Club night for the yellow wellies over in Penzance

There's some serious kit for the long distance traveller aboard this small steel french yacht.....

another lifeboat, Winsdor Runner on pasage rests at Newlyn......

fishing gear for the duration being put aboard the Nova Spero, she is just days away from her first tuna trip of the year....

good to see the insulated tubs from British Cured Pilchards being put to good use on the top tuna team's transom.......

must upset the red team having to use blue combination for their sweeps......

at the end of the quay, tosher Blue Diamond, the only boat in the port to be registered at Kircaldy in Scotland gets the bottom treatment.....

as fellow Scot Ocean Star lands to a waiting lorry at the fish market......

a possible contender in this year's raft race has gone adrift in the harbour.......

quietly back in through the gaps, the Elisabeth Veronique.......

over in Penzance, officer on watch Eric keeps a close eye on proceedings during the Thursday evening club races......

no need to watch for any paddling from these guys in ideal sailing conditions.....

wheras the bigger boys have all hands at the ready to get as much sail up as possible at the start line.....
there's always one straggler as the Scillonian III turns for the gaps....
as the rest of the racing fleet pass under her stern.....
the dinghies fight it out closer to the shore......
could be some heaving line practice is required up in the bow......
"can I be of assisstance Sir?".......

one of several marine adventure boats that, at this time of year, can give visitors a close up view of dolphins and basking sharks......
at a more leisurely pace, the MBLA's Happy Return provides an evenings entertainment for a novice crew willing to learn how it was done years ago on a dipping lugger......
no doubt with a sky looking this wet tomorrow will be heavily overcast and a good day for visiting museums and other indoor venures.