The girls crew headed down to Brixham for our last salty row before braving the waters of the Atlantic in the Scillies, at the end of the month. ‘Avona’ is making her journey west and so, boatless we approached Brixham Gig Club to ask if...
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...
The months of cold, winter gig training in Bristol harbour always seem worth it once we hit the warmer spring and summer months when there's always something exciting going on in the docks. So far this summer we've helped to tow The Matthew as part...
Well this was slightly different from our normal regattas. On this occasion we were unable to raise enough chaps for a men's crew. Unfortunately holidays and summer commitments had taken their toll and whilst we didn't have enough for a men's crew we were able...
This was the first regatta after the Scillies. Have to say that training could have been harder since the Scillies, especially for the boys. We seem to have taken our foot off the gas a little, which given our Scillies performance is pure madness! Most of...
In May, three Clifton Gig Club members took part in a sponsored abseil event to raise funds for the Young Bristol Charity, who kindly allow us to use their pontoon and training boat, ‘Lindy’. Steve, Nina and Saul were the only ones to put their names...
Just to put this in perspective, these are the World Championships. There were about 144 boats competing mostly from the UK but also from Holland, Ireland and America. Last year, our Ladies A crew finished 90th and our Mens A crew finished 102nd. This year we...
This is always a fun regatta. It's held in Bristol's Floating Harbour where we train every week. We know the water well and how many strokes between all the various sights and features of the harbour. So we should have a good home advantage for...