Abby Sunderland and her yacht Wild Eyes are the subject of a growing search and rescue in the Indian Ocean. The boat's distress beacons remain active after she had been sailing through winds of 40-45 knots for several days. The nearest boat, a 50m French trawler is expected to arrive on the scene early Saturday. Abby's brother became the youngest sailor to complete a similar voyage last year.
The voyage's blog has enabled Abby to stay in touch with family, friends and followers of her attempt to break the record.
Friday 11 June 2010
Thursday 10 June 2010
First meeting of the new commissioners.
Newly'n newly appointed harbour commissioners met for the first time yesterday, along with the co-opted members. With so many in attendance the meeting was held up at the Newlyn Centre, St Peter's Hill. As of this first meeting, minutes and agendas will be published for all to see - expect to see a new web site for the commissioners in the future.
Trawl door trials look promising.
Blood letting was for many years standard procedure - Robin Hood was bled to death according to legend - possibly inadvertently - not so with the turbot here - they are bled during the gutting process in order to prevent bruising of the flesh.......
a happy dray man delivers fresh supplies to the Swordfish......
while the road works continue to slow the flow past the fish market outside the Star Inn.....
spotted aboard the Imogen - what look to all intents and purposes appears to be a mid-water trawl door - but with a 'shoe' fitted - the shoe is the bottom part of a door that is in constant contact with the sea bed - skippers check the angle at which the door travels across the bottom from the scratches in the shoe's surface - as can be seen below.....
after only a few hauls skipper Roger Nowell is more than happy with the set of Thyborn dual-purpose trawl doors he is trialling - so far he has seen exhaust temperatures drop significantly and engine revs reduced - which means fuel and wear savings all round despite an apparent increase in trawl spread - the doors have detachable shoes which allow them to be used for both mid water and bottom trawling.......
compared to a traditional set of oval steel bottom trawl doors......
visiting scalloper, Azula in tier.Wednesday 9 June 2010
Clean bill of health.
Brian chats with the local environmental health officer over a box of brill.....
it might catch on, some of the punts catching smaller runs of fish are now packing them in brine at sea........
there was heavy mackerel fishing last night......
they look good enough to eat raw.......
its a race back to the pontoon berths......
local fish merchant Robin Turner (with Lionel listening carefully to make sure he doesn't over egg the custard) gives Rick Stein's Seafood Cooking School the low down on the mornings fish on offer - fish market cookery days includes a tour of the fish auction and harbour to give an insight in to just what goes in to putting a fish on the mongers slab or chef's prep table - then it's back to the school to prepare the meal and further lessons - for the chefs amongst Dads this would make agreat Father's Day present.....
looking at these doors it looks like there's a spot of mid-water trawling in the offing for the inshore trawler, Imogen......
today's opening day!Tuesday 8 June 2010
Where to eat Newlyn fish -- today in Padstow
Margot's Bistro......
......worth a look next time youre up 'Obby 'Oss way - especially as it's the finest Newlyn fish that finds its way on to their tables!
Just passing the Longships down.
Maybe if a few hands clubbed together with the proceeds of a good trip they might just afford a few days charter aboard this 52m super yacht currently heading due South past the Longships.
She was built by Amels in Holland last year.
Spirit of Mystery sails back to the UK - from Holland.
Pete Goss' Spirit of Mystery is back in home waters - at Plymouth's Milbay Dock after sailing from Vrissingham Holland where she had been unloaded from the second of two ships that carried her from Australia.
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