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Here's the crews for Rock regatta this weekend. Do

Here's the crews for Rock regatta this weekend. Don't forget your sunscreen and stay hydrated for this one, it's going to be hot! 😎 ☀️ #row #racelife #gigrow #Cornwall

It's been a busy week so far on the river Torridge

It's been a busy week so far on the river Torridge. We had to wave goodbye to Appledore @rnli lifeboat Molly Hunt. Some of our Ladies were privileged enough to be the last visitors on it before the crew took her off to Fowey. A cargo ship has been up and down the estuary giving our crews the scaries. Finally we got to give a good wave to the Waverley steam ship. 🚢 ⚓️ #boatlife #row #ship #lifeboat

🎉 Congratulations Emma! 🎉 A huge well done

🎉 Congratulations Emma! 🎉

A huge well done to E..a Taylor on successfully passing her coxing assessment and becoming Torridge Pilot Gig Club's latest qualified Cox! 👏🚣‍♀️

Emma is a valued member of our Ladies A crew, where she demonstrates commitment, teamwork and determination both on and off the water. Alongside her rowing, she also volunteers with Appledore RNLI, dedicating her time to supporting and safeguarding others within our coastal community.

Coxes are an essential part of our club to allow us to have regular rows across racing categories and to allow for social and development rows. In May alone we had 112 boats out on the water! We are extremely thankful for everyone that puts their name forward to cox, often multiple times a week.

Congratulations Emma, a fantastic achievement and thoroughly deserved! 🌊🚣‍♀️💙

#Coxswain #rowinglife #gigrow

🏆 CHAMPIONS ALL ROUND 🏆 Ladies took the Plat

🏆 CHAMPIONS ALL ROUND 🏆
Ladies took the Plate Cup. Men took the Final. Supervets Regatta done and DUSTED. 🚣‍♀️🚣‍♂️
We came. We rowed. We conquered. 💪 Thank you @appledorepilotgigclub #WeAreTheChampions #RaceLife #Regatta #GigRow

Ooh là là… turns out the Torridge does a very

Ooh là là… turns out the Torridge does a very convincing Seine impression 🛶 Torridge & @appledorepilotgigclub on a civilised outing for a pint and picnic in Weare Giffard. Magnifique 🍺 #GigRow #Rowing #CiderRun #RiverDays

A huge congratulations to all of our competitors w

A huge congratulations to all of our competitors who took on yesterday’s Lyme Regis Masters Regatta! 👏

Despite some really tough conditions, everyone put in fantastic performances and some brilliant racing all round.

🥇 Mixed A – 1st
🥇 Mixed B – 1st (after declared boats)
🏅 Men – 4th
🏅 Ladies – 5th

Proud of you all! 💙

#gigrow #racelife #rowing

@cejenkinsboatbuilder is currently working on his

@cejenkinsboatbuilder is currently working on his next masterpiece..... our next wooden pilot gig boat!!! 🙌😁 #Gigrow #boat #rowing

Tilt phone! Thank you to our awesome Chris for cre

Tilt phone! Thank you to our awesome Chris for creating this beautiful video that captures his experience from the World Pilot Gig Championships 2026. This is my Cornwall! @world_of_his_own #WPGC #GigRow #Rowing

You can't explain gig rowing to someone who's neve

You can't explain gig rowing to someone who's never felt it. The salt in the air, the burn in your arms, and 8 crews of the most incredible people beside you. Isles of Scilly 2026 — we came, we raced, we absolutely loved every second. 🌊❤️ #GigRowing #PilotGig #IslesOfScilly #Rowing #WPGC

🌊 Months of frozen fingers & aching muscles...

🌊 Months of frozen fingers & aching muscles... all for THIS moment 🏝️ We feel privileged to compete on these stunning islands. Welcome to the Isles of Scilly ✨
Drop a 🌊 if you know the grind is always worth it #islesofscilly #RowingLife #WPGC #WinterTraining

🚣 That's your full line-up! Those are ALL of th

🚣 That's your full line-up! Those are ALL of the Torridge Pilot Gig Club crews heading to the World Pilot Gig Championships this weekend! 🏆🌊

We are SO proud of every single one of you. Please show your support by following us this weekend as we race, and cheer us on from wherever you are in the world! 📣

Good luck to all the incredible crews taking part. The hard work, the early mornings, and the miles on the water have all led to this. 💪

We'll see you in the Isles of Scilly! ⛵🏝️

#WorldPilotGigChampionships #WPGC2026 #IslesOfScilly #Gigrow #rowing

The Open A crew's shipping forecast!! Ruth: Sever

The Open A crew's shipping forecast!!

Ruth: Severe, imminent outbreaks of irritability combined with dense fog.

Allen: Rough at first, becoming smooth or moderate later with rain.

Adam: Moderate at first, becoming rough, then very rough.

Richard: Messy, getting worse with little chance of improvement.

Geoff: Strong at first, going stronger, moving rapidly, becoming warm.

Tom: Strong at first becoming weaker, moderate hopefully good with foggy patches.

Gav: Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, becoming high later.

Oars set steady, blades kiss the tide, A crew of m

Oars set steady, blades kiss the tide,
A crew of many, rowing as one stride.
From quiet waters to ocean’s test,
They chase the rhythm, give their best.

Across to Scilly where wild swells roam,
Far from the shores they call their home,
In salt and sun, in wind and spray,
They carve their course through racing day.

Names bound together in each long pull,
Hearts in sync, resolve made full.
For more than glory, more than the win,
It’s the strength of the crew that carries them in.

Eight names set out where the wild tides run, By t

Eight names set out where the wild tides run,
By the Isles of Scilly, beneath a salt-bright sun.

Simon and Tom with steady hands,
Tony and Adam at the oar’s demands,
Dwane and Gav with a restless cheer,
And Geoff who leans in without a fear.
While Allen, the Cox, calls sharp and true,
Guiding the boat as the gray swells grew.

Three among them new to this stage,
First taste of the world’s wide rowing page,
Two still fresh from a single year,
Yet pulling like veterans, bold and clear.

The oars all rise, the oars all fall,
One rhythm binding the strength of all.
Not just a race, nor a test alone,
But a story of grit in the saltwind thrown.

Stow the oars, bed the boat, home, eat, then showe

Stow the oars, bed the boat, home, eat, then shower,
Salt on our skin, counting down every hour.

Blisters on hands, and worse on our arses,
Jeffers at stroke giving masterful classes.

Simon at five with defiant Geordie flair,
Digging in deep like he just doesn’t care.

Chris in four, though truth be told,
He rows just fine… but protects that gold (hair), behold.

David in three, Devon’s pride in the stream,
Pulling like there’s jam on top of the cream.

Phil in two, the Duracell drive,
Relentless, unstoppable, keeping us alive.

Mark at one, out front on his own,
Calling it clean, “Don’t row like a…” (you’ve grown).

Then there’s our lord and master astern,
Passenger life? No, he makes us all burn.
Every last ounce with words that provoke,
Dave keeps us sharp, the Torridge GOAT at the yoke.

Now Scillies awaits, the test and the roar,
For all that we’ve trained, and all that we’re for.
The swell will rise, old scores to be paid,
In wild, restless waters where legends are made.

Friday, oh Friday, we leave it in the boat,
Oars lifting high, pride caught in our throat.
For Torridge we row, through the crash and the foam,
Six hearts, one crew… and we bring it home.

Short and sweet from our Ladies Masters collab!

Short and sweet from our Ladies Masters collab!

We started late in the season,
because there was a reason.
Three masters from clovelly,
who give some welly,
Made our crew from Torridge complete.
We will give it our all,
will have a ball.
And Ruth, hold on to your seat !!

@clovelly.pilot.gig.club

WPGC, Kerens is Coming 🚣‍♀️ From the bank

Ladies Vets WPGC Crew! And their accompanying poem

Ladies Vets WPGC Crew! And their accompanying poem 💙 🌊

From the banks of the Torridge we pulled through it all,
eight months on the water from autumn through squall.

Through sunshine and headwinds, through cold driving rain,
we showed up, we rowed on, we did it again.

No fair-weather rowers — we've earned every stroke,
through flat calm and chop and the chill when we woke.

Each session a little bit faster and stronger,
whatever the weather we just kept on longer.

We're not chasing silver, we won't hunt the cup,
just halfway through the fleet with our chins lifted up.

But don't be mistaken, we'll give all we've got —
eight months in the making, we're firing the shot.

Scillies, we're coming. Blades in. It's time.

Ladies Vets. Torridge. We're ready.💪

It's 2 weeks to go until the World Pilot Gig Champ

It's 2 weeks to go until the World Pilot Gig Championships (WPGC), but who are our crews? We will share over the next couple weeks, kick starting with our Ladies A and a little poem that describes their journey!

Before the dawn on the estuary wide
The Torridge Ladies A take the tide
Blades drop clean, the cox calls time
Six row as one in rhythm and rhyme

At Three Rivers Race they proved their pace
In crowded waters they held their place
And at the World Pilot Gig Championships they came alive
Twenty-fifth in the world, twenty-five

Called “Boscastle” in the final cry, no slight, just a mix-up passing by
But Torridge knew, and so did the sea
Exactly who they were meant to be

Now back they go where the granite shores
Meet rolling swell and Atlantic roars
With steadier hearts and a sharper line
To better that mark of twenty-five

We had an awesome day racing at Dartmouth this wee

We had an awesome day racing at Dartmouth this weekend! Thank you @dartgigclub for having us #rowing #gigrowing #racelife #rowinglife

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