The waters off Nanaimo are the place to be for all the worldB次元官网网址檚 fastest bathtub racers.

The Great International World Championship Bathtub Race, the Harbour CityB次元官网网址檚 signature summer event, happens this Sunday, July 23.

B次元官网网址淓verythingB次元官网网址檚 coming along great,B次元官网网址� said Greg Peacock, commodore of the Loyal Nanaimo Bathtub Society, which organizes the Nanaimo Marine Festival every year.

The weekend starts with a concert at Maffeo Sutton Park on Saturday, July 21, headlined by rock band Trooper, a recently announced addition to CanadaB次元官网网址檚 Walk of Fame.

B次元官网网址淭he guys from Trooper are excited and weB次元官网网址檙e excited to have those guys back,B次元官网网址� said Peacock.

On Saturday, July 22, the Sailpast on Wheels parade happens along NanaimoB次元官网网址檚 usual parade route on Commercial, Church and Front streets, starting at 10:30 a.m.

B次元官网网址淭he paradeB次元官网网址檚 looking really cool,B次元官网网址� said Peacock, noting that organizers were thrilled with last yearB次元官网网址檚 participation and expecting similar enthusiasm this time around.

While the previous nightB次元官网网址檚 concert is a ticketed event, SaturdayB次元官网网址檚 concerts at the park are all free, with the music going from 1-10 p.m., headlined by the Joe Cocker Experience starting at 8 p.m.

SundayB次元官网网址檚 great race starts in Nanaimo harbour off Maffeo Sutton Park at 11 a.m. and the winner could arrive back at the beach anytime after noon. This yearB次元官网网址檚 field will again be a competitive mix of super-modified, modified and stock tubs, and tubbers have been getting tuned up and ready to be fast on race day.

B次元官网网址淎 lot of these guys, theyB次元官网网址檝e been playing around quite a bit over the winter and into the spring and more recently theyB次元官网网址檙e going out quite a bit, youB次元官网网址檒l see them around town out at the lakes and out in Departure Bay ripping it up,B次元官网网址� Peacock said.

ThereB次元官网网址檚 a bit of uncertainty around the weather for race day, but the tubbers will be ready for smooth sailing or stormy seas.

B次元官网网址淢ost of these guys have done it enough times now that they have different set-ups for if itB次元官网网址檚 flat, a different prop for if itB次元官网网址檚 rough, those kind of things,B次元官网网址� Peacock said. B次元官网网址淭heyB次元官网网址檝e done enough testing and trials and everything and have a good understanding of what they need to do to get from point A to point B.B次元官网网址�

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