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Regattas 2023
18 March – Three Rivers Race, Caradon
28 to 30 April – IOS World Championships
8 July – Veterans Championships, Brixham
29 July – Mixed Championships, Caradon
9 to 10 September – Ladies Newquay Championships
23 to 24 September – Mens Newquay Championships
14 to 15 October – National County Championships
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Club membership
give rowing a go
If you would like to give gig rowing a try please contact us via the email on our contact page and we will be in touch as soon as we can.
- 3 Trial rows £10
Club annual membership
- Family £200
- Adult £150
- Adult Student £90
- Student (18 yrs. old or less)
- Junior (8-16 yrs.)
Clifton Pilot Gig Club has adopted the Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy of its governing body, the CPGA. We aim to follow these procedures in all our activities.
Club Chairman – Stephen Burnside
Club Welfare Officer – Becky Cawsey
Clifton Pilot Gig Club
Is a member of the Cornish Pilot Gig Association http://www.cpga.co.uk/
The sport of Pilot Gig Racing has evolved over a number of years from what was once a way of earning a living. Throughout the history of the pilot gig there have been heroic rescues, jobs in pilotage and now the rapidly expanding sport.
Taken from a traditional design, the gigs that are constructed today follow the original specifications as laid down by the Peters family in the form of the gig ‘Treffry’ (1838), which is still actively rowed by the Newquay Rowing Club. Over 200 years ago William Peters working in his yard at Polvarth, St. Mawes, Cornwall would have probably given little thought to the future of his craft. But for us today they are an historical asset, a testament to the skill of the Peters family. Built from narrow leaf (ideally) Cornish elm and inspected at least three times during their build by the Association Standards Officer, the modern gig is a speedy and seaworthy craft.
