Sponsors and Supporters 

AEP COMPRESSED AIR TECHNOLOGIES has been the proud exclusive sponsor of Langstone Pilot Gig Club and the Jurassic Gig Rowing League since 2018.  This sponsorship has allowed our club to increase its membership whilst promoting rowing opportunities and to promote the sport of Cornish Pilot Gig Rowing both locally and throughout Southern England. Langstone Pilot Gig Club celebrated our 10th Anniversary in January 2023 and was instrumental in forming the Jurassic Regional League four years ago. This league was the country's first competitive Cornish Pilot Gig Rowing League and the sponsorship of the league by AEP has allowed the sport to expand with crews from ten clubs participating in league regattas stretching from Langstone in the East to Exmouth in the West. Each Regatta attracts around four hundred rowers plus supporters with medals and trophy's presented and supplied by AEP Ltd. Langstone Pilot Gig Club are the present Jurassic League champions. This sponsorship opportunity has meant that the club has been able to supply new Club Jackets for  2022 along with two new sets of gig cushions.

“AEP has been a leading compressed air specialist across the southwest of England for nearly 50 years with service centres in Ringwood, Plymouth and at its headquarters in Honiton. They are the authorised distributor and support centre for HPC in Devon, Cornwall, Dorset and Somerset. They also support and maintain all other makes and models of compressor making us a respected and leading supplier across many types of industry and with businesses of all sizes from small farms right up to huge industrial facilities in markets such as aerospace, food & beverage, automotive and marine.  Being based in Honiton Devon they appreciate their surroundings with the coast nearby, and many of their team enjoy being out on the water. 

AEP are part of The West Group of Companies and Brian West (founder) is a keen rower and still very active within the LPGC. We are pleased to sponsor the club to help expand their gig fleet and improve facilities, such as the recent addition of a wooden gig shelter. We are also proud to sponsor the Jurassic league with its fantastic atmosphere and camaraderie. We wish the club the best of luck in 2023 and look forward to another successful year on the south coast. We are pleased to be part of the West Group of Companies and Brian West our founder who together with his children and grandchildren simply love the sport of Cornish Pilot Gig Rowing. We are following his lead in promoting and supporting the sport so that you and future generations may also have the opportunity to enjoy rowing Cornish Pilot Gigs.”