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 All aspects of a spectacular and previously unpublished maritime tradition are considered, not forgetting the competitions between pilots to be the best crews.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 Boat SIABO, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
published on 9 February 2022
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published on 13 July 2022
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published on 19 August 2021
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published on 28 May 2024
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published on 6 August 2021
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published on 1 November 2023
Video PROCESS ALONGSIDE YANGON BY PILOT - Ship Channel
published on 31 May 2021
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