The 35th World Tin Bath Championships get underway later today (Sat) in Castletown harbour.
Whilst there will no doubt be plenty of regulars in the mad cap competition, this year there will also be some unusual off-Island contenders.
Mark Rye, Emma Hagarty and Tom Maxwell are spending the year attending as many obscure world championship events as possible.
Mark says he first heard of the tinbaths online:
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