With coastal rowing growing in popularity throughout Britain, four Moray clubs have joined forces for a day of competitive racing.
Burghead, Findochty, Findhorn and Lossiemouth took advantage of the benevolent local weather by hosting the event on the picturesque Lochindorb.
Club members took part in a series of time trial races in the loch, near Grantown-on-Spey, and around the island in the middle of it, which is home to the ruins of Lochindorb Castle.
The event was designed to highlight the growing popularity of coastal rowing in Moray and serve as a networking place for avid rowers to meet each other.
It was also a call to arms to invite possible new members to come along and join in the fun.
Gillian Valentine, a member of Burghead Coastal Rowing Club, explained the benefits of taking up the sport.
She said: “We are a small coastal rowing club, we’ve asked our local neighbours, Findhorn, Lossiemouth and Findochty to join us today.
“As a club, we try to offer something for everybody, so we do competitive races and we enter all the regattas. We have entered the world championships but we also offer gentle rows out at sea to Findhorn and Hopeman, so there’s something for everyone.”
A unique aspect of the rowing clubs is that they create their own boats, or skiffs as they are known, from a kit and then decide how they want to design them.
Coastal rowing is a relatively new phenomenon in Moray, with the first club not being formed until 2013.
But there are now groups all around the coastline, with new ones being formed later this year in Nairn and Strathpeffer.
Lossiemouth Coastal Rowing Club was only established last year, but chairman James McPherson is enjoying the social aspect of it all.
He said: “Lossiemouth is a coastal community, so it’s only right that we should have a rowing club, especially with our seafaring history.
“We started last year and already have 35 members, with a great mix of people, some who love rowing and some who love the socialising aspect of it, so it really caters to everyone.”