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 All aspects of a spectacular and previously unpublished maritime tradition are considered, not forgetting the competitions between pilots to be the best crews.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 P&O Maritime Logistics Equipping Pilots In Jebel Ali With Updated Pilot Portable Units (PPUs)
published on 2 November 2022
Video MV Galicia Drops off the Cherbourg Pilot, 28/10/22
published on 15 November 2022
Article Svitzer Awarded Western Australia Lng Terminal Contract With Woodside
published on 1 February 2022
Video The SHIP Voyage - by Capt. Pilot Nasir Khan
published on 23 August 2022
Article Falmouth Harbour inviting UK tenders to build “greenest, most efficient” £1M+ Pilot Boat
published on 24 August 2022
Video Pilots in the Port of Eixões (Portugal)
published on 2 December 2025
Video Rough weather sea trials of ‘Port Láirge’ punching through breakers and offshore in F10
published on 23 November 2021
Here’s a cool little video of the rough weather sea trails of ‘Port Láirge’ The Port of Waterford’s new Interceptor 48 pilot boat ready to be delivered next week. We had two days of rough weather, a Force 8 with 3.5m seas putting up some surf breakers over the Daunt and a second day with winds reaching Force 10 offshore, with 55kts of wind and 5m swells, allowing us to properly test her capabilities ensuring she's fully fit for purpose for the pilots and crew. Doing so we captured some...
Video Pilot Boat working close to shore, but not the best of weather.
published on 21 February 2022
