our Gigs: Socoa
Cadgwith Pilot Gig Club race with our four gigs. "Buller", "Socoa", "Rose of Cadgwith" and "Tamarisk”
The second of our gigs came is "Socoa". Built in 1990 by John Moore of Mevagissey. "Socoa" was built as a sailing ship, but is now used for rowing.
She was named after a French sailing ship that got stranded off the Cadgwith coast in 1906. The Socoa was was stranded off the coast at Cadgwith in 1906. It was refloated on 31 July 1906 after her 50,000 barrels of cement had been thrown overboard. It had been heading for San Francisco from France to assist the rebuilding after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
Below: Shows Socoa, three masted sailing ship partly
submerged at sea.
Below: Our BULLER at very wet Buller Day 2008, photo by Greg
2006, Mens B in Socoa, Cox = Jeb preston, Tony Halliday,
Charlie Day Smith, those in in photo: Ales Mesropians,
Mark peters, Josh Legge and Liam Williams
(great action pic, look at those oars bending!,
Below: with Tregarthen's from the Isles of Scilly)
Wunderful pic, into the race
Above:
In 2006 the Ladies A Crew.
Thanks to your support”
Cadgwith Pilot Gig Club would like to thank all of you who help and support us, those who sponsor us, it really helps, the costs are high, maintaining the Gigs, the Clubhouse running costs, transport to the events, safety and clothing and a lot more.
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. Please have a look 
