Cornish sardines at sundown

A few hundred yards off the promenade and in full view of evening diners in the Queen's Hotel, the ring netter Little Pearl has shot her net for sardines - with little wind and a contrary tide the smaller 'tow boat' has the task of pulling the bigger boat clear of the net, the net's headline floats can be seen extending for and aft......

the tow boat pulls clear of the net......
then gets in a position to pull the bow around and leave the net stream away from the starboard side.....
then, as Little Pearl is successfully manouvered into position with the net now extending away from her and the danger of becoming 'mopped up' lessened, the ILB passes by, post-exercise.....


and the boys on the ILB can't resist the temptation to stop and watch the hauling process.