First Saturday market since the summer

Morlaix registered, Cap Frehel pays a seasonal visit...
Sapphire skipper (left) Mike Corin chews the fat with harbourmeister Andrew Munson
while a small welding job is carried out on her gear....

at the close of play for the last Saturday market this year, young Anthony Tonkin boxes and ices the last of the morning's ling - Anthony's thoughts have turned to what he would like for Xmas - how about a DVD of the family's boats the KimBill and Bonny Mary? Phil ;-)
down the other end the clear-up begins.....
always a splash of colour these days....
the new cod, some superb Cornish Pollack!

One week to go before the end of the year - sky high prices!

boxes with fish in were in short supply this morning - coming from from a couple of short beamer trips and a few bits - with monk making £16 per kilo and turbot a whopping £29 the boats will be wondering just how high prices will be next week!
meanwhile, the paint pots were retrieved from the William....
while the Mission was awash with local luminaries from the trade: ex skippers, Kenny Downing and Robert George (Mr Quality at Seafood Cornwall), Nathan de Rozarieux, 'Grimmy' Mike, new entrant to the catching sector and ex merchant, Nick Howell, the legendary Newlyn tenor 'Twinkle' (rumored to be in the next X factor) and Fishing News's very own Phil Lockley all sorting out the industy over fine mugs of tea....the Star looks prepared for tonights Harbour Lights switch-on

Another Dutchman in town

Z39 Zuiderzee from Zebrugge, first Dutch beamer in the port for a while.

Seas of spume at Cape Cornwall

With NW gusts up to 89mph recorded at Lands End there's a wave in the 'graveyard' at the back of Newlyn's North quay...
but it's not for the feint hearted, at lowish water - that's rocks dead ahead!
and a fight for every good wave and head away from the quay wall asap.....
and keep your eyes peeled
and paddle like hell!the harbour's christmas tree is just holding up in the strong winds...
later in the day, Through the Gaps visited Cape Cornwall and Botallack....
Cardinney Campsite sign indicating just how fresh the breeze is....
te old mine working taking the full force of the storm...
and anyone bound round the Longships heading North would get this sort of view from the wheelhouse!