Applications are being welcomed for the Club In A Box (CIAB) packages. First taking to the water in 2017 following funding from the CPGA, Sport England, British Rowing and St Austell Brewery, there are now two Club In A Box packages available for their next loan period. The application form is now live for the next round of submissions with …
Langstone Pilot Gig Club have plenty of reasons to Celebrate!
Langstone Pilot Gig Club have plenty of reasons to Celebrate! Langstone Pilot Gig Club last month celebrated their 10th Anniversary. On a bitter cold Sunday afternoon over 80 club members turned out to raise a glass and feel very proud of what the club has achieved in these last 10 years. Club Chair, Jackie Tutt said she is so proud of …
Epic Energy Launched
Launched on the 9th September 2021, Epic Energy took to the waters of the River Fal in Cornwall. In September 2019 the CPGA commissioned the build of a gig by Falmouth Marine School. The aims being to establish links again with Falmouth Marine School where Ralph Bird and Ted Pentacost had assisted students in 1985 to build the Cornish Pilot …
Applications for Club in a Box loan 2021
It’s the time again when applications are being welcomed for the ‘Club in a Box’ packages. The great news is that in the coming loan period there are three (3) CIAB packages, so more people can benefit from the project that first took to the water in 2017 following funding from the CPGA, Sport England, British Rowing and St Austell …
Energy 2 Project Update
Update message from Shane Sullivan – CPGA Trustee I hope everybody and their families are keeping safe and well in these strange times. Despite the lockdown the Committee’s work continues planning ahead for when some form of normality returns but also several ongoing projects. The following is the first in a series of updates on the work in progress. This …
Walter Hicks (Korev)
The second Club in a Box equipment package – Walter Hicks (Korev) has begun another adventure in Sussex. Walter Hicks has joined the Lewes Pilot Gig Club, having previously spent two years at Torpoint. The CPGA with funding from St Austell Brewery, Sport England and British Rowing launched the second equipment package in July 2017. The equipment package consists of …
Club in a Box Applications Invited
‘Club in a Box’ project first took to the water in 2017 following funding from the CPGA, Sport England, British Rowing and St Austell Brewery. Two packages (CIAB 1, CIAB 2) – GRP training gig, set of oars, set of seats, cover, pins, trailer, basically everything that you need to get on the water and row. They were welcomed enthusiastically …






