The 39th Tinbath Races will be held on Saturday 3rd July 2010.

Download the rules and entry forms:

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Rules | Tin Bath Entry form | Snake Race Entry form

The Castletown Ale Drinkers Society, 38th World Tin Bath Championships and Manx National Snake Racing Championships were held on Saturday 27th June 2009 in the middle harbour. A total of £6,500 was raised for charity. You can read the 2009 results here...

Full results of the 2008 event are still available here... There's also a pictorial record of the event here...

The 2009 event was sponsored by:

Three FM
Jameson Irish Whiskey.
Heron and Brearley Ltd.
Capital International.
The Vineyard.
Close Private Bank.
CU-PLAS Callow (IOM) Ltd.
Shell Ship Management.

Each year the World Tin Bath Championship takes place in the Middle Harbour, Castletown. The event has been run for many years and all the money raised from this event goes to local charities. In 2004 the money raised benefited Air Ambulance,and a number of other local charities. In 2003 all monies went to the Mighty Oak Appeal for a new Hospice. This year the event raised £6,500.

This event, run by the Castletown Ale Drinkers Society, features the World Famous Tin Bath Championship, for men and women, which attracts over 100 entrants each year.

Besides local competitors, entrants have travelled from as far as New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, U.S.A., plus many continental countries.