Pilots: The World of Pilotage Under Sail and Oar: Vol. 2 Schooners and Open Boats of the European Pilots and Watermen
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| Rating | : | 4.88 (873 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0937822760 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 347 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-23 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. He has sailed from the Caribbean to Russia and from Brazil to the Arctic. Tom Cunliffe has been sailing for most of his life and has worked in all branches of the profession, both racing and cruising. He is an RYA Yachtmaster Examiner (Offshore and Ocean) and writes regularly for Yachting Monthly and Yachting World
Superb grant livingstone This is an extensive and engaging review of the history of European Pilotage under sail and oar. I am a third generation seaman, a pilot and a student of maritime history. This is a first class retrospect in every regard. Any sailor or student of maritime history will love this book. As a bonus, the photographs and reproductions are rare and of museum quality.. "I liked volume one better." according to A worried Alfred E. Neuman. But as boats under sail are an obsession I do not regret buying this book. Tells the story from the other side of the Pond. Filled with plans and history. I say get it.. highly recommeded Reginald A. Shaw a great read on the subject, covers a vast area of the individual areas. A good boat for the model types that existed and no longer can be seen.
Volume 2 of Pilots is not just about boats — the sailors also have their role. All aspects of a spectacular and previously unpublished maritime tradition are considered, not forgetting the competitions between pilots to be the best crews.. Schooners range from the Hiates of Portugal to the beautiful station boats of the North Sea ports of Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, and France. Volume 2 enters what for many will be a less familiar world that of the remarkable pilot brigs and small undecked craft. The first volume of Pilots concentrated on the stories of American and British schooners. 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. The development of the schooners themselves into such highly sophisticated craft is traced from regional predecessors
About the Author Tom Cunliffe has been sailing for most of his life and has worked in all branches of the profession, both racing and cruising. . He is an RYA Yachtmaster Examiner (Offshore and Ocean) and writes regularly for Yachting Monthly and Yachting World. He has sailed from the Caribbean to Russia and from Brazil to the Arctic