Racing at the 2013 World Pilot Gig Champs.
Well it’s all over for another year but once again the World Pilot Gig Championships on the Isles of Scilly proved to be an extraordinary, uplifting, exhausting, entertaining and thoroughly enjoyable event.
Photo: Adam White
Our friend Alasdair Moore is lucky enough to live on the beautiful island of Tresco and will be taking part in the World Pilot Gig Championships this weekend. He is our man on the front line and will be keeping us up to date with events over the weekend as they unfold…
Ed is our logistics manger, responsible for the brilliant team that gets all our parcels out on time and looking beautiful! He’ll be heading over to the Isles of Scilly this weekend as cox for the Helford men’s A Crew…
The 24th World Pilot Gig Championships will take place on the Isles of Scilly this weekend, racing the finest crews against each other in a heated battle – all very exciting stuff!
We’re starting to get more than a bit excited about the imminent World Pilot Gig Championships. Every year hundreds of people train for months in prep for the event and head out to the Isles of Scilly on the May bank holiday to compete in one of the biggest gig gatherings in the world. And lots of people here at Seasalt either go along to take part or as spectators! We caught up with a few competitors this year to find out a little bit more…
Name: Katie
Seasalt job: Assistant garment technologist
With All Hallows’ Eve is just around the corner, we set out on a mission to find some spooky Cornish stories and were pointed in the direction of Shanty Baba, professional story teller and St. Ives resident. And he told us this tale of stormy nights, rough seas and a ghost ship in St. Ives Bay…
We love a spot of rowing at Seasalt so it’s little surprise that three members of staff are making their way up to the Great London River Race next week.
Our Olympic Rower, Annie Vernon, tells us all about life after Team GB, how you can meet Olympic Rowers and maybe even get to race against them at the Cornish Rowing Challenge in September!
After almost a year waiting for clear, calm conditions, Helford River Gig Club have picked their day and are currently (as we speak) rowing all the way from Helford River to the Scillies! That’s a full 65 miles, in what is increasingly turning into a rather wet day. All in the name of charity.
Rob Salvidge, Skipper of The Matthew, with his Seasalt goodie bag at the Jubilee Pageant
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