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 All aspects of a spectacular and previously unpublished maritime tradition are considered, not forgetting the competitions between pilots to be the best crews.
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Article CMPA Launches the National Centre of Expertise on Maritime Pilotage
published on 8 June 2021
Video Pilot Embarkation: Unusual Manoeuvre
published on 25 March 2024
Article Sanmar Shipyards delivers two high speed Pilot Boats to Pakistan
published on 15 March 2022
Article The Risks of Remote Pilotage in an Intelligent Fairway - preliminary considerations
published on 28 July 2021
Video Arrival Bilbao Port Vessel Turning 180 deg During Berthing Operation Real Speed Pilot on Board
published on 30 January 2023
Hello everyone! This is our new video posted for those interested in the maritime domain,in order to show how seaman's real-life looks like. I am an experienced Captain and also a consultant. Founder of ForCadets which is a successful personal and professional development brand. If you are interested in this industry you can find me on other platforms such as: https://www.forcadets.com https://www.instagram.com/forcadets/ https://twitter.com/ICadeti https://www.facebook.com/ForCadets https:/...
Article Safehaven´s "Celso Madeira" for Portugal's Sines Port starts sea trials
published on 17 December 2021
Video Threefer, three deliveries in a row. 25 mph winds made for a choppy river.
published on 2 January 2021
Video The Pilot Of Belfast Harbour - N Irish Coastal Scenery
published on 20 June 2022
What a great pleasure to meet these guys at the harbour - they could not have been more helpful and forthright about their work. At first glance, the glide of these orange powerboats up and down Belfast Lough seems an almost effortless task, but close up this is a very skilled trade and constant management of risk 24/7 in high and low seas, jumping from ship to boat to land taking safe control of the great volume of steel vessel coming in and out of this busy port. Though a hub of...
