The Olde Plough Inn presenting the Mens Newquay Crews with Shirts they sponsored

 

Pictured above are Tamar & Tavy Gig Club Men’s Crews receiving their shirts for the Newquay County Championships from Sponsor Ted Williams, Landlord of The Olde Plough Inn, Bere Ferrers.

 

Tamar & Tavy Gig Club attended the climax of the Gig Rowing Season at The Newquay County Championships.

This popular event saw 96 Crews start in the First Round early on Saturday and finished with the final late on Sunday Afternoon.

With all the Clubs putting out their best Crews Tamar & Tavy knew it was going to be hard, competitive racing.

The A Crew consisting of, Cox Drummond Challis, Russell Baylis, Robert Dawe, Mike Barnes, Andy Morton and Tom Sargeant rowed first, in a Heat containing 3 Crews who finished in the top 24 last year. After a tough row, over the grueling Newquay Course, they finished a creditable 4th place.

The B Crew consisting of Cox Carolyn Dawe, Chris Dill, Cris Parry, Stuart Armstrong, Jon Overnal, Jon Rogers and Martin Painter rowed in the next heat, rowing strongly to finish 5th.

Unfortunately both Crews failed to progress further in the Competition finishing 50th and 68th respectively.

Rowing has now finished for the season, but the Club continues training with Concept 2 Rowing on Monday and Wednesday Evenings at Bere Ferrers, in preparation for the 2010 World Championships at The Isles of Scilly.

If you would like to try one of the fastest growing sports in the South West, then contact Mike Barnes, mapbarnes@hotmail.com, or visit our website tamarandtavygigclub.co.uk for further details.

 

 

Newquay A crew

Newquay B crew

 

 

 

Below is copy of article in Tavy Times week beginning 24/01/10

 

Bere Ferrers Social Club was packed to capacity at the Tamar & Tavy Gig Club’s Annual Presentation Evening on Saturday 16th January. Special thanks go to local Celtic band ‘Commoner’s Muck’ who entertained us all evening with their lively mix of Irish Folk music, and Social Secretary Jane Morton, who did a sterling job in organising everyone which cumulated in an excellent selection of food.

 

 

The Club was formed in 2003 after Bob Turner’s dream of providing a Traditional Cornish Gig for the Local Community materialised, so it was therefore fitting that Bob, founder member & President of the Tamar & Tavy Gig Club, presented the awards.

 

 

Award winners were:

 

Ladies, Jo Cameron

Men, Mike Barnes

Best Newcomer, Chrissy Venning

Veterans, Rae Bullough

Club Member of the Year Award, Rob Dawe

Juniors, David Walker

Chairman’s Award, Rod Atkins & Rae Bullough

And finally, Loveday Fethney who won the coveted Golden Thole Pin Award which is awarded for the best comic or bizarre moment of 2009.

 

The Club are currently training every Mon & Wed evening at Bere Ferrers Social club on the Indoor rowing machines, anyone who is interested are welcome to join us. Contact Mike Barnes 07801987258

 

Pictured, left to right are David Walker, Jo Cameron, Chrissy Venning, Mike Barnes & Loveday Fethney

 

 

 

Eddystone

 

London river race

 

Midnight walk

 

Lundy

 

 

 

Indoor-rowing in full swing

 

Throughout the winter, weekly indoor-rowing training sessions have been well attended by the members of the gig club with the emphasis on preparing for the World Championships at the end of April.  Mike Barnes and Bill Stacy-Norris have been putting the potential crew members through their paces and haven’t been taking any prisoners!  Time trials and a ‘virtual’ St Agnes to St Mary’s race have been held when the 6 Concept 2 machines were set up in line to replicate a real gig!  Much sweat was shed but although all the rowers rowed a distance of more than 5000mts, and despite lots of encouragement from fellow rowers, they were still in the same place when finished!!  

 

Many thanks go to Mike and Bill for all their hard work both on the evenings and all the planning before hand.  

The Relaunch of Ginette!

In beautiful sunshine on Sat 27th of Feb, Ginette was finally re launched after her winter maintenance was completed earlier in the week.  The first crew to christen her was the Ladies 3 Rivers Race crew, keen to get some real rowing practice in before the race on the 7th March.  Tamar has still needs some more painting done before she too will be re launched ready for the hard season ahead.

Training crew- Carolyn Dawe, Jo Cameron, Chrissy Venning, Loveday Fethney, Trisha Stewart and Julie Eastaugh.  Cox-Tom Sargeant.

The Ladies 3 Rivers Crew will be as above with Jenny Young and Julie Rendell in place of Chrissy and Trisha.

 

The weather for the mens session held the next day was not so favourable.  Strong winds with a few heavy showers and a fast flowing tide made for hard rowing conditions, but it was well attended and gave the mens crew a chance to get their act together ready for their 3 Rivers Race on Sunday.  

 

The Mens 3 Rivers Race Crew- Tom Sargeant, Rob Dawe, Russell Bayliss, Mike Barnes, Alan Perrett and Cris Parry.  Cox-Nikki Sellers.

I’m sure I speak for all the club in wishing our 2 crews all the best for Sunday and hope that they put all their hard training into action!!