The 2023 Gig Rowing World Championships, for the Royal Air Force

I travelled to St Mary’s in the beautiful Scilly Isles off the coast of Cornwall, to capture this vibrant and historic event for the Royal Air Force

A Union flag flies as a team of rowers set out in the Gig Rowing World Championships in the Isles of Scilly
A rower tightens a knot on their boat
Oars decorated with the Royal Air Force roundel lean against a wall on the beach
A rower from the female Royal Air Force gig rowing team on the beach in St Mary's, Isles of Scilly
Lobster pots stacked upon a boat in a Cornish fishing harbour
Traditional May Day flags hang across a street in a busy Cornish village
A postbox in St Mary's on the Isles of Scilly
Calla lilies growing against a wall in the Isles of Scilly
The Royal Air Force gig rowing team set out across the water in the Isles of Scilly
The Royal Air Force gig rowing team lift their boat out of the water
The Royal Air Force gig rowing team push their boat out of the water and onto the beach
Oars painted with the Royal Air Force logo the roundel lean against a wall on the beach
Hundreds of people and boats crowd the beaches in the Isles of Scilly, off the Cornish coast
A sign for the Gig Rowing World Championships
A smiling woman with blonde hair and a blue waterproof jacket helps to lift a rowing boat out of the water
Daisies growing against a dark stone wall
Rowers carry their oars across the beach
The Royal Air Force rowing team arrive in St Mary's harbour, with the Scillonian III moored behind them
Rowers and their boats on the beach in the Isles of Scilly
St Mary's harbour, Isles of Scilly crowded with rowing boats during the Gig Rowing World Championship 2023
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