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The Dallas Post Dallas, PA
Thursday, January 24, 2002
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It's smooth sailing for Speedy Orange and Nicholas Evans, Wolf Den 103.
From left to right-- Dr. Brock Phillips, George Horwatt, Dale Campbell, Dr. Henry Nardone and Jack Bednarski, all
members of Harveys Lake Yacht Club, lent their talents to judging the Rain Gutter Regatta for Cub Scout Pack 281.
Michael
Kapolka, We-
belos, shows
patriotic flair
in his boat's
design. The
red, white and
blue was pop-
ular among
the young
boat design-
ers.
The time and
work Stephen
George, We-
belos Den 41,
put into his
beautiful
black sailboat
shows.
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"I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your ...boat to the finish line!"
Matthew Hiscox, Webelos Den 41.
munity Photo Album
| Cub Scout Pack 281,
Rain Gutter Regatta
By ELIZABETH ANDERSON
Post Correspondent
DALLAS - It may be January, but
the Cub Scouts of Pack 281 went
sailing last week.
The pack held its annual Rain
Gutter Regatta Friday at the Dallas
High School auditorium. Nearly 100
Wolves, Bears and Webelos showed
up to race their 6-inch miniature
sail boats down 10-foot lengths of
rain gutter filled with water. The
scouts were at once the captain,
crew and the wind, using their own
breath to propel the boats through
the rain gutter “seas.”
Brightly colored boats with color-
ful sails lined the tables, waiting for
the chance to race. The spirit of
America shone through in the
abundant patriotic motifs of the as-
piring young regatta boat designers.
Besides stars and stripes and red,
white and blue, there were also
plenty of skull and crossbones and
pirate designs.
Each boy built his own boat from
a kit with help from parents or oth-
er family members, making it a true
family affair. The regatta boat kit
included a preshaped balsa wood
hull, metal keel, plastic rudder,
sail, and wood dowel mast. The
hulls were sanded, shaped, and
then colorfully painted. Scouts and
parents reported using sanding pa-
per, potato peelers and rasps to
shape the soft wood. Decals deco-
rated hulls and sails.
The judges, all members of the
Harveys Lake Yacht Club, chose the
Best of Show based on design,
style, classic lines, and creativity.
“A lot of work was put into these
boats,” said Jack Bednarski, a
member of the panel. The judges
included Dr. Henry Nardone, Dr.
Brock Phillips, George Horwatt,
Dale Campbell and Bednarski.
The judges also presided over the
contests for speed. At the shout of
“Blow,” participants blew on their
boat sails hoping to be the first to
reach the end of the gutter. The
best time out of two races deter-
mined the winners. The boats raced
down the rain gutter courses pro-
pelled by the boys blowing into the
“A lot of work was
put into these boats.”
Jack Bednarski ga
_ Rain Gutter Regatta judge
sails and timed by one of the
judges.
Blowing technique was very im-
portant. It was not blowing hard
but blowing straight that made the:
difference. Just as setting the sail
at the right angle to the wind will
keep a boat on course, blowing di-
rectly into the middle of the sail
prevented the boat from tippingg
over and wasting precious seconds
being set upright again.
The best time was recorded at
9.05 seconds by Tommy Youells.
That is equal to 0.65 knots! A knot
is a measure of speed equal to one
nautical mile (6076 feet) per hour.
Sail on Pack 281.
Best of Show
Travis DeBona ¢
Christopher Clemson
James Rosencrans
Fastest Overall Of Pack 281
Tommy Youells — 9.05s
Matthew Cogdon — 9.66s
Mark Luksa — 9.67s
Michael Calkins — 9.97s
Mark Gilbert — 10.15s
Carl Baxter — 10.24s
Wolves é
Thomas Lynch
Mick Terninko
Nick Evans
Bears
Ryan Hogan
Scott Napkora
Kevin Muldoon
Webelos 4
Pat Kalish e
Sam VanHorn
Brandon Zalenski
Webelos 5
James Ivory
Steven Luksa
Aaron Butler
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Made in America with American Pride. Alex Zubko, Wolf Den 4,
admires his sail boat with a smile that says it all.
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Andrew Arnoldi Dén 4 watches as "Captain
" Mike Terninko, pictured here at ¢
his Boat Repair and Dry Dock station, ‘repairs the mast on his boat prior to
the big race.