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 All aspects of a spectacular and previously unpublished maritime tradition are considered, not forgetting the competitions between pilots to be the best crews.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 SWATH Pilot Tender "Döse" build by Abeking & Rasmussen (Germany)
published on 17 December 2025
Article St Johns Bar Pilots Order New Launch from Gladding-Hearn
published on 1 March 2023
Article "Eemslift Hendrika" secured by salvage crews
published on 8 April 2021
The Dutch freighter "Eemslift Hendrika", which was in distress at sea, was secured on Thursday night. Salvage crews succeeded in boarding the ship and connecting it to two tugboats. This was announced by the Norwegian Coastal Administration. It will now be towed to the harbour of the Norwegian city of Ålesund.
Video Pilot boat Lorient harbor - Storm Ulla 2014
published on 18 October 2020
Article Premiere of KARCO new release - Pilot Ladder - A Persisting Challenge
published on 18 June 2021
Video Maritime Pilot Training I - Man overboard manoeuvre
by Loodswezen Amsterdam-Ijmond - published on 12 May 2021
Video Berthing "Champion Ebony" in Palm Oil Jetty Bintulu Port
published on 1 August 2020
