WPGC Selection Criteria

  1. Each invitation entitles the club to bring one gig for entry in any (or all) race(s). The invitation is to the club - not to a named gig. The exception to this is that all the Isles of Scilly (IoS) gigs will be invited.
  2. For any club to be eligible for an invitation to the WPGC, the club must be in existence for at least 12 months up until the 1st April of that year. For example, for an invitation to be issued to compete in May 2022, the club will have had to be formed by 1st April 2021. 
  3. All CPGA-affiliated clubs will automatically get one invitation.
  4. The current private clubs, Penryn and Porthgain, will get one invitation each. New private clubs will get an invitation at the discretion of the Committee.
  5. International clubs not affiliated to the CPGA will get one invitation.
  6. Each of the first 12 gigs finishing in the Final of the Ladies Open on Sunday will secure an additional invitation to that crew’s registered club.
  7. Each of the first 12 gigs finishing in the Final of the Mens Open on Sunday that has not triggered an additional invitation to the same club in the Ladies Open will now secure an additional invitation to that crew’s registered club. For example … Black Rock finishes in the top 12 Ladies and secures an invitation to that crew’s club. Black Rock also finishes in the top 12 Mens but does not secure another invitation if rowed by a crew from the same club. If Black Rock is rowed by a crew from a different club and finishes in the top 12 Mens, this will secure an additional invitation to that crew’s club. If Energy does finish in the top 12 mens, this secures an additional invitation for the club if rowed by a crew from the same club which rowed Black Rock in the Ladies.
  8. Each of the first three gig’s crews which finish in the top three of the Vets and SuperVets (Ladies and Mens) which do not trigger an invitation through the Open races will secure an additional invitation to that crew's registered club.
  9. There will be a wild card system which the WPGC Committee will operate at its discretion to allow extra gigs to be included to increase the numbers if required. The wild card invitations will be derived from Groups B and C in the finals. These will be issued to clubs who have not already qualified for an additional invitation based on the top 12 Mens and top 12 Ladies.
  10. Special invitations will be issued to existing participating non-CPGA affiliated charities. The WPGC Committee will endeavour to accommodate other charities who wish to participate. Rule 2 will also apply.
  11. Invitations are not transferable. If a club declines an invitation, the invitation returns to the WPGC to be re-allocated. It cannot be transferred to another club.
  12. All requests to attend the WPGC will be considered by the Committee.
  13. Eligible gigs for entry must have a CPGA registration number or be built prior to 2005.