Oars wanted for Exmouth
Max Champion, from Exmouth Gig Club, has been in touch to let us know that his club is searching to buy some secondhand oars. He says “At...More
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British Rowing support for your club at meeting in Exeter March 12th
Update: 10th March – Please note that this event has now been cancelled due to lack of numbers. British Rowing are organising a series of...More
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Get your gig weighed at 3 Rivers!
GigRower will be taking along our heavy-duty digital weighing scales to this coming weekend’s regatta at Caradon. So if you’d like your boat weighed whilst at...More
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Special General Meeting of CPGA at 3 Rivers
The following message has been sent to all clubs from the CPGA regarding a Special General Meeting to be held at Caradon next weekend. Please note...More
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Helford’s Mini-Scillies event cancelled
Helford have announced that their event tomorrow – Saturday February 27th – is now cancelled due to the predicted weather conditions. The club hopes to...More
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CRA Calendar for 2016
The CRA have released their finalised calendar for 2016 Click here to download a copy in PDF format ...More
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Camping pitches available for Scilly
Cotehele Quay & Langstone Gig Clubs have some spare camping spaces at Garrison over Scillies weekend. If anyone is interested in them please contact Chris...More
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81 Entries for 3 Rivers!
A huge entry of gigs are expected for Caradon’s 3 Rivers event on March 5th. The organisers have confirmed that the course will remain the...More
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Bermuda Rowers still looking to borrow gig
Steve Lock from Bermuda PGC has been in touch to say “We are still looking for a boat for this years Scillies. We have all spent...More
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Gig Needs Name!
The Great Big Cornish Gig Project have nearly finished building their wooden gig and need help in naming her. The building project, run by the...More
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Boscastle Rowability Project Needs Volunteers
Boscastle & Crackington Pilot Gig Club have announced an exciting project to help gig rowing become accessible for everyone. This scheme has the backing of British Rowing and...More
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Falmouth to St. Mary’s Epic Row
Details of an ‘Epic Row’ in a Cornish Pilot Gig, by a Wounded, Injured and Sick (WIS) veterans crew, have been released. The journey will...More
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Camping spaces available for WPGC
11 camping spaces have come available for the World Pilot Gig Championships weekend. Friday-Monday. At the Garrison site on St. Mary’s. Please contact Si Mallaby on...More
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British Rowing Survey – Have Your Say
British Rowing are currently conducting a membership survey – this is YOUR chance to comment on what you, as fixed seat rowers may want from...More
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Supervets in the Falmouth area wanted!
Contact Dave Matthews at Flushing & Mylor Gig Club if you’re interested in training as part of an over-50’s Men’s Supervets crew. Call 07932 161677...More
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Cruise to the World Championships
What better way to arrive arrive in the glorious Isles of Scilly for the World Pilot Gig Championships than on a 50 foot Bowman yacht....More
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The dates of shipping for all gigs over to the World Championships should now be with your club secretaries. The CPGA are asking all to...More
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Poem from Sarah Acton
Pilot Gig Oars lick, time splits as blades flip, pushing distance, cutting paths, over-throwing resistance; pushing the shore past, pushing away the day. Was it...More
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There are still many clubs searching to borrow a gig to race at this year’s World Pilot Gig Championships. We did a survey this week...More
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CPGA AGM Sunday January 17th
Full details of this weekend’s CPGA AGM can be read here. There will be workshops taking place from 11am. But the main meeting commences at...More
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Chris Cox (Silent Mountain)1986-2015
Emma Gage has written some words about her brother, who died suddenly on 29th December. We send our condolences to all his family and friends. ...More
2Cornish Indoor Rowing Competition – entry details
ENTRIES FOR THE CORNISH INDOOR ROWING COMPETITION ARE NOW OPEN! This year the event on Saturday January 23rd is going to be hosted by Academy...More
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Cox Voice Amplification Systems in Cornish Pilot Gigs
by Penny Chuter – Flushing & Mylor Pilot Gig Club Much to the crew’s amazement, the Flushing and Mylor Pilot Gig Club (FMPGC) LA crew were...More
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Features of a Cox-Box
Following on from a recent article from Penny Chuter (Click here to read), this further post is intended to give more detailed information on the Cox-Box...More
0Special Introductory Offer on the NK/Oarsport Cox-Box Mini
NK Special Introductory Offer – 1st January – 30th April 2016: NK/Oarsport will offer all Gig Clubs affiliated to the CPGA a 10% discount on...More
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