Regatta Reports

Brixham Regatta 2025: A Day of Racing and Reflection

Brixham delivered a scorcher for this year’s regatta, with clear skies and sunshine setting the tone fora full day of racing. The event was impressively well organised and drew a strong turnout, with clubsfrom across the region making the most of the stunning coastal setting, I was a kid the…

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Young Bristol Goes to Italia!

On 30th May, Young Bristol set off on her very first European tour to beautiful Italy! Ahead lay 900 miles, a Eurotunnel, and two twelve-hour days on the road to her first destination: Gravedona ed Uniti, nestled on Lake Como. 

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Appledore Super Vets Regatta ’25

By Nick Wright. Appledore regatta was Gareth Bingham and my first real experience of a regatta (well technically I went to the Clevedon regatta last October, but given the conditions that felt more like an exercise in survival than actual race experience). Appledore was great fun, racing over Saturday and…

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The Mini Scillies 2025

A day out in the Helford Estuary. What a ridiculous way to spend a weekend, and what joy as a result.A large proportion of the valiant group of your rowing colleagues met at the Helston Premier Inn andindulged on a feast of onion rings and assorted nosh to fuel ourselves for the next day, then as…

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WPGC 2024

​​By First Time Gig ‘Championship-er’ – Jo Griffin Sunshine, tears, amazing camaraderie, laughter and friendships pretty much sum up my first experience of the World Pilot Gig Championships but hey that doesn’t make an interesting read so here’s a bit more….. As with all good stories (fingers crossed my words…

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Cork –  ‘Ocean to City’ 

June 3rd saw the launch of Cork Harbour festival with the spectacular 28km rowing and paddling race ‘Ocean to City’ and Bristol Gig Club were there!  An 8 strong mixed crew of Supervets and Masters joined over 550 international and national participants in a diverse array of paddling and rowing crafts to conquer the Rás Mór under the blazing sun. We were asked by the organisers to be bright and colourful so we took them at their word and were resplendent in hot pink with a matching flag that caught the eye, billowing from a flagpole in the stern. The course is a tough one and a real test of endurance as it leaves the calmer waters at the start to race out to the mouth of the harbour on  hoppy seas. After turning the route then goes back across open water to wind its way back into the city centre. Highlights enroute included rowing alongside a towering cruise ship in dock, “Proud Mary” being blasted from the shore (during which the stroke rate inexplicably picked up), being cheered along at various points byour support “crew” and the welcome sight of Blackrock Castle as we neared the end. Finisher’s medals were proudly worn as we enjoyed the postrace craic and refreshments which were much needed after enduring hot weather conditions as well as the 28km!   Big thanks to Vyv and Mike for towing Young Bristol to Cork and to Lisa for co-ordinating. 

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