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Monday 24th February, a date in the dim and distant past, the date that the first gigs left the mainland for the 2020 World Pilot Gig Championships on the Isles of Scilly on board the Gry Maritha. Many things have changed since that date, not least the cancelling of the championships, but one thing has remained the same until now, …
With the potential of the UK Government banning large gatherings the WPGC2020 has been cancelled. The WPGC committee have taken all aspects into consideration. It cannot be rescheduled for this year and registration fees will be refunded, there will be more information from the WPGC on this over the next few days via their website ‘There is disappointment all round, …
An aspiring project to preserve irreplaceable historical data on the traditional Cornish sport of pilot gig rowing has been given a massive cash boost thanks to the Isles of Scilly Steamship Group’s biggest ever donation. The exciting initiative, Pulling Together the Past, which aims to safeguard the history of pilot gig rowing in a new online digital archive, has been …
