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Thursday, 30 October 2008

Sardines landed despite the weather

With no smoking on the premises, some of W Harvey's girls take a break on the roadside......
Watched by Gary on the deck of the Pride of Cornwall, Tim swings the braille over the waiting insulated tubs, already well filled with flake ice to form a slush.... handling the fish like this keeps it in tip-top condition for the market...... skipper Stefan Glinski is kept busy on the forklift while 'Magic' tops up with ice - the first boat Magic sailed on in the late-70s, along with David "Dumps' Hichens and Anthony Hobin was the Mes Fille owned and skippered by Bill Tate (later had the Silver fern).....in the background the.... Resolute is on her way in with what looks like a slack shot (her bow is way out of the water) - the boats 'had a look' last evening but the weather was too poor so instead they sailed at 5 this morning for a shot just off the back of Mousehole Island..... there's plenty of gear still to be sorted aboard the Billy Rowney since the port side derrick was put back together... despite the rather dull and dismal weather, the paint job is making progress on the new crabber..... another possible entry for next year's Turner prize..... back in town after many months, the Pindar (one of the sponsors of Pete Goss' Spirit of Mystery) boat Hatherleigh takes water..... also making progress under heavy skies, the Dragon an Moar.

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