Nanaimo Bathtub Race History

250 753 race 7223 fax. From an amazing start in 1967 as part of nanaimo s centennial activities the bathtub race has become an annual event dubbed the nanaimo great international world championship bathtub race along with a 4 day nanaimo marine festival. 1 frank ney nanaimo s mayor at the time was one of the largest supporters and promoters of the annual race from its establishment until his death in 1992 and was an avid participant.

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Nanaimo s harbour was the scene of a bathtub racing extravaganza for the first bathtub race in 1967 the year of canada s 100th birthday.

Nanaimo bathtub race history. As the city of nanaimo s centennial event more than 200 tubbers in every type of watercraft imaginable entered the fun competition and amazingly 47 completed the 36 mile course to vancouver s fisherman s cove across the strait of georgia. Nanaimo bc v9r 4z2. Nanaimo bath tub race this unique vancouver island race was originally across the straits of george to fisherman s cover near vancouver on the mainland. A vancouver island man has written a book covering 50 years of a nanaimo based bathtub racing competition that once had a race route that stretched all the way across the strait of georgia.

Po box 1001 nanaimo a nanaimo bc v9r 5z2 tel. The idea was conceived to showcase nanaimo to the world with the first races beginning with the nanaimo to vancouver great international world championship bathtub race in 1967. Loyal nanaimo bathtub society. The 53rd great international world championship bathtub race which has been held in nanaimo every year since 1967 and the marine festival have been cancelled due to the ongoing pandemic.