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| ''Note: This article is rather outdated and contained many factural inaccuracies, I've updated the errors that I can see, but it could do with being updated and put in a more modern context. This is on my to-do list!'' | |||
| '''Gig racing''' is a lively tradition in the isolated ] of the ], 40 ] South South West of ], ]. Gigs are slender, narrow, 32-foot-long boats which are powered by a rowing crew of 6 plus 1 cox. Pilot duties and ] from shipwrecks were important sources of income in the ]. By ] custom, the first ] to reach a ship was hired, and the first crew to reach a wreck could claim it and all salvageable valuables as their own. The income of a gig crew depended therefore critically on their ability to outspeed competitors and to navigate the treacherous waters of the archipelago in any weather. | |||
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