World Pilot Gig Championships


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.
The World Championships were first held in 1990, only attracting a few crews from Cornwall, but over the years the amount of pilot gigs attending has increased with crews coming from all over the South of England, the Netherlands, Ireland, France and beyond.

Races

There are multiple races that take place over the weekend, of varying distance, all starting on the Friday night. The women's and men's Veterans and Super Veterans races take place on Friday evening, while the four Open races take place on Saturday and Sunday. Traditionally a sailing race is held on the Monday along with an Isles of Scilly vs Mainland rugby union match.
St Agnes
The longest race is from the island of St. Agnes down to the finish line just off the quay of St. Mary's. Both Veterans and Super Veterans races follow this course to decide the winner of the trophy for these categories.
On the Saturday the women and men race separately, with a full line up of gigs. In 2019 163 gigs were on the women's start line with 160 crews competing in the men's race. The finishing positions from the St. Agnes course determine the seedings for the subsequent heats.
Nut Rock
Each gig is seeded based on the St. Agnes race and the heats are split into groups of 12 for the race from Nut Rock back to St. Mary's. Two heats are held - one on Saturday and one of Sunday morning - with the top two gigs in each group being promoted and the bottom two relegated.
The finals for both the women and men take place on the Sunday afternoon, again racing the same Nut Rock course. Each group then has a winner and the outcome of group A decides who is the overall champions.

Results

Women's Results
Year1st Place2nd Place3rd Place
1990NewquayPadstowFowey
1991Isles of ScillyRoselandNewquay
1992Isles of ScillyPadstowNewquay
1993NewquayIsles of ScillyFowey
1994FoweyIsles of ScillyFalmouth
1995FalmouthPort IsaacIsles of Scilly
1996FoweyFalmouthTruro
1997FalmouthFoweyIsles of Scilly
1998FalmouthKWV De-Kaag Isles of Scilly
1999KWV De-Kaag FalmouthCharlestown
2000Isles of ScillyKWV De-Kaag Falmouth
2001Isles of ScillyPar BayKWV De-Kaag
2002FalmouthIsles of ScillyMounts Bay
2003Isles of ScillyKWV De-Kaag Salcombe
2004FalmouthIsles of ScillyCharlestown
2005FalmouthIsles of ScillyCaradon
2006FalmouthMounts BayCaradon
2007FalmouthRoselandCaradon
2008FalmouthCharlestownRoseland
2009RoselandFalmouthMounts Bay
2010FalmouthRoselandScheveningen
2011FalmouthScheveningen Charlestown
2012FalmouthIsles of Scilly Par Bay
2013FalmouthMounts BayCaradon
2014FalmouthIsles of Scilly Roseland
2015NewquayMounts BayRoseland
2016CaradonFlushing and MylorIsles of Scilly
2017CaradonFoweyIsles of Scilly
2018CaradonFalmouthMounts Bay
2019FalmouthCaradonScheveningen

Men's Results
Year1st Place2nd Place3rd Place
1990TruroIsles of ScillyIsles of Scilly
1991Isles of ScillyFoweyTruro
1992Isles of ScillyTruroIsles of Scilly
1993Isles of ScillyTruroIsles of Scilly
1994Isles of ScillyHayleCaradon
1995CaradonIsles of ScillyPar Bay
1996CaradonTruroRoseland
1997CaradonRoselandPar Bay
1998CaradonPar BayRoseland
1999CaradonIsles of ScillyPar Bay
2000CaradonRoselandKWV De-Kaag
2001CaradonRoselandFalmouth
2002FalmouthCaradonRame
2003CaradonRameIsles of Scilly
2004CaradonFalmouthCaradon B
2005CaradonCaradon BPar Bay
2006CaradonRoselandCaradon B
2007CaradonRoselandPar Bay
2008Mounts BayPar BayRoseland
2009Par BayCaradonFalmouth
2010Par BayCaradonMounts Bay
2011FalmouthCaradonMounts Bay
2012FalmouthLooeCaradon
2013FalmouthLooeRoseland
2014FalmouthLooeCaradon
2015FalmouthCaradonLooe
2016FalmouthLooeCaradon
2017FalmouthLooeCaradon
2018LooeCaradonFalmouth
2019LooeRoselandCoverack

Results by Crew

Women
RankCrew1st Place2nd Place3rd PlaceTotal
1Falmouth154221
2Isles of Scilly57517
3Caradon3148
4Newquay3025
5Fowey2226
6Roseland1337
7KWV De-Kaag 1315
8Mounts Bay0336
9Padstow0202
10Charlestown0134
11Scheveningen 0123
12Par Bay0112
13Port Isaac0101
13=Flushing and Mylor0101
14Salcombe0011
14=Truro0011

Men
RankCrew1st Place2nd Place3rd PlaceTotal
1Caradon125623
2Falmouth81312
3Isles of Scilly43411
4Looe2608
5Par Bay2259
6Truro1315
7Mounts Bay1023
8Roseland06410
9Caradon B0123
10Rame0112
11Fowey0101
11=Hayle0101
12KWV De-Kaag 0011
12=Coverack0011