Hayle Pilot Gig Club

15/09/2026

What a day on the Thames for the Great River Race! On Saturday we rowed 21.6 grueling, exhilarating miles from Millwall to Richmond, weaving through London’s iconic landmarks and one of the most eccentric flotillas on the planet, everything from Thames watermen cutters and Cornish pilot gigs to skiffs, rafts, and an entire boat full of Smurfs.

The results speak for themselves:

Men’s Crew (Arveth): Started back in position 225 and chased down the fleet with relentless pace. Finished in 2:46:00, crossing the line in 15th place overall out of more than 260 boats. Massive thanks to our amazing Cox, Liz, who did absolutely awesome keeping the boat going in more ways than one!

Women’s Crew (W***y Undagasek): Five of our women teamed up in an independent gig and put in a massive shift, finishing in 3:02:00—taking 49th overall and securing 3rd fastest women’s crew on the day.

A massive effort from both crews across nearly three hours of brutal head-to-head racing, navigating wake, and overtaking boat after boat. London didn’t disappoint, the support from the bridges was electric, and the post-race celebrations in Richmond were thoroughly earned.

12/09/2026

Test

12/09/2026

A massive day ahead across two waters for Hayle Gig Club! 🌊🚣‍♂️
​Down home, we have the exciting official launch of our boat, Isis.
​Meanwhile, up in the capital, our rowers take on the grueling 21.6-mile London Great River Race along the River Thames:
​13:37 – Our Men’s crew takes to the water in Arveth
​13:39 – More Hayle rowers team up in Gig W***y Unlagasack (starting just two minutes later!)
​You can track all the action live as the crews battle the tide through London:
📍 Live Tracker: https://www. follow my challenge .com /live/great-river-race-2026/?participantId=&z=18

We are attempting a live stream in Arveth too!

​Best of luck to everyone launching Isis, and massive power to the crews pulling on the Thames today! Let’s go Hayle! 💛🖤

07/09/2026

Hello, little request to all our friends, we would be grateful if you could please subscribe to our YouTube channel

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06/09/2026

What a fantastic day on the water yesterday at the NRC Newquay Gig Club Rowing Women’s Gig Championships! 🌊🚣‍♀️

​Huge efforts right across the board from our crews, taking on tough competition and tricky Newquay conditions:

​A Crew: 1st place in their heat, booking their ticket straight into today's quarter-finals! 🔥

​B Crew: A brilliant 3rd-place finish in a hard-fought battle.

​C Crew: Fantastic rowing to cross the line in 6th.

​Now it's time to do it all over again. We're looking forward to our A Crew lining up in the very first heat of the quarter-finals this morning at around 9:00 AM.

Good luck!

​You can watch the action live over on GigRower.co.uk

26/08/2026

We’ll be set up outside ASDA Hayle this Sunday (30th August), and we’d love for you to come over and say hello! Huge thanks to Asda for letting us use the space.

Our rowers will be putting in the miles on the rowing machines with some erg challenges throughout the day and we might even have one set up if you fancy hopping on and having a go yourself. We’ll also have one of our racing gigs there with us, so feel free to come and have a proper look at the boat up close.

We’ll have tickets on hand for our 50th anniversary raffle, too. There are loads of brilliant prizes to win (including a £600 Newell's Travel voucher, local B&B stays, pub meals, and hampers), with all money raised going towards restoring our old racing boat and buying vital club equipment.

If you’re doing your shopping or passing by on Sunday, pop over, cheer on the rowers, and grab a ticket! 🚣‍♀️💛💖🎫