Comments on: Hobblers :: Rowing Hope to Scilly! http://gigrower.co.uk/gig-club-news/hobblers-rowing-hope-to-scilly-today/ ...the award winning site for the Pilot Gig community Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:48:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dave Pearce http://gigrower.co.uk/gig-club-news/hobblers-rowing-hope-to-scilly-today/comment-page-1/#comment-466 Dave Pearce Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:32:43 +0000 http://gigrower.co.uk/?p=3157#comment-466 Thats great news Anne its good that the gigs can still cross that bit of water where other boats fail. glad that the Mermaid was able to offer the oasis. The year that we did it in the Sussex the support boat was the Sennen LIfeboat, they were coming half way but the weather cut up a bit so they stayed with us all the way, i do believe the Mermaid was of use then! Well done guys ! Thats great news Anne its good that the gigs can still cross that bit of water where other boats fail.
glad that the Mermaid was able to offer the oasis.
The year that we did it in the Sussex the support boat was the Sennen LIfeboat, they were coming half way but the weather cut up a bit so they stayed with us all the way, i do believe the Mermaid was of use then!
Well done guys !

]]> By: Anne CC http://gigrower.co.uk/gig-club-news/hobblers-rowing-hope-to-scilly-today/comment-page-1/#comment-462 Anne CC Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:06:43 +0000 http://gigrower.co.uk/?p=3157#comment-462 They made it - 14 hours and 29 minutes. Having spoken to Derek Applewhite this morning (30th Sept) he said that they enjoyed their few pints in the Mermaid. Lets hope that they have a huge amount of sponsorship now for Children's Hospice South West. Congratulations to all - rowers, support boats and anyone involved in with the organisation. They made it – 14 hours and 29 minutes.

Having spoken to Derek Applewhite this morning (30th Sept) he said that they enjoyed their few pints in the Mermaid.

Lets hope that they have a huge amount of sponsorship now for Children’s Hospice South West.

Congratulations to all – rowers, support boats and anyone involved in with the organisation.

]]> By: Dave Pearce http://gigrower.co.uk/gig-club-news/hobblers-rowing-hope-to-scilly-today/comment-page-1/#comment-458 Dave Pearce Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:01:26 +0000 http://gigrower.co.uk/?p=3157#comment-458 Well good luck to you I hope the weather holds, I do believe that this is for a good cause and should get maximum publicity to encourage more long rows in aid of deserving charities. speaking from experience having rowed the old gig Sussex from Sennen to Scilly in aid of mencap the crew then ( cant remember the date but long ago) Peter Martin,Rob Spowart,John Bawden,David Nanacarrow,Ralph Bird,Me and the cox Anne Frost all very well known at the time all went on to do great things with the gigs. we continued rowing for mencap for the next few years raising funds for that particular charity. Well good luck to you I hope the weather holds, I do believe that this is for a good cause and should get maximum publicity to encourage more long rows in aid of deserving charities.
speaking from experience having rowed the old gig Sussex from Sennen to Scilly in aid of mencap the crew then ( cant remember the date but long ago) Peter Martin,Rob Spowart,John Bawden,David Nanacarrow,Ralph Bird,Me and the cox Anne Frost all very well known at the time all went on to do great things with the gigs. we continued rowing for mencap for the next few years raising funds for that particular charity.

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