Plywood, timber, sealant and screws were the only materials used to create boats and race them in Peel waters.

Six teams of four took part in the Peel traditional boat building competition at the weekend with crowds turning up to shout out encouragement.

Participants were given six-and-a-half hours to construct a basic boat from scratch before racing it from the slipway near Fenella beach to the sea wall near the shore and back.

Winning this year’s race was team Last Minute Entry -Stephen Beynon, David Jones, Ian Raybon and Stevie Cleator - which applied just days ahead of the competition. Organiser Michael Horne said one of the members ’had his missus push him into it’. ’The boat was beautiful!’ he added.

Rower David secured a narrow win against Luka Quirk - aka Luka the Mighty - a 12-year-old who was leading right up until the last few metres in the Manx Cider Company team. It was a good run for Last Minute Entry which also won best design and build.

Mr Horne said: ’The competition has been going on for 20 years. It originated in America and was called the "quick and dirty boat building competition" - a phrase I never liked.’

The competition was introduced in Peel by Mike Clarke.

Each team paid £40 to enter with the money going towards Peel RNLI. John Qualtrough & Co Limited sponsored the event by providing the materials used to test the teams’ ingenuity and ability to take on the sea.