London's first Cornish Pilot Gig rowing club, bringing the traditional and fast-growing Cornish sport of sea-going gig rowing to the Thames.
London's first Cornish Pilot Gig rowing club, rowing in Richmond and the Royal Albert Dock (near City Airport). We're open to new members and if you’d like to row with us, please email [email protected]. We're open to all abilities, whether you want to row socially for exercise or get down to some serious racing. We'd love to hear from you! Club Shop: https://www.vx-3.com/product-category/london-cornish-pilot-gig-club
16/05/2026
LEARN TO ROW: Did you know runs regular Learn to Row sessions through the spring and summer? No previous rowing experience needed!
We provide comprehensive coaching through a series of off- and on-water sessions at our Richmond riverside base. Here’s some of our May LTR cohort and club members after today’s successful session. If you’ve ever thought “I’d love to try Cornish pilot gig rowing” why not sign up for our July Learn to Row course?
05/05/2026
WPGC 2026 - what a weekend!
The first time for a few years has had 4 crews participate in the racing.
Ladies Supervets - 36th
Mens’ Supervets - 39th
Women’s Senior - 89th
Open Senior - 105th
Monday night pub quiz - 1st 🥇
Huge thanks to everyone who contributed time and energy to coaching, coxing and preparing our crews for the racing, to the crews for their commitment to the training. Thanks to everyone involved in the logistics of getting our boat Phoenix race ready and delivered to Penzance ready for shipping to St Mary’s.
Huge thanks also to for looking after us as they do each year.
We have had the best time, have learned so much from our amazing rowing community and look forward to seeing you again next year!
02/05/2026
Introducing our Ladies Senior and Open Senior crews
02/05/2026
Well done to our Ladies SV and Open SV crews - 36th and 39th respectively in their races yesterday
26/04/2026
Introducing our Super Vets and Open crews for the 2026 World Champs! Four crews who have put in hours training for this event, on and off the water. This will be the first World Champs experience for a number of our ladies and men’s squads and we know they’re going to have an amazing time! See you on the start line!
23/04/2026
Thursday evening crew spotted from Richmond Hill
21/02/2026
Our Bosuns are keeping busy while the strong river flow continues at Richmond. Phoenix has had some essential maintenance and we are getting her ready to ship to Isles of Scilly in April
20/02/2026
Heading to the game at Twickenham on Saturday 21st? Stop off for a pint with us on the way! With kegs from , cold cans of Guinness and bottles of wine and soft drinks, we’d love you to join us on your way to the stadium. Our alfresco bar will be open from 10am, with coffee and tea available too. You can find us next to Richmond Bridge .co.uk .london
07/02/2026
Heading to Twickenham today for the big game? The bar will be open from 12.00 - 16.00 today! Join us for a pint on your way to the stadium .london
31/01/2026
Huge thanks to for the invitation to join them for some sea training/racing in Seaford Bay and resistance training on the Ouse today. A big boost to our Scilly training and so good to get out on the water after a few weeks of cancelled training at Richmond due to the heavy flow. We loved it!
17/01/2026
The flow was too strong to get out on the river for training sessions this morning so we moved to Plan B. Boat maintenance, erg training, group 5km run followed by a hot pasty lunch courtesy of