Boat Challenge



Ethan and Austin in the front. Tanner and Cole in the back.

The boys after the race. They told me they weren't tired, but I am not so sure :)

Emma and Jeremy riding on the tube. She had a blast!

Andrew and Clay.

Ethan and Cole.

Ethan and Cole again.

  Ethan's scout troop entered in the Lake Pleasant Boat Race challenge. They had to build a boat on their own. It could not have any type of metal in it, but could be made with almost anything else. They were really excited to enter this contest. They spent a couple of weeks building it. They did most of the work. Jeremy just helped with the power tools. They ended up naming their boat "Zippy" because it was held together by zip ties! We were all pretty impressed how it turned out. The boys even made their own oars!
  Saturday morning they all headed out to the lake for the race. They ended up getting first place in their age division (12-14)! They had to row to 1/4 of a mile, then land their boat, get a flag and row back and plant the flag at the ending point. They were so far ahead of the other boats, they were finishing when the 2nd place boat was just getting to their flag! We we proud of how well they worked together to row. They had a blast.
  After that, they had a race from the winners from all the age groups. Ethan's team came in 3rd overall. They were beaten by the 16 and older groups who had 7 boys rowing their boat. They really did well and are already making plans for next year! This is just one reason I love scouts. What a fun activity to help promote teamwork and creativity.
  We all had a great time watching. Afterwards one of the boys' dads had brought his boat and gave inner tube rides to all the kids. It was such a fun afternoon. I didn't think anyone would want to leave. Thankfully it was only in the 90's, so we didn't get too hot. Jeremy brought his shade and that helped a lot. It was a great day and we really enjoyed watching the boys and their boat!