Henting down

A cool blue light from the Border Agency boat Valiant spreads across the wet quayside; both her, and the coastguard cutter Searcher, are still in town after arriving with the disabled Pacific Spirit that ws towed in by the Penlee lifeboat last Sunday morning - the sail training vessel is the subject of 'routine' investigation by the Border Agency......
down at the ice works the air is heavy with rain......
the local word for such a deluge being henting.......
under new letters and numbers, the Tranquility appears to have found a new home in the South West.

Mystery filmed in Falmouth

The spirit and adventure engendered in by Pete Goss' epic trans-oceanic voyage that so nearly ended in disaster off the south coast of Australia is being captured on film by the Collective Arts Ltd (formerly the Cornish Theatre Collective).

The planned film of Spirit of Mystery's journey, a recreation of the original vessel and journey undertaken by a Newlyn fishing boat back in 1854 when she sailed almost non-stop to a new life in Australia, was partly re-created while the vessel was in Falmouth prior to her voyage around the globe.

MSC Fishery announcemnt: Megrim and monk for beamers?

The certification body, Moody Marine Ltd, has announced that the C&WSTG English Channel megrim monk and sole fisheries have entered full assessment. Initially Moody Marine seeks to open a dialogue with all organisations or individuals with a direct interest in the fisheries.
Anyone wishing to provide comments or information to the assessment process (relevant to the status of the stock, ecosystem interactions or fishery management practices) is invited to contact Ian Scott.

Ian Scott
E-mail: i.scott@moodyint.com
Tel: +44 (0)1228 710195
Mobile: +44 (0)7825 616548
Moody International Certification,
Merlin House,
Stanier Way,
Wyvern Business Park,
Derby,
DE21 6BF
UK

Pacific Swift towed in by Penlee Lifeboat

Berthed outside the Border Agency's Searcher, the sail training vessel Pacific Swift after being towed in by the Penlee Lifeboat in the early hours of Sunday morning.........
probably the largest vessel the Penlee crew have had to deal with in a rescue mission.....
unusual weather conditions on Monday morning saw a low fog rolling down the land under a blue sky and flat calm sea......
the crabbers waiting to take on more bait.....
also in port, another customs vessel, the Valiant......
lays outside the Belgian flagged beam trawler Dora et Labora that has not move since she landed last week.......
making two lifeboats in port, the Ramsgate boat is currently on passage......
a shot across the bow of the Border Agency vessel Searcher......
and, as ever, a temptation too great......
Mr Bick can't help but smile as Mr Tonkin exchanges some early morning banter with auctioneer Olly.....
subdued lighting.

The Shining at Marazion

A pleasant way to spend Sunday lunchtime overlooking the Mount from the Godolphin Arms' restaurant ploughing your way through a carvery meal......
and then off for a walk passing a huge collection of flotsam........
up to the Marazion beacon which was lit for the first time to warn of the approaching Spanish Armada in 1588........ the church has had all but a few of its headstones moved to the side of the graveyard for some reason.....
down by the marshes it pays to have a big lens it seems......
the prevailing easterly winds have covered the beaches in the Bay with weed.....
and other flotsam provides endless creative opportunities for beach goers.....
across the mainline to London at Shiver Me Timbers Trader Gray's creative works are still evident - here's the Ozzie part of the business.....
with nature doing its own creative thing in the sands......
ahaah! someone's been here before - Trader Gray, of the aforementioned Shiver Me Timbers, once described how, if you looked at a map of Cornwall, it was reminiscent of a sock, and how, as a child at Christmas, the sock that was hung over the end of the bed was full of chocolate gold coins, fruit, other goodies and nuts - and how the nuts always seemed to be at the toe end of the sock - just like Penzance........
a buzzard takes stock of the cycle path walkers.

Poor Friday night

12 hours after the wind dropped from gusts of 60 mph and there's a heavy groundsea running along the back of the harbour wall.....
not that the Intuition is stopping for such trivial matters.....
though the sky is full of heavy rain cloud......
Harvey's remaining crabber, the William Harvey is having her bottom checked out, seacocks and fittings sorted before the engine is refitted after a rebuild and will be sailing under the command of Tom Lewis......
as another beamer trip heads for the cold store.

Cousin Jack! - Newlyn skipper's son selected to play for England!

Jack Nowell, eldest son of skipper Michael Nowell of the beam trawler Elizabeth N has been selected to play for the England Under 18 rugby team. Jack now has a chance to emulate Penzance & Newlyn's greatest England rugby cap in the shape of Brian 'Stack' Stevens who played for the 'Pirates' back in the '60s and '70s. Stack Stevens was capped 25 times for England and toured with the Lions - so the rising young star has something pretty big to aim for!

Jack is currently studying at Truro & Penwith College with their rugby academy and is looking sponsorship from local businesses or individuals keen to see proper Cornish blood back in the England team in the future. For more information and bio details see Jack Nowell's story.