St George finally gets to steam through the gaps!

Maybe the first time this particular Keriolet from Concarneau has been in Newlyn, but for many years there was another Keriolet (SS114) under the command of skipper/owner Andrew Traz Treloar - see this archive gallery. The original French owner, Pierre LeQuillec retired and opened a Cafe Bar outside Concarneau and called it....Bar Keriolet!......
young Charlie Downing sees the last few boxes come ashore from the Billy Rowney........
as the St George finally gets away after her mammoth refit to begin the long 100+ mile steam off to the deep water in search of cricket bats (Megrim Soles to you and me)...
the Brixham beamer, Two Boys gets her trip into the back of a waiting lorry........
after shifting there's something of a leap of faith....
as the ends get let go to swing her bow....
the Keriolet sits quietly against the quay...
and the crew are seen here waiting for the return of their skipper......
who finally makes it back to the boat, but not before ending up in court fined for apparently mis-reporting errors in his logbook! The boat came into Newlyn originally to sort out a rope in her propeller when she was boarded by local DEFRA staff as a routine inspection........
latest addition to the mackerel fleet from St ives....
Brixham skipper, Dave Blower's new beamer, the Kerrie Marie landed earlier.....
after landing there is some small damage to be made good aboard the Cornishman, ouch!...
Camel Fish are back in town for the Intuition's crabs....

as they come out of the vivier a bongo at a time, that's about 50Kgs a lift.