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Cadgwith Pilot Gig Club

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Gig Club Merchandise

We have a range of different male and female T shirts, polo shirts, vests, long sleeve shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, cotton shopping bags, car stickers and postcards. Have a look at them here... Merchandise and print out your order form.

NEW GIG FUND RAISING

Cadgwith Pilot Gig Club

The total raised to date from fundraising and the very generous donations is around £25,000. We still need to find another £10,000 to fund the building of the Gig, trailer, shed, oars, pins etc.


Cadgwith Pilot Gig Club race with our three gigs. "Buller", "Socoa" and "Rose of Cadgwith"

Cadgwith Pilot Gig Club

JUNIORS PHOTOS


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Gig Championships 2007
Report
by Dylan


About the 2006 season

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NEWQUAY 2005


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Photos added Jan. 2008 in
MUG SHOTS


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photos in the Ises of Scilly
There are many gig clubs around Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly, Devon and there are even some overseas.


Our club house by the beach

August 16th – Buller Day

Buller Day... info about 2006

CADGWITH GIG CLUB

Cadgwith Pilot Gig Club
2008 Events, All Gig dates

ADVANCE DATES FOR YOUR DIARY:
August 6th
– Cadgwith Fish BBQ

August 16th – Buller Day

August 20th – Cadgwith Fish BBQ

August 31st – Regatta Day – The Gig Club have been invited to provide an all day and evening bar in the Gig Shed.

See 2008 World Championship report and very large photos

Cadgwith gig club enjoyed a sucessful weekend on the isles of scilly during the world pilot gig championships.

ECO FRIENDLY SHOPPING BAGS ON SALE AT THE SPAR

Jane and Peter, at the Spar shop in Ruan Minor, will be selling our linen shopping bags with Gig Club logo. They have generously offered to donate 50p for every bag sold to the New Gig fund. These bags will be on sale for only £3.99

Buller Day... info about 2006 -

Our gig ‘thermometer that is on the outside Gig Shed wall to follow our progress with the money raised towards the new gig. Also Louis Mitchell has made a wonderful collection money box.

We have many exciting functions planned for next year, for everyone to enjoy, so keep an eye on this space.

DENIM AND DIAMONDS PARTY
Our Denim and Diamonds party on January 26th was a great success and we raised £700 towards the new Gig. Thanks to all the wonderful people who came to support us and helped to create such a great atmosphere. Much glitz and glam and fun took place bopping away to Steve’s disco. He saved the day for us, as sadly our live band “Sidetract” were unable to play at the last minute due to serious illness. So a big thank you to Steve for donating his time and putting on a brilliant and very entertaining disco.

See our Christmas sing in the Gig Shed 2007


Celebration of Ralph Bird Gigs and launch of the Ralph Bird - Please see 19 photos from Saturday 6th October, 2007 at Newquay

Our Rowing captains - Rhiannon Halliday is the Ladies Captain and Steve Jane is the Mens Captain. They will be chasing you all to sign up for events and keep everyone up to date on events. Please give a contact number to your captain.

Rhiannon is also our Social Secretary.

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360"° view: Cadgwith Cove

in july, with "Rose of Cadgwith" gig just leaving.

Cadgwith Pilot Gig Rowing -
A gig, or pilot gig, is a 32 feet long clinker-built rowing boat with six rowers and a cox. In the early 19th century gigs were used to take pilots out to sailing ships as they approached the Isles of Scilly or coast of Cornwall. The first pilot aboard the ship got the job, so the gigs evolved into very fast seagoing rowing boats.

Cadgwith Pilot Gig Club race with our three gigs.
"Buller", "Socoa" and "Rose of Cadgwith"

St. Ives, June 2006,
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Cadgwith Pilot Gig Club

U14 Gig Championship at Hayle 2008,
"Cadgwith" Winners
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Cadgwith Pilot Gig Club

2008 very large photos

Isles of Scilly 2008,
Ladies in Rose with champane
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Cadgwith, July 2007,
Buller Day, Socca, Rose and Buller in their new paint jobs, nice!
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Isles of Scilly 2007, Ladies
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Isles of Scilly 2007, Mens
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Stormy sea hit men's A, Fantastic photo. Thanks to Diddy Holyer for sending in the pics. World Championships Scilly, 2006
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Many Juniors pics St. Ives, June 2006
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