fisherman
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rowing boat. Found some rot and a cracked frame in my 100 yr old oyster punt. This should take a week or more......with luck.
Hurrah! Rot in my antique
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eilerts
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It is a good strategy to start out wrong.
burgundyben
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I also have a 100 year old rowing boat, built in 1910 by Dyers boatyard in Southampton for the St Denys rowing club next door, its a 16ft 6" 'Cock and Hen', so the gent rows while the lady sits on the aft thwart with a wicker woven backrest and no doubt a parasol to twirl!
The Rowing club wanted to dispose of it about 5 years ago, since my dad has been a member for 50 years and he taught me to row there in the 70's, I bought it.
The Rowing club wanted to dispose of it about 5 years ago, since my dad has been a member for 50 years and he taught me to row there in the 70's, I bought it.
fisherman
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If anything like that comes up again I'm always looking. My boat is one I wanted since I was twelve.
It was evidently primarily for racing randan, two oars two paddles.
Hacker
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Fisherman, we are building a Cornish rowing skiff at the Marine School in Falmouth. It will be for sale once finished.
fisherman
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Will it be up to registration with the association? Definitely interested.
Hacker
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As far as I know. We are building it to the relevant measurements. We are also building a gig which is obviously being measured by CPGA.
fisherman
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In 1970 we formed a rowing club and built a skiff, it wasn't much good, and we bought four second hand from Saltash. We used to turn up to local regattas mob handed. Then we went to Newquay and had a go one evening against their 'B crew, we did quite well, so entered the champs in 1971 and got to the semis, I think. After that it all went to rack and rooney with people training, not drinking, and such nonsense. Then we got a gig, and other villages thought, if Cadgwith can, so can we. How many now? 200?
Glad to see skiff racing making a comeback. We rowed the oyster punt last summer, randan mixed, two of us 69 and 70, plus 19 yr old girl. we came an honorable last, but not far back, needing practice.
Glad to see skiff racing making a comeback. We rowed the oyster punt last summer, randan mixed, two of us 69 and 70, plus 19 yr old girl. we came an honorable last, but not far back, needing practice.
JumbleDuck
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It's huge in Scotland. 693 crews from 57 clubs turned up for the Skiffie Worlds in Stranraer last year, mostly from Scotland.
fisherman
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Quite different from ours, scroll down to the bottom few pics:
News - Page 11 of 61 - Flushing & Mylor Pilot Gig Club
News - Page 11 of 61 - Flushing & Mylor Pilot Gig Club
jane100
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My son has recently inherited a rowing boat that sounds very similar with a St Denys Amateur Rowing Club Southampton plate built by The Phoenix Boat Co. I'd be interested to find out more about it - we also need a valuation for insurance purposes. I've (hopefully!) attached a couple of photos in case you or anyone else can help?!
Jane
burgundyben
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Very interesting. I thought all St Denys boats had been built by Dyers.
What is the boats name? I think all their boats were named after birds.
There is a history of the club written in the 1950 's which mentions some boats by name
jane100
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I don't know the boat's name - do you know how I could access the club history and/or try to find out?
fisherman
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Mine is called Er-yn-Dauz.
Named after my wife.
Named after my wife.
burgundyben
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Try here About The Club
There is a couple of links to pdf's. The first one might help you.
Mine is Thrush. Hawk was on ebay a few years back. I regularly rowed Snipe and Wren as a child in the 1970's.
burgundyben
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I would love to see pics.
fisherman
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here's mine, on an expotition up the Fal this week, stopped on Turnaware bar for lunch
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jane100
New member
Hi Ben
Pics attached. The very helpful people at St Denys Boat Club think it's Swallow from 1909. Any other insights would be very helpful!
burgundyben
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Wow. Thats is fascinating (to me at least!) I never knew that St Denys club had boats built by anyone other than Dyers.
I bet if you looked back through the club logbooks for the 70's and 80's you'd find my Dad took that boat out with me in it.
burgundyben
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I should add, what a lovely thing to inherit. Unlike the rusty Rover I inherited!
