Saltash College explores rowing
Provider: Cornwall College CSM East
We have a qualified coach, Rhiannon bailey from British Rowing coaching students from Cornwall College Satlash in the sport of ... read more
Cost: Free
Suitability Levels:
Beginner
Suitable age groups:
16-19
Suitable gender:
Mixed
Saltash College explores rowing
The Cornish pilot gig is a six-oared rowing boat, built of Cornish narrow leaf elm, 32 feet (9.8 m) long with a beam of four feet ten inches. The original purpose of the Cornish pilot gig was as a general work boat, and the craft is used for taking pilots out to incoming vessels off the Atlantic. In those days the race would be the first gig to get their pilot on board a vessel (often those about to run aground on rocks) got the job, and hence the payment. Today, pilot gigs are used primarily for sport, with around 100 clubs across the globe.