Newlyn Fish Festival :: Charity Gig Race for the RNLI

Newlyn Fish Festival – Lifeboat Gig Race
Monday August 30th 2010
Mixed Crews Only
Order of Events
Parade of Gigs – 11.30
Start of Race – 12.00
Presentation to Winning Crew – 13.30 tbc
Gigs can as usual be launched from the slipway next to the Inshore Lifeboat Station and are to moor up to pontoons – access to the festival is [...]

Fowey :: Results Board

Fowey Regatta :: Postponed 24 hours

Due to the forecast weather predicted or tomorrows event, Fowey have postponed their regatta 24 hours.

PAIGNTON Gig Regatta :: Report

Thanks to Hilary from Paignton for this report.

PAIGNTON Gig Regatta attracted entries from six clubs; Caradon with ‘Mary Newman’, Cattewater with ‘Pilgrim’, Teign with ‘Teign Spirit’, Rame with ‘Penlee Point’, Dart with ‘Lightning’ and host club Paignton with ‘Top Catch’ and ‘Storm’.
A 3000 metre kite shaped course was laid out in Tor Bay starting and [...]

Boat Request :: Fowey

Would any of you kind folk attending Fowey this Saturday be able to lend a boat to Rock for the Women’s B and the Mixed races?  We would obviously only put an experienced cox in and would take a lot of care!  If you can help, please email chrissiemuir@gmail.com.  Cheers Chrissie

Rock :: Boat Request for Fowey

Boat Request for Fowey
Would any of you kind folk attending Fowey this Saturday be able to lend a boat to Rock for the Women’s B and the Mixed races?  We would obviously only put an experienced cox in and would take a lot of care!  If you can help, please email chrissiemuir@gmail.com.  Cheers.

Appledore :: Two Bridges Race

The Appledore Two Bridges Race 12/9/2010
Do you have the stamina, the grit, and the best crew to win the gruelling 9 mile two bridges gig race?
Appledore Gig Club is pleased to invite you to join us for the annual two bridges gig race on 12th September 2010.
The course is 9 miles and starts from Bideford [...]

Fowey :: FULL

Fowey is full.

Sorry, but due to various restrictions, if you haven’t received an invite/confirmation email there is no more room.

Newquay :: Ladies & Juniors Draw

Newquay :: Men’s Draw Announced

Live up North ? Row a fixed seat boat ?

Hi
I wonder if you know of any similar gig rowing groups in the Norfolk area? I’m moving to near the coast, and am looking for something like this to get involved in. I was involved in a dragon boat crossing of the channel a few years back, and miss it!
Thanks in advance,
Ed
http://www.eddowding.com/cv
http://www.igloo59.com
http://www.onlinepersonalassistant.com
Ed Dowding
me@eddowding.com
+44 (0)207 193 [...]

Vision Round Britain gig ladies nearing the end

Well, the all female 8-gig-rower Vision Round Britain sailing crew are now well past the 1500 mile mark and are right back into gig club territory – Swanage, Weymouth, Lyme Regis, Teign, Dart, and we think they’ll be heading to Salcombe for a stop over tonight. The East coast and the Dover straits brought a [...]

International Pilot Gig :: News

Just some positive and “international Pilot Gig news” from the Netherlands. Over the last 6 month’s our Gig Club (Scheveningsche Roei Vereniging) was responsible for training and coaching a team of 10 (troubled) youngsters, age 16 to 20, to row from Lowestoft UK to Scheveningen Holland. Therefor they had to cross the North Sea in [...]

New GRP Gig Launch :: Pendeen Watch

Update: Gig Launched, thanks to Emma for these pics.

Pendeen Pilot Gig Club will be launching our new GRP training gig “Pendeen Watch” on Saturday 14th August at Marazion beach at 2.30. The gig was built by Trevor Deakin of St Austell, and has been funded mostly by a Grant from the Cornwall Community Foundation section [...]