. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. 'Think of the captain of a large ship at Cape Fear as a blind man entering an immense, strange house, cluttered with unfamiliar furniture and other hazards, with only one entrance and one exit," writes Jim McNeil in Masters of the Shoals. Because of the pilots' daring runs and narrow escapes, they often were romanticized in publications as "dandies of the town," according to an article excerpted in Masters of the Shoals. "They wore fine ruffled shirts, tight fitting boots, long black co
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. 'Think of the captain of a large ship at Cape Fear as a blind man entering an immense, strange house, cluttered with unfamiliar furniture and other hazards, with only one entrance and one exit," writes Jim McNeil in Masters of the Shoals. Because of the pilots' daring runs and narrow escapes, they often were romanticized in publications as "dandies of the town," according to an article excerpted in Masters of the Shoals. "They wore fine ruffled shirts, tight fitting boots, long black coats and plug hats," the author writes. "Every boy hoped some day to become a ; 20TH CENTURY The river pilots, who sailed schooners and hung out on the Bald Head Island beach, were the guides to these "blind men" and kept the captains from wrecking their ships. "Before 1921, pilots worked for themselves and competed for business," says Kirby. "They would race out to the ships. People would shoot at one another getting to the ships. It got ; Many pilots only worked part-time. Competition between pilots reduced their incomes to the point that they had to work in other occupations to support themselves and their families, according to Kirby. "This resulted in a system where pilots would not go to ships in rough weather or to small ships with lower pilot tariffs because they could make easier money in other ; By 1921, the modem Wilmington/Cape 10 EARLY SUMMER 2005. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original UNC Sea Grant College Program. [Raleigh, N. C. : UNC Sea Grant College Program]
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