"Blow the Wind Westerly"

The skipper orders all hands on deck to raise the fores'l.......
and someone looks like they may have wet feet......
under the lee of the shed, Roger and Nigel set to work on the footrope under supervision.

Frozen out

All hands aboard the St Malo registered Cezembre wait for the arrival of the 'fridge man' to repair their fishroom cooling system.....
unusually for a yacht in the harbour, a feminine hand on the helm......
not Billy, but Charlie at the helm......
with the end still smoking the topping wire is pulled off the winch by the finest pair of knees in Newlyn, "seen better legs than that hanging out of a nest" said Charlie.......
as ever, happy in their work.......
bad news for 'le patron' - the fridge man, with Andrew wearing his French Consulate's hat and acting as translator, has determined the coolant failure - the compressor has seized - luckily the boat was due to land back in St Malo on Monday anyway.......
two minutes later she heads for the gaps......
back south for an unexpected weekend off.......
a gaggle of St Ives boats on the hard.......
over in Penzance Dock, with a blustery day forecast for tomorrow, booking a trip on the Ruth could be a real adventure.....
every spare berth taken up with pleasure craft large and small.

On reflection

After the heavy night rain the sun burns through the morning cloud cover.......

to compliment the tea pots, cheerful tea caddy's have appeared in the window display at Badcock's Gallery......

another bag o' rubbish waits to go ashore from the Elisabeth Veronique......

while she waits for the fuel man to turn up after landing to the market......

which auctioned a good mix of fish from all sectors of the fleet.......

even an old timer conger fills a box.......

always a sign of summer, boxes of red mullet from one of the beamer fleet.......

monk tails don't come much bigger than these at six to a box.......

the George Johannes filled a good part of the auction hall.

Mackerel move to St Ives

Who needs legs? the Ripple is quite happy to sit on her bilges, as boats built for tidal harbours like St Ives were intended......

ahead of the Ripple, Danny's high-speed punt the Josephine does not have that problem with so little boat below the waterline.....

crabbers ball........

two young gulls scrap over fresh mackerel bait that they have thieved from the boxes waiting to go aboard the crabbers......

with harbour filling up, the yachts are squeezing three to a berth......

the Viddy has opted to target pollack with the lines......

as the mackerel have decided that they are spending time around the corner in St Ives - 131 kg from the St Ives registered Lay Joan......

this time of year sees the Pascoe boats homing in on rays.......

and, for the second night running, the Pride of Cornwall has landed the first of this season's Cornish Sardines..........

early start for the yellow-welly brigade.

Comfort

Obeying one of the golden rules at sea, never sit on the rail........

even the passenger knows this to be sound advice.......

'Hoops' sits back in the stern, off for an evening on the mackerel......

as Mrs Crab gets things sorted out on deck, Mr Crab sits at the helm.......

as does Mr Downing, let the skippers' chairs take the strain......

after a day's sailing, the yachts begin to show seeking berths for the night.......

bet the makers of this fine quality Axminster carpet never appreciate the re-cycling that goes on with their products, crabbers and netters alike make good use of the easily washed and non-slip properties of these carpet pieces around the hauling area......

off to a new life up in Geordie land working nets inshore, the punt Enigma is about to make the long journey by road.

Squid prove elusive again

Some of the traditional boats who attended Golowan Festival's Quay Day........

one small step for man.......

twenty at at a time? no problem for 'Blue Gauntlet Boy'; the Crystal Sea II takes on clean boxes after landing a mixed trip, fishing for squid up channel until they took off after a couple of days......
also on the quay, a selection of rubbish trawled up.......

work continues on the Chloe T's gear......

bound for the market, the Tracey Clare......

unlike John on the Ripple, Edwin with the Cathryn has opted for a brighter shade of anti-fouling which contrasts nicely with the topside colours.

Times Online keeps the debate alive

An article has appeared in the Times following on from the recent blackfish case from none other than the man behind the 'End of the Line' film, Charles Clover.

Meanwhile, up in the Shetlands more effort is being placed on applying technology to fishing gear in order to be more selctive. This unique (at present) scheme which, if successful, will see skippers rewarded with more days at sea!

Jewell's

Must have been a helluva party - the aftermath of Golwan's Quay Day down by the dockside......

something not quite right here.....

distant cousin of the birds that guard the Tower keeps a beady eye on a local gull......

sporting a fresh coat of antifouling in muted tones.....

no doubt the Ripple's tarred hull is very popular with any white boats that happen to berth alongside her, of course in the days when all the hulls and fenders in Newlyn were tarred, no one was too bothered!

Black-bottomed girl

Trnity House never sleeps, the Galatea's work continues twenty-four seven......

some just like to cool off down by the water's edge......
sans skipper Shaun, who is still on the Cornish variation of maternity leave, top Cornish tuna boat Nova Spero is back in town after her first trip of the year with around 600 albacore tuna averaging around 7kg per fish......
solid looking steel yacht from Brest in Brittany.......
late afternoon landing for Mr Page on the Shiralee......
a fresh coat of anti-fouling is the first job of the day for the Ripple's owner......
keeping her looking at her best for the summer season.......
her hinged scuppers line the starboard side......
as ever, the tin of anti-fouling paint requires a good stir before it can be applied.