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 All aspects of a spectacular and previously unpublished maritime tradition are considered, not forgetting the competitions between pilots to be the best crews.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 Pilot Talks...! Pilot ki Baat. Episode 19- Capt.Joseph Alapat
published on 22 January 2022
Video Simplified Vector Approach for POD forces – samples and limitations
published on 23 February 2022
Video #shorts Pilots Getting Off a Cruise Ship
published on 15 December 2020
Video Ship's Pilot by Helicopter / outside Rotterdam
published on 12 June 2024
Article Noatum Maritime orders Artemis EF-12 foiling pilot boat
published on 5 May 2025
Article New thinking bolsters marine pilot team in New Zealand
by Port Taranaki Duty Pilot - published on 3 September 2024
Video MV CAPE PRIDE Inbound to Europoort
by Herman Broers - published on 13 February 2023
Video IHMA Congress 2020 - Going Virtual!
published on 20 August 2020
Video New Pilot Vessel "SEA MASTER" / Bulk Carrier Ship "TAI HAWK"
published on 27 April 2020
New Pilot Vessel "SEA MASTER" / On board Bulk Carrier Ship "TAI HAWK" - Arriving at #Recalada #BoardingStation #KM239_1 #PuntaIndioChannel #RioDeLaPlata #Argentine Nueva Lancha de Prácticos "SEA MASTER" / A bordo del Buque de Transporte a Granel "TAI HAWK" - Llegando a Recalada #EstaciónDeEmbarque KM 239,1 del Canal Punta Indio, del Río de La Plata #Argentina This video (original sound) was filmed on board Bulk Carrier Ship "TAI HAWK" (IMO Number: 9284556) and shows the moment when the...