County Championships 16th October 2022 Tim Gear-Evans rounds up the action in his first county championship row. The Mount Batten Centre in Plymouth hosted the 2022 County Championships with crews representing, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, Devon, Dorset, Bristol, and the Eastern counties. The weather was surprisingly...
After months of endurance training (Avona crew missed that memo), injuries, ‘boat cleaning gate, and the death of The Queen, the GRR 2022 took on a hastily revised format but did go ahead. The emphasis shifted away from racing and more towards a procession of...
In typical Clifton fashion we were low on numbers with only 80% of a girl’s crew attending and sadly the boys only there in a supportive capacity. The cunning plan was to pressgang someone on the beach. Step forward Suzy and Tracee from Appledore who...
The club's first outing since IOS 2022 saw us rock up (literally) into Mr Burnsides back yard. The stunning fishing village of Cawsand is home to Rame Gig Club and the modest fishing cottage of Steve and Fraser, from where we set up base. The...
Since I started gig rowing, 4 years ago, the Newquay champs has always been spoken about in hushed tones; Huge Atlantic swells, top crews and the scene of the only gig capsize I have seen (curtesy of youtube). As the second most important calendar event...
Known as London’s River Marathon this is a 21.6 miles course on the River Thames. 320 vessels took part, 51 Cornish Pilot Gigs. The start at the Millwall Slipway in the Isle of Dogs from 9.50 am with the slowest boats starting first. The handicap...
Seven ladies and seven men represented Clifton at the Brixham regatta, which was held in glorious weather and sailing conditions on the south Devon coast. Fourteen clubs competed, and Clifton finished eleventh overall, ahead of Rame, Paignton, and Salcombe. Bridport took the honours on the...
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...
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...