A team from the Isle of Man has won the champions trophy at the annual Killyleagh Viking boat races in Northern Ireland, for the fourth year running.
The competition forms part of an historic festival which attracts competitors and Viking re-enactors from all over the United Kingdom, Scandinavia and further afield.
A Manx team has taken part in the event for the past six years, and has never finished lower than second.
Team member Roy Baker says training doesn't form a major part of preparations:
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