Star of many a movie, the Ruth cuts a dash off Penlee Point.
Caterers to the visiting German film unit, John Timson serve up a welcome breakfast in the early hours of Saturday morning prior to filming.....
while the day's nibbles wait to go aboard locally hired Mermaid II....
and the film crew are given instructions as they don their lifesavers....
local dive support appears on cue......
time to get the divers away, as they steam past freshly painted Grimmy Mike's JoAnne.....
meanwhile, the CSFC patrol boat makes her way quietly to the gaps and off to sea - on a SATURDAY? - whatever next Shane!
and Nigel on the Crystal Waters II heaves a rope ashore after the annual family birthday cruise to Scilly.......
Mermaid II makes her way out with film crew safely stowed aboard and keeping their fingers crossed for some sunshine. Apparently, they will be filming a collision between two boats as part of a TV film for the ZF channel (German BBC equivalent).
Joey heads out for a day on the bass - he hasn't changed much since the photo below, taken around 1977!
and that punt is remarkably similar to the one below!
as another punt steams off for a day on the bass.....
an intrepid crew has just finished greasing the block at the end of the starboard derrick - better than sorting it at sea!
Jersey crabber takes delivery of an artic's load of pots.
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