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GIG NAME YEAR GIG COLOUR OF GIG CLUB NAME COUNTRY BUILT Ajax 2004 Blue Britannia Alfie Jenkins 2010 Red Tresco & Bryher Gig Club Amazon 2012 white/red/blue Caradon Amuda 2015 Grey KNZ&RV Netherlands Ann Glanville 2016 white/red/blue Caradon Arveth 2014 Varnshed with maroon Hayle bottom AVONA 2016 Light Blue / Varnish Clifton Bacchante 2004 Blue Britannia Bedehaven 2004 Blue and white Bude Pilot Gig Club Black Rock 2110 Varnish Falmouth Black Ven 2009 Cream/Blue Lyme Regis BLACKBIRD 1996 Yellow/blue gunwhale Clevedon Pilot Gig Club Blaez 1997 Blue Bridport Gig Club Bolster 2006 Red St.Agnes Bolt 2007 Light Blue/Dark Blue Salcombe Estuary Rowing Club Brabyn 2004 White/Black Padstow Brisons 1999 Blue Cape Cornwall Bryanek 2005 Blue St.Agnes Buller 1986 light blue cadgwith CADMUS 2015 Blue/white Salcombe Estuary Rowing Club Catalina 2014 Jade Cattewater chesil 1997 Red Portland Gig Rowing Club Christine H 2002 Burgundy/white Clovelly Circe 1995 Mid Blue Nankersey Cormoran 2011 Black, White, Yellow Mount's Bay Gig Club Corsair 1991 Blue/Red Port Isaac Rowing Club Cream of Cornwall 2010 Cream Cotehele Quay Gig Club Daedelus 2003 Navy Blue Royal Marines Tamar Dagger 2011 Blue Bridport Gig Club Dall Lewer 2000 Yellow Newquay Rowing Club DEFENDER 2009 GREY / RED Charlestown Rowing Club Defiance 1997 Teal St.Ives pilot gig club Double Dutch 2002 Blue KWV De Kaag Netherlands Drake 2010 Jade Cattewater Ella Rose 2006 Dark Blue Porthgain Elowen 2015 Varnish / Cream Mevagissey Emma Louise 2004 Varnished/white St Mary's Gig Club Energetic 1991 yellow Porthleven Essa 2010 white/red/blue Caradon Faith 2008 mid blue Devoran Pilot Gig Club Falcon 1998 mid blue Devoran Pilot Gig Club Fortitude 2013 Teal St.ives pilot gig club Galatea 2001 Blue St Martins GEEVOR 2013 BLUE AND YELLOW PENDEEN PILOT GIG CLUB Gibraltar 2016 Varnish Royal Marines Tamar GIG NAME YEAR GIG COLOUR OF GIG CLUB NAME COUNTRY BUILT Ginette 2004 claret and light blue Tamar and Tavy Golden Gear 1998 Navy Boscastle and Crackington Governor 2014 Varnish Falmouth GRACE 2012 Varnish Charlestown Rowing Club Gull Rock 2003 Blue Portreath Gig Club Gwineas 1996 White below the water line, St. Goran Rowing Club purple above the water line with black gunnels H4H Valiant 2016 Red H$H (Caradon) HELFORD 2015 GREEN HELFORD RIVER GIG CLUB Hope 2000 Light Blue Newquay Rowing Club Idas 1997 Black Falmouth Invermore 2012 White and Green Arklow Rowing Club, Ireland Ireland irene too 2004 wood color WSV de Spiegel Nederhorst Netherlands den Berg Iron Maid 2006 Claret & Blue Old Quay Gig Club Isambard 2007 Dark Blue Bristol Islander 1989 Burgundy/white St Mary's Gig Club Isolde 2008 Green Weymouth Jeannie 1990 Black, White, Yellow Mount's Bay Gig Club JUPITER 2002 Maroon/Navy/White HMS RALEIGH Keith Owen 2011 Cyan Blue Sidmouth Kensa 2003 Black, White, Yellow Mount's Bay Gig Club Kerens 2002 Varnish and Blue Torridge Killigerran 2000 Red Roseland gig Club Lady Freda 2011 Red with Black Gunnels and Barnstaple Pilot Gig Club water mark Lannvorek 2008 Varnish / Cream Mevagissey Lantic 2003 Red Fowey Lark 2000 Yellow with black waterline Coverack Leander 2003 Blue Britannia Lightning 1999 burgundy Dart Lyonesse 1988 Yellow Appledore borrowed from Mike Screaton Manacle Belle 2006 Yellow with black waterline Coverack Melusine 2006 Dark green Zennor Gig Club (Penzance) MERTHEN 1999 GREEN HELFORD RIVER GIG CLUB Messack 2010 Blue Truro Millers Daughter 2003 white/red/blue Caradon Minnadhu White Rame Gig Club Morah 2017 Yellow with black waterline Coverack Morgan 2009 Blue Teign Morlader 2001 Varnish Penryn Morvoren 1999 Dark green Torridge Gig Club Nipper 2013 Red with Black Gunnels and Barnstaple Pilot Gig Club water mark Nornour 1971 White/Orange St Mary's Gig Club Old Harry 2002 dark Blue Swanage Sea Rowing Club GIG NAME YEAR GIG COLOUR OF GIG CLUB NAME COUNTRY BUILT PEDN BILLY 2008 GREEN HELFORD RIVER GIG CLUB Penarrow 2006 Maroon/white gunnels Flushing & Mylor Pilot Gig Club Pendower 2017 Dark green Zennor Gig Club (Penzance) Penlee Point 2004 White Rame Gig Club Penny 2002 Yellow (Green Strake) Weymouth Phantom 1992 TBC North Norfolk Pinnacle 2003 Marroon/white gunnels Flushing & Mylor Pilot Gig Club Poll Grwagh 1995 Red over green Falmouth Polvarth 2000 Red Roseland Gig Club Pulpit Rock 2013 Red Portland Gig Rowing Club Ralph Bird 2007 Pale blue Porthgain Rapparee 2005 red & white Ilfracombe Pilot Gig Club Rebel 2007 Cream/Blue Lyme Regis Rhos 1989 Mid Blue London Cornish Pilot Gig Club Rival 1989 Dark Blue Boscastle and Crackington Rodney Bey 1995 Orange & White Exmouth Gig Club Rogue 2010 Red & White Ilfracombe pilot gig club ROSCARROCK 2005 BLUE/RED Port Isaac Rowing Club Royal 1988 Blue Truro RYDER 1992 BLUE LOOE SAMPHIRE 1999 BLUE LOOE ROWING CLUB Seahawk 1996 Navy Blue Langstone Senara 1995 Dark green Zennor Gig Club (Penzance) Serafina 2008 Mid Blue Nankersey Serica 1967 Navy Gloucester Mass USA Shah 1873 Blue St Agnes IOS Shelly Maid 2017 Orange & White Exmouth Gig Club Smudger 2013 Burgundy Dart SPEEDWELL 2001 BLUE ROCK ROWING CLUB Spirit of Langstone 2003 Blue Langstone Spurr 2016 Blue Truro Spy 2009 Light Blue Newquay Rowing Club St. elvan 2001 yellow Porthleven Star of Northney 2016 Blue Langstone SWIFT 2008 BLUE ROCK ROWING CLUB TALISMAN 2010 BLUE LOOE ROWING CLUB Tamar 2008 claret and light blue Tamar and Tavy Tamarisk 2009 light blue cadgwith Taran 1999 Black, White, Yellow Mount's Bay Gig Club Teign Spirit 2000 Blue Teign Tempest 2011 Cream/blue Lyme Regis Templer 2014 Blue Teign Teylu 2015 Cream Cotehele Quay Gig Club Torrent 2006 Varnished Boscastle and Crackington Treasure turqoise KWVL Loosdrecht (Holland) Netherlands GIG NAME YEAR GIG COLOUR OF GIG CLUB NAME COUNTRY BUILT Tregarthen's 2012 Turquoise St Mary's Gig Club Tristan 2009 Green Weymouth Troy 2010 Red Fowey Vault 2016 White below the water line, St. Goran Rowing Club purple above with varnished gunnels. Verbina 2005 White / Black Appledore Pilot Gig Club Vigila 2015 White Newquay (RAF) Vilt ? varnished KNZ&RV Netherlands Vliegende Hollander 2009 varnish SRV Netherlands Volante 2014 Burgundy Dart WATCH and PRAY 2011 Yellow/blue gunwhale Clevedon Pilot Gig Club Whitford 2007 White / black Appledore Pilot Gig Club Will-to-Win 2007 Varnish and Blue Torridge Winspit 2012 dark blue Swanage Sea Rowing Club Wolf 2012 Light Blue/Dark Blue Salcombe Estuary Rowing Club Young Bristol 2007 Dark Blue Bristol Zawn 2014 Unpainted wood Flushing & Mylor Pilot Gig Club Zeeheld 2013 Varnished Scheveningsche Netherlands Roeivereeniging Zeus 1996 Cream Cotehele Quay Gig Club .
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