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The raingutter regatta is a racing event for Cub Scouts in the Boy Scouts of America that is the sailboat equivalent of the pinewood derby. The sailboat kit consists of a seven-inch (178 mm) long balsa wood hull, a 6 + 1 ⁄ 2 -inch mast, plastic sail , plastic rudder , and metal keel .
If a minimum number of one-design boats show an interest in a regatta, the organizer arranges for the class to have a separate starting sequence, or class start. In recent years the J/105 class sailboats has been the sailboat that often has the most boats in their class for any individual regatta, and has a class start in every NOOD regatta.
Extreme Klondike! is a front-country (in contrast with backcountry), up-to-24-hour, cold-weather, personal and team challenge for older Scouts and Venturers often held in conjunction with Klondike Derby.
Artist's impressions of a planned new neighbourhood have been revealed. The designs show how the five-acre former Sainsbury's site and historical St George's church in Wolverhampton are set to be ...
The 11:Metre One Design, also called the 11 Metre or 11 Meter, is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Ron Holland and Rolf Gyhlenius as a one-design racer and first built in 1990. The design was at one time a World Sailing international class.
Stars & Stripes 87 was a clear contender from the start of the 1987 Louis Vuitton Cup regatta, winning 11 of 12 races in the first round robin, including the only round robin victory of any boat over Kiwi Magic. The second round was a period of concern.
Here’s everything we know about the all-star designers returning for the 20th season of 'Project Runway' on Bravo.
The ultimate design was a simple pram that could be built from two 4' x 8' sheets of plywood, that was donated to the Optimists. [4] The design was slightly modified and introduced to Europe by Axel Damgaard, and spread outwards across Europe from Scandinavia. The design was standardized in 1960 and became a strict one-design in 1995. [5]