Tag Archives: Gig Rowing

Easter 🐣 Men’s crew training with fill ins. Cox: Wendy, 6:Steve, 5: Me, 4: Jonny, 3: Alison, 2: Emma, 1: Julie. Sunny 😎 but breezy day. Plenty of technique training on length of stroke and timing. Went out of the harbour and very breezy but not too choppy.

on a beautiful sunny 😎 Good Friday, a lovely technical training row with reasonably calm waters. Practicing starts, racing turns and homing the stroke timing and length for racing. Cox: Julie, 6:Steve, 5: Me, 4: Jonny, 3: Sarah 2: Sara, 1: Jo .

Training session with CGC Super-vets in Falmouth harbour. Lots of racing start practice with 3 minute race sessions in and out of harbour. The sea was choppy outside the harbour which was fun 🤩. Cox: Emily, 6: Lynette, 5: Jon, 4: Gary, 3: Pete, 2: Me, 1: Gary. However about 10 minutes is missing dueContinue reading “Tuesday 4th April: CGC Super Vets training session”

Rowed for Coverack Super Vets at Helford River Gig Club Mini Scillies. After the really windy day on Friday, the wind had dropped a bit for the event to take place. We were on first as vets and super vets racing together. The crew was cox : Sophie, 6: Martin, 5: James as fill inContinue reading “Saturday 1st April 2023: Gig Racing at Helford Gig Club Mini Scillies with Coverack Super Vets Team”

Good session training with CGC for the first time at Porthoustock Beach near Coverack. Crew : Cox: Sophie, 6: Lilly, 5: Jon, 4: Gary, 3: Peter, 2: Me, 1: Andy. The launch off on the beach was interesting as rather rough and the boat filled with water until we rowed out of the in comingContinue reading “Tuesday 28th March: CGC Scillies Supervets men’s team training in Pothoustock beach je”

Evening training row with PNPGC from Penzance harbour. Cox: Julie, 6:Tina, 5: Kevin, 4: Steve, 3: Al, 2: Me, 1: Janice. Fairly choppy with emphasis on stroke technique especially length of stroke. Also race technique. Nice to see the Scillonian III coming into Penzance Harbour from the Scillies probably in preparation to get our gigsContinue reading “Monday 27th March 2023: PNPGC Evening Training Row”

short learn to row session helping new rowers to enjoy gig rowing 🚣🏿. This Julie coxing and Steve, myself and Kevin. Good to see the responses of Cara, Liz and Sarah to first row. Good session on technique ad I was in seat 2.

Men’s Crew training from Penzance harbour. Cox: Julie, 6: Jemima, 5: Al, 4: Chris, 3: Me, 2: Steve, 1: Kevin. Lots of practice on race starts as well as lengthening the stroke while racing

Afternoon Gig Row with MBPGC Ladies Supervets Team going to Scillies Cox: Teresa, 6 Zoe, 5: Liz, 4: ?, 3: ? 2: Shirley, 1: Me. This was mainly in harbour but went out into choppy seas. Did plenty of hard pyramids.

Training session with 3 other members of the Coverack Gig Club Supervets Scillies team. Cox: Sophie, 6: Gary 5: Louis, 4: Me, 3: Peter, 2: Andy 1: Lynette. Launched from Falmouth Watersports centre. 8×2 minute hard sessions with starts of 2 long, 4 fast followed by long race strokes.