Pilots [the world of pilotage under sail and oar]

volume 1: Pilot Schooners of North America and Great Britain.

volume 2. Schooners and Open Boats of the European Pilots and Watermen.

written under the direction of Tom Cunliffe

La Chasse-Maree, Chatham, & Wooden Boat, 2001-2002.

2 volumes. large format hardbacks [32x23cm]. 690 pages in all.

fine condition in the dust-jackets

[very heavy books that will require extra shipping charges for some overseas destinations]

destined to be the definitive work, a magnificent study of sail and oar pilot boats of Europe and North America.

the text, compiled from contributions by various experts, is complemented with a wealth of plans, line drawings and illustrations.