Raingutter Regatta

This is not an Awana event and so Awana does not provide any resources for the Raingutter Regatta, or as it is also known, Float-a-Boat.

One place to get the kits to build the boat is from Scout Stuff.
Here's a link to the kit itself.

or go to http://www.scoutstuff.org , and then do a search for raingutter

Here is information from a local Commander (Lauri Bogart) about how they put together their boat kits:

Our kits include:
2 pieces—3/4” x 1” x 6” pine
2 pieces—3/4” x 4” screen bead (Some year's we've put in 3 pieces of this.)
2 pieces—1/4” x 6” dowel rod
12—1/2” brad nails
1 piece—4.5” x 4.5” flexible expansion joint
Everything can be bought at Home Depot or Lowes.
Our finished boats can't be wider than 4" or longer than 6". It's just the rules we've set.

Some clubs do theirs differently -- make boats out of foam or balsa wood. We do a catamaran design, some use a hydroplane design.

Good websites for help/ideas:

www.raingutter-regatta.com
www.lastufka.net/lab/boats
www.derbytalk.com