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Clippertown Construction Derby
 

Clippertown overview photoThe Cub Scout packs of the Yankee Clipper Council are invited to participate in the Clipper Town Construction Derby. You will be building Clipper Town, a complete town including houses, commercial buildings (business, stores, etc), municipal buildings (City Hall, police and fire stations, hospital) and places of worship. You decide what you want to build, develop the plans, collect the materials and come prepared to construct it. Your inspiration could be buildings within your own town, your meeting place, a historic site or the imagination of your pack.

Purpose: The goal of the derby is to create a complete town. This is a Cub Scout activity involving Tiger Scouts, Cub Scouts and Webelos Scouts. The key to the success of this event is the active participation, in all phases of development, by the boys. They will enjoy deciding on what they will build, designing it, choosing the materials, constructing it and decorating it. They will see an idea develop into a finished product.

Location: Beverly High School Field House, 100 Sohier Road, Beverly, Massachusetts

Directions:

From the west or south: Route 128 North- Exit 19 Sohier Road. Continue straight onto Sohier Road. Beverly High School is down the hill on the right. Please park in the lower lot.

From the north: Route 128 South- Exit 19 Brimball Avenue. Left onto Brimball Avenue. Go over Route 128 and take the first right for Sohier Road. At Sohier Road take a left. Beverly High School is down the hill on the right. Park in the lower lot.

Construction: There is a concern about not damaging the field house floor bust also using materials and tools that are safe for the Cub Scouts. Please review the following list of materials and tools for all your participants (Scouts, parents, leaders) so they are familiar with what is required and what is prohibited.

Construction Crews: Each crew will consist of up to 8 Cubs. Crews can be a den or a mixed age group. Everyone will be expected to participate in all phases. Adult leaders are asked to provide supervision but allow the boys to do the work. Den chiefs are also encouraged to participate in the event. The boys
should organize themselves by role. There should be a general contractor, carpenter, roofer, etc. The crew should suggest and decide what it is they want to build. We are asking that each crew pick three choices in order to avoid duplication. A form for pre-registration is provided. Choices will be awarded by the order of pre-registration. Multiple teams may be necessary for work on large buildings (hospitals, schools, etc.).

Lot Size: Each building lot is 10’ x 10’ and have a 1’ setback resulting in a maximum building size of 8’ x 8’. Additional adjacent lots may be purchased for large buildings.


Lot Assignment: Lots will be assigned based on the item being constructed subject to the Clipper Town zoning ordinances (historic houses in the historic district, business in the business district, etc.) You are encouraged to pre-register to insure that your crews receive prime lots. Space is limited so pre-register early.
Schedule:
10:00 am Building Permit office opens
10:30 am Construction begins
11:30 am-1:30 pm Lunch
2:00 pm Building Inspection
2:30 pm Awards Ceremony

Building Plans: Upon arrival, you will be asked to present your building plans to the building inspectors. If your plans are approved, and you have paid your permit fees, you will be issued a building permit with your lot assignment. The building permit must be posted at your lot.

Site Preparation: Each pack will be required to place a tarp, drop cloth, cardboard or other appropriate material on the floor before commencing construction. Building inspectors will be checking to make sure that protecting material is in place. Nothing is to be attached to the field house floor.

Construction Materials: Crews must bring all materials they will need to construct their building. The primary building material will be corrugated cardboard. The cardboard will be cut, shaped, and joined together using packing tape, duck tape, or similar material. Once constructed, the building can be decorated using construction paper, poster board, water soluble markers, chalk, crayons, etc. All construction will occur at the Derby. Paint will not be allowed in the Field House.

Allowable tools: Saws, scissors, rulers (yard sticks, measuring tapes, etc), levels.

Prohibited tools: Hammers, nails, staples, knives. All prohibited tools will be collected and returned at the end of the event.

Food: The Clipper Town Diner will be providing food throughout the event. Unfortunately, no food can be brought into the Field House. A dining area will be provided for those bringing food.

Judging: Your crew's creations will be judged based on creativity, originality, structural stability, and most important Cub participation. Plan on staying through to the award ceremony.

Other activities: The Clipper Town Chamber of Commerce will be providing a variety of other activities and surprises throughout the day. We will be inviting various vendors in the building trades to help us celebrate this event. If you know of somebody who would like to participate please call the contact names below.

Closing: All crews must raze their building and carry the materials home with them. No dumpsters will be provided for the materials. A building inspector must inspect the lot before the crew can leave. Patches will be distributed to the adult leaders once the lot is clean. Unit leaders are asked to cooperate in insuring the Field House is clean.

Questions: Please contact the Clipper Town Chamber of Commerce if you have any questions or you want to help out on the Construction Derby day. Call: Yankee Clipper Council at 978-372-0591