Spring time.

With some boats putting full trips in Monday's market is end-to-end with fish, including the fridge.......

another big trip from the Cornishman keeps the buyers busy bidding big bucks for quality megs and monk........

and there are still plenty of cuttles off in the deep water for the beamers.......

leaving their mark on the market, more work for Brian and the boys.........

Captain Responsible, Mike Corin put together a few bags of scallops in with his fish........

while the Girl Penny heads up the inshore boats with a shot of ling......

pile 'em high down the netter's end of the market........

just time for the CKS to finish off landing her trip.......

take off time for one of the harbour's pet pigeon population.

Submarine Cables - it pays to be aware!

With the number of cables increasing annually  and the considerable amount of maintenance work that is carried out it pays to be aware of just what is happening with sub-sea cables both here in the Western Approaches and elsewhere. KISCA provide all the information you need - delivered in hard copy to your door or downloadable from their web site. You can also register with KISCA to receive regular updates.

Electronic chart data in all the major formats can be downloaded to add to a boat's track plotter.


A chart show just how many submarine cables (and the remains of some) exist in the South West.

Submarine Cables in the Western Approaches.

Around the harbour and the town.

The harbour now has its own Floating chandlery.......

it takes two to supervise........

or else.........

two doors, two dorys........

always jobs at the end of a trip.......

another tugging job done........

some serious tidying up kit in place.......

the old girl has been laid up for some time now.......

shoreside reperations.......

let's hope they do.......

it pays to keep up with the latest sub-sea cable news.......

not the best hand of the morning's Euchre session.......

well, why wouldn't you.........

the end of an era, what was Jewell's has now become the well known Lewis' Fish and Chips........

a better image of that painting mystery.......

with what looks like the artist's name of J Edwards, obviously of American origin with the date format being what it is.......

they'll be clamouring at the door when they open.......

a night of proper jobs an' plenty of yarns........

gallery window art........

spotted on the prom........

on the way up, Penzance's latest restaurant to open for business.........

is the almost eponymous Untitled by Robert Wright has taken over where the Abbey Restaurant left off - what was Cornwall's first Michelin starred restaurant sports two kinds of eating experience, downstairs is a casual tapas eatery (for those who were around in the day, via that tunnel-like entrance in what was the old Zero Club - which, before that, was the stables for the Co-op dairy many moons ago) and upstairs is an a la carte restaurant which promises to provide excellent local food in interesting surroundings - if Robert's old establishment at the Gurnard's Head was anything to go by well worth a visit.

AIS news - Free VesselTracker app comes to the iPhone!

You can search by vessel name.......

the new app then allows you to zoom in quickly to your chosen area.......

 when you can then check the recent track left by the vessel in question......

 

as she made her way out of Penzance wet dock and just after passing Mousehole she turned and headed by to Newlyn......

and went alongside the New Quay to moor. Check out the VesselTracker web site for more information - best of all, it's free!

Pink around the gills.

The Bay briefly bathed in pink this morning......

on the market a few dozen boxes were up for auction with most of the fleet back at sea after a few days of inclement weather, expect heavy landings on Monday's market......

best time of year for roes, maybe we'll see some figure on Masterchef.......

along with some quality pollack.......

or a few of Robin's mackerel.......

the heavy skies are a portent to much rain predicted for this afternoon......

which will undoubtedly restrict the view from the hillside.......

must have become fed up with explaining to the postman that it was all one house now......

numero uno Old Paul Hill.........

cheese and onion in one shot......

I wandered lonely as a daff........

two wheels and wheeling gulls.......

hard to beat for views over the Bay......

so that's where the netters anchors end up......

always worth checking out the latest Newlyn School art work at Penlee Gallery in town.