January weather in Iowa might not seem like the best time for a sailing regatta, but members of Belle Plaine Cub Scout Pack 41 showed their sailing skills Saturday night at the American Legion.
Each year, the scouts host a pinewood derby, where they race small homemade cars on a sloped straightaway. This time, the scouts used the same principle as they maneuvered small homemade boats with small scales down a length of rain gutter that was filled with water. The rules were the boats could be propelled with wind power by the operator. No touching of the boat was allowed, except to right it if it should capsize.
Celebrity judges for the competition were Glenn Drahn and the Rev. Jim Campbell.
First place went to Divonni Jones. Isaac Brandt was second and Chris Malfese placed third. Brandt won the scouts’ award for boat design and Malfese received the judges’ design award.