The Mount Batten Watersports and Activities Centre is set to host the inaugural Junior International Gig Rowing Championships, sponsored by Plymouth City Bus & Go Cornwall Bus, this coming Saturday (12th October) as teams from across the world converge in Britain’s Ocean City ready to row in a series of races within the Cattewater.
In recent years the Mount Batten Centre has welcomed adult crews from around the country to compete in National Championships and are delighted to be supporting this new Junior event which has been developed as part of the Wave of Events project; the project aims to deliver more gig rowing events, including competition opportunities for people of all ages to enjoy as participants and spectators.
Esther Pearson, CEO, Mount Batten Watersports and Activities Centre:
“We are thrilled to welcome young gig rowers from around the world to Plymouth for this exciting championship. The Centre provides the perfect host venue – direct waterfront access for the teams onto the Cattewater for the racing, excellent spectator vantage points, as well as shore-based facilities for crew and supporters. We look forward to witnessing some fantastic racing and encourage everyone to come out and cheer on the competitors.”
Photo credit: Mount Batten Watersports & Activities Centre
10 gigs will form a competition pool which crews will race in throughout the event. The event will begin with seeding heats containing both U16 and U14 age groups plus all categories to include Open, Girls, Mixed and Free. Boats will be placed into the next round of heats based on their finishing position and move up and down in subsequent heats (dependant on their results), to determine their overall position.
There will be medals for 1st, 2nd and 3rd position in each age group and category.
The Junior International Gig Rowing Championships are kindly sponsored by Plymouth City Bus, Go Cornwall Bus and Plymouth Waterfront Partnership.
The Mount Batten Watersports and Activities Centre is a key partner in the Plymouth Sound National Marine Park project, made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. As part of the project, the Centre, the Mount Batten Tower and Mount Batten peninsula will all benefit with improvements and enhancements to amplify the visitor experience.