Nanaimo鈥檚 鈥淕reat International World Championship Bathtub Race鈥� has been revving its outboard motor since 1967.
Until 1996, boats raced between the Hub City and 麻豆传媒映画as part of Sea Fest. After more than 20 years, the kitschy sporting event returns to the shores of Kits Beach for KitsFest.
To get you reacquainted with this ancient mariner tradition, we鈥檝e a compiled some videos highlighting the bathtub race over the years.
The race鈥檚 biggest ambassador was , who was known to don a pirate suit, and not just for bathtub race festivities. 听
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In the early days of the bathtub races, the ensuing festivities were a groovy affair.
Sometime in the 1980s, a Japanese TV show visited Nanaimo to shoot a travel/game show called Nakarou the World, featuring the bathtub races.
Belly flop contests were a popular addition to the bathtub races and Nanaimo鈥檚 Marine Festival celebrations, as evidenced by this feather hair-friendly clip from 1992.
But arguably, the race reached its zenith in 1986, 10 years before it stop going to Vancouver, when it was the subject of called 鈥淏athtub Race.鈥� Somehow Donnelly Rhodes鈥� character 鈥淒oc鈥� Roberts, a first time racer with one day of practice, managed to beat a field of international competitors and ring the coveted winner鈥檚 bell. 听
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