The first volume of Pilots concentrated on the stories of American and British schooners. Volume 2 enters what for many will be a less familiar world... that of the remarkable pilot brigs and small undecked craft. Schooners range from the Hiates of Portugal to the beautiful station boats of the North Sea ports of Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, and France. The development of the schooners themselves into such highly sophisticated craft is traced from regional predecessors. Volume 2 of Pilots is not just about boats — the sailors also have their role. The book follows highly difficult manoeuvres under sail, dangerous transfers at sea, the routine of everyday life, and the perils of heavy weather including ships wrecked and lives saved. All aspects of a spectacular and previously unpublished maritime tradition are considered, not forgetting the competitions between pilots to be the best crews.
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Video Hamburg Pilot Boats: "Lotse 1" and "Lotse 2"
published on 6 January 2025
Video TRENZ Pilot Plug - Christmas Tree
published on 24 December 2020
Video Time lapse of the DOUCE FRANCE's departure from London Gateway
published on 22 March 2021
Video How Stabilisers Reduce A Ship's Roll
published on 4 July 2019
Video BROFJORDEN (SWEDEN) ARRIVAL & DEPARTURE / Coastal islands, PREEM / Tanker manoeuvring, pilotage.
published on 15 March 2025
Arrival to and Departure from port of Brofjorden, Preem terminal, quay 5.
Ships handling and manoeuvrings of oil/chemical tanker during pilotage in restricted coastal waters and between beautiful Swedish islands. Approaching terminal, mooring & unmooring operations.
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Video Look at Life - City of Sailors - Portsmouth - 1965, UK
published on 18 March 2021
Video Tugboat Captain Works To Expose Baltimore City Youth To The Maritime Industry
published on 10 September 2020
Video The Maryland Pilots between 1950-1965 (a journey through time)
published on 26 March 2020
The Maryland Pilots have guided ships to and from Baltimore since the 1700's. They have been chartered as an organization since 1852. This is an edited except from films about the Pilots shot between 1950-1965 for the Port that Built a City and State. The original films are in the archives of the Baltimore Museum of Industry.
