tracking the heats and/or divisions race results.