These are my July 2010 snapshots from "The 'Great' International World Championship Bathtub Race & Marine Festival" held, yearly, in Nanaimo BC from July 22-25th. 

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I have seen (and photographed) the Bathtub Races in previous years & this time I focused on the Marine Festival aspect of the festivities. Exposure was bright, full sun, so I had to lighten most images to compensate for glare and shadows. 

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For "World's Largest" fans, Nanaimo has the "world's largest bathtub." 

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And this is it... people can go up into the bathtub to take photographs. It's also the vantage point where the Bathtub Race announcers report on the beginning of the race from... 

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World's largest bathtub and statue of former Nanaimo Mayor "Black Frank," Frank Ney. 

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The bronze statue is called "Admiral of the Fleet" and here's more information about "Black" Frank Ney and his statue: http://www.nanaimo.ca/PublicArtInventory/detail.aspx?id=44 

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Mayor Ney's involvement with bathtub racing in Nanaimo goes back to 1967. The statue replicates the pirate costume he would dress up in for public events. 

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Bathtub Race sponsors... 

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Canadian flag and flag of the Province of British Columbia (BC.) 

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Some flowers blooming at this time of year... 

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