The Conchee from Guilvenec alongside the new quay for mechanical problems.
There is no doubt that the future of the harbour must include providing a service for, and working with, pleasure boats - Monday evening saw all the available pontoon berths filled with yachts!
Master crab fisherman, Phil Lockley at work.
Stefan lands an early morning shot of sardines from the Pride of Cornwall.
Crystal Waters is beginning to look spruce as she get her bottom done.
Despite the forecast, you don't get much calmer than this first thing in the morning!
A few of Andrew Pascoe's bass from boat number 3, the Cynthia.
Yellow wellies and flying green boxes.
Germany
Brittany
France
Local Cornish pirate!
Canada
and the 'classic' Bristol based working boat Tangaroa.
Landing down the new quay, Nigel from Trelawney fish's Georges Johannes picks up a pallet of fish.
Under the watchful eye of the Anglian Princess anglers fish from the end of the North quay.
Camel Fish's vivier lorry is on the quay to pick up crabs from the Intuition.
Seems Grimmy and the Frogs are in agreement about where it is anyway!
Matching boat and boxes for the Silver Dawn.
Sowenna moves in for ice.
Trimaran Gem looks a serious ocean boat.
with a helping hand from Clive
Latest addition to the fleet, Crystal Waters II goes up on the slip.
Grimmy Mike is doing a roaring trade in his hand-braided dog collars this year down on the pontoons now that he can sell direct from the deck of the J Anne! Mike offers them in a range of colours, Black & Gold for Cornwall, Red, White & Blue for England or France - you get the picture.
The Stevens brothers put ashore another trip from the Crystal Sea but it appears they have some mending to get them through the night.
Off the end of the Old Quay, some trippers get down to some serious crab catching in time honoured tradition.......
as Sam Lambourn heads off for a night's Sardine ring-netting.
The Ajax goes up on the slip.
Recently sold, and now round in Penzance, the Ben Loyal now sports a fine set of steel tangons poles ready to chase tuna off in the deep water.
Visiting Falmouth classic boats, Lyonesse and Veryan grace Newlyn marina with their presence.
Bobby Laity sorts a shot of red and grey mullet on the market.
Scalloper Jacoba makes her way to the quay at the end of an other trip, this time in fine weather, a must for scalloping even for a boat of this size!
A shaded Shane steers Cornwall Sea Fisheries protection vessel St Piran towards a berth on the new quay from the flying bridge....
ably assisted by 'I see no ships (only hardships)' Zac and crew....
Under tow, the EAW or Webster makes her way to her final berth before being broken up by the scrap team.
The harbour punt has been called in to assist in the manouvre, carried out at high water on the spring tide in order to get her as far up the quay as possible.
Harbour Master, Andrew Munson steps nimbly ashore to speak with the Clive from the scrap team.......
as the bow rope is made good....
and the Chickadee heads back to her berth, job done...
and her helmsman couldn't possibly recall the number of times the Chickadee has been called on to move the EAW!
