Other harbour pursuits

The Avarack gig rowers headout past the new pontoons for another Tuesday evening training session.


Boys will be boys much to the frustration of harbour security! The new pontoons make excellent diving boards it seems.

Scorching sun, sardines & scallops!

The Marie Clare alongside the quay in Newlyn.

Visiting TNT scallopers in tier wait before taking ice and stores for their next foray out on the scallop beds around the Cornish coast.

Red mullet - the sweetest barbeque fish of all!

Cornish sardines have just arrived in Mounts Bay which gives the local fleet of ringnetters a shot at this years summer shoals. Stefan's Pride of Cornwall being one of the first into the fray.

Sea, Salt & Sail in Mousehole

Early Saturday morning and Mousehole's Sea, Salt and Sail festival is underway. Sea shanties sung sweetly down on the quays accompany visitors and locals alike. This well loved, low key festival has an increasing number of fans judging by the number and size of visiting classic working boats this year - enjoy!

Classic local boats include Mount's Bay Lugger Association's Happy Reurn, Dock Inn landlord Les Rowe's Ocean Pride (for sale if you're interested!) and the Pioneer, for many years Cyril Gascoigne's sea-urchin dive boat.

The three largest boats are all visitors.




The Kipperman makes a welcome return to Mousehole - the sweet smell of oak-smoked local mackerel and pilchards wafting acroos the harbour seems to create ravernous appetities judging by the queues!
Meanwhile back in Newlyn a lone gull flies in at sunrise, only mackerel on the market this Saturday morning though!

Alan Nudd takes the Intuition away for another day's 1000 plus pot hauling exercise for her young crew.

Chris Morley cleans a his tangle nets for the last time this year - bet they go back in the water again Chris?

They say the sun shines on the righteous, well Mr Hicks, skipper of the gillnetter Ben My Chree was honoured this morning it seems!

Historic Barnabus back in the water!

Over in Penzance wet dock the historic St Ives dipping lugger Barnabus, built in 1881, has been returned to the water after a complete refit courtesy of Penzance Dock Company and boat builder, R Carns.

A mix of flavours in the harbour.

Currently turbot netting, the Kheops from Morlaix undergoes a minor repair in Newlyn.

A local artist takes advanage of the morning light. The attraction of that light over 100 years ago saw the creation of the colony of artists known as, the 'Newlyn School', Stanhope Forbes being one of its most well known members.

In a scene reminiscent of many images from Stanhopes Forbes and other members of the Newlyn School, two of the next generation of fishermen check their shrimp pots at low water.

Misty Monday

A small part of Newlyn was flooded during the evening as torrential rain filled the streets, a sluice gate had been left shut by the Doctor's surgery. The fire service attended and quickly remedied the situation!

Crabber, Fleur de France, barely visible in the increasingly heavy rain, heads in past the Mount.
Brixham beamer, Lady T Emiel leaves through the gaps and heads out to the bay in the heavy mist.

Without her propellor, the WSS is towed to the waiting slipway cradle.

WSS, William Samson Stevenson is brought to the slip where a new prop waits to be fitted.

Velvet Blue from Dublin Royal Yacht Club eases her way gently across the harbour, can you identify the decky?!

Newlyn Fish market & harbour model unveiled!

Visitors to Newlyn Mission can see the latest plans and a detailed model of the harbour as it could look in the future. Pringle Richards Sharratt has been appointed by Penwith District Council to develop the design of the new fish market at Newlyn to RIBA stage C. The exhibition is open from 8am to 8pm today (Friday 16 June) and Saturday 17 June.