Charlestown Rowing Club was formed on May 22nd 1990. A group of friends who had followed the sport of gig racing between Newquay and the Isles of Scilly for some years, and who were at that time rowing for the nearby village of Mevagissey, decided to try to form their own gig club in Charlestown. An open meeting was held at the Rashleigh Arms and from that meeting twenty men and women founded Charlestown Rowing Club. Due the Covid pandemic clubs have been hit hard with the lack of sporting events to raise funds, with the sport growing and popular with people of all ages we are looking to raise funds to purchase new oars for our Junior and Adult crews.