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Version 3 – The fixture calendar for 2024 is now live. This is a dynamic calendar and will have changes throughout the coming months, as you can see we are now on Version 3. In the meantime, an exciting year of racing lies ahead. Download the fixture calendar click here.
Featured image courtesy of the Colin Higgs Collection Dyth da! Hello! As part of Speak Cornish Week we thought we would share a handful of gig names that have Cornish language meanings. Sowenna – Success Morvoren – Mermaid Morlader – Pirate Kensa – First Govenek – Hope Mark Trevethan, Culture Lead for Cornwall Council met with members of the staff …
As a sport that uses the sea, beaches, coast, inland waterways and every other location that we row, we do see the effects of plastic on our environment. Many gig clubs are making events ‘plastic free’ as far as possible, but this obviously applies all the time to try and make any difference. Check out the Plastic Free July website …
LATEST UPDATE Following two years where racing hasn’t been to the fore, this year with everything crossed we have a packed Fixture List. From Zennor to London, Ilfracombe to Salcombe and many locations in between, we are looking forward to an exciting years racing. So get the training in, trailers in tiptop condition, towers at the ready, boats loaded and …
St Austell Brewery and the Cornish Pilot Gig Association (CPGA) have extended their longstanding partnership for a 17th year. This year, the brewery’s flagship lager, Korev will become the Association’s ‘official beer’. As part of the new deal, Korev (4.8% abv) will become headline sponsor of the National County Gig Championships – a recent addition to the gig racing calendar …
Some sad news to share, the sudden passing of master gig builder – David (Dave) Currah. Dave passed away on Sunday peacefully. He retired due to ill health in 2020, having built a fleet of gigs. Dave has been a prolific gig builder building both by himself and with his father, Jim. Building his first gig along with his father …
Launched on the 9th September 2021, Epic Energy took to the waters of the River Fal in Cornwall. In September 2019 the CPGA commissioned the build of a gig by Falmouth Marine School. The aims being to establish links again with Falmouth Marine School where Ralph Bird and Ted Pentacost had assisted students in 1985 to build the Cornish Pilot …
Sunday 22nd August, 2021 crews from a number of CPGA clubs took to the water at Copperhouse Pool, Hayle where Hayle Pilot Gig Club hosted the U14, U15 and U16 championships for 2021. This was the first championship event held since Newquay Championships in September 2019. Covid secure protocol was followed and those attending enjoyed a day of racing in …
At the Cornish Pilot Gig Association Annual General Meeting in January, clubs were presented with an outline of the CPGA’s plans to develop and improve its services over the next five years. Since then, members of the gig rowing community have participated in an extensive consultation sharing their thoughts on the proposals. During the consultation, representatives from over 50 clubs …
The roadmap out of COVID did have the date of the 21st June as a potential release date. We all know that this is no longer the case. With the pressure of running an event under COVID secure protocol several clubs have decided to cancel their events for 2021. These have been difficult decisions and we all need to respect …
