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Wednesday, 4 August 2010

The Newlyn Pier and Harbour Commissioners Invitation to attend a meeting to hear the views of the Fishing Industry

The Newlyn Pier and Harbour
Commissioners
Invitation to attend a meeting to hear
the views of the Fishing Industry

Newlyn Pier and Harbour Commissioners are seeking
the views of the fishing industry so that it can improve
the services that are currently offered.

It wishes to assure the long term success of attracting
the highest value of landings into the port and the
highest proportion possible of those landings being
auctioned at the Newlyn Fish market.

NPHC would like to invite you to attend one of two
events so that they can share information, debate and
hear your views and to discuss a new fish market.

Thursday 5th August 1000
Friday 6th August 1700

Both at the Trinity Centre
For more information call 01736 362523

Agenda for the Open Meeting with the Fishing Industry
5th at 10am and 6th August 2010 at 5pm
1000 Welcome and Introduction by Gilbert McCabe: Where are we now? What
decisions do we need to make?
1010 Presentation (DVD) of the Market Design: Andrew Munson
1020 Market Operator: Gilbert McCabe
1025 Presentation of the proposal for the CIC: Nick Howell and John Lambourn
1045 Finances: Gilbert McCabe
1050 Presentation by Winter Rule: Tom Roach
1100 Questions and Answers: Gilbert McCabe
1130 Wash up: Gilbert McCabe

Tuesday, 3 August 2010

Bounders!

Plenty of leisure craft making their way from Penzance dock this morning, along with the Scillonian III and the Windcat 4.

Docking the Sand Snipe suction dredger in Penzance Dry Dock.

Good to see some trade for the Penzance Dry Dock in the form of the Sand Snipe, a small suction dredger - follow the action in this short image gallery which starts with the late arrival of the tug boat DanMar's skipper and continues as Mr Murley supervises proceedings from his prominent position in the bow of the boat.

Jellyfish Adventures around Briatin for FACT.

With a few weeks to go, FACT volunteers Mary Jeddere-Fisher and Becky Cross, departed Tollesbury on 12 June for a round Britain voyage to raise sponsorship for FACT's Bursary Fund - they are currently tied up in Penzance wet dock. You can follow their Jellyfish blog and the remainder of their voyage - or make a contribution to this worthwhile charity that gives youngsters, who otherwise couldn't afford to, a chance to change their lives. At 21 ft, the boat is a tight squeeze for the two intrepid sailors, at least in the dock their is no chance of them using a store pot as a mooring - bet Traz was impressed!

The Jellyfish boat is a Coribee, well known in adventure circles for its sea-keeping ability and sturdiness - as Ellen McArthur can testify.

brand new wooden mast waiting for a boat.......

with a closer look at the construction used in the building of hollow masts - unlike the solid examples aboard the luggers like the Ripple......

one of the early Windcats, number 4.......

a very patriotic Irish-Cornish affair.

Quentin in therapy.

The message is clear to anything ahead of the Still Waters.......

waiting for rescue aboard the Ben Loyal.....

young Tom has put his faith in his lucky parrot (might have been better to go for the Amazonian Blue though Tom)......

while Quentin undergoes some gear making therapy whilst waiting for more fuel pump associated bits to arrive - ironic that it is fuel problems dogging the boat given the owner's business!