The Castletown Ale Drinkers Society, 38th World Tin Bath Championships and Manx National Snake Racing Championships will be held on Saturday 27th June 2009 in the middle harbour starting at 3:00pm.

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he 38th 2009 World Tin Bath Championships entry form and Manx National Snake racing Championships entry form are now online. Printout the pages relevant to you and send to David Collister at the address given at the foot of the Entry Form.

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

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 other local charities. In 2003 all monies went to the Mighty Oak Appeal for a new Hospice.

This event, run by the Castletown Ale Drinkers Society, and sponsored by Grants Whisky and Jamieson Irish Whisky in conjunction with Heron & Brearley Ltd., 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.