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Gig Racing in Cornwall
https://www.intocornwall.com/features/gigracing.asp
Gig Racing in Cornwall. There are over 29 Gig Racing Clubs around Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. The Isles of Scilly alone has 13 gigs. The history of the Pilot Gig Clubs is from the days when vessels around the coast of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly needed a pilot to help them navigate their way through difficult waters to find safe harbour or negotiate a safe passage.
Cornwall Rowing Association 2015 Regatta Calendar - GigRower
https://www.gigrower.co.uk/2015/03/03/cornwall-rowing-association-2015-regatta-calendar/
Gig Rowers are often keen to also row in the Cornwall Rowing Association Skiff and Flashboat regattas. Many gig clubs have their own boats which they can take along. Full information on the CRA can be found via their Facebook page HERE. A full list of the 2015 regattas has just been published and can be viewed and downloaded from HERE.
Gig Rowing in Cornwall – Cornish Story
http://cornishstory.com/2014/01/14/lorem-3/
Tim Koch, a regular contributor, wrote about the time when ‘gig racing was born’ in the late 17th century. Gigs were originally working boats designed to take pilots to the ships that came into Falmouth docks. ... the Isles of Scilly is the place to be if you want to experience the Olympic equivalent of gig racing in Cornwall.
Cornish Pilot Gigs | Cornwall Guide
https://www.cornwalls.co.uk/culture/gig-racing.htm
This design stipulates a six-oared rowing boat of 32 feet (9.8 m) in length with a beam of 4 feet 10 inches (1.47 m). The boat is to be built of narrow leaf elm, preferably Cornish. Although the pilot gig was largely replaced by the arrival of the motor boat, the Cornish pilot gig is very much alive and experiencing something of a renaissance.
Live updates from World Pilot Gig Championships results
https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/world-pilot-gig-championships-underway-2832203
The history. The pilot gigs are a six-oared rowing boat, built of Cornish narrow leaf elm, 32 feet (9.8 m) long with a beam of 4 feet 10 inches …
World Pilot Gig Championships: 'Huge boost' to economy, …
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-61283037
The annual World Pilot Gig Championships are a "huge boost" to the Isles of Scilly's economy, race bosses have said. The gig racing event is held on the Isles of Scilly between 29 April and 1 May ...
Gig Racing Devon Cornwall - Exmouth Regatta 2018 - Out …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bzXM8p_CVc
Gig Racing Devon Cornwall - Exmouth Regatta 2018 - this is part of the Out & About Series showing off some Gig Racing on Exmouth beach with teams from Devon ...
Gig Racing Devon Cornwall - Exmouth Regatta 2019 - Out …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXjjVfuEmYQ
Gig Racing Devon Cornwall - Exmouth Regatta 2019 - this is part of the Out & About Series showing off some Gig Racing on Exmouth beach with teams from Devon ...
CPGA - Governing body for Pilot Gig Rowing
We row and race a fleet of traditional wooden Cornish Pilot Gigs, a 32 foot long, six-oared rowing boat traditionally used for pilotage, harbour work and as lifeboats. All the Cornish Pilot Gigs built today follow the lines of the gig ‘Treffry’ built in 1838 and are speedy, seaworthy vessels, even in lively sea conditions.
Cornish pilot gig - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornish_pilot_gig
The Cornish pilot gig is a six-oared rowing boat, clinker-built of Cornish narrow-leaf elm, 32 feet (9.8 m) long with a beam of 4 feet 10 inches (1.47 m). It is recognised as one of the first shore-based lifeboats that went to vessels in distress, with recorded rescues going back as far as the late 17th century. The original purpose of the Cornish pilot gig was as a general work boat, and …
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