Previous Winners

YearPilotFromTimeClass
1967Rusty HarrisonVancouver3:26N/A
1968Stan VollmersNanaimo2:00N/A
1969Glen FilipponiPort Coquitlam2:09N/A
1970Janice DormanNanaimo2:04N/A
1971Bill RathlefNanaimo2:06N/A
1972Dave LyleNanaimo1:49N/A
1973Jamie WilmotAustralia2:53N/A
1974Dan DownerNanaimo1:53N/A
1975Dan DownerNanaimo1:50N/A
1976Phil HoltAustralia1:35:04N/A
1977Phil HoltAustralia1:32:14N/A
1978Gary DeathridgeAustralia1:29:14N/A
1979Gary DeathridgeAustralia1:29:30N/A
1980Dave BonniciAustralia1:19:46N/A
1981Steve BradshawVictoria2:18:03N/A
1982Brian RangerNanaimo1:51:00N/A
1983Bryon WhitelyNanaimo1:36:34N/A
1984Steve FaganNanaimo1:32:35N/A
1985Bryon WhitelyNanaimo1:24:19N/A
1986Craig BunchRichmond1:22:00N/A
1987Wayne NakataniVancouver2:27:58N/A
1988Greg NormanNanaimo1:22:38N/A
1989Brent ShipowichVancouver3:16:03N/A
1990Jimmy DunnVancouver1:17:47N/A

In 1991 the rules committee of the Loyal Nanaimo Bathtub Society (LNBS) created a new stock class designation to encourage back yard fun tubbers to participate and this class would run together with the modified class.

YearPilotFromTimeClass
1991Bryon WhitelyNanaimo1:45:32Modified
1991Roberty TiffanyRichmond2:25:19Stock
1992Jimmy DunnVancouver1:26:58Modified
1992George JohnsonNanaimo1:43:14Stock
1993Paul JohnsonNanaimo1:33:05Modified
1993Rod SinnVancouver1:43:50Stock
1994Larry VetterSurrey1:16:29Modified
1994Wade PottingerNanaimo1:32:18Stock
1995Dave GeorgesonSurrey1:31:18Modified
1995C. Vander LindenGibsons1:49:19Stock
1996Richard MellisVancouver1:17:17Modified
1996Nathan BarlowNanaimo1:28:02Stock

In 1997 (along with the demise of the Vancouver Sea Festival in 1995 and tubber safety concerns) the LNBS re routed the race [same distance as in previous years 36 miles] from Nanaimo Harbor to Departure Bay beach in Nanaimo.

YearPilotFromTimeClass
1997Chris GlennVancouver1:11:54Modified
1997Aaron FroatsNanaimo1:20:36Stock
1998Richard MellisVancouver1:34:43Modified
1998Nick KarpinskyNanaimo1:45:31Stock
1999Dale BaumelNanaimo1:32:50Modified
1999Dave McHardySurrey1:33:30Stock
2000Chris GlennPort Coquitlam1:09:20Modified
2000Dave McHardySurrey1:20:17Stock
2001Glen DicarloPerth, W.Australia1:14:05Modified
2001Dean MattsonNanaimo1:26:22Stock
2002Aaron FroatsNanaimo1:44:48Modified
2002Marlon BrownNanaimo1:50:05Stock
2003Nick KarpinskiNanaimo2:05:05Modified
2003David McHardySurrey2:02:53Stock
2004Aaron FroatsNanaimo1:42:52Modified
2004Marlon BrownNanaimo1:50:08Stock
2005Aaron FroatsNanaimo1:42:54Modified
2005Rey CooperNanaimo1:54:51Stock
Race Day is July 27th!