Rain Gutter Regata

The Rain Gutter Regatta races small model boats along a 10-foot long water-filled rain gutter. As with the Pinewood Derby car races, each participant is given a standard kit that includes only the pre-approved parts for building a boat. One significant difference between this event and the Pinewood Derby is the involvement of the participant during the race. The participants must blow into the boat's sails to propel it along the rain gutter.

Ben and Mike have been preparing for days for the Rain Gutter Regatta.  Each Scout constructs, paints, and embellishes their boat to race in the competition.  Mike, wanting Ben's boat to be better than the delivered and approved kit, bought Ben's boat kit at the Scout store.  The Clerk insured him, that the kit he sold to Mike was better than the standard kit received.

Unfortunately, Ben's boat didn't fit in the 10-foot long, who knows how wide (not wide enough), water-filled rain gutter.  His beautiful boat couldn't even race.  Ben was disappointed, but since Mike made the error, not me, he quickly forgave.

Next time, I'm not delegating Boy Scout projects to my Eagle Scout.