Raingutter Regatta History: 2020 (first year!)

This page has historic information about the 2020 race. Looking for information about the current year's race? Click here!

2020 was the first year we held a Raingutter Regatta. It was well into the COVID pandemic and we were looking for new and innovative activities that would be safe for the scouts to participate in. We selected the Raingutter Regatta as it allowed the scouts to make boats at home, drop them off at a central location where we then photographed and raced them. It was a great success and we saw a TON of creativity in how the scouts created their boats.

We look forward to many more years of Raingutter Regattas, and they'll be even better now that we can have them in person!

2020 Raingutter Regatta Award Winners

We were SO PROUD of the 34 scout boats (and 10 adult boats) that were submitted. The paint jobs were incredible, and it felt like we were racing pieces of art. You all did your best!

The award winners are:

Fastest Boat - Boat 47

2nd Fastest Boat - Boat 16

3rd Fastest Boat - Boat 6

Most Colorful Boat - Boat 13

Boat With The Most Winter Holiday (Hanukkah, Christmas, Winter Solstice or Kwanzaa) Pizazz - Boat 14

Cubmaster Choice Award - Boat 17

Scoutiest Boat - Boat 27

Most Hilarious Boat - Boat 29

Most Wayward Boat - Boat 31

Most Magical/Dreamy Boat AND Scout's Choice - Boat 46

Looks Least Like a Boat - Boat 49

Slowest Boat - Boat 50

Best Design (Adults) - Boat 51

Congratulations to everyone who did their best!

2020 Raingutter Regatta Links & Information:

1) See the 2020 boats:

https://bit.ly/2020raingutter-boatphotos

You can see photos of all of the boats -- yours included! -- submitted by our pack members.

2) Watch the 2020 race:

Click here to watch a recording of the race:
https://bit.ly/2020raingutter-livestream

3) See the 2020 race results:

The race was run as a double-elimination race, so each boat has at least two racing chances. More information on the Racing Brackets page.

Adult Bracket:

https://bit.ly/2020raingutter-bracket-adult

Scout Bracket:

https://bit.ly/2020raingutter-bracket-scout

For the privacy and safety of our scouts, no scout names are visible in the brackets. If you don't remember your boat number, look through the boat photos to find your boat.

2) Vote for your favorites:

[Poll is now closed! Thank you to everyone who voted!]

You can vote (one ballot per scout!) for these awards:

  • Scoutiest Boat

  • Boat that looks least like a boat

  • Most colorful boat

  • Most hilarious boat

  • Boat with the most winter holiday (Hanukkah, Christmas, Winter Solstice or Kwanzaa) pizazz

  • Dreamiest / Most Magical Boat

  • Scout's Choice (the boat that gets the most scout votes total)


Other awards (no Scout voting for these):

  • Cubmaster Favorite (no Scout voting on this one)

  • Adult Design Choice (as chosen by the Cubmaster)

  • Slowest Boat (as chosen by the race organizer)

  • Fastest Boat (winner of the double elimination tournament bracket)

  • Wayward Boat (boat that gets stuck the most, as chosen by the race organizer)

And you can vote! One vote per scout please!