15.7.05
Adur Bath Tub Race 2005
23 July 2005
Adur Bath Tub Race 2005
BATH TUB RACE
The River Adur hosts one of the most important events in Shoreham- by-Sea and Sussex when about a hundred cast iron bath tubs race from Bramber to New Shoreham in the annual race. Often mentioned in the press as a wacky race, it is far superior to raft-races because the craft based on cast iron baths (it takes more men to lift them and a crane is provided at Adur Recreation Ground, where the race finishes, to lift them out of the river) have to be constructed to precise rules (craft that exceed the dimensions are disqualified). There are no rules on the method of human-powered propulsion and pedal machines can sometimes nearly compete with rowers.
Although the race is slightly less popular than its heydey in the early 1980s, the banks of the river will be lined on both sides several deep with spectators for the 4 miles in a football match sized crowd. One of the best vantage points is the Toll Bridge, but WSCC have still not repaired the bridge, which is obstructed by the temporary barriers.
Entrants 2005
http://www.bathtubrace.co.uk/StartPosition.htm
Adur Bath Tub Race 2005
BATH TUB RACE
The River Adur hosts one of the most important events in Shoreham- by-Sea and Sussex when about a hundred cast iron bath tubs race from Bramber to New Shoreham in the annual race. Often mentioned in the press as a wacky race, it is far superior to raft-races because the craft based on cast iron baths (it takes more men to lift them and a crane is provided at Adur Recreation Ground, where the race finishes, to lift them out of the river) have to be constructed to precise rules (craft that exceed the dimensions are disqualified). There are no rules on the method of human-powered propulsion and pedal machines can sometimes nearly compete with rowers.
Although the race is slightly less popular than its heydey in the early 1980s, the banks of the river will be lined on both sides several deep with spectators for the 4 miles in a football match sized crowd. One of the best vantage points is the Toll Bridge, but WSCC have still not repaired the bridge, which is obstructed by the temporary barriers.
Entrants 2005
http://www.bathtubrace.co.uk/StartPosition.htm
