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Victoria Drummond Award

January 9th, 2012 by JCB
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Nautilus Chairman, Ulrich Jurgens, congratulates Admiralty pilot, Rachel Dunn, on her receipt of the Victoria Drummond award.

Photo: Nautilus

Rachel Dunn, wife of Southampton pilot, Neil Dunn, received the Nautilus  Victoria Drummond Award presented by Sir Alan Massey at the 1st Nautilus International Conference. Read the rest of this entry »

All In a Pilot’s Days Work!

November 6th, 2011 by JCB
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Rotterdam pilot Paul Borsbroom took these photographs whilst piloting the  NAFTOBULK VII into the Heuvelman facilities in Gravendeel assisted by the tugs SIRIUS and EN AVANT 4. Now, where did the book say the pivot point should be?

A roman UK Pilot

November 6th, 2011 by JCB
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Sometime prior to the establishment of the UKPA, in fact around 140 AD, a member of the Roman army of occupation army died near York. Read the rest of this entry »

EMPA football tournament 2010

June 13th, 2011 by JCB
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(back row left to right) Jo Looj (cheerleader),Charlie Bull(London),Matt Easton (Liverpool), Terry Crowe (Ex-Liverpool & Cheerleader), Peter Flanagan (London),Willie Terry (Forth),Kevin Walsh (Liverpool & Captain), Stefan Looj (Liverpool),Simon Wood (Liverpool)

(front row left to right) Andy Bissaker (Liverpool), David Roberts (Liverpool),Michele Pulizzi (London),Giorgio Pirolami (London), Kenneth Macinnes (Forth),Steve  Swanick (Manchester),Steve Blake (Tees) and one missing camera shy Zane Joachim (Tees).

Ten teams attended the 46^th annual European Pilots’ football tournament which was held at the Yuri Gagarin sports field in Le Havre on May 14 last year. Read the rest of this entry »

On Top of the World

June 13th, 2011 by JCB
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Last November, Liverpool pilot Andy Bissaker made the trek to the mount Everest base camp for charity and the following is his account of the adventure.

After a successful ascent of Jbel Toubkal in Morocco in 2009, I decided that it was time to ask the family for a “high altitude shore pass” for last November. Read the rest of this entry »

Retirement!

June 13th, 2011 by JCB
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Retired Fowey pilot, Sam Guy, sent me this delightful photo of his dog “Chinks” (named after the rocks off the Scillies) keeping a sharp lookout whilst at anchor during “beer o’clock”! However, Sam still continues to keep his hand in professionally  and sent the following report: Read the rest of this entry »

Queen of the May

June 13th, 2011 by JCB
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This photograph of the Tyne pilot cutter “Queen of the May” was sent to me by Bill Young who discovered it whilst sorting out some family documents. Read the rest of this entry »

21 Years of The Pilot

March 15th, 2011 by JCB
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L – R: John Godden, John Felton & JCB

Last Summer marked 21 years that the magazine has been edited by pilots.

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Falmouth pilot launches new pilot gig “Black Rock”

March 15th, 2011 by JCB
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Photo: Dave Pickston

As one of the key fundraisers, Falmouth’s senior pilot, David Barnicoat, along with club treasurer Emma Campbell,was invited to name and launch Black Rock. Read the rest of this entry »

The ISM Code: A picture speaks a thousand words!!

October 21st, 2010 by JCB
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Happy Captain?    Photo: JCB

I recently piloted a small coastal tanker and upon arriving on the bridge I noticed that the printer in the improvised office section (now an essential element of a short sea trader’s bridge!) of the wheelhouse was clunking away merrily, churning out page after page of documents. Read the rest of this entry »