Sir Clive Woodward made it very clear just after his side had won the Rugby World Cup- preparation is paramount. With that in mind we called everyone we knew who was available and managed to cobble together a mens crew for both the mens vets and...
We once again made our annual pilgrimage to Rame regatta. For many of us a high point on the regatta season. With 27 clubs competing this year it was crowded on the beach and the intensity of the racing was competitive. With 8 boys and...
Mounts bay regatta, 6th July. A triangular course nestling in the picturesque bay between the mainland and St Michaels Mount. The clubs attending were predominantly those from Devon and Cornwall. Avona pulled in many an admiring glance and wistful comment as once again her fine lines...
2000 boats, 7000 rowers, 30km round the Venetian lagoon with a grand finish in the Grand Canal… what could possibly go wrong? Six rowers from Clifton Pilot Gig Club and the lovely Donnee from Canada, together with Lucy our pilot all congregated in Venice on Saturday...
To the tune of ‘Daydream Believer’ Here by the sea Where the rowers like to be You can have a pastie for your tea Then when we row Something really starts to flow Beer & Wine & Rum & songs we know… CHORUS Cheer up Stevie B Oh, what can it be? When your...
Windy conditions made the going tough when Caradon Gig Club hosted the annual Three Rivers Race. Over 70 gigs competed in both the men’s and ladies’ versions of a race that is as notorious as it is rewarding. Rowing up the Tamar from the Saltash...
Rame – what a party! Ahem – obviously what a weekend of awesome races and rowing. So many rowers! 11 Ladies and 6 (+1) men. The Ladies A team were very happy with Rosie’s return (from her travels in the Arctic), kicking off the Ladies...
This was a brand new event, launched by the Cornish Pilot Gig Association in order to align themselves with all the other mainstream GB sports, and to push for greater recognition for gig rowing. The sport of Pilot Gig racing now covers 10 Counties, and is...
Well at least there was no snow this weekend! At around 10 am members of the club gathered for our local regatta kindly hosted by Bristol gig club on the ‘other’ side of the harbour to Clifton. Remarkably by 11am both gigs (Goram and Lindy)...
Last weekend saw Clifton Gig Club rowing in their longest race to date: the fabulous Great River Race, a.k.a ‘London’s River Marathon’. This 21.6 mile course runs from London’s Docklands to Ham in Surrey, following the familiar, snaking EastEnders map past all of central London’s...