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20/12/11

The selectors met on 19th December to decide crews for the 2012 Pilot Gig World Championships. With several established A crew rowers not available to row for the club this year, and a significant number of new and less experienced rowers wishing to participate, the selectors felt that the priorities for the club would be best served by concentrating on ensuring all those wishing to participate on the Scillies have an opportunity to row.

The benefit of this is that new and less experienced rowers will be able to row with more experienced crew members, allowing the club to develop further. As a result it has been decided to establish crews for the Scillies as follows:

Mens A squad of ten men will row for the club on the Scillies with interchange of rowers for the four races on Saturday and Sunday. All men will have an opportunity to row at least twice (once on Saturday and once on Sunday) with some taking part in three or four races over the weekend depending on experience, strength and fitness.

The men's veterans race on the Friday night is an opportunity for rowers (40+) to take part in an additional race, and will also enable more rowers to experience the excitement of the longer St.Agnes race.

Women's squads - the fifteen women wishing to row on the Scillies have been divided into two squads, with the aim of making each evenly balanced. The squads are a mix of strong, experienced, and newer rowers. All woman will have an opportunity to row at least twice (once on Saturday and once on Sunday) with some taking part in three or four races over the weekend depending on experience, strength and fitness.

The woman's veterans race on the Friday night is an opportunity for rowers (40+) to take part in an additional race, and will also enable more rowers to experience the excitement of the longer St.Agnes race.

Training Organisation of squad training, starting on Saturday 7th January, will be confirmed in due course. Please note these are provisional groupings and maybe subject to change at the selector's discretion at a later date.