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Largest gathering of pirates

The largest gathering of pirates was achieved by 14,231 participants at an event organised by Roger Crouch and The Town of Hastings (United Kingdom) on Pelham Beach, Hastings, East Sussex, United Kingdom, on 22 July 2012. The enclosed area of Pelham beach had 17 entrances and 2 exits, each monitored by 2 clickers, and overseen by 2 independent witnesses in addition to the Adjudicator.

Largest gathering of skeletons

The largest gathering of skeletons is 2,018 and was achieved by Jokers’ Masquerade (UK) at Swansea University, Swansea, UK, on 8 October 2011. The event was held in Swansea University and was organised by Jokers Masquerade, a fancy dress company.

Largest ground-based digital lunar mosaic

The largest ground-based digital lunar mosaic consists of 288 individual images stitched together to make an image of the face of the Moon 87.4 megapixels in size. The data was captured on 4 April 2009 by Nick Howes, Damian Peach, Bruce Kingsley, Dave Tyler, Trevor Little, Nick Smith, Pete Lawrence, Mark Irving, Leanne Irving, David Mason and Ninian Boyle (all UK). Posters were made of the image with all donations going to the Cystic Fibrosis Trust.

Largest gun on a submarine

The three British Royal Navy M Class submarines (M1-3) developed towards the end of the First World War were fitted with a deck-mounted 30.48-cm (12-in) gun, a weapon more commonly found in turrets on battleships. The diesel-electric powered submarines were 90.5 m (297 ft) long, had a surface displacement of 1,600 tonnes (3.5 million lb), and could travel at 8 knots (15 km/h or 9 mph) submerged and at 14 knots (26 km/h or 16 mph) on the surface. The gun and mounting weighed 129 Continue reading →

Largest haggis

The largest haggis weighed 1,010 kg (2,226 lb 10 oz) and was made by Hall’s of Scotland (UK) at Fenton Barns, North Berwick, UK, on 18 June 2014. The haggis measured 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in) in length, 0.93 m (3 ft) in width and 0.65 m (2 ft 1 in) in height.

Largest Highland dance

The largest Highland dance involved 1,453 participants from 5 schools in the Nairn region who danced the Dashing White Sergeant for an event organised by the Nairn Associated Schools Group to celebrate the Highland Year of Culture 2007 at Nairn Links, Scotland, UK, on 22 June 2007.