 Between 1985 and 1986 four new gig clubs were formed (Truro, Cadgwith, Roseland and Mount's Bay).This was in addition to Newquay Rowing Club (formed in 1922) and the small number of rowing clubs that existed around the coast.During 1986 George Northey (Newquay Rowing Club), John Bawden and Ralph Bird all felt that a specification should be laid down as to how the new gigs should be built.