The Sailing Pilots of the Bristol Channel

Stuckey, Peter J.: 1999 Bristol, England, Redcliffe Press, hardcover with dust jacket 179 pages. Illustrated with numerous additional photographs, drawings and historic plans. This maritime study documents the history and legacy of the traditional sailing pilot cutters that operated across the treacherous waters of the Bristol Channel. The text draws on first-hand accounts and interviews to chronicle the exceptional seamanship skills, competitive tactics, and dangerous daily operations of these famous blue-water craft and their crews. ISBN 9781900178327 In very good condition.