Gig rowing

After steady training during August and September we took part in the Great River Race. The training was about building endurance and we steadily incrreased our periods of rowing until we were rowing for 2 hours. We felt incredibly fit.

On the 20th September Richard towed the gig Pinnacle to the start point at Millwall in East London. It was a very long day because after dropping off the gig we had to take the empty trailer across London to the finishing point at Richmond. We stayed overnight in a hotel in Twickenham.

On the 21st September a bus had been laid on for participants. We were taken over the river to the start point at Millwall.

It was an amazing and unforgettable day. We rowed along the Thames passing all the major sites of London. We each rowed for at least two hours and completed the row in an impressive 2 hours 38 minutes

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Further 2024 highlights

Captiva was lifted from the water on the 1st September for a new engine and gearbox to be fitted. She returned to the water on the 19th October. We decided to keep her in the marina over the winter rather than lifting out again. This gave us a chance to test the new engine.