2013 KLONDIKE DERBY Northwest Hills District, CRC BSA February 22-24, 2013 (2 nights of optional camping-fri + Sat) Mountain Lake Bible Camp 64 Mountain Lake Road New Preston, CT 06777 Northwest Hills 2012 Klondike Derby Polynesian Luau Page: 1
Theme: The theme is a Polynesian Luau. Our mascot and guest is Yuri the yeti. Yuri loves palm trees, Hawaiian shirts and especially pineapple! Unfortunately Yuri has spent most of his life in the wooded outskirts of Siberia and Northern Canada, with occasional trips to the Himalayas to see family. Like many of us, Yuri yearns for what he cannot have, a real island vacation. Warm weather is just not good for his health. Yuri is here to help the Scouts and enjoy the only kind of Tiki Party that he can (a frozen New England one)! If you are lucky you may catch a glimpse, or photo, or autograph from our friend Yuri! Dates: Friday to Sunday February 22-24 th, 2013 There are up to 2 nights of optional cold weather winter camping. Troops that choose to camp should have experience with and be prepared for sub-freezing camping. The Klondike Derby activity will take place on Saturday February 23 rd, 2013 7:00am 4:00pm Costs: Check In: Camping Fee: $25 per unit - Fee covers both nights, there is no discount for a one night stay. Klondike Derby Event: Early Bird Registration (Before February 1, 2013): $7.00 per Scout or Leader Registration (February 2nd to February 15th, 2013): $9.00 per Scout or Leader Late Registration (February 16th-22nd or Onsite): $12.00 per Scout or Leader Please register online at http://www.ctrivers.org/event.aspx?id=1913 1. Friday Night Camping Check in and Klondike Pre-registration (Avoid the Saturday morning lines)! a. 5:30P-8:00am (Hard cutoff at 8PM the staff need sleep for the morning) 2. Klondike Registration-Saturday February 23 rd, 2013 a. 7:00A-8:30A Those that registered Friday night do not need to re-register. i. 2 cans non cream soup per patrol ii. 1 stuffed Teddy Bear per patrol 3. Saturday Night Camping Check in -Saturday February 23 rd, 2013 a. 3:30P-4:30P Northwest Hills 2012 Klondike Derby Polynesian Luau Page: 2
KLONDIKE EVENT Station Setup: Station Masters are responsible to check by 7:30am for assignment of their station site. Stations must be set up between 7:30 8:30am. Stations masters are to report to the opening ceremony that they are all set up at 8:30am. First Aid and Warming facilities: Each patrol should have their own first aid kit, and be prepared to treat minor injuries. There will be qualified medical personnel at the Klondike Event to treat any medical emergencies. Warming facilities will only be provided during the Klondike Event. Troops that are camping need to provide their own facilities, if deemed necessary. Klondike Lunch: There will be a 45 minute lunch break during the event. A community lunch of soup, hot water and hot cocoa will be provided at the Klondike HQ, No scouts are allowed in the campsites during this time. Patrols may supplement this meal with additional items if so desired. Charitable Donations: Non-perishable food item: It is requested that each patrol bring one non-perishable food item as a part of their registration. Patrols doing so will receive bonus points in their score sheet. Bear Buddies: It is requested that each patrol bring one stuffed teddy bear. These bears will be distributed to the 3 State troop barracks in our district. The stuffed bears are used to help our first responders calm children during times of crisis. Patrols donating a stuffed bear will receive bonus points in their score sheet. Proper Clothing: Winter boots only. NO SNEAKERS. Participants wearing Sneakers will be asked to leave and get proper winter footwear. Tropical garb (i.e. Board Shorts, Hawaiian Shirts, Grass Skirts etc.) are encouraged provided that they are worn over winter appropriate layers of clothing! (Please see attached Winter Camping Guide). Leadership Participation: A good program is based on volunteers. Patrols will receive Bonus Points for if their Troop Leaders pre-register to Run a Station, Assist in a Station or Assist in the HQ. Awards and Scoring: There will be a maximum of 50 points at each station, with the majority of points being directed toward the event at that station. A scorecard will be handed to each patrol leader at check-in. This is a record of your points during the Klondike Derby, it will be specially marked at each station for record of having participated, and it is your responsibility to keep this with you at all times. Scorecards will be turned in to headquarters (see schedule). Ribbons will be awarded based upon patrol performance. Patrol Supplies: In review of the stations you will see that each patrol needs to make and bring the following: Yeti Cannon Slingshot, Snow Snake, Snow Shoes, Rope & Yeti Bag, Lunch Station Timing: Each station will run for 25 minutes. There will be five minutes to travel between stations. You must stay at your station and only travel during the allotted five minute times. Your patrol will be assigned five stations before lunch and five stations after lunch. This is not a timed race. Station Order: Each Patrol will receive their station order during registration. Going to stations out of order will result in penalty points. Northwest Hills 2012 Klondike Derby Polynesian Luau Page: 3
Scoring: Awards/Trophies will be presented to Klondike Participants based on the following: Overall Station Placement: o 1 st Place. o 2 nd Place. o 3 rd Place Theme Award For patrol best encompassing the overall theme of the event. Sprit of Scouting OA award presented to the Patrol showing the greatest overall scouting spirit. Overall Event Award A new award to be passed annually between patrols. The scoring is based on the Overall Station Placement, Theme Award and Spirit of Scouting Award. Campsites: Overnight Camping Campsites will be assigned on a first come first serve basis, be prepared to carry or sled your gear in. (The distance may be several hundred yards). Before leaving the campsite every unit must completely police their area. All trash must be picked up and packed out nothing should be left behind. Troops must checkout with the Klondike staff before leaving their campsites. Troops should strive to leave their Campsite better than they found it. No campsites will be assigned Saturday morning prior to the Klondike Event. Registration for Saturday campsites is from 4:00 4:30pm after the Klondike Event is over. Troops that are winter camping are expected to be Self Sufficient and Prepared for subfreezing conditions. Klondike Staff will be working proactively with Unit leadership to prevent any cold weather medical or safety issues during this event! First Aid and Warming facilities: Troops are responsible for the safety of their members during the camping event. Warming facilities will not be available during non-klondike event times. Fires: There will be no ground fires allowed at this event. Please make plans to have your fires off the ground and contained in a safe way. Leaders are asked to police their Scouts to be sure fires are kept at a safe size. Ash disposal: To be determined and announcement will be made at the event. Garbage: Pack in and pack out. No disposal available on site. Sanitary Facilities: Port-o-lets or sanitary facilities will be available near the camping area for this event. Please, do not make yellow snow. Water: Water will be available but again it will be quite a distance from where we are camping. Be prepared to haul water from a distance equal or greater than what we will be carrying our gear! Northwest Hills 2012 Klondike Derby Polynesian Luau Page: 4
Klondike Derby Events 1) Coconut Cannon Slingshot a. Each patrol is to build a cannon size slingshot based on these maximum dimensions Cannon Barrel: Maximum 4 long with a maximum Cannon Diameter 12 Ammo: Cannon should be designed to fire wiffle balls. Ammo will be provided at the station. DO NOT bring wiffle balls with you. Slingshot can be either internal or external to the barrel. External: Slingshot posts can be 12 Maximum off of barrel. Posts cannot extend beyond the front of the barrel. The posts can go up but not out. Internal: Ball is shot from inside the cannon Bungee Cord/Medical Cord: Slingshot must use bungee/medical cord. Pressurized air cannons are not allowed. (No potato guns). Pullback: Loaded slingshot cannot be pulled back beyond the back of the barrel. Mounting: Slingshot must be mounted to and shot from the sled. Safety: Slingshot can only be shot at the Coconut Cannon Station with the supplied ammo. Any shooting outside of this station will result in the elimination of the Coconut Cannon Station points and possible disqualification from the entire event. Note: Suggested materials for the cannon barrel include cardboard cement pier form tube (Sonatube), plastic sewer pipe, A log or board (external fire). Use your imagination in designing this. Scoring: Cannons will be scored for accuracy, distance and design. Northwest Hills 2012 Klondike Derby Polynesian Luau Page: 5
2) Sling the Snow Snake- See Attachment- Each Patrol will need to provide their own Snake Event Description Scouts throw a six to seven foot long hand crafted stick from a starting line into a hard packed snow or ice trough. Javelin thrown snakes and snakes not gliding in trough are disqualified. Station will be judge on both distance and patrol spirited design. Construction Traditional Method. The snake is a five - seven foot long pole of hardwood, about 1 1/2 inches high at the 2 to 4 inch long head that tapers down to a half-inch diameter at the tail. There is a smooth notch for a finger at the end of the stick. The head of this stick is carved in the shape of a snake, with eyes and a mouth. The underside of the head should curve up like a ski. The eyes of the snake where often weighted. The rounded head allows the snake to pass easily over the snow. The bottom is rounded, and the top, behind the head, is flat. Decorations and carvings should be done on the non-sliding surfaces. Adapted method (See Diagram Below). Snake is made from a 1 to 2 inch wood stick between 5 to 7 feet long. Cut off a piece of one end of the stick on an angle to become the head of the snake. Carve or shape the snake with a wood rasp and sand paper. Be careful not to make the top to heavy. Paint and decorate the snake. Polyurethane, Gloss alkyd or latex paints all work well. Use several coats of auto wax for a highly polished surface. The Trough is made by dragging a smooth- barked 10 inch diameter log lengthwise through the snow packing it firmly and removing any protruding objects. The track should be 100 to 150 yards long. Setup wooden stakes at 100 intervals along one side of trough and label distances from start line. Use a 100 vinyl measuring tape to measure between stakes. If sub freezing conditions exist then trough can be hand sprayed with water an hour before competition. Throwing a snow snake effectively requires both strength and accuracy. The arm movement is a cross between a baseball side-arm pitch and a bowling delivery. With one finger on the tail of the snake and the other hand balancing the forward portion of the stick, the player leans toward the ground (see illustration) before taking a few steps toward the prepared track. With a flick of the arm and wrist, the player sends the stick down the track. Each person has two attempts to throw the snake. Northwest Hills 2012 Klondike Derby Polynesian Luau Page: 6
3) Fire Starting-This will be a cold weather fire starting challenge. Patrol needs to bring a supply of wood and any fire starters. 4) Stay off the Lava- This event will require the patrol to balance their sled on a platform teetering on a log. 5) Over or Up Mt. Koolau -A patrol musher, a dog sled, a pack of patrol huskies, and all provisions, race against time. The race begins with the front of the sled at the start line and ends when the front of the sled crosses the finish line. This may be a level course, a course with obstacles, a race up hill or maybe even over a wall. 6) Big Foot Dash- Scouts wearing homemade snowshoes/bigfoot sprint a 4x 20-yard relay. One pair is swapped between all patrol members. EACH PATROL WILL NEED A PAIR OF HOMEMADE SNOWSHOES! Materials of construction can be plywood, heavy cardboard, or plastic. The snowshoes need to be attached to boots with some type of homemade binding. Quick exchange of the snowshoes is the key to success with this event. Snowshoes should be the approximate size of a skateboard deck (8 inches by 24 inches). Don t get too carried away with the design. At the end of this document is a reprint of how to make a pair of snowshoes from Boys Life. Key for the race is to create an easy binding system that will allow the scouts to rapidly exchange the snowshoes between racers. 7) Ice Rescue (First Aid)-Scouts must simulate and ice reach rescue and treat a victim for exposure to freezing water. 8) Toss the Pineapple (aka "Panning for Gold") toss a pineapple over a 10-12ft high line with a tarp and catch it in the tarp. The Pineapple and Tarp will be provided by Klondike Staff. 9) Yeti Bag (Bear Bag)- Yuri the Yeti loves to abscond with scouts food. To keep your food safe you must throw a rope over a suspended limb 16 feet off the ground. Tie the rope to a yeti bag. Haul it into the air and tie it off to a tree. Each Patrol must provide their own yeti bag and rope. 10) Outrigger Canoe Walk (Smooshboard)-Patrol members right feet are tied to one long 2x4; left feet to another 2x4. Patrol is timed in walking a course on flat ground. Boards and binding provided by Klondike Staff. 11) Rabbit Snare A wilderness survival station were the patrol has to set up a working ground snare trap. (Rabbit trap). The patrol gets a few opportunities to take a stuffed rabbit which is attached via cord to a pole and "walk it through" a snare that they have set up. Points received if the trap catches the stuffed toy. The station master would supply all snare supplies, cord (picture frame wire), flexible saplings, etc The station would also discuss the tricks of setting up a snare and capturing a rabbit. (Set it at night, they are nocturnal). Points if the patrol uses a timber hitch in the snare. The picture is taken from the July 1968 Boy s Life. Northwest Hills 2012 Klondike Derby Polynesian Luau Page: 7
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Northwest Hills Klondike Derby 2013 Friday 02/22: 5:30 to 8:00 pm: Camping and Sled Pre-check in Headquarters area 8:00 pm: Gates Closed no additional check in allowed 10:00 pm: Taps/quiet time Campwide Saturday 10/20: 6:30 am: Reveille 7:00-8:30 am: Klondike Event Registration and check-in for Non-Campers 7:30 8:30am: Station Setup by Station Masters 8:30 am: Opening Program All Participants 9:00-11:30am: Morning Station sites 11:30am - 12:15pm: Lunch (Soup and Hot Cocoa will be provided at HQ) 12:30-3:00pm Afternoon Station sites 3:00-3:15 pm: Patrol scorecards due to HQ. 3:30-4:00pm Klondike Event Closing ceremony and awards 4:00-4:30pm: Troop Saturday only Camp Out Registration 10:00pm: Taps/Quiet time Camp wide Sunday 10/21: 7:00am: 8:00am: 10:00am: Reveille Troop site checkout starts Facilities Closed All troops must be off the premises. Northwest Hills 2012 Klondike Derby Polynesian Luau Page: 9
Patrol Leader s Checklist NWH 2013 Klondike Derby Town: Unit Number: 1. Patrol Proper Winter Attire 2. Sled 3. Coconut Cannon 4. Snow Snake 5. Home made Snow Shoes 6. Bear Bag and 50 feet of rope (minimum) 7. 2 cans not cream soup 8. Supplemental Lunch and mess gear 9. Charitable Donations (optional) a. Non-Perishable Food Item b. Bear Buddy(Stuffed animal) (New) 10. Troop Leader Station Participation Northwest Hills 2012 Klondike Derby Polynesian Luau Page: 10
NWH 2013 Klondike Derby Patrol Roster Check-in Sheet Town: Unit Number: Patrol Name: Patrol Leader: Assistant Patrol Leader: Northwest Hills 2012 Klondike Derby Polynesian Luau Page: 11