Stranraer Water Sports Association

SkiffieWorlds is the world championship for the St Ayles class of coastal rowing, and it has been held every three years since 2013. The racing involves teams of rowers who will race a 2,000m multi lane course, with a turn at the halfway point. The standard crew is four rowers, each with a single oar, and a coxswain. The idea for SkiffieWorlds came from Ullapool Coastal Rowing Club which, after a competitive bid process, were selected by the Scottish Coastal Rowing Association to host the first SkiffieWorlds in July 2013, where 35 skiffs competed. SkiffieWorlds 2016 was hosted on Strangford Lough in Northern Ireland, SkiffieWorlds 2019 on Loch Ryan, Stranraer, and SkiffieWorlds 2022 was held in Kortgene, The Netherlands. With its record-breaking entry, SkiffieWorlds 2025 will be the biggest regatta of St Ayles skiffs there has ever been.