Take a course at The Boat Building Academy. Oar making courses now open

Please find attached some recent photographs of the Lyme Gig Under construction. The vessel will be completed in June 2008. The Club now has 80 paid up members.
The Boat Building Academy in Lyme Regis are have organised and are now offering Oar Making Courses.

Details as follows:

Tuesday nights, 7 - 9pm, starting on 15th January. The Course runs for eight weeks at a cost of £110.00 per person.

There are a limited number of places which will be allocated on a first come basis so please email Yvonne Green ASAP at office@boatbuildingacademy.com or on Tel: +44 (0)1297 445545 if you would like to attend the course

Every one has to start at the bottom even the boat as you can see. Take this opportunity and attend the course now Short time of learning for a lifetime skill .

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Invitation to Members

Lyme Regis Gig Club - General Meeting

7pm Friday 9th November 2007

The Powerboat Club, Monmouth Beach

Supper - £5.00 on the door

View the Lyme Regis Gig Under Construction
Talk and slide show by Ralph Bird – Renowned Gig Builder
Learn about and sign up to the forthcoming Boat Building Academy Oar Making Courses
Present your ideas on the name and colour scheme for the Lyme Regis Gig
Social gathering & chance to discuss the future of Lyme Regis Gig Club

Lyme Regis Gig Club is open to people of all ages and backgrounds. Shape up and ship aboard if you’d like to take up sea rowing – to keep fit, compete in events around the West Country or just have fun.

RSVP to Marcus Dixon
St Michael’s Business Centre, Church Street, Lyme Regis, Dorset, DT7 3DB
e-mail: Marcus@lrdt.co.uk tel: 01297 444571
http://www.lymeregisgigclub.com/

News Flash Weymouth Gig Club Invitation

New s Flash ,The Lyme Regis Gig Club have been invited to Weymouth to row their gig on Saturday 11th August 07 at 4pm to be followed by a BBQ. This should be an exciting day out for all you prospective "Giggers". Anybody interested mail me back so that we can get an idea of numbers and maybe get some transport organised.Chris Walters Also added to that if you ring me Ken Whetlor I will pass on the message to Chris.

Report of the General Meeting July 5th 2007
Hi everyone trust you are all well. I have listed below the latest news from the Lyme Regis Gig Club General meeting that was held on July 5th 2007 at the Power Boat Club. On behalf of every one I would like to thank them for allowing the Gig Club the use of there club on that evening.

Let me introduce you to the Lyme Regis Gig Club Steering Group who have been working hard to move things forward.
Peter Gush > Hugh Corbin > Chris Walters > Chris Douglas >Henry Barlow> Gail McGarva > Jackie O’Leary > Diana Dixon

Brief Update .
Seventy people who have expressed an interest in joining the club
We have the provisional OK from the Cornish Pilot Gig Association to establish a club in Lyme
We also have provisional agreement from Lyme Regis Town Council to keep a gig behind building opposite the power boat club.
We have raised £1200 for the club, big thanks to Nigel Clarke for his help in securing a contribution of £1000 from Proctor and Gamble
We have longer term plans to build two pilot gigs for Lyme Regis
We have been out to tender to three boat builders. The Steering Group agreed to commission Lyme Regis Boat Building Academy opposite to undertake the build – subject to contract.
The aim is to commence the build of the first gig in September 07 and for the vessel to be completed by May/June 2008
The Total cost for each gig is in the region of £20,000 to include build, trailer, oars and associated kit.
The Gig Club is submitting grant funding applications to various parties.
There are plans to invite people to become a patron of the Gig Club (£500 for five years) and we are also interested in commercial sponsorship.
We are looking at merchandising
Initially we are looking for all members to pay a one off subscription of £15.00 to be a member.
When we commission the first gig we will invite members to pay an annual fee. Please take a look at the leaflet for details of proposed fees – based on rates paid at other clubs.
Once we have instructed Lyme Regis Academy to start work, we will have to start to think of a name for the Lyme Gig.
This will be interesting and we would like to invite you all to start to think of what she might be called. Please put ideas down on the back of the Gig Club Leaflet.
Fitness sessions up at Woodroffe School for Lyme Regis Gig Club. They have three rowing machines and we can negotiate some sort of club rate.
We are in the process of organising a mini bus trip to Weymouth for opportunity to row a gig, which is likely to be on the afternoon of Saturday August 11th 2007.
I trust this will wet the appetite of all of you who read this report and realise that we mean

business so do come and join us.

Gig racing at its very best in the South West

This is what you will see in future showing all the excitment of Gig racing in Lyme Regis

This is real racing . !

Next Meeting of the Gig Club

Hi everybody,Things are going very well with setting up the club and we are having a general meeting on Thursday 5th July at 7.00pm. This meeting is a chance for us to bring you up to date with finances and the building of your gig.The venue is the Power Boat club in Lyme, so a few beers will have to be consumed. Andrew Goss from Weymouth Gig Club will be there to give us somei nsight into racing and answer any questions we might have.We are now officially a club and so we need to sign people up properly with a membership fee of £15. Please feel free to bring along others who might be interested. I look forward to seeing you there.

At the Beginning

Our number one supporter

June 5th The Lyme Regis Gig Club the beginning .
At the beginning there were six people and a boat intent on rowing there way into the history books. Where is the sixth person ? They laughed and they rowed and even hit other boats but they were not deterred because they new they would always be happy if they sunk. But the future is bright they aim to raise funds to buy a gig that would be the envy of the gig world with the flag of Lyme Regis flying with pride
The new Lyme Regis Gig Club took part in the gruelling Ocean To City searowing race in Cork on Saturday. The inclement weather meant the eventcovered around twelve nautical miles from Crosshaven on Ireland's Atlantic Coast to Cork City Centre.This year over seventy participants took part in Ocean To City, which was staged in rainy, rough conditions backed by a southerly force six. The Lyme Gig Club team comprised Cox, Karen Hull, Andy and Carolyn Llewelyn and Diana and Marcus Dixon rowing Greta, which was built in 1885 and the oldest boat to participate.'The rough conditions at the start of the race suited 'the Lyme team were inthe lead for the first five miles. However despite excellent coxing, the calmer water closer to Cork gave the local boats the edge and 'Greta' with its heavy displacement and 'veteran crew' missed out on crossing the finishing line amongst the leaders. The Ocean to City event is great fun and Cork is a wonderful, friendly city and I hope that Lyme Regis Gig Club will be part of next years event, hopefully fielding the Towns planned, faster Cornish pilot gig' said Marcus Dixon.