Gutter Boat Races

This warm weather water carnival game is sure to be a favorite at your school carnival.

Gutter boat races.

Rain gutter sailboat race materials. A fun toy boat race using plastic gutter floating sailboats and straws to blow on the sails. Supplies for rain gutter boat race. The boats are raced in a standard rain gutter that is ten feet long placed on a table or saw horses and filled to the top with water.

See more ideas about rain gutters rain gutter regatta cub scouts. Bamboo skewers or thin dowel rods. The raingutter regatta is a fun cub scout activity. 2 plastic 10 foot gutters 4 plastic end caps to seal off gutters and water proof glue.

Scrap papers in colors and patterns or colored foam sheets. The first boat to reach the end of the gutter is the winner. Plastic straws enough for each carnival player. The scouts use a kit to build a trimaran sailboat that is wind powered by blowing on the sail.

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. They can work to make their boat more aerodynamic and they can decorate it. The boat cannot be touched with hands or the straw. Crayons paints markers etc.

The boats are propelled by blowing on the sail either directly or through a drinking straw. Kit includes exclusive bsa trimaran hull two balsa wood outriggers sail mast screws sanding stick and instructions. Built for stability and speed in the water the trimaran hull is specially designed to prevent your boat from tipping over during the race. Gutter sections most come in 10 lengths gutter end caps.

The cub scouts then race their boats in water filled rain gutters at a pack meeting.