In like a lamb?

With the forecast for tomorrow looking relatively pleasant an old saying is recalled, "In like a lamb and out like a lion"......

Plenty of work going down on the Trelawney Fish beamer, George Johannes
early Saturday morning and the CKS is already shipping her trip ashore and off to the cold store......
bags of frozen bait head downwards to the deck of this small crabber......
the MCA have posted a quick reminder to anyone interested in a career at sea that they can get 100% free training in the mandatory (that means you MUST have them) first aid, sea safety & survival and firefighting certificates, an opportunity not to be missed.....
more evidence of the work on the George Johannes, a new set of main trawl sheaves.

Not under command

Always a good to see - nothing! - which means the fleet are at sea.....
apart from the George Johannes who is flying her 'not under command' lights, two all-round red lights - these are required of a vessel to indicate (at night) that she is "restricted in her ability to manoeuvre" or unable to take the necessary actions to meet the requirements of the Collision Regulations (she may have had a steering problem).....
boxes ready to back aboard the beamer....
and not often seen in the harbour on a flat calm day, the Sea Spray.

There's a new Wing on the web

Well known purveyors of fine fish, Wing of St Mawes have opened an online shop, the Cornish Fishmonger - check out their thinking behind the new website in an article from Business Cornwall online here.

The return of the golden galleon

The Mission galleon has finally hove into view after going down in stormy conditions last year...
marking her intention to land and therefore securing her right to a quay berth, the Ajax has her landing gear raised...
keeping the visitors informed of the small diversion around the Fradgan....
Brixham beamer Lady Lou has a fresh set of boxes waiting to go aboard....
whereas there is some serious sticthing to be done on theis set of 3m gear...
first punt up on the new quay for a while SS144.

Spike and his new hat

Former Newlyn fisherman Spike Searle, who spent many years as mate and relief skipper aboard the highly successful gillnetter Sowenna, is now working for 'Finding Sanctuary'. Finding Sanctuary is a partnership project that aims to secure a healthy and productive future for the coasts and seas of South West England. Over four years, the project will work with stakeholders to design a network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). The goal of the MPA network is to safeguard the region’s undersea habitats and marine life, and to help ensure the long-term sustainability of marine resources in the region.

The organisation is currently seeking additional steering group members to consolidate the already considerable body of expertise that it is able to draw from.

Lifeboat exercise with Rescue 193 from Culdrose

Check out some video footage shot from the deck of the Ivan Ellen as she exercised with Rescue 193 in Mount's Bay - video footage by Will Treneer and Sam Gilchrist. A memorable day for the pilot who was making his last flight after 15 years in the resucue squadron. Once navy personnel commit to a career with the rescue helicopters they cannot return to serving in active combat aircraft as they miss too much on-going combat training.

Slippery sardines

The nautical equivalent of trainspotting - or is there something more methodical in this?......
birds-eye view of the working deck aboard the Emma Louise showing the Rowse designed pot handling deck arrangement....
the view from inside the fish market to the ever-popular Harbour Cafe......
good trip of ling and other ground fish from the Gary M on the market mid-tide.....
while the remaining sales concludes for W&S under the auspices of auctioneer Ryan......
it would appear to be slack fishing with the sardine boats last night.

Sole on Sunday

Silver Dawn consigns her trip to Plymouth market making a total of around 25 tons of fish from the fleet of boats choosing to land away this week......
down the end of the quay an indication that it is sole time, Belgian beamer Hein Senior raises her port side cod ends to air, as all these beamers do when in from sea - news from the East coast tells us that the last of the big beamers, the St Martin LT62, built for Colne Shipping, is now on her way to the scrapyard after being involved in a collision- of course, Newlyn has one of these boats in the W&S fleet, the St Georges still working.

New nets net fish for the CarolH - skipper hopes

Under the warm morning sun the Cathryn always does her bit for the aambience of the port, a painter's delight reflected in the still waters of the harbour....
up to his knees in soap-suds, with his chief box-washer's hat on Lionel puts the harbour boxes through the steam cleaner....
the boys aboard the Dom Bosco seem pretty pleased with the 20 odd bongos of quality offshore crab as they wait on the quayside for the transport to turn up.....
like a new broom, new nets always fish well, so Phil hopes aboard the netter CarolH as the tubs are swung aboard.....
down from Brixham way, RWS Marine Engineers peraper to start work aboard one of the port's beamers.....
with the weather a little more settled the punts are able to get back out to sea again.....
suspended under a great weight ......
fresh flake ice are bedded in to the counter display at W&S's fish shop in the Strand.....
hardly a ripple out in a misty Bay......
and for the visitors with an eye for contemporary art the Newlyn orion Gallery has two concurrent exhibitions on for the next three months, 'Fable' by Matthew Usmar Lauder and a collection of ceramics are on view in the Studio gallery.

A Bevvy of Bricky (Brixham) beamers

Going through their gear after landing, the Lady Maureen and the Carhelmar, both beamers from Brixham.....
heading back to her berth, PZ291, My Lass after landing to the cold store on the market....
ship-shape and Bristol fashion, two spare cod-ends on the Lady Maurenn grace her stern deck....
why lower fish down the fishroom using baskets when you can have a conveyor system, "wasn't like that in my day" they mutter on the quay.....
even though the boat in question is working 3m gear....
this box has found a new home overshadowed by the 10m gear on the Lady Maureen....
looks like a new set of cod-ends will be needed aboard the ChloeT...... power supplies to the Lisa Jaqueline, previously the Hubenada, skippered at one time by Newlyn's latest author, Fred Steele....
known in weather terms as a 'front', seen here hanging over the now floating Roseland......
in preparation for the return of the scallopers.....
seems there's some 'continuing professional development' going on for the Penlee lifeboat crews at the moment....
so the boat is happy to sit in her berth and the quiet waters of the harbour for the moment.....
one for Berkley CA, is this the first sight of a Breton onion seller for the year in Newlyn?....
looking down the marine gangway to SS126 as she pulls into her berth.....
there's plenty of pots to go........
on a glorious day its time to get the sailboat out in to the Bay for the first spin of the year.....
whelks, (boiled and pickled is good) and crab in store......
Pete Goss and crew on the Spirit of Mystery will not be enjoying the calm waters that the Ripple is currently sitting in......
where has he gone now?.......
here's a chance for someone to but a piece of historic Newlyn on the Strand opposite the Helen Feiler Art Gallery.