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...
This is the first race of the season. It's a 6mile figures of eight course starting under the Tamar bridge and finishing at the same place. I can't remember doing this race without there being a howling gale or racing tide or more often that...
Special celebrations for Clifton. News that we secured Sport England funding reached us on 20th December 2016, what an amazing end to an amazing year....
We are one year old. It's been the most amazing journey from commissioning our beautiful Avona to getting crews together, competing at the Scillies, through Dorset Devon and Cornwall and even in Holland. The year culminated on 12 November 2016 with our inaugural annual dinner...