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 All aspects of a spectacular and previously unpublished maritime tradition are considered, not forgetting the competitions between pilots to be the best crews.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 Berthing container ship @ Port of Sohar
published on 18 June 2021
Article Mega container ship hard aground in Suez Canal (incl. Video)
published on 24 March 2021
Video Ship Pilotage to Dunkirk Harbour BreakWater.
published on 11 May 2022
Video Paradip piloat boat along side at ship
published on 7 June 2023
Video Pilot Boarding And Change Of Pilot
published on 16 December 2020
Video Harbor Pilot from Galveston Bay through the Houston Ship Channel
published on 3 March 2022
Video A Pilot Boat alongside a Cruise Ship (Norway)
published on 4 August 2025
Video Interceptor 60 Pilot alongside ship handling sea trials
published on 2 April 2025