After a flurry of excellent entries during 2024 we are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2025 GigRower Calendar Competition, sponsored by Ann’s Pasties.

A heartfelt thank you to all participants; our judges had quite the challenge selecting the winners!

Calendar Winners:

• January: Lucy Thomas – Sunrise On The Channel Row, English Channel
• February: Mark Gilronan – Wait For Me, Sidmouth
• March: Felix Lane – Balancing Boat, Rame
• April: Jamie Stephens – Bows In Front, Fowey
• May: Sophie Ved – The Raft Up, Isles of Scilly
• June: Scott Monger – Rock ‘n’ Row, Swanage
• July: James Butler – Laying Siege, Carrick Roads
• August: Karis Frost – Rowing Into August, Ilfracombe
• September: Imogen Crafts – Bishop In Flat Waters, Isles of Scilly
• October: Gordon MacIntosh – Czar, St Mary’s
• November: Christa Stephens – In Amongst It, River Fowey
• December: Ed Walsh – Incoming, Gorran

And now, the moment we’ve all been waiting for…. the overall winner is Scott Monger with his entry, Rock ‘n’ Row! Scott will receive a special prize from Ann’s Pasties – ‘The Gurt Licker’, renowned for its taste and flavour; it’s the size of two large pasties with 8oz of Cornish steak!

We’d also like to give a special shoutout to 10-year-old Christa Stephens for her entry, ‘In Amongst It’, which will grace the month of November.

Winners, please send us an email at hello@gigrower.co.uk with your postal addresses, so we can send you your well-deserved complimentary copy of the 2025 GigRower Calendar.

Don’t forget to snap away for a chance to win in next year’s competition!

The calendars will be available to buy this coming weekend at Swanage during the Super Vets Championships and National County Championships and also at Mountbatten during the forthcoming Junior events on the weekend of the 12th/13th October.

Online orders can be made via the Wall Calendar page of the GigRower website.

Judging was conducted by David George of Splann Productions Ltd., a filmmaker known for his impressive body of work showcasing gig racing and the sport’s rich history. Splann Productions currently provides media and press services to the CPGA.