First time visitor from Lorient

Forced into Newlyn with hydraulic problems, the Edilma from Lorient is a first-time visitor to the port. Once underway she will be heading off to the Jones' Bank, west side of the Scillies to fish for langoustine - she, like many of the Breton prawn boats, still works wooden trawl doors - the footrope and net is lighter than is used for bottom trawls to chase whitefish.....
despite the heavy outbursts of Cornish sunshine (that's a euphemism for mizzle, which is a mix of mist and drizzle), the George Johannes has a side of gear to repair...
so it's time to stitch the flip-up rope....good to see Fergie back at sea again!....
there's a few hours work to do yet - the trawl will need some tlc where it is joined to the fishing line looking at the ragged reinforced meshes here.....
all under the watchful eye of Nigel 'Rockets' Richards.....
there is plenty of new bits gone into the trawl already it seems.....
from far flung Falmouth way, Ocean Engineering are down the quay on a job....
Hilary Lister's boat is back ready to go in the water - the cockpit style seat can clearly be seen from this angle.