For sale

One fifteen foot Treeve fishing boat for sale in Newlyn, along with......
a Saltram 24 with an iroko cabin......
not forgetting your 10Ho Saab engine and gearbox spares.....
and, having bought the boat, you'll also need somewhere to stay when ashore so here is the chance of a room to rent in Newlyn.

1000th 'Through the Gaps' post

For the 1000th blog there are a mixed bag of images taken from in and around Newlyn this Saturday.....
first, the Anglian Princess at anchor in a silvery sea.......
something anyone who has run into the back of a Land Rover will testify is true....
those black back gulls never miss a chance to scavenge the boxes of frozen bait, if they can, they will.....
the Anthony sits quietly against the quayside.....
one of the more unusual graphics found on a fishing boat......
taking shape on the New Quay's mini boatyard......
the Pioneer is at anchor watched over by Tom.......
part way through some repairs to her hull, the Resurgan is on the slip.....
you don't want your blocks to go away when they arrive on Scilly......
on a return trip the Gry Maritha is loaded with scrap metal.....
working with green boxes.....
and then red......
high-tech gear on the Ellie, remote trawl-door sensors help the skipper see the distance or 'spread' between the doors of his twin-rig prawn gear......
two heads are better than one when it comes to repairing the chain mat on the George Johannes.......
back in to land and overhaul her gear, the Tranquility makes the gaps......
and later runs off her bridles in order to check their lengths are still the same, a crucial aspect of trawl rigging......
cutting out hull sections from inside the accommodation of the Resurgan.....
and tidying up the 'frames'......

so close yet so far, peering at the cache Piering at Seals appears to be proving difficult for the Geocacher, maybe it has been removed? - find out more about Geocaching here, its free to join.......
one of Culdrose's SAR helicopters makes a landing at Penzance Cricket ground.

Summer sailing season slowly sees itself out

For the first time in months, not a yellow-welly in sight.......
boxes of frozen bait are always the centre of attraction for the increasingly lazy population of gulls......
the 'Dairy Milk' boat from another aspect.....
only the Sapphire remains on the new quay......
landing session for two of the Rowse fleet.......
beams, trawls and pots......
water running off the vivier lorry as the Emma Louise takes bait on board after landing......
while a few bongos are still to come from Mario and his babies......
not quite yet pensionable age from the RNLI, cox'n Patch Harvey's birthday will no doubt be celebrated in true Star Inn style.

Wexford registered visitor - McDuff Ship Design's Elle Adhamh

Formally the Efficient built in 1931 by Forbes at Sandhaven and later renamed the Excellent is still waiting for her sailing orders......
twin water jet motors power this unusual semi-rigid Hurricane 1400.....
the biggest prawn trawler to visit Newlyn, better known in her own waters as the 'Dairy Milk' boat.....
the McDuff designed Ellie Adhamh has a huge twin-rig set up on her fully shelterdecked stern....
and a bow very reminiscent of the Spanish design vessels that work the deep waters of the Little and Great Sole banks south of Ireland.....
the yachts are few and far between at this time of year, and those that remain are of a fair size.....
bound in from a day on the pots....
the Dom Bosco passes the outbound gig rowers in the gaps.....
a handful of beamers remain in port......
including the Admiral Gordon gleaming in the evening sun with her now look topsides.....
along the prom the light reaches the time in French known as crepsicule........which makes the MCAs Anglian Princess all the more visible.

Fine food revolution finds fans from afar.

There are no shortage of high quality places to eat the length and breadth of Cornwall in what is described as a food revolution according to this article in the Daily Telegraph. Locally caught fish feature prominently on many of the menus quoted.

Cornish Sardine news

The Cornish Sardine Management Association are one step closer to realising their dream of a certified fishery. If successful, the application, a process begun in 2002, will see Cornish Sardines added to the MSC's list of accredited fisheries here in the south west and Cornwall, which currently includes south west handline caught mackerel.

Speaking on behalf of the CSMA, chairman Nick Howell expressed his thanks to the diverse range of individuals, businesses and organisations involved, "the strength of the industry has been a direct result of retailers, processors, fishermen and regulators combining their experience to achieve a common goal which was the creation of a market through the development and supply of a new product line from a previously underutilised fishery. Not an easy task in the fishing industry!"

A number of ventures have developed around the fishery, including web sites for some of the catchers like the Pascoes' Cornish Sardines and the Pilchard Works.

On a Mission

The Scilly cat puts ashore her chilled containers.....
while the Tranquility takes ice.....
last year it was yellow wellies, this year the Mission has a wee boaty pin to help raise funds for their good work in fishing communities the length and breadth of the country.

Back home after taking the scenic route round the top

It won't be long before the winter gales force the owners of these pleasure boats in Penzance Harbour to be lifted out of the water - a reminder of just how popular a significant marina development would be for local owners...... angling in view of the Anglian Princess.......
black look from white to grey
ever happy in his work, Perry heads down the quay on sailing day.....
while checking the day's shrimp haul, never miss the chance to let little brother do all the work, basic man-management skills being developed here....


after steaming back via the scenic route from Macduff, through the Pentland Firth in 9 knots of tide, and a major refit including a new kort nozzle and prop, all hands take care not to scratch the gleaming paintwork - mind you, in some ports leaving your trawl doors outboard would be seen as a henious crime and punishable!......
as the Crystal Sea II heaves a line ashore......
before landing to the waiting transport.....
no doubt the boys will be looking to sell more advertising space on the sides of the wheelhouse.....
keeping an eye on things from the cab while refueling, Consol Oils roving internal security agent......
an early start for the Resolute.....
and the Lyonesse as they head off for another Cornish Sardine chase.....
swimmers en-masse in wetsuits out in the Bay......
pass a mixed fleet, from L-R: catamaran Lyonesse, - lugger Happy Return, - Low Lee buoy - MCA tug Anglian Princess, - beam trawler St Georges, - GRP ring net boat Little Pearl.

Rare silver inkwell on the way home?

After selling for just over £5000 at Campbell's Auction yesterday, the rare commemorative silver inkwell looks set to return to Cornwall.

Lot 498 - A rare Newlyn silver inkwell at auction today

A very rare piece of Newlyn silver will go under the hammer today at Campbell's Auction House in Worthing, Sussex. The piece is expected to make somewhere in the region of £4,000-£6,000. What no one knows is how the piece came to be in private hands for many years when it was clearly made to commemorate the opening of the new Institute, in its current position, back in 1911.

With more notice, it may have been possible to organise the piece to be bought back for the Mission in Newlyn.

Bright start to the day

Even with the heavy cloud cover, Mount's Bay provides a warm light for the early riser.....
empty insulated fish tubs from the IoS.......

another plaice drops through the flip grader......
'Milford' Mike, now officially the oldest man on the market deftly shovels ice to top off the boxes awaiting the attention of the auctioneer.....
out in the Bay, numero uno, PZ1 makes her way in.....
there are currently four vessels engaged in survey work between the Longships and Hartland Point, one of those, the Fugro survey vessel Meridian, is anchored possibly thankful to be out of the harbour after a number of residents felt moved to complain to the harbour master last week about the noise generated by her generators, not for the first time have some residents seem to have forgotten that they live adjacent to a working port......

as the boys aboard the Nellie well remember from a similar incident last year!

Walk on the wild side

With somthing of an Indian Summer in progress, where better to head than a dramtic cliff walk on the Lizard taking in the the picturesque village of Cadgwith and its thatched cottages, art gallery and, of course, the local fleet of insore boats that inludes the Scorpio, they of red mullet fame.