We had our first ever Raingutter Regatta at our pack meeting last week. It was kind of like a Pinewood Derby, but they made and raced sailboats instead. We forgot about them until the night before, but it was okay because they were pretty easy to make. So right there I liked them better.
Dave helped them sand and shape their boats and cut the grooves for the rudder and keel. Then they painted them and let them dry overnight. I helped them glue on the rudder, keel and mast that afternoon. We read that they would be more stable if we glued the sail to the boat. Dallin chose to do that, and his never fell over.
Tyler's fell over a few times (he chose not to glue the sail to the boat, so now we know that definitely helps). But he won most of his races anyway. He often came back from behind to win them. Don't you love his octopus sail?
Cousin against cousin!
And the undefeated champion: Dallin! It was a super fun night.
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