After an amazingly successful year of rowing, Falmouth Pilot Gig Club brought their season to a close racing in Holland. The club towed two gigs to the Royal Netherlands Yacht Club to take part in the annual event Muiden Pampus Muiden. The two day event consisted of three, four mile races around the island Pampus, two [...]

Many residents and visitors to Falmouth already know about the town’s gig club’s fantastic double success at the sport’s World Championships on Scillies over the May Day weekend.  If the news somehow didn’t reach you we’re proud to say both our Men’s and Ladies A crews took the title after a long hard winter’s training [...]

Saturday 16th July was the third full Tribute race of the 2011 series at Paignton, and once again Falmouth staked their claim to the top of the leaderboard with all 4 senior crews pulling off impressive wins. Mens A had another eventful race being second to Mount’s Bay at the first mark, traditionally the point [...]

Thanks to a break in the gales and a rare glimpse of summer this weekend saw Falmouth rowers enjoy success at both the Weymouth and Point Penpol regattas. Weymouth was the second event in the Tribute series and despite several absences the club still fielded 3 strong crews who made the long trip east to [...]

ON Saturday it was Falmouth’s turn to host the weekend’s gig racing off Gyllyngvase Beach, making best use of the Bay’s clear waters to trial a new format for the day which proved popular with spectators and rowers alike, writes Lucy Richards. Like most of the summer’s events previous Falmouth regattas have seen racing round [...]

Falmouth had victories in Mens A, Mens B, Ladies A and Ladies B this weekend.

  This year 7 members of the club took part in Castle to Castle swim on 29th May, raising money for the RNLI. The one mile open water swim attracted over 400 swimmers and raised an estimated £35,000 for the charity. Club member Lena Oldrieve was the first women across from Pendennis point to St [...]