2011 Nanaimo Marine Festival Facts, Sponsors and Schedule Of Events

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1 2011 Nanaimo Marine Festival Facts, Sponsors and Schedule Of Events Fast Facts Loyal Nanaimo Bathtub Society (LNBS) Organizers, promoters and sanctioning agent for: * Great INTERNATIONAL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BATHTUB RACE * Nanaimo Marine Festival * WORLD CUP SANCTIONED BATHTUB RACING (W C S B R) 2011 Nanaimo Marine Festival Sail Past on Wheels Fun Parade salute & Parade Theme: 100 th Anniversary of St. John Ambulance Nanaimo Brigade 2011 Nanaimo Marine Festival Host Hotel: Coast Bastion Inn 11 Bastion Street, Nanaimo, BC, V9R 6E4 (250) / / Fax: Nanaimo Marine Festival Official Program: Produced by Nanaimo Daily News B1, 2575 McCullough Road, Nanaimo, BC, V9S 5W5, Tel (250) Fax: (250) , dnews@island.net 2011 Nanaimo Marine Festival Official Souvenir T-shirts: Produced and marketed by Senini Graphics 206 B commercial Street, Nanaimo, BC, Tel: (250) Fax (250) CORPORATE SPONSORS James Whiteaker & Associates Fabris McIver Hornquist & Radcliffe Muddy Waters Marine Pub Flying Fish Gina s Restaurant Hub City Paving Country Club Centre Herold Engineering Limited J.Groening & Associates Ltd. Johnson Drug Wholesale Nanaimo Port Authority Coast Bastion Inn Scotiabank CIBC

2 GOLD PLUG Sponsors and suppliers to the Great INTERNATIONAL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BATHTUB RACE and The Nanaimo Marine Festival. A-Channel Budget Rent a Car BC Ferries Corporation CKWV FM The WAVE CHWF FM The WOLF Coast Bastion Inn Harbour City Star Tom Harris Cellular Mid Island Towing Nanaimo Port Authority Nanaimo Daily News Ocean Marine Repairs Quality Foods Stones Marina and Boatyard Telus Mobility Pepsi Beverages Company Molson Canada Tim Hortons TITLE Sponsors Quality Foods.... Tim Hortons Quality Foods Pepsi Beverages Company.... Nanaimo Daily News.... Festival of Lights and Music Fireworks Display Marine Festival Entertainment Stage START line FINISH line World Cup of Sanctioned Bathtub Racing SILVER PLUG Sponsors Big Island Inflata-Boats Ltd Nanaimo News Bulletin Gas & Go Markets & General Stores Archie Johnson Plumbing & Heating Woodgrove Centre. Airspan Helicopters Petro Value Products Bacardi Canada Inc. Andrew Sherett Ltd BRONZE PLUG Sponsors United Rentals Mark Anthony Group Van Cam Transport Rev s Propeller Shop Ken X Westfall (VIP Transportation) Tom Harris Auto Group Tom Harris Auto Group Nanaimo Yacht Club Country Club Centre Anchorage Marina Hub City RV Ltd. RSM Productions SANCTIONED BATHTUB RACE Sponsors Victoria Bathtub Racing Association Post 149 American Legion, Bremerton, WA Campbell River Boat Rodeo Columbia Bakery Schooner Cove Marina USN, Keyport, Washington 2011 BLACK FRANK Participants London Drugs Country Grocer Fairways Market Thrifty Foods Gas & Go General Stores & Markets Mid Island Co-op Convenience Stores 711 Convenience Stores Quality Foods Save-On-Foods 49 th Parallel Stores

3 BLACK FRANK TREASURE CHEST Fund Raising Promotion PEPSI MARINE FESTIVAL promotion sponsored by The Pepsi Bottling Group and the following community minded retailers A portion of the purchase price from every sale of a 12 pack of tins of Pepsi Cola products on designated in-store displays signifying Marine Festival Promotion during July will be donated to the Loyal Nanaimo Bathtub Society to assist with financial costs of producing The Nanaimo Marine Festival Nanaimo Marine Festival Schedule Of Events Friday, July 8 th ---- Kick-Off Nanaimo Dragon Boat Festival Nanaimo Harbour Runs Saturday, July 10 th and Sunday, July 11 th Sunday July 17 th Silly Boat Regatta 2010 Race starts 2:00 PM Swy-a-lana Lagoon Thursday, July 21 st Bathtub Souvenirs are available at Tourism Nanaimo,2290 Bowen Road, Newfoundland to Nanaimo, Unit 18 Pioneer Waterfront Plaza, Yellow Bird Art Gallery at Country Club Centre, The Dollar Store 60 Commercial Street The Smoke Shop 39 B Commercial Street, Bathtub Office 373 Franklyn Street or call our office (250) 753-RACE (7223) for other locations..bathtub \T-Shirts, coins, posters, plugs, ceramic tubs and Bathtub pins. 10:00 AM Summer Splash Workshop (8-12yrs) The Nanaimo Museum Nanaimo Museum 2:00 PM celebrates Bathtub Weekend with a special boat building Workshops designed specifically for children. The workshop Building unique miniature boats while interacting with with other Children through completion in the Nanaimo Museum Regatta at 1:30 each day. TODAY: Build a motorized Rowboat per person (register at the Nanaimo Museum or program@ nanaimomuseum.ca) Two for One admission to see the Award winning Coal Mine Exper- Ience and the feature exhibit from the Japanese Canadian National Museum. Two views: Photography by Ansel Adams and Frank Leopnard. This is a compelling collection of photographs that present two views of Japanese American and Canadian interment and incarceration in the early 1940 s Nanaimo Museum 10:00 AM Throughout the Marine Festival come and enjoy a huge side Downtown Nanaimo 5:00 PM walk sale throughout the downtown core. Enjoy Bathtub Weekend specials, entertainment and more. Presented by Downtown Nanaimo BIA. More information call :30 AM Ceremonial cutting of the ÖFFICIAL Nanaimo Marine Quality Foods Festival cake by the Miss Nanaimo Ambassador Queen Northridge Plaza and Ambassador Princess. Sponsored by Quality Foods and Pepsi Beverages Company. Public welcome to come and watch and have a piece of cake and a Pepsi and a free Bathtub Race poster. There will also be a Road Safety message from the RCMP, ICBC and Nanaimo Mayor

4 John Ruttan 11:00 AM Marine Festival Food Fare, Displays, Food Booths Maffeo Sutton Park 8:00 PM Harbourside Playdock & Kiddies Karnival Swy-a-lana Lagoon 11:00 AM Display & Information booths, Canadian Forces Swy-a-lana Lagoon 8:00 PM Recruiting booths, Torpedo Recovery Team from Park & Lagoon Nanoose, Fleet Diving Unit (Pacific) with their Explosive Ordinance Disposal truck and various other equipment 11:00 AM Marine Festival Information and Lost & Found Booth Swy-a-lana Logoon 4:00 PM St. Johns Ambulance.. Drop by and pick up your FREE Park Tourism Nanaimo magazine from Tourism Nanaimo 11:45 AM Firing of Historic Bastion Cannon Pioneer Plaza 4:00 PM Opening of Bathtub Race Registration for 44 th Annual Bathtub Society Office 8:00 PM Great INTERNATIONAL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 373 Franklyn Street BATHTUB RACE Official Opening of TIM HORTONS Marine Festival Entertainment Stage 3:00 PM TBA TIM HORTONSMarine 10:00 PM. Festival Entertainment 4:30 PM TBA TIM HORTONS Marine 5:30 PM. Festival Entertainment 6:00 PM MANDATORY motor and technical inspection for all tubs City parking lot rear of 8:00 PM 373 Franklyn Street 6:00 PM TBA TIM HORTONS Marine 7:00 PM. 7:30 PM GOOD TIMBER Song and Stories of the Western Logger Nanaimo Conference j Centre Shaw Auditorium 7:30 pm TIM HORTONS Marine 8:30 PM Festival Entertainment 9:00 PM TBA TIM HORTONSMarine 10:00 PM Festival Entertainment Friday, July 22 rd Bathtub Souvenirs are available at Tourism Nanaimo,2290 Bowen Road, Newfoundland to Nanaimo, Unit 18 Pioneer Waterfront Plaza, Yellow Bird Art Gallery at Country Club Centre, The Dollar Store 60 Commercial Street The Smoke Shop 39 B Commercial Street, Bathtub Office 373 Franklyn Street or call our office (250) 753-RACE (7223) for other locations..bathtub \T-Shirts, coins, posters, plugs, ceramic tubs and Bathtub pins. 10:00 AM Throughout the Marine Festival come and enjoy a huge side Downtown Nanaimo 5:00 PM walk sale throughout the downtown core. Enjoy Bathtub Weekend specials, entertainment and more. Presented by Downtown Nanaimo BIA. More information call :45 PM Bastion firing of the Cannon Bastion

5 10:00 AM Summer Splash Workshop (8-12yrs) The Nanaimo Museum Nanaimo Museum 2:00 PM celebrates Bathtub Weekend with a special boat building Workshops designed specifically for children. The workshop Building unique miniature boats while interacting with with other Children through completion in the Nanaimo Museum Regatta at 1:30 each day. TODAY: Build a motorized rowboat per person (register at the Nanaimo Museum or program@ nanaimomuseum.ca) Two for One admission to see the Award winning Coal Mine Exper- Ience and the feature exhibit from the Japanese Canadian National Museum. Two views: Photography by Ansel Adams and Frank Leopnard. This is a compelling collection of photographs that present two views of Japanese American and Canadian interment and incarceration in the early 1940 s Nanaimo Museum 10:00 AM Downtown Nanaimo Farmers Market Pioneer Waterfront 2:00 PM Selection of different in season vegetables, fruits & baking Plaza plus much more. 11:00 AM Marine Festival Food Fare, Displays, Food Booths Maffeo Sutton Park 8:00 PM Harbourside Playlot & Kiddies Karnival Swy-a-lana Lagoon 11:00 AM Marine Festival Information and Lost & Found Booth Swy-a-lana Lagoon 4:00 PM St. Johns Ambulance.. Drop by and pick up your FREE Park Tourism Nanaimo magazine from Tourism Nanaimo 11:00 AM Display & Information booths, Canadian Forces Swy-a-lana Lagoon 8:00 PM Recruiting booths, Torpedo Recovery Team from Park & Lagoon Nanoose, Fleet Diving Unit (Pacific) with their Explosive Ordinance Disposal truck and various other equipment 12:00 Noon Opening of Marine Festival Entertainment Stage Maffeo Sutton Park sponsored by TIM HORTONS Lions Pavilion 12:00 Noon TBA TIM HORTONS Marine 1:00 PM! Festival Entertainment 11:45 am Firing of Historic Bastion Cannon Pioneer Plaza 1:30 PM TBA TIM HORTONS Marine 2:30 PM Festival Entertainment. 3:00 PM TBA TIM HORTONS Marine 4:00 PM Festival Entertainment 4:30 PM TBA TIM HORTONS Marine 5:30 PM Festival Entertainment. 6:00 PM Mandatory motor and technical inspections for all Rear of Bathtub Society 8:00 PM Bathtubs competing in the GREAT RACE office (city staff parking lot) 6:00 PM TBA TIM HORTONS Marine 7:00 PM Festival Entertainment. 7:30 PM TBA TIM HORTONS Marine

6 8:30 PM TBA Festival Entertainment 9:00 PM TBA TIM HORTONS Marine 10:00 PM Festival Entertainment Saturday, July 23 rd Bathtub Souvenirs are available at Tourism Nanaimo,2290 Bowen Road, Newfoundland to Nanaimo, Unit 18 Pioneer Waterfront Plaza, Yellow Bird Art Gallery at Country Club Centre, The Dollar Store 60 Commercial Street The Smoke Shop 39 B Commercial Street, Bathtub Office 373 Franklyn Street or call our office (250) 753-RACE (7223) for other locations..bathtub \T-Shirts, coins, posters, plugs, ceramic tubs and Bathtub pins First day of Special Event Station (VE7TUB) Departure Bay operated by the local Nanaimo Amateur Radio Association. (Drop by public welcome) They will be operating for 24hrs a day. Last year they made 504 contacts and since 1996 over 4500 contacts. 8:30 AM Line up for Sailpast on Wheels Fun Parade Selby Street 9:30 AM Judging for Sailpast on Wheels Fun Parade Line Up Area Selby St 10:00 AM Throughout the Marine Festival come and enjoy a huge side Downtown Nanaimo 5:00 PM walk sale throughout the downtown core. Enjoy Bathtub Weekend specials, entertainment and more. Presented by Downtown Nanaimo BIA. More information call :00 AM Summer Splash Workshop (8-12yrs) The Nanaimo Museum Nanaimo Museum 2:00 PM celebrates Bathtub Weekend with a special boat building Workshops designed specifically for children. The workshop Building unique miniature boats while interacting with with other Children through completion in the Nanaimo Museum Regatta at 1:30 each day. TODAY: Build a motorized sailboat per person (register at the Nanaimo Museum or program@ nanaimomuseum.ca) Two for One admission to see the Award winning Coal Mine Exper- Ience and the feature exhibit from the Japanese Canadian National Museum. Two views: Photography by Ansel Adams and Frank Leopnard. This is a compelling collection of photographs that present two views of Japanese American and Canadian interment and incarceration in the early 1940 s Nanaimo Museum 10:00 AM Open House Canadian Naval vessel HMCS Nanaimo TBA 3:00 PM 180 ft Kingston Class 10:00 AM Bathtub Race Registration (Final Day) 373 Franklyn Street 6:00 PM Bathtub Society office 10:30 AM Start of Sail past on Wheels Fun Parade. This years Down Fitzwilliam across salute and theme is 100 th Anniversary of he St John - Bastion St. Bridge to Ambulance Nanaimo Brigade Bastion Street to Front Honorary Grand Parade Marshal Street NOTE: Dispersal Comox Road by Foundry Pub 11:00 AM Marine Festival Information and Lost & Found Booth Swy-a-lana Lagoon 4:00 PM St. Johns Ambulance.. Drop by and pick up your FREE Park

7 Tourism Nanaimo magazine from Tourism Nanaimo 11:00 AM Marine Festival Food Fare, Displays, Food Booths Maffeo Sutton Park 8:00 PM Harbourside Playdock & Kiddies Karnival Swy-a-lana Lagoon Park & Lagoon 11:00 AM Display & Information booths, Canadian Forces Swy-a-lana Lagoon 8:00 PM Recruiting booths, Torpedo Recovery Team from Park & Lagoon Nanoose, Fleet Diving Unit (Pacific) with their Explosive Ordinance Disposal truck and various other equipment 11:45 PM Firing of Historic Bastion Cannon Pioneer Plaza 12:00 Noon Loyal Order of the Moose Bavarian Garden s Maffeo Sutton Park 7:00 PM Live Band (Basketball court) 12:00 AM Display & Information booths, Torpedo Recovery Team Swy-a-lana Lagoon 8:00 PM from CFMETR, Nanoose, Canadian Forces recruiting booths Park & Lagoon 12:00 NOON WATER WISE Boat Safety Team display and information Swy-a-lana Lagoon 8:00 PM booth Park & Lagoon 12:00 Noon Mandatory motor and technical inspections for all Rear of 373 Franklyn 6:00 PM Bathtubs competing in the GREAT RACE. Final Day Street (Bathtub office) 12:00 Noon 5 Field Regiment Artlllery Recruiting Display Swy-a-lana Lagoon 5:00 PM Come see the Official Starting Gun of the Great Race Park Noon Frosters Street Team Drop by a see the modern day Swy-a-lana Lagoon 6:00 PM Hot Rod that that has 3 Playstations and also enjoy a Park Free sample of their icy cold Frosters drink. 12:00 Noon Opening of Marine Festival Entertainment Stage Maffeo Sutton Park sponsored by TIM HORTONS. Lions Pavilion 12:00 Noon TBA TIM HORTONS Marine 1:00 PM Festival Entertainment 12:00 Noon Open House SS Minnow the original boat used in the series Nanaimo Boat Basin 4:00 PM GILLIGANS ISLAND courtesy of Quality Foods 1:30 PM TBA TIM HORTONS Marine 2:30 PM Festival Entertainment Stage, Maffeo-Sutton Park 3:30 PM TBA TIM HORTONS Marine 4:30 PM Festival Entertainment Stage, Maffeo-Sutton Park 4:30 PM TBA TIM HORTONS Marine 5:30 PM Festival Entertainment. Stage, Maffeo-Sutton Park 6:00 PM Tubbers, Sponsors, Safety & Communications and Coast Bastion Inn 8:00 PM Military Appreciation Reception (By invitation only) (a ticketed event) 6:00 PM Regional District transit will be available to the fireworks All regularly scheduled 12:00 AM as downtown parking is limited routes 6:00 PM TBA TIM HORTONS Marine 7:00 PM Festival Entertainment. Stage, Maffeo-Sutton Park

8 7:30 PM TBA TIM HORTONS Marine 8:30 PM Festival Entertainment Stage, Maffeo-Sutton Park 8:00 PM Bathtub Beach Party at Club 241 Bathtub theme 241 Skinner Street 2:00 AM dancing, live music. 9:00 PM TBA TIM HORTONS Marine 10:00 PM Festival Entertainment Stage, Maffeo-Sutton Park 10:00 PM QUALITY FOODS Festival of Lights & Music fireworks Nanaimo harbour display sponsored by your Quality Foods stores and the adjacent to Swy-a-lana LNBS and simulcast on CKWV The WAVE (listen Park & Lagoon on your FM radio) Vancouver Island s Biggest Ever Fireworks Show Sunday, July 24 th GREAT RACE Day ---- Final day of Special Event Station (VE7TUB) Departure Bay operated by the Nanaimo Amateur Radio Association. (Drop by public welcome) They will be operating for 24hrs a day. Last year they made 504 contacts and since 1996 over 4500 contacts. 8:00 AM Setting of the start line markers for the Quality Foods Nanaimo harbor START line 8:00 AM Take transit to the Bathtub Race Start & Finish as All regularly scheduled 5:00 PM parking is limited downtown and no parking at Departure routes across Nanaimo Bay 8:00 AM Marine Festival Information and Lost & Found Booth Behind Civic Arena 4:00 PM St. Johns Ambulance.. Drop by and pick up your FREE Tourism Nanaimo Magazine 8:30 AM MANDATORY Tub Pilots and Escort Boat Skippers Coast Bastion Inn Safety & Communications Information Meeting Main Salon (roll call taken) 10:30 AM Clearing of harbour for Great Race START Nanaimo harbour 10:45 AM First flare & Sound shell Nanaimo harbour 10:50 AM Second flare & Sound shell Nanaimo harbour 10:55 AM Third flare & Sound shell Nanaimo harbour 10:59:30 30 second count down from START CONTROL Swy-a-lana Lagoon Park (land based World Largest Bathtub) adjacent to Indian Carving RACE START **************************************11:00 AM Maffeo-Sutton Park************************************** Swy-a-lana Park and Lagoon & Spirit Square Firing of the 5 th Field Battery Howitzer as well as sound shell for the START of the 45 th annual Great INTERNATIONAL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BATHTUB RACE. ****************************************************************************************************************** 11:00 AM Display & Information booths, Canadian Forces Swy-a-lana Lagoon 4:00 PM Recruiting booths, Torpedo Recovery Team from Park & Lagoon Nanoose, Fleet Diving Unit (Pacific) with their Explosive

9 Ordinance Disposal truck and various other equipment 11:00 AM Marine Festival Food Fare, Displays, Kiddies Karnival, Maffeo-Sutton Park 4:00 PM and Harbourside Playdock 11:00 Noon Frosters Street Team Drop by a see the modern day Swy-a-lana Lagoon 4:00 PM Hot Rod that that has 3 Playstations and also enjoy a Park Free sample of their icy cold Frosters drink 11:30 AM 5 Field Regiment Artillery Recruiting Display Swy-a-lana Lagoon 4:00 PM Come see the Official Starting Gun of the Great Race 11:30 AM Nanaimo Shrine Hot Dog Booth all proceeds to charities Departure Bay 3:30 PM 11:30 AM WATER WISE Boat Safety Team display and information Departure Bay 4:00 PM booth 11:45 AM FIring of Historic Bastion Canon Bastion & Pioneer Plaza 12:00 Noon ICE CREAM Sundaes on Sunday 2:00 PM Every Sunday during July & August. If the taste of good Old fashioned, homemade ice cream made from r real Cream is just a distant memory or you haven t tasted good Old fashion ice cream then you must join Nanaimo Museum staff and volunteers at the Bastion after the cannon firing and make your own serving of of ice cream. Cost $1.00 per person Noon Food Fare & Amusements Departure Bay 5:00 PM Convenience Stores, Pepsi Beverages Company, RACE FINISH ******************************************* Departure Bay Beach**************************************** Finish Line Kinsmen Park Bathtubs begin arriving at FINISH LINE & BEACH PARTY Broadcast by CKWV FM the WAVE & CHWF FM The WOLF Special Thanks to AQUAFINA for supplying water for all the Bathtub Race finishers and to our volunteers for bringing the finishing tubs up the beach for weighing and teching. *************************************************************************************************************** 2:00 PM BATHTUB RACE TROPHY presentations at FINISH LINE FINISH LINE stage Trophies sponsored by various Nanaimo businesses & clubs Departure Bay 2:30 PM GOOD TIMBER Song and Stories of the Western Logger Nanaimo Conference 7:30 PM Call Port Theatre for details and prices Centre Shaw Auditorium A NOTE FROM THE ORGANIZERS A special THANK YOU to all the organizations, service clubs, and companies that put events on during The Nanaimo Marine Festival and to those who generated revenue from those events and donated a portion back along with those who donated all their profits back to the Loyal Nanaimo Bathtub Society. These proceeds will be used exclusively to make next years Bathtub Race and Marine Festival, July 19 to July 23, 2012 bigger and better. We acknowledge the financial assistance of the Province of British Columbia.

10 PLEASE NOTE Program information is supplied by event organizers who sometimes have to make scheduling changes after this publication. For program updates telephone 753-RACE Revisions 06/21/11