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Welcome
Welcome to the Isles of Scilly & The 1999
World Pilot Gig Championships. This year is the tenth anniversary of the
World Pilot Gig Championships.
Who would have thought back in 1990, when the first event was organised with just 19 gigs competing, that it should have grown with such enthusiasm over the next ten years.
This year there are 60 gigs racing, with competitors coming from Holland, Ireland, and the Faroe Islands as well as crews from Cornwall and Devon.
The Saturday afternoon line up from St. Agnes will be a spectacular event with all these beautiful craft on the start line. Some date back to 1830 and the youngest, Azook, Samphire and Taran, were completed in 1999. For those wishing to follow the progress of their favourite gigs scoreboards will be on the Quay and at Holgates Green where there will also be a refreshments tent.
The Committee of the Isles of Scilly gig Racing Association are indebted to the Gig Racing Clubs of Cornwall and beyond for their continued support of the event. The effort and enthusiasm of their members make this such a special weekend.
I would like to wish all the crews Good Luck - and may we all continue racing into the next century!
| Friday 30th April | 8.00pm | Veterans Race (from St Agnes to St Mary’s quay) |
| 8.10pm | Punchbowl Trophy Truro v Scilly (other crews welcome to attend) | |
| 10.00pm | Town Hall Disco. Tickets available on the door. Numbers limited | |
| Saturday 1st May | 10.30am | Naming and launching of the Tregarthen |
| 12.00 noon | Coxwains Meeting to be held on Holgates Green. All coxswains are requested to attend. | |
| 1.00pm | Ladies Round 1 from St. Agnes to St. Mary’s | |
| 2.00pm | Mens Round 1 from St. Agnes to St. Mary’s | |
| 4.00pm | Ladies Round 2 from Nut Rock | |
| 5.00pm | Mens Round 2 from Nut Rock | |
| Sunday 2nd May | 10.30am | Ladies Round 3 from Nut Rock |
| 11.30am | Mens Round 3 from Nut Rock | |
| 2.15pm | Ladies Round 4 from Nut Rock | |
| 3.15pm | Mens Round 4 from Nut Rock | |
| 4.00pm (Approx) | Presentation of Trophies on Holgates Green |
The Isles of Scilly Gig Racing Association gratefully acknowledges the generous support of:
The Isles of Scilly Steamship Company Ltd, The Duchy of Cornwall and the harbour staff St. Mary’s quay, The Council of the Isles of Scilly, British International, Alfred Hicks on Pettifox, Jewsons, Barry Clayton, Peter Rowe, Kit and Alison Guy, The Coastguards, Terry Ward at The Foredeck, St Austell Brewery, The Mermaid Inn, The Islands' Home Hardware, R Douglas (Chemists) Ltd., John Claire, David and Hilary Corners, The Scillonian Club, Sports Mode, Paul Watts, The staff of the Tourist Information Centre-St Mary’s, Grant and Maggie Tucker, Alan Davis and Murray Hodgson. Thank you to Gibson/Kyne for providing the photographs used.
