A day of tradition

Still some way to go but the new colour scheme is evident aboard the crabber, Emma Louise....
waiting to sail, beamers in the dawning light....
first to the iceworks for the next neap tide, the netter Sowenna takes ice and fuel......
the Excellent alongside the quay afloat despite a number of leaks, now caulked
after a solid trip the boxes wait to go back aboard the Billy Rowney......
with one important job to go the Spirit of Mystery is almost ready for the off....
some of the local gigs get in late season practice sessions, making the most of the fine weather....
including the girls.....
and the only Breeze evident on the water this morning....
off for a day's angling.....
last major job completed courtesy of Marine Instruments from Falmouth, the Spirit has just had her compass swung, no more than a degree out on any point it seems.....
probably the last time she will head back through the gaps of her 'home' port for many, many months....
and a chance for friends and relatives to sail in Cornish waters....
Craig the compass swinger finishes off the certification paperwork....
and a spar is moved to allow the boat to sit comfortably outside local lugger, the Ripple.....
the boys will want more wind than this on sailing day, planned for next Tuesday.