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Work continues aboard the Ripple in preparation for her maiden voyage, more carpentry from the steady hand of John Lambourn now sees a set of wooden mounts for the port and starboard nav lights in place..... sitting alongside relief RNLB Beth Sell, the Sound Diver a dive charter boat from the Lochaline Dive Centre based in the Sound Of Mull 44 miles west of Fort William..... time to get the boxes back abord the Charisma before she heads out for another neap tide..... a quick job on the hard for the Dom Bosco....... as the CarolH heads out to sea on Sunday afternoon..... in store its time to build up a season's worth of traditional withy pots for the Inspiration..... and there's a queue at the iceworks this morning.
The sun comes up over a tranquil Bay, a far cry from the beginning of the week..... though careful inspection of the waterline along the quay still reveals a ground sea in evidence.... there are only a handful of boats left in port.
Gurnards for bait covered to keep the gulls away..... wait on the quay alongside the Emma Louise and Intuition..... while alongside the market all ahnds guide Royden reversing the trailor alongside the Little Pearl.... so that the ring net can come ashore marking the end of the winter's sardine fishing for the boys.
The Lyonnesse makes her way back to Newlyn..... while the waning moon sets over the top of the village..... Thursday's market hall...... plenty of tidying up to do aboard the Resurgan.
Visiting Sennen lifeboat nestles between the lugger Ripple and Ivan Ellen..... good job the residents here weren't quite as touchy about changes to the vista in Newlyn or maybe the Harbour and the RNLI may have been forced to go to the High Court just to get the access bridge passed - though it does have a certain charm at high water of an evening..... a fresh set of nets in bins wait to go aboard the Carol H before she sets off on her next trip.
The boat's latest position from their website shows the boat due South of the tiny island of St Pauls - map courtey of Google Maps - just type in a Lat & Long reading to fix a postion anywhere in the world.
It's been a roller coaster ride with a succession of gales or near gales and lulls for the Spirit of Mystery on this final leg of her trans-oceanic voyage. Listen to Pete Goss being interviewed by Radio Cornwall as he talks excitedly about how they are fairing aboard the boat as it traverses the notorious Southern Ocean. They are expecting a significant storm over the coming days and may look to seek shelter in the tiny haven that is St Pauls.
Work continues aboard the Ripple in preparation for her maiden voyage, more carpentry from the steady hand of John Lambourn now sees a set of wooden mounts for the port and starboard nav lights in place.....
sitting alongside relief RNLB Beth Sell, the Sound Diver a dive charter boat from the Lochaline Dive Centre based in the Sound Of Mull 44 miles west of Fort William.....
time to get the boxes back abord the Charisma before she heads out for another neap tide.....
a quick job on the hard for the Dom Bosco.......
as the CarolH heads out to sea on Sunday afternoon.....
in store its time to build up a season's worth of traditional withy pots for the Inspiration.....
and there's a queue at the iceworks this morning.
