Gaff-rigged Pilot Cutter GBR 7484T Cowes c2002

A version with the cutter heading the other way was uploaded some time ago, but I like this little vessel so much I thought both sides of it deserved to be seen. For a working boat the lines are elegant and yet you know it must have been a tough little boat - like its crew. Pilot boats have to go out in all weathers to help larger ships get in and out of ports safely.