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 All aspects of a spectacular and previously unpublished maritime tradition are considered, not forgetting the competitions between pilots to be the best crews.
Read more...
Video Billy Pugh Europe - Transfer Device
published on 8 January 2020
Video Metal Shark and Sea Machines Launch New Sharktech Autonomous Vessel
published on 11 December 2019
USA-based shipbuilder Metal Shark and Sea Machines, a Boston-based leading developer of autonomous marine technology, have partnered on the introduction of a new 29-foot autonomous vessel now being offered through Metal Shark’s “Sharktech” autonomous division. Full story here: http://bit.ly/seamachines
Article Gibraltar Pilots order new Seaward 35 pilot boat
published on 5 February 2021
Video Maritime Pilot - Mansoon in river Humber EP 10
by Dr. Captain Ahmed Sati - published on 18 December 2024
Article China: 200 pilots have been quarantined
published on 3 January 2022
Video Pilotboarding by crane
published on 1 August 2020
Article Williams Shipping welcomes new port-service vessel
published on 29 June 2022
Video Pilot boat on the Columbia River in Astoria, Oregon
published on 27 February 2023
