Is it not beutiful getting ready for the big day 29th June

Newsletter & Questionaire on the next page.

A visit to the work shop on Tuesday May 27th 2008

Jo and I visited the Gig this week to look at progress and it has certainly come on in the last few weeks . Jo is talking to Gail Macarva about the next step in the construction. Sorry we forgot to switch on the lights!

This is the big day we need all the help we can muster

LAUNCH is the 29th June 2008,

The first Lyme Regis Gig – REBEL – will be launched on Sunday 29th June 2008 – so keep your diaries free

12.30pm there will be a reception at Power Boat Club with the boat on display – VIP’s to be invited
1pm procession singing sea shanties and carrying the gig down to the slipway
Boat blessing on slipway
Launch and ‘salt throwing’
Speech from Mayor and Club President
Rebel will be rowed out of the Harbour mouth by a team of trained young people from Woodroffe School
Gigs from neighbouring clubs will launch in flotilla (We are expecting around 4 visiting gigs from Weymouth and Swanage)
Some racing will take place followed by a BBQ and fundraising at Power Boat Club

HELP NEEDED for 29th June

AT THE MOMENT WE NEED VOLUNTEERS TO HELP WITH THE FOLLOWING:

Organising and manning the BBQ
Cakes
Someone to man cake stall (cake stalls are a tradition at gig gatherings and a good fundraiser!)
Organising a raffle
Raffle prizes

I am sure more help will be needed and will keep you posted………..but in the meantime visit the website to see how Rebel is progressing.

Anyone who order a club polo shirt at the AGM – please could you come and collect from St Michael’s Business Centre, Church St. Lyme Regis or give me a call 01297 445021

Many thanks
Diana

Is it not beutiful

A treat for me.

Last week my daughter treated me to lunch and dinner at the Alexander Hotel this being my first day and only day out since leaving hospital. Apart from the special day two points of note will be remembered by us. The first was the BBC one showing of "Meet the Immigrants" on the Monday evening some of which took place at the Alexander Hotel part of which I was in and the other we visited the Lyme Regis Gig "Rebel" nearly completed in its workshop. What a wonderful sight. Having watched Gigs in other places I cannot wait for the day of the launch of "Rebel". I know my daughter is now as enthusiastic as I am having seen the Gig in the making.

A Joyous crowd with a job well done .

The picture of the oar makers themselves minus Trish who sadly did not make our last session
Oar makers song Sue Beckers 03.08

Oh the gig she was long and the gig she looked great.
She was ready for rowing 2008,
But she needed some blades, 6, 7 or more
And that’s how we found ourselves making her oars

And we shall go rowing the Lyme Regis way,
Out of the Cobb and over the bay.

Now Big Chris and Hugh work as fast as they can,
Any problems and Hugh got them out of a jam
And Chris is so clever with blade and with saw
Whenever we turned round, he’d finished an oar!

And we shall go rowing…

Gill and Sue spent time laughing, said Gill
“Well just think,
Perhaps we can get them to paint the gig pink!
But if anyone needs to push off rocks or shore,
They can use what they like,
But they can’t use my oar!”

And we shall go rowing…

Trish came and joined in, carving curves with the blocks.
And Mike from the Navy – we thought he’d be cox.
While rowing out the Cobb – too close to the wall,
He’d shout “fend her off lads….but don’t use my oar!”

And we shall go rowing…

Mike’s our instructor; a wizard with wood.
He whittled and fettled and helped where he could,
Showed us spoke-shave and planes,
He couldn’t have done more.
We’ve renamed his business “WONDER and OAR”!
And we shall go rowing…

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.