Trawling, then and now

Two boats in blue have moved for the first time in weeks, the seiner/trawler Valhalla with her new Caterpillar main engine, now being commissioned and the George Johannes after her paint-up.....
In front of the harbour offices, Roger Coutsoubus tightens a shore rope while waiting for his inshore stern trawler to ground 'on the hard' so that her bottom can be anti-fouled....
one of his old commands, the Anthony lays ahead of him also undergoing paint and repairs. The photo of the Anthony, a traditional sidewinder trawler, was taken from the Jacqueline, seen here in behind one of the Penlee Quarry 'trains' that used to load stone boats on the South or 'Stone Quay' as it was known locally. The photo may have been taken when the Jacqueline went for a major refit which included a new wheelhouse - there is no radar atop.