Severe storm stays south.

Despite the shipping forecast for Biscay on Saturday giving Force 12, the south west of the UK escaped the storms that battered the Atlantic Arc coastal region and left over 50 dead.

Commorative Breton seiner blog goes live.

A blog has been created to help support and register interest in the commemorative voyage this summer by the wartime seiner Corbeau des Mers......
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the boat herself sports the familiar tan coloured sails so redolent of a bygone era......

with her distinctive Celtic style lettering.......

she carries a large bowsprit to give additional sail power......

a very different hull and sail rig to the luggers so popular on this side of the Western Approaches.......

that she is seen here alongside.

The 'umble 'ake

Still not a fish seen often enough on the menus of Cornish restaurants, the not so humble hake, much prized by the Spanish, is a fish that loves to be paired with a parsley sauce - this classic dish comes courtesy of Rick Stein and his Fruits of the Sea series - first, prepare your roux.....
the dish takes minutes so timing is of the essence.......
pop the juicy hake fillets (courtesy of Timmy Boyle and the boys on the Gary M).......
and in, true Floyd tradition, not forgetting a quick slurp.....
time to add the parsley at the last moment.....
and serve!

Clean up.

Back up on the slip, the Filadelfia.....
under command and making way.......
putting the grub aboard before its time to sail on the Crystal Sea II.......
the St Georges is up on the hard for a bottom scrub......
there's no end in sight for the kingdom that is Ocean Fish it seems.....
out with the pressure washer and a whole lot of hull to clean.

Time for the weekend after a top tide from Timmy and the boys aboard the Gary M.

Filling the western end of the market, quality haddock are amongst a good shot of fish from......
from Timmy Boyle and crew, seen here grading and weighing their catch, from the Gary M.......
the haggis twins are back in town......
a yacht on the pontoon berths is a reminder that the sailing season is not too many weeks away.....
Roydon will no doubt be impressed by the boys aboard the Harvest Reaper who have just taken water and coiled up the hose afterwards, a small but thoughtful act........
a few netters make a late landing ahead of the Billy Rowney at the market.

Admiral Gordon makes her way through the gaps

Just in time to catch a pint, the Admiral Gordon passes the end of the quay on her way to a berth for the night.....
meanwhile, boxes of hake are coming ashore from the Britannia IV.......
and then off to the cold store ready to be sorted for the morning market.

70th anniversary crossing of the "Corbeau des Mers" .

Leading a flottila of boats from the Ille de Sein, at exactly the same date and time as she did 70 years ago, the Corbeau des Mers will head for Newlyn in honour of all those who served for the Free French forces in this country on the 26th June this summer. This event is a reminder of the strong Celtic link between Cornish and Breton fishermen that has existed for hundreds of years, both groups having a shared history of nautical endeavour that undoubtedly includes smuggling!

Complete details of the event along with an entry form for anyone wishing to join the flottila are available from this document that also outlines the historical significance of the journey made by the seiner in 1940 after France was invaded by German forces.