'Historic' coastal rowing world championships SkiffieWords2025 swell Scottish loch and club pride

'Historic' coastal rowing world championships SkiffieWords2025 swell Scottish loch and club pride

It was oars to the fore on Loch Ryan at Stranraer for the SkiffieWorlds 2025.

Dundrum rowers win fourth Skiffie Worlds title

Dundrum Coastal Rowing Club have successfully defended their world championship title, winning the SkiffieWorlds for the fourth time in a row on Sunday past. The competition, which is the world championship for the St Ayles class of coastal rowing boat, takes place every three years. This year’s SkiffieWorlds, held in Stranraer, Scotland, saw a record-breaking 78 clubs and more than 2,000 rowers participate from across four continents, with team…