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One of the few yachts to visit the port recently from cornishcruising.com
The EAW is revealed for all to see, now she lays completely opened from stem to stern..

just the entire port side remains intact...
a closer view of the for'ard section of the fishroom reveals the ice pounds
The last thing a flat fish would see of a small trawler's foot or groundrope before entering the trawl!
The short length of chain between the discs (all made from tyres) helps to stir up the seabed and scare the fish ahead of the trawl mouth. Note the first 10 or so rows mesh directly behing the fishing line (bound for protection with rope) are double twine to reduce the damage from conatct with the seabed and small stones.

Plans to get the Ripple wet!

A tranquil Saturday morning greets the Cornishman......
while the Jacoba's deck work is making good progress.....
and finally, John Lambourn is prepared to put his head above the parapet and give a firm launch date for the Ripple - she will go in the water the day after the official unveiling of the Newlyn Fisherman's memorial statue on Newlyn Green. There is a three day festival to celebrate all that is Newlyn between the 12th and the 14th of October 2007 - not to be missed!
the 4 foot mark on the Ripple's stem post...we don't say too much about the Ripple's port of registration however!the EAW is reducing in size rapidly....

Biggest tide of the year.......and a quiet night

Astern of the Roseland, and a rare sight these days, the North Quay almost devoid of active boats....
with not much activity in the harbour, time to take advantage of Newlyn's superb evening light....
an 8 cylinder Kelvin engine under its shroud.....
tubs of water aboard the Children's Friend lean her into the quay so that she will dry out safely....
some friendly football rivalry in the engineer's workshop....
never seen until recent years, and a sign of changing conditions, the biggest tide of the year reaches 20 feet.....
another use for scrap tyres, the end of some 'rope' or combination bridles.....
Badcocks Gallery have now un-packed their current show.....
and what's on show certainly catches the eye of passers by!

Bit fresh in St Ives

With a fresh northerly draft, SS 246 makes her way in past Smeaton's pier late in the afternoon.....as the harbour road is swept by seas at high water.Back in Newlyn, Badcock's Gallery have just taken delivery of works for their next showing.....
While the wind is revving up for the inevitable winter blows, let's not forget the National Coast Watch Institution who do a stirling job scanning the inshore waters of our coast - here is the watch station at Gwennap Head.
The Ben Loyal tidies up after her latest tuna trip.....
aboard the Cornishman the gear gets its customary end of trip overhaul.

Would one of our boats like to make this?!

News from North of the border for all fans of the BBC Trawlermen series; here's John Buchan skipper of the Ocean Venture opening this year's fish fest looking a tad apprehensive - well guess what, he's just put ashore a trip of £100,100 - bet his pal on the Amity has a wry smile on his face!
Closer to home the new scallop handling system on the Jacoba is taking shape....
with a brand new set of rollers waiting on the quay to be fitted....
With all the mention of Plymouth fish market - check out this archive pic - 'Gentleman' Jim Nixon of seiner Scarlet Thread fame and his 'general factotum', and now market manger at Plymouth, Pete Bromley.
It won't be long before the Newlyn Fisherman's memorial bronze statue is put in place - here the ground is under preparation.

Albacore encore - tuna arrivee!

Past and present WS&S auctioneers, Tony and Laurence are a picture of concentration as the early sale gets under way........
waiting patiently in the queue are 14 boxes of jigged squid - nice day's work Dennis!
500 Tuna from the Charisma on the market this morning along with another 500 consigned to Plymouth to help spread the buying power......
wait for the auctioneer to move their way....
The Charisma in tier alongside the Nova Spero.

German TV hits the harbour!

Star of many a movie, the Ruth cuts a dash off Penlee Point.

Caterers to the visiting German film unit, John Timson serve up a welcome breakfast in the early hours of Saturday morning prior to filming.....while the day's nibbles wait to go aboard locally hired Mermaid II....
and the film crew are given instructions as they don their lifesavers....
local dive support appears on cue......
time to get the divers away, as they steam past freshly painted Grimmy Mike's JoAnne.....
meanwhile, the CSFC patrol boat makes her way quietly to the gaps and off to sea - on a SATURDAY? - whatever next Shane!
and Nigel on the Crystal Waters II heaves a rope ashore after the annual family birthday cruise to Scilly.......
Mermaid II makes her way out with film crew safely stowed aboard and keeping their fingers crossed for some sunshine. Apparently, they will be filming a collision between two boats as part of a TV film for the ZF channel (German BBC equivalent).
Joey heads out for a day on the bass - he hasn't changed much since the photo below, taken around 1977!
and that punt is remarkably similar to the one below!
as another punt steams off for a day on the bass.....
an intrepid crew has just finished greasing the block at the end of the starboard derrick - better than sorting it at sea!Jersey crabber takes delivery of an artic's load of pots.