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Here is what Carl Notle of the San Francisco Chronicle wrote about Captain Lobo's new book on his career as a San Francisco ship pilot for 31 years... I have been covering maritime activities, among other things, for the San Francisco Chronicle for many years and have sailed-and reported on-many ships from aircraft carriers to a historic War II freighter I sailed on from San Francisco to Europe. In addition, I write a weekly column on the city in The Chronicle, so I have been around awhile and know something about writing. I can recommend his book to you. Captain Lobo has long experience as a ship's master and as a San Francisco Bar Pilot. The duties of a bar pilot may not be familiar to you, but a pilot is a critical member of the maritime community. A pilot is responsible for