Summer's back!

The Anneliese in silhouette heads for the gaps...
...with a man on the bow ready with the shore rope.
Roger sits and contemplates life as a trawlerman faced with a bit o' mending on the footrope it seems.

A master at work....

Crabber Cresca gets a tow back in tier from the Trewidden with harbourmaster Andrew Munson at the helm....
single handed it seems....job done, Andrew and Royden head back up the harbour.
On the new quay, brand new pots wait to join the fleet
thumbs up from the Viddy....as the Aphros from Great Yarmouth makes her way in.With the new art gallery developments perhaps someone can explain this monolith the Wherry Town car park by Penzance Promenade - is it art or a concrete fitment left over from the sewage treatment development?

Warp arrives from Holland, courtesy of German driver.

Huge scalloper lands catch by the pallet load.
Urk registered Jacoba lands her trip of scallops to waiting transport on the quay.
A mixed trip of gill and tangle fish (hake and turbot) for the Carol H.
Courtesy of a Dutch transport company and German driver, warp arrives for the beamer fleet.

Penlee lifeboat, Ivan Ellen escorts Scillonian into Penzance harbour.

Frozen bait waits on the quay for the crabber, Intuition.
Ex-fishing boat, converted to sailboat registered in Brixham.
Ollie Hilditch strikes it lucky and pulls in a small pollack from the back of the North Quay at high water.
The Scillonian is escorted into Penzance harbour by the Penlee lifeboat Ivan llen.
Summer is here, again, and so are the big scallopers.

Newlyn fish and fishing on canvas, on cans via Brittany

Latest off the production line from Newlyn's Pilchard Works, tinned line-caught mackerel in a lemon and basil marinade. As before, the pacjkaing is decorated with a classic Newlyn School painting. Unlike the tinned sardines, these mackerel are packed in a small card box - the first batch (see above) will be collectors items as the artist is not credited as with the tins (see below).
Cornish sardines in a rich tomato sauce.......'Eyes and no eyes' by Frank Bramley.
Cornish sardines in extra virgin olive oil.......'Newlyn 1902' by Walter Bramley.
and smoked Cornish sardines.....The greeting' by Walter Langley
to order, call 01736 332112 or email nick@pilchardworks.co.uk....and, don't forget to get your pair of 'yellawellies' to support the mission!!

Twinkle, twinkle.....

With neighbouring Penzance tipped as the country's next property hotspot it's not surprising to see a number of new builds in Newlyn..... especially with the view these will have across Mounts Bay!
Never mind a girl in every port, seems there's a box from every port!
Well known auctioneer, merchant, rugby commentator gets public birthday treatment over Jewell's Fish and Chip Shop.
Twinkle gets down to some gear repairs on the Two Boys.

Full-on Cornish sunshine today - not!

The Bryan D's time is nearly up as the jackhammer breaks up the concrete ballast in the forefoot section.
This dentist's drill would make even the hardest bosun flinch methinks!
Clive and Mav ponder the jackhammer at work.......
Just checking!
Meanwhile, work continues to get the James R H back to sea. Pen Glas, one of three crabbers waiting to land to the back of the Jersey vivier lorry.....


brown crab on the way up.....as the bongo's hit the back of the wagon in safe hands.....
....needed too as here comes the quality!
not to be missed!
tiz damp today!
The guys from the Albatross from Sligo enjoy plenty of fresh Cornish sunshine
as can be seen from the spots on the lens!still, the overcast sky brings out the best in the colours!