A rowing craft that is travelling 2,000 miles around Britain in a mission to break the world record was spotted off the coast of Ramsey.

The vessel, called Lily, is being steered by a former pro rugby player and a former Royal Engineer from the UK who are rowing unsupported around Britain for the National Health Service and Sport in Mind charity.

The current world record they are trying to beat stands at 41 days 4 hours and 38 minutes.

Dave Corkish from Peel managed to take some snaps of the craft and its crew as they made their way to Scotland.

On board is personal trainer Gus Barton, a former flanker at Westcombe Park Rugby Club, who set the world record after rowing 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean in 2015.

Ocean rowing coach and former royal engineer Duncan Roy is with him.

Duncan has successfully rowed across the Atlantic twice, rowed 3,800 miles from Portugal to French Guiana in 2017 and holds two Concept2 World Records and three Concept2 British Records.

As of yesterday morning (Wednesday) the men had reached the Isle of Gigha off the west coast of Scotland, having travelled just over 730 nautical miles after 23 days.

In an Instagram post published on Duncan’s page on Friday (June 3), it reads: ’The boys have reached the Isle of Man!!

’More specifically they are directly due East of the "Calf of Man", the small island at the south of the Isle of Man.

’With a population of just two people, there are twice as many lighthouses as people!’

It said that while rowing in Manx waters the tidal flow was against them as it was travelling from east to west.

’Morale is still high on the boat, they’re feeling good, another good night bagged so fingers crossed they get fair winds going forward!’ the post reads.

To follow their efforts online go to www.rowingroy.com