Paignton Masters Gig Regatta 2026  

We are pleased to invite you to attend the Masters Championships at Paignton on Sunday

16th August 2026.

The Masters Championships will be run under CPGA 2026 Racing Rules.

The format this year will feature 2 races for all crews; a first round followed by a Final.

The course will be a triangle over around 2.2km.

Categories for racing will be:

● Open Masters

● Women’s Masters

Expected start times will be :

● 7.30 / 8.30 Gigs arrive (timeslot to be allocated)

● 9.30 Race Officials meeting

● 9.45 Coxes meeting

● 10.00 First race

All rowers must :

● Be aged 60 and over on the day of the event

● Be a GigRower member

● Be members of your club, composite crews are not permitted

All crews must:

● consist of the same 6 rowers throughout the competition

● have a coxswain with a minimum of 2 years experience

● provide their own oars, spare pins and a working VHF radio

In order to run this event, participating clubs will be required to put forward a loan gig

for the championship. Failure to offer or provide a gig requested may result in your entry

being declined. All gigs loaned must be seaworthy. All clubs loaning gigs will be offered a

contribution towards towing expenses. Gigs are loaned in good faith and therefore all

coxswains should have a good level of competence (no novice coxswains please).

Parking will be provided for trailers only.

Cushions and pins will be provided in each gig, but each crew will need to provide their

own oars and a working VHF radio.

There is a non refundable entry fee of £40 per crew to help with running costs.

Important dates:

● Entries open on Wednesday 10th June

● Entries close on Sunday 2nd August

● Crew submissions by Sunday 9th August

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Please address any queries about JustGo registration or membership to hello@cpga.co.uk.

All other queries can be sent to gigcaptain@paigntonarc.co.uk.

We will be providing the refreshments throughout the day and we very much hope that

you can join us. We are hosting our Paignton Regatta on Saturday 15th so please join us

for a weekend of great racing.

Kind regards,

Sarah & Tracey

Please note: This event will be filmed and photographed. By entering this event,

competitors consent to footage and photographs being taken and made publicly available

in line with the CPGA Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. To find out more please

visit : www.cpga.co.uk/about/policies/

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