Regatta

We had 9 churches show up to get wet and have some fun at the SW Division Cardboard Boat Regatta. About 62 camped overnight Friday night and heard a challenging and encouraging message from Rob Batchman and have a Rib dinner. 20 boats raced and the creativity of boat building was amazing. 120 people had lunch Saturday with the crowd and enjoyed a treat from Andy's frozen custard. God blessed us with great weather and good time was had by all. A huge thank you to all that helped make this event a success. Youth from Ozark jumped in and helped with cooking and cleanup and we had a great team serving each other and contributing to the event. It is a good example of Christ-like Servant leadership. What is done at this event is noticed by the other campers and the feedback we get from them is positive. Well done!

2026 Royal Rangers Cardboard Boat Regatta at Stockton Lake was a huge success! Yes, boys and girls floated boats made of cardboard across the cove on the lake facing multiple rounds of water balloons! Boats over 12 feet long holding as many as 10 kids, had to make it from one end of the Cove to the other, competing for time, teamwork, and yes, the coveted Titanic award. Enjoy the videos.

Thank you to all who made this year’s Cardboard Boat Regatta a great success. The weather was 93 f degrees HOT but perfect, the ribs were excellent, and the blessings of fellowship with our fellow rangers was memorable as always. Special thanks to Andy's Frozen Custard for the nice treat at the end of the race!

Special thanks to our judges. These judges were submitted by their outpost along with others and then names drawn out of a hat for the 5 needed judges. Thanks for serving!

I overheard a few of the boys at Ozark talking while eating our Chili dogs and at the picnic table in our campsite. One of them said, “This is the funniest event.” I think we can often overlook the significance of the things we do, year after year, or week after week. Things that become common place to those of us who have enjoyed these experiences many times over can often be a life-changing memory for a boy. I hope you will never ever forget – what you do MATTERS. Everything you do to provide a pathway for a boy to become more like Christ MATTERS.

Thank you to the district leaders who put it all together –John Hicks, Mark Jones, Rob Batchman, Dan Rockafellow, Richard Michael. Each one doing the part God has called them to. Leaders that bring boys are the very best. So much effort for the souls of these boys.

And most importantly – thank you to every outpost leader who built cardboard boats, bought groceries, loaded the trailer, handed out & collected permission slips, called parents, picked up boys, got up early & stayed up late, and once again did all those things you so often do to make one more ranger event a success for boys, yours and mine.