Josephine and I visited the nearly finished Gig on Thursday 13th March

(Photos by Charlie)

Our love for this type of craft started when we visited St Mawes regularly. To see their boats both men and women taking to the water in the gigs is a fine site. A very competitive sport for all ages. These photos taken recently are hopefully the first of the Lyme Regis Gigs and built locally. Being involved from the very beginning we congratulate all those who have worked so hard to get where we are now.

GiG Club AGM

Lyme Regis Gig Club

Annual General Meeting

Agenda

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of Lyme Regis Gig Club will be held at 7.30pm on March 14th 2008 at Lyme Regis Powerboat Club, Monmouth Beach Cap Park, Lyme Regis.

Viewing of the Gig at Lyme Regis Boat Building Academy will be available from 7pm to 7.30pm.

Agenda items to include:

To receive a report from the Chair of the Steering Group of Lyme Regis Gig Club on the preceding year and plans for the future.
To receive a report from the Treasurer of the Steering Group on the accounts of Lyme Regis Gig Club.
To adopt the amended Lyme Regis Gig Club Constitution
To agree the name for the first Lyme Regis Gig
To elect the Committee to include the Chair, Treasurer, Secretary and nine other members.

Following the formal business of the meeting, the Members will have the opportunity to ask the Committee questions about the Gig Club.

The bar at Lyme Regis Powerboat Club will be open following the AGM

NB: Members are invited to stand for the Committee at the Annual General Meeting. However those members wishing to stand specifically for Chair, Treasurer or Secretary should notify the Steering Group (contactable below) in advance of the AGM.







Annual General Meeting
Briefing to Members

The Lyme Regis Gig Club’s ‘Steering Group’ Chair’s Report and Treasurer’s report on the accounts will be given at the Annual General Meeting.

The amended Lyme Regis Gig Club ‘Constitution’ is sent as an appendix to this document. Members are invited to make comments, within one week of receipt of this correspondence.

At the Annual General Meeting each member will be invited to cast one vote on one of the names short-listed by the Steering Group. Votes will be cast at the beginning of the Annual General Meeting when a brief introduction on each proposed name will be made, the results will be tallied and the winning name announced before the election of the Committee. The Chair of the Steering Group will have the casting vote in the case of a tie.

Please write and cast your vote by nominating just one of the short-listed names if you are a Member of the Gig Club and unable to attend the AGM on March 14th 2008. Postal votes should arrive no later than March 12 2008.

The short-listed names are:

· Pride of Lyme
· Snap
· Cobb
· Pearl
· Rebel
· Mary Anning
The Committee

At the Annual General Meeting members of Lyme Regis Gig Club will appoint a Committee of up to twelve people to take responsibility for the running of the Club.

Members are invited to stand for election to the Committee at the Annual General Meeting; however those standing for Chair, Treasurer and Secretary are invited to notify the Steering Group in advance.

The Committee will appoint a ‘Commander’ as ‘President’ for a one-year period to act as honorary head of Lyme Regis Gig Club. The ‘Commander’ is not a Committee Member.














The Committee may appoint advisors in an ‘honorary’ capacity to advise on issues. At the Annual General Meeting it is proposed to appoint an ‘Honorary Health & Safety Adviser’ and Honorary Auditor’.

The Committee will appoint a team of Officers to head-up:

Chair (Head of Operations) Maintenance
Rowing Captain Finance (Treasurer)
Safety Administration
Training Special Projects

An effective Committee team are going to be central to the future success of Lyme Regis Gig Club. A commitment to making the Club a safe, equitable and enjoyable organisation will underpin the working of this team. Members are invited to join the Committee, particularly if they are able to play an active role and serve as an Officer.

The Launch of the Town’s New Gig

The new Lyme Regis Gig will be launched at the Cobb on the afternoon of June 28th 2008.

The event will be a special celebration and the Gig Club would like to organise a sub-group to plan the day. Please contact Marcus Dixon at the address below if you’d like to join this team.

Lyme Regis Gig Club ‘Polo Shirt’

In time to mark the launch on the Town’s new Gig, Lyme Regis Gig Club has commissioned a navy blue polo shirt, carrying the new Club emblem (above – top page 3) and Lyme Regis Gig Club on the back in white letters.

Members can buy a navy blue Lyme Regis Gig Club polo shirt for £15 each. Sizes;

Size
XS
S
M
L
XL
XXL
3XL
4XL
To fit chest of
36
38
40
42/44
46
48
50/52
54

Please order by sending a cheque made payable to ‘Lyme Regis Gig Club’ to the address below and indicating the size that is required or place your order and pay at the Annual General Meeting. Polo shirts will be available for collection at St Michael’s Business Centre, Lyme Regis when ready.

Weymouth Gig Club - Opportunity to Row a Gig

Weymouth Gig Club has kindly invited members of Lyme Regis Gig Club to go along on 22nd March to Weymouth to row one of their gigs. Please contact Chris Douglas at seajaydouglas@yahoo.co.uk or at the address below if you’d like to go along.

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 .

http://www.risingseas.co.uk/
http://www.lymeregiswebcam.com/

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.