Turned out nice this evening!

The funnel of the Bryan D provides an odd silhouette.
Biggest - smallest: the punt PZ527 Bass Boy steams up the harbour with the evening's handline caught mackerel on board; in the background, the port's largest beamer the Daisy Christianne has just arrived.
Refrigeration specialists Kingfisher wait on the end of the quay alongside the Daisy.W Stevenson boxes piled on the quay ready to go back aboard the James RH

Welsh refrigerated transport takes five with a daily paper in the cab.Over in Penzance, the Scillonian eases her way past the end of the quay after her trip back from Scilly.

Now, the Bryan D Stevenson under the breakers.

For the first time ever! - the Penlee lifebaot goes up on the slip at Newlyn to have her 6-monthly hull inspection.
Elizabeth N leaves for another trip.
Bryan D Stevenson, now you see her derricks and masts............ now you don't.With the breaking of these vessels comes the opportunity to pick up many items of boat equipment, fittings and deck machinery - more details coming soon.
St Ives registered Wayfinder gets her annual coat of paint.
A year and a day ago the Valhalla had both sets of gear on the quay for mending - guess what? The guys are not looking forward to a repeat next year!

Update

Top of the tide

The Bryan D Stevenson is now as far up the harbour as the tide will allow, ready for breaking.
Already the skip is being filled with bits of everyday life from around the boat.
Paint-up time!

Jake's birthday - catchin' summer mackerel!

Visiting beamers, Ora et Labora and Kees Korf in for the weekend giving their Dutch crews from Urk a well earned break. These boats do not fish on Sundays.
Not so one Jake Freethy on 'Go for It', despite the fact that it was Jake's birthday! Up at six and back, landed before 9am with 28 stone (approx 180Kg) of best Cornish mackerel.After sorting, the fish are weighed.....
tallied....and then iced in the chill room....
a quick total of the landing before.....the boxes go back aboard the boat as the next tosher comes to land....
which happens to be Bobby 'Boxer' Laity from Porthleven........
two punts head back to the pontoon berths......
the Hannah G from St Ives takes back boxes for the next trip.....
Boxer sees his day's catch going up on the crane...
Chris and Jeremy head in for a quick trawlfish landing.....
and our gull friends still seem incapable of earning a living as they should!

To the bitter end

Despite being submerged for over 60 years, the still solid oak timbers of the Trewar's keel proved more than a challenge for the breakers!Terry, from Mount's Bay Engineering had to cut away bolts through the keel iron.
Out of desperation, the swing shovel was used as a final resort to remove the keel timber from inside the iron channel.And the heart of the oak keel - still green!
Penlee lifeboat heads out for an evening exercise.
The Bryan D, next vessel for breaking, has now been shifted prior to her going under the gas torch.The Roseland has escaped the breakers and has been sold away from the port.

History in a skip

Down the cannery slip, a final skip-load of timbers from the Trewarveneth await collection. Behind the skip, the keel waits to be cut up with a gas axe.

It would be interesting to gather some recollections from previous skippers and crew of the Trewar'. In particular, those who sailed with 'Big' Clifford or possibly someone who has knowledge of these Admiralty boats being built.