CPGA WEEKLY UPDATE

No 15 – 2017

SAFETY QUICK REFERENCE As the season has now started and with the lighter evenings, remember that the general public are watching. Safety is down to the club, guidance is • Safety - issued but you, as a club, need to act in the most responsible way for all, not reminder only for your club members but the general public as well.

• Disks for CPGA The CPGA do receive emails from the general public expressing concern, so do consider all factors when launching / training / recovery and your events. Gigs • Note from IOS There will be an update on Safety during this month as the CPGA adopt British Rowing – RowSafe, but in the meantime act responsibly. Steamship Group and D&C DISKS FOR CPGA GIGS Police Within the next twelve months the CPGA gig register will reach the milestone of its 200th gig, the most recently launched gig is No 197 – Morah • CIAB built by D Currah for Coverack.

• 2018 Scillies Certificates used to be issued for all CPGA registered gigs, but with changes • Shipping Times of ownership, changes of committee etc within clubs, these have not always been passed on and so the disk aims to identify the boat for all and prove that it is a genuine Cornish Pilot Gig.

The disks are going to be attached to as many gigs as possible while the boats are in the Scillies. This task is being undertaken by Brian Nobbs (boatbuilder) assisted by Justin Harmer. The disk is a stainless steel ‘tag’ individually engraved with CPGA and the unique number to the boat. They will be screwed to the stern post.

We would therefore ask permission from all clubs to do this while there is the opportunity. It will be assumed that unless anything is heard from the club, the consent is given. For any gigs not on the islands, clubs will be contacted later.

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IOS STEAMSHIP GROUP AND DEVON AND CORNWALL POLICE - MESSAGE

This is a message from the Isles of Scilly Steamship Group working with Devon and Cornwall Police.

We are sure you will have a wonderful visit to the magical Isles of Scilly and to those of you that are travelling to the Islands for the World Pilot Gig Championships Weekend, a special welcome.

So that visitors, competitors and spectators and the Island communities can enjoy this event safely we will not be allowing drunken and disorderly passengers to board the Scillonian III either at Penzance or St Mary’s Quays.

If you are refused passage either on St Mary’s Quay or Penzance Quay because of your behaviour, the costs of return transport and accommodation are yours. The cost to your reputation and that of your Gig Club is most definitely yours.

Please help us to make this a successful and safe event for visitors and Islanders and everyone travelling on board RMV Scillonian III.

CIAB

Following the launch of Seven Stars in February 2017, she can now be found at her home for the coming twelve (12) months – the River Thames - Richmond. She has been welcome by the London Cornish Pilot Gig Club and will prove an asset in the coming months as more people are able to access the sport of rowing.

The second GRP is going to be located at TMSC Rowers for two (2) years and is now on the blocks, so she will soon take to the waters of the South West and allow more people to experience the sport of gig rowing.

SCILLIES 2018

Following the resignation of Chairman Rick Persich in February the Gig Committee appealed to the residents of Scilly for additional volunteers to help with the organisation of the event. The appeal has proved to be a success and interim Chairman Kevin Sherris said “I am delighted with the offers of help that have come forward and we are currently slotting the new volunteers into their roles for the event later this month and then we will have a ‘wash-up’ meeting after the champs and elect a new Chairman for the 2018 competition”

Kevin was the previous Chairman before Rick took the reins some ten years ago and indeed has been the Vice Chair during Ricks time and was therefore the natural choice to cover this year’s event, Kevin went on to say “I am looking forward to this year’s racing but due to business and family commitments I’m sadly not able to become the Chairman moving forward. Rick was an outstanding Chairman and I totally understand his decision to step down to enable him to have more time to enjoy the Islands’ and get out fishing!”

The 2018 event will start with the Vets races on Friday 4th May 2018 with the finals on Sunday 6th May 2018.

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SHIPPING TIMES WEEK BEGINNING 17TH APRIL

Received from the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company. This coming week

Monday 17th April – Scillonian – all gigs to be on the Lighthouse Quay (normal Scillonian Quay) between 7:00- 7:30am.

Monday 17th April – Gry Maritha – all gigs to be on North Arm Pier (normal Gry Quay) for noon.

Tuesday 18th Apri – Scillonian – all gigs to be on the Lighthouse Quay (normal Scillonian Quay) between 7:00- 7:30am.

Wednesday 19th April – Scillonian – all gigs to be on the Lighthouse Quay (normal Scillonian Quay) between 7:00-7:30am.

Wednesday 19th April – Gry Maritha – all gigs to be on the Lighthouse Quay (normal Scillonian Quay) between 10:00-11:30am – please note NOT the North Arm.

Thursday 20th April – Scillonian – all gigs to be on the Lighthouse Quay (normal Scillonian Quay) between 7:00- 7:30am.

Friday 21st April – Gry Maritha – all clubs will be contacted individually.

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