Past Winners

Year Pilot From Time Class
1967 Rusty Harrison Vancouver 3:26 N/A
1968 Stan Vollmers Nanaimo 2:00 N/A
1969 Glen Filipponi Port Coquitlam 2:09 N/A
1970 Janice Dorman Nanaimo 2:04 N/A
1971 Bill Rathlef Nanaimo 2:06 N/A
1972 Dave Lyle Nanaimo 1:49 N/A
1973 Jamie Wilmot Australia 2:53 N/A
1974 Dan Downer Nanaimo 1:53 N/A
1975 Dan Downer Nanaimo 1:50 N/A
1976 Phil Holt Australia 1:35:04 N/A
1977 Phil Holt Australia 1:32:14 N/A
1978 Gary Deathridge Australia 1:29:14 N/A
1979 Gary Deathridge Australia 1:29:30 N/A
1980 Dave Bonnici Australia 1:19:46 N/A
1981 Steve Bradshaw Victoria 2:18:03 N/A
1982 Brian Ranger Nanaimo 1:51:00 N/A
1983 Bryon Whitely Nanaimo 1:36:34 N/A
1984 Steve Fagan Nanaimo 1:32:35 N/A
1985 Bryon Whitely Nanaimo 1:24:19 N/A
1986 Craig Bunch Richmond 1:22:00 N/A
1987 Wayne Nakatani Vancouver 2:27:58 N/A
1988 Greg Norman Nanaimo 1:22:38 N/A
1989 Brent Shipowich Vancouver 3:16:03 N/A
1990 Jimmy Dunn Vancouver 1:17:47 N/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.
Year Pilot From Time Class
1991 Bryon Whitely Nanaimo 1:45:32 Modified
1991 Roberty Tiffany Richmond 2:25:19 Stock
1992 Jimmy Dunn Vancouver 1:26:58 Modified
1992 George Johnson Nanaimo 1:43:14 Stock
1993 Paul Johnson Nanaimo 1:33:05 Modified
1993 Rod Sinn Vancouver 1:43:50 Stock
1994 Larry Vetter Surrey 1:16:29 Modified
1994 Wade Pottinger Nanaimo 1:32:18 Stock
1995 Dave Georgeson Surrey 1:31:18 Modified
1995 C. Vander Linden Gibsons 1:49:19 Stock
1996 Richard Mellis Vancouver 1:17:17 Modified
1996 Nathan Barlow Nanaimo 1:28:02 Stock

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.
Year Pilot From Time Class
1997 Chris Glenn Vancouver 1:11:54 Modified
1997 Aaron Froats Nanaimo 1:20:36 Stock
1998 Richard Mellis Vancouver 1:34:43 Modified
1998 Nick Karpinsky Nanaimo 1:45:31 Stock
1999 Dale Baumel Nanaimo 1:32:50 Modified
1999 Dave McHardy Surrey 1:33:30 Stock
2000 Chris Glenn Port Coquitlam 1:09:20 Modified
2000 Dave McHardy Surrey 1:20:17 Stock
2001 Glen Dicarlo Perth, W.Australia 1:14:05 Modified
2001 Dean Mattson Nanaimo 1:26:22 Stock
2002 Aaron Froats Nanaimo 1:44:48 Modified
2002 Marlon Brown Nanaimo 1:50:05 Stock
2003 Nick Karpinski Nanaimo 2:05:05 Modified
2003 David McHardy Surrey 2:02:53 Stock
2004 Aaron Froats Nanaimo 1:42:52 Modified
2004 Marlon Brown Nanaimo 1:50:08 Stock
2005 Aaron Froats Nanaimo 1:42:54 Modified
2005 Rey Cooper Nanaimo 1:54:51 Stock

In 2006 the 40th Anniversary of the Bathtub Race the Tubbers proposed and The Bathtub Society accepted a NEW class for Sanctioned Bathtub Racing and The “Great” RACE. The new class called SUPER MODIFIED is just that.
Year Pilot From Time Class
2006 Aaron Froats Nanaimo 1:44:33 S Modified
2006 Dan Rutherford Perth, Aust. 2:40:56 Modified
2006 Marlon Brown Nanaimo 1:49:47 Stock
2007 Shawn Lamoureux Nanaimo 1:31:48 S Modified
2007 John Schlitz Nanaimo 1:40:11 Modified
2007 Angie Gignac Nanaimo 1:38:36 Stock
2008 Nathan Barlow Nanaimo 1:28:00 S Modified
2008 Roy Hesser Nanaimo 1:41:09 Modified
2008 Marlon Brown Nanaimo 1:34;11 Stock
2009 Shawn Lamoureux Nanaimo 1:20;33 S Modified
2009 David McHa rdy Surrey 1:30;23 Modified
2009 David McHa rdy Surrey 1:30;23 Modified
2010 Nathan Barlow Nanaimo 2:16:21 S Modified
2010 No Modified tubs finished      
2010 Clint Heine Errington 2:08:23 Stock
2011 Nathan Barlow Nanaimo 1:11:54 S Modified
2011 Dale McHardy Surrey 1:25:49 Modified
2011 Ray Cooper Nanaimo 1:30:43 Stock
2012 Clint Heine Errington 1:19:52 S Modified
2012 Dave McHardy Surrey 1:29:40 Modified
2012 Teryl Jeffry Victoria 1:29:46 Stock