Running repairs

BM 362 in for the first time in a while.....the Vanduck makes an landing of scallops to the back of a FalFish lorry....
a nice touch on the Alison Kay, the initials of the individual shareholders are displayed on a plaque around the bow.....
clearly visible here is the woven structure of Hilary Lister's Artemis the carbon fibre hull - now showing some damage - judging by the angle the damage was not done on passage.....
view looking for'ard in the cockpit of Hilary Lister's boat, with the pneumatic 'suck and puff' system that allows her to control almost every aspect of the boat when underway.

There's a new girl in town....

With all this rain and warmth providing ideal growing conditions and before she turned completely green with algae, the Dom Bosco is getting a fresh lick of company colours with plenty of white paint....
the algae is not so obvious aboard the Pen Y Glas as she lands to the continental vivier lorry.....
Here's the new girl, and she's in a port as far-away from home as you can get - Alison Kay, top whitefish trawl boat from the Shetlands will be working from Newlyn for the next three weeks on twin-rig trials....
a few interested words are exchanged between the visitors and ex-beamer skipper (Girl Pat III) Roger Thomas - the Alison Kay will be trialling twin-rigging over traditional summer beamer grounds to target megrim and other quality fish.....
but not before the Caterpillar man has been down to sort a water pump problem on her 1000hp main engine.......
in the background, two local beamers make a match for the twin-rig gear here seen on the net drums with their very heavy rockhopper footrope....
and of course, one Scot can't pass up the opportunity to talk shop with another, Jacoba skipper Robbie (laying ahead) hops ashore after a guided tour.....
here's the last thing the megs will see as they head towards the business end of the boat.....
a full view of the trawl deck on the Alison Kay - if you are out and about in newlyn - epxect to see her back in port next Monday.

A hard day's sail for round Britain yachtswoman, Hilary Lister

The Mojo is being kept busy working over the weekend carrying out a seabed core survey in and around the entrance of Penzance harbour for the proposed extensions.....
she's one tough lady is Hilary Lister, having left Mevagissey at 9.30 on Saturday morning she fought the prevailing sou'westerly breeze throughout the day on her way to Newlyn. There was every intention of catching a shot of her as she came through the gaps - but as she eventually made it to Newlyn at just gone midnight it was not to be! Reckon she will need a few days rest after what must have been a very uncomfortable trip with the wind on the nose for much of the way!....
the dive charter boat Mair has paid us another visit.....
not often seen, a heavy duty aluminium hulled yacht of serious proportions is on a pontoon berth.

Charisma - tuna trip 3

Quadriplegic sailor, Hilary Lister left Mevagissey at around 8 o'clock this morning and battled against the prevailing sou'westerly wind on her way to Newlyn. No doubt she will want to take a short break before trying to get 'round the corner' for her next leg from Newlyn to Padstow. Talking to the Amanda J, hauling pots in Falmouth Bay at 2pm this afternoon, skipper Phishy Phil said there was plenty of fresh breeze for her to contend with......
bow down in the water, always a good sign, the Charisma with her third Cornish Tuna trip aboard heads for the waiting FalFish transport.....
keeping a sharp lookout from under the shelterdeck.......
against the quay and within minutes the fish are going aboard the waiting lorry.

Cornish Tuna - trip 3 for the Nova Spero

Thinking of a move to Newlyn? There are a number of new accommodation developments in Newlyn, including 1 & 2 bedroom apartments available in the old Pilchard Works....

on her way in from the third tuna trip....first of the boxed tuna get pulled from the stack......
and hooked up before being....

hoisted up to the waiting FalFish transport, the Nova Spero has over 800 fish to land..... see the movie below....

you can always keep up with the comings and goings of these local tuna boats on the Cornish Tuna webiste. If you want to buy fresh tuna contact either FalFish or M&J Seafood direct.

Here's what's missing....

Half a century 'not out' for young Mr Black.....
a pigeon makes way for the Dom Bosco.....
two hands at sorting mackerel....
are better than one, a good run of fish for the handline boys this morning, let's hope the price is better than what the hake is making......
it seems that there are missing beams and derricks from the Sapphire to account for the lack of weight on the boat......
all the way from St Nazaire, Lord Jim II seems a very serious steel yacht......

Sapphire's bow high in the water

There's a lot of ironwork missing from up for'ard on the Sapphire, hence her bow is high out of the water.....
Wednesday evening and the gillnetter Ben My Chree makes her way in through the gaps at the end of her trip.....
another Irish beamer joins the fleet....
Sam and Barry get the tubs back aboard the Lyonnesse.....
the biggest beam gear in the harbour hangs high over the end of the new quay...
as the Lyonnesse makes her way from the drying out berth in front of the harbour offices.....
the fresh breeze gives this yacht some practice in getting down the mainsail head to wind.....