Pilot Gig Club

Portishead Pilot Gig Club is a growing, friendly, community-based gig rowing club. Members row and race traditional Cornish Pilot gigs and the club caters for all types of rowers, of all ages and abilities. Based in the sheltered waters of Portishead marina, members row regularly on the tidal waters of the Bristol Channel. Set up in 2017 by a group of experienced gig rowers, with a mission to bring the competitive, social and exciting world of gig rowing to their home town, the club has grown rapidly and has a solid membership, from age 12 upwards who all enjoy both competitive and social rowing.

During the winter, they train hard both in and out of the boat and attend the North Coast Gig League to compete against other local clubs. As the spring comes around they focus our attention on the World Pilot Gig Championships on the Isles of Scilly and the start of the summer racing season