Thursday 15 June 2006

Early mornings



Just put in the water, replica Falmouth working boat 'Jessie & Zac' sits at her mooring in the old quay, and waits for her mast.

Saturday 10 June 2006

Misty Saturday morning



















Top Padstow netter, Charisma gets Sat Comms.



















Belfast registered Still Waters berthed alongside the fishmarket.



















Decky-learner Nathan gets shown the ropes - literally!



















Solent Marine work non-stop to get the pontoons in place.


Friday 9 June 2006

Solent Marine are flying!













At this rate Newlyn will have its new marina pontoon system in place by the weekend!

Thursday 8 June 2006

Procreating pontoons!

A tier of punts overlook the new pontoons - in a few days the mackerel handliners will be able to 'walk to work' instead on struggling down the quay ladders and across the decks of all the other punts!

W Stevenson's largest beamer, the Daisy Christianne takes a berth on the end of the new quay to overhaul both sets of gear.


Wednesday 7 June 2006

Pontoons arrive!

Keeping an eye on the summer trade, HM Customs cutter, 'Searcher' berths alongside the Stone Quay.


Once in place, the pontoon sections are locked together.

Staff from Solent Marine Ltd manouvre the assembled pontoon sectons across the harbour.
Macsalvors are back to drop the flotation boxes for the marina pontoons on to the Stone Quay.

Friday 2 June 2006

Midnight mackerel


It's 10pm and the last of the day's handline caught mackerel are landed to the fish market.

Sea Spirit joins the fleet


Under a new moon the latest boat to join the fleet, Sea Spirit PZ317, waits on the quay to be launched.