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Results

I've got a lot of the crews but they changed around so much it was a bit tricky!

Mens

1 - Mary Newman (East Caradon)
2 - Joker (Par Bay)
3 - Rhos (Roseland)
4 - Idas (Falmouth)
5 - Neptunus (Netherlands)
6 - Gallant
7 - Volante (Dart)
8 - Islander (Czar - Tresco/Bryher)
9 - Senara
10 - Circe (Truro)
11 - Ann Glanville (East Caradon)
12 - Storm (Mounts Bay)
13 - Minnadhu (Bonnet - St. Mary's)
14 - Golden Gear (Helford)
15 - Fury
16 - Tormentor
17 - Goldrush
18 - Ryder
19 - Isis
20 - Rose of Cadgwith (Cadgwith)
21 - Sowenna
22 - Defiance (St. Ives)
23 - Porthminster (St. Ives)
24 - Falcon
25 - Gwineas
26 - Czar (Faroe Islands)
27 - Cape Cornwall (Cape Cornwall)
28 - Mystery
29 - Energetic
30 - Socoa (Saquish, USA)
31 - Energy
32 - Dolphin (St. Martins, Scilly)
33 - William Peters
34 - Royal
35 - Shah (St. Agnes, Scilly)
36 - Nornour (St. Mary's, Scilly)
37 - Teazer
38 - Jubilee (Netherlands)
39 - Zues
40 - Serica (St. Mary's, Scilly)
41 - Fear Not
42 - Wolf
43 - Wasp
44 - Rival
45 - Sally
46 - De Leifde (Netherlands)
47 - Corsair
48 - Fly
49 - Helford
50 - Men-a-Vaur (Scilly)
51 - Seahawk (RNAS Culdrose)
52 - Lyonnesse
53 - Hornet

Womens

1 - Idas (Falmouth)
2 - Neptunus (Netherlands)
3 - Islander (St. Mary's)
4 - Defiance (St. Ives)
5 - Joker (Par Bay)
6 - Rhos (Roseland)
7 - Goldrush
8 - Mary Newman (East Caradon)
9 - Fury
10 - Tormentor
11 - Rose of Cadgwith (Cadgwith)
12 - Senara
13 - Circe (Truro)
14 - Gallant
15 - Wasp
16 - Jubilee
17 - Volante (Dart)
18 - Isis
19 - Hornet
20 - Ryder
21 - Teazer
22 - Men-a-Vaur (Tresco/Bryher)
23 - Wolf
24 - Golden Gear (Helford)
25 - Fly (Mevagissy)
26 - Dolphin (St. Martins, Scilly)
27 - Zues
28 - Energy
29 - Porthminster
30 - Ann Glanville
31 - Cape Cornwall
32 - Mystery
33 - William Peters
34 - Storm
35 - Lyonnesse
36 - Fear Not
37 - Energetic
38 - Minnadhu
39 - Falcon
40 - Helford
41 - Royal (Truro)
42 - Gwineas
43 - Nornour (St. Mary's, Scilly)
44 - Sowena
45 - Seahawk (RNAS Culdrose)
46 - Socoa
47 - Rival
48 - Sally
49 - Serica (St. Mary's, Scilly)

Report

The weekends racing started for the men on Friday night with the Punchbowl Trophy, the annual Scilly v Truro race from St. Agnes to St. Mary's which was won by the Czar (Tresco/Bryher) crew in the Islander.

The first races on Saturday involved a full line-up of all the competing gigs - over 50 each for both Mens and Ladies! This represents a major headache for the organisers, especially with a strong North-Easterly blowing the gigs over the line. The races were due to start at St. Agnes but due to the strong wind they raced from just off Carn Near on Tresco.

Gigs stretching into the distance just after the start of the womens first round race. (The Zeus women won't thank me for using this picture!)

After these two huge races the crews were split into groups - 4 for the women and 5 for the men. In the next two groups of races on Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning the crews were promoted or relegated according to position and determining their grouping for the finals on Sunday afternoon. All these races were done with rolling starts with about 12 in each heat. This gave almost thirty races, many of which were really close and hard fought - a real treat for the spectators both on the quay and on the tripper boats.

The finish of the Round 1 Ladies race

The fleet of 56 gigs and many spectator boats aproaching the finish line in the Mens Round 1

Between races there was a mad rush to change crews and the gigs converged on Rechabite Slip and Holgates Green on the Strand. The colourful boats (and crews) lined up on the beach produced a beautiful sight.

Gigs stretched across Town Beach as seen from the Old Quay

The Islander is only used for racing against mainland crews and was competed for in races leading up to the Championships. This year it was the Czar mens crew from Tresco and Bryher and a womens 'supercrew' from St. Mary's fromed just for the Championships.

Two more views of the gigs on Town Beach

Crew changes

More Pictures

Latest News

Friday afternoon and things are hotting up. The sun has come out at last and most of the gigs are lined up on Holgates Green. The streets are thronging with people and last night signing and drinking practice was well under way. Some rowing preparation has also been going on, especially by crews who don't usually row in gigs.

The newest of the gigs came out of the boatshed just today and was brought down to Holgates this afternoon. It is the Storm of Mounts Bay built by Peter Martin on St. Marys. See article.

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