Newlyn surf video

Several days of prolonged gale force winds build a swell big enough to provide one of the biggest waves seen for years as three surfers and a weetabix rider chance their luck in the infamous graveyard at the back of the quay in Newlyn.

Surf's up at Newlyn's graveyard for the brave

The Idatsa was joined during the night by the Saint Brieuc boat Pors Mogeur......
with the Chephren and Eridan still in tier......
a solitary 99m coaster anchored very close to the shore given the onshore wind at the time......
half the job done on the derrick......
with a big swell running and the wind in the process of backing the surfers get a chance to sample the delights of the graveyard at the back of the quay in Newlyn......
with some real macho poses......
and a display of aerial acrobatics......
balding short-board action......
stylish and true.....
a more classic approach......
in the weather, the Children's Friend's mast has been brought down - wooden boats do not agree with being laid up where fresh rain water can get to them - they need that salt!

Trois chalutiers de la Bretagne en Newlyn abri de la tempête.

With a heavy swell running around the harbour the crew of the Idatsa were off in search of some additional fenders to keep her off the quay.....
while the Eridan and Chephren were berthed outside one of the beamers for the night. Looking at the forecast the worst is yet to come with the strongest winds predicted for daylight in the morning. These boats, all, from Loctudy, specialise in fishing for langoustine - the crest on the bow of the Eridan has a pair of them. Look down the page here for the link to langoustine.

Like Newlyn, Loctudy and other Breton ports have gone through a heavy decommissioning programme.

The web site for the local Breton paper, Le Télégramme very usefully gives the landing and sailing information for the fishing fleet, port by port. One day Newlyn will catch up.

Winds gust over 70mph at Land's End

It's not surprising that the entire fleet in Newlyn is safely tucked up inside the harbour - as the wind gusted to 74mph this afternoon as recorded at Land's End just before 5pm.

Image courtesy of the Land's End weather site.

Green & Black

There's 40 inkwell pots with traps, 60 without and 30 French pots up for sale on 01736 732072...... a case of green and black and grey and black, yes its cuttles time again.....

more black, but this time the food for feline fanciers, blackjack, coley or saithe, much loved by germans but here always sold in the old MacFisheries wet fish shops as plain old cat food, probably because coley always gives off a slight hint of amonia......
the western end of the market was full of fish from just two netters the Gary M and the CKS......
with some good looking tubs to excite the Chelsea gurnard fan club.......
another film crew descended on the market.......
while outside the pace quickened as the box wash team moved in......
and stacked the results alongside the boats ready to go aboard......

back in port again, the Kingfisher from Griffin Towage was the first boat to be featured on the blog on May 6th 2006.

Its a good year for Polgoon cider and sparkling wine

Most of the traffic that passes Penzance on the way to Land's End is unaware of the vineyard that nestles on the southerly facing slopes of Rosehill. Polgoon Vineyard & Orchard produce award winning sparkling wines and cider, grown and bottled on site.

As the season draws to a close the vines provides a spectacular display of autumnal tones, as rich as the wine they produce. The award winning sparkling raspberry flavoured Polgoon Aval is available along with the vintage Polgoon Aval. Bottles of dry, still cider can also be bought.

Enjoy a colourful tour of Polgoon Vineyard at the end of the summer growing season.

St Georges slays the king of fish

With the fine weather due to break, all but the just landed St Georges are at sea......
the punts are enjoying a fine run of bass, like these from Cap'n Cod aboard the Butts, from around the Runnelstone Reef......
el congero blanco, not like the big black one landed the other week......
there's more black by way of the new season's cuttles on their way to Ocean Fish......
while the inshore trawler Imogen lands a good shot of haddock......
this is one bass the punts would love to have caught, instead this monster the biggest bass on the market for some time, fell to the mighty St Georges, a fine 8.2 kilo monster that is well over the length of a box.......
another boat from the Cheetah stable......
is up on the end of the new quay.