WHAT IS WPGC?
The World Pilot Gig Championships are an annual gig racing event held on the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom during the May Day bank holiday weekend. WPGC was first held in 1990, only attracting a few crews from Cornwall, but in the intervening years the amount of pilot gigs attending has increased with crews coming from all over the South-West and some from even further afield.
WHEN IS THE WPGC 2024?
The WPGC is traditionally held on the early May Bank holiday weekend. WPGC 2025 will be held from Friday 2nd May to Sunday 4th May. The event usually begins with the Vets/Super Vets coxes meeting at 10:00 on the Friday. The presentation of trophies and medals is at 17:00 on the Sunday. These times may vary: check the current Race Timetable page.
HOW DO I REGISTER FOR THE WPGC 2025?
Details of registration for WPGC 2025 will be announced after this year's event.
WHO RUNS WPGC?
The World Pilot Gig Championship is run by the WPGC Committee which consists of a dedicated small group of volunteers. The Committee collaborates with the Islands Partnership (IP, also known as Visit Isles of Scilly) and the CPGA (Cornish Pilot Gig Association) to assist with the operational running of the event, as well as other agencies to help make the event sustainable and safe. The wider event partnership group includes the Council of the Isles of Scilly, the Duchy of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company.
HOW MUCH IS IT TO REGISTER FOR THE WPGC?
The 2025 cost for WPGC entry is yet to be confirmed.
CAN I PAY MY REGISTRATION FEE ON THE DAY?
No. All registration payments must be made in advance of the event as part of the registration process.
WE ARE A CREW MEMBER/COX SHORT. CAN YOU HELP?
Feel free to post something on our Facebook page but it is best to go straight to other clubs, so post something on the GigRower Members Forum on Facebook and also the Facebook pages of the IoS gig clubs. Also, there is a Lonely Hearts Board in the Tunnel where requests like this can be written on the weekend.
CAN WE ROW FOR ONE CLUB IN THE VETS/SUPERVETS RACES AND ANOTHER CLUB IN THE OPEN RACES?
You can but the invitation for the next WPGC will go to the club who has registered the gig for that race.
HOW DO WE GET OUR GIG TO SCILLY?
The only way is to book it through the Isles of Scilly Steamship Group - unless you want to row the 28 miles from the mainland. The CPGA administers the shipping of gigs for clubs.
The World Pilot Gig Championships are an annual gig racing event held on the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom during the May Day bank holiday weekend. WPGC was first held in 1990, only attracting a few crews from Cornwall, but in the intervening years the amount of pilot gigs attending has increased with crews coming from all over the South-West and some from even further afield.
WHEN IS THE WPGC 2024?
The WPGC is traditionally held on the early May Bank holiday weekend. WPGC 2025 will be held from Friday 2nd May to Sunday 4th May. The event usually begins with the Vets/Super Vets coxes meeting at 10:00 on the Friday. The presentation of trophies and medals is at 17:00 on the Sunday. These times may vary: check the current Race Timetable page.
HOW DO I REGISTER FOR THE WPGC 2025?
Details of registration for WPGC 2025 will be announced after this year's event.
WHO RUNS WPGC?
The World Pilot Gig Championship is run by the WPGC Committee which consists of a dedicated small group of volunteers. The Committee collaborates with the Islands Partnership (IP, also known as Visit Isles of Scilly) and the CPGA (Cornish Pilot Gig Association) to assist with the operational running of the event, as well as other agencies to help make the event sustainable and safe. The wider event partnership group includes the Council of the Isles of Scilly, the Duchy of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company.
HOW MUCH IS IT TO REGISTER FOR THE WPGC?
The 2025 cost for WPGC entry is yet to be confirmed.
CAN I PAY MY REGISTRATION FEE ON THE DAY?
No. All registration payments must be made in advance of the event as part of the registration process.
WE ARE A CREW MEMBER/COX SHORT. CAN YOU HELP?
Feel free to post something on our Facebook page but it is best to go straight to other clubs, so post something on the GigRower Members Forum on Facebook and also the Facebook pages of the IoS gig clubs. Also, there is a Lonely Hearts Board in the Tunnel where requests like this can be written on the weekend.
CAN WE ROW FOR ONE CLUB IN THE VETS/SUPERVETS RACES AND ANOTHER CLUB IN THE OPEN RACES?
You can but the invitation for the next WPGC will go to the club who has registered the gig for that race.
HOW DO WE GET OUR GIG TO SCILLY?
The only way is to book it through the Isles of Scilly Steamship Group - unless you want to row the 28 miles from the mainland. The CPGA administers the shipping of gigs for clubs.