Pilot Cutters Under Sail

Pilot Cutters Under Sail by Tom Cunliffe


ISBN
9781526785435
Published
Binding
Paperback
Pages
224
Dimensions
216 x 260mm

The pilot cutters that operated around the coasts of northern Europe until the First World War were amongst the most seaworthy and beautiful craft of their size ever built, while the small number that have survived have inspired yacht designers, sailors and traditional craft enthusiasts over the last hundred years. Even in their day they possessed a charisma unlike any other working craft; their speed and close-windedness, their strength and seaworthiness, fused together into a hull and rig of particular elegance, all to guide the mariner through the rough and tortuous waters of the European seaboard, bought them an enviable reputation. This definitive work is both a tribute to and a minutely researched history of these remarkable vessels. The author, perhaps the most experienced sailor of the type, describes the ships themselves, their masters and crews, and the skills they needed for the competitive and dangerous work of pilotage. He explains the differences between the craft of disparate coasts of the Scilly Isles and the Bristol Channel, of northern France, and the wild coastline of Norway and weaves into the history of their development the stories of the men who sailed them. Now published in an affordable softcover format, this wonderful book can become an essential addition to the libraries of those historians and traditional boat enthusiasts who missed the earlier hardback edition. "Deserving of a place in any collector's library for the very high quality of the illustrations alone. An outstanding book, brilliantly produced and illustrated, it should be in every ship lover's collection." 'South West Maritime History Society'.
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