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Raingutter Regatta™ Wolf

Wolf – 2nd Grade
Race Time Wolf
Elective
Requirement 5
Raingutter Regatta™ Wolf
Wolf – 2nd Grade
Race Time Wolf
Elective
Requirement 5
Raingutter Regatta™ Wolf

Snapshot of Activity

Conduct a Raingutter Regatta™. 

Outdoor
5
5
5
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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 raingutters) 
  • 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 

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 : 

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

During the meeting: 

  1. ​​Cub Scouts check in to the event.​ 
  2. Review the rules with attendees.​ 
  3. Review heats and divisions.​ 
  4. Race the boats.​
  5. ​​Give out awards and recognition.​ 

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