Video Haulover inlet boat Pilot and Jack XSV20 Ride in Storm*/haulover vs Boat
published on 12 August 2020
Video Barracuda & TCII in Mays storm (Safehaven Marine)
published on 1 June 2022
Article Michigan Pilots Order for New Launch from Gladding-Hearn
published on 30 August 2021
Video It's Cruise ship season Victoria BC
published on 13 May 2026
Opinion Fashion Label "Camp David" launches "Sea Pilots" Collection
by Frank Diegel - published on 29 September 2020
Video Yaw Stability of Ships - Basic Principles by Knud Benedict
published on 18 November 2021
Another very good explanatory video by Knud Benedict. Absolutely worth seeing.
Yaw Stability is an important element of Ships Manoeuvrability - both for course keeping and turning ability. This first video in a series explains the Basic Principles of stability in steady state equilibrium conditions and the forces / moments involved
Video A view to the other side: Pilot Ladder Preparation in South Korea
published on 3 June 2025
Article New website to recruit Pilots for Nederlands Loodswezen
by Frank Diegel - published on 1 October 2021
Video Wind Impact on Ships Turning Motion
published on 20 January 2021
This video complements the earlier demonstration of wind effect on straight track and shows now wind effect on turning circles. It can be seen that during a turn under strong wind the ship reduces turning when it comes close to equilibrium on straight track - if the Wind-to-ship speed ratio is big enough then the ship even goes straight instead of turning. This is shown for three samples for Head, Stern wind and Beam wind. The turning can be increased if the ratio of Wind speed-to-ship...