The Jessica Grace is escorted to the gaps by dozens of gulls looking for scraps as the deck is washed after the last haul.....
until they break off the chase and turn to wheel high above the light....
the repaired propellor is back in place aboard the Gary M on the slip......
the Jessica Grace has made it to a berth astern of the Dom Bosco and Intuition, both landing to the vivier lorry.
Last of the grub to be passed aboard then its bounders for Cornwall Seafood's inshore quality hero Roger Coutsoubus aboard the Nantewan......
a more sedate approach is taken by one of the regular grey mullet chasers on the pontoons.....
who better to watch and learn from than Dad aboard the boat.....
live-aboards sahe the same domestic problems as those ashore with no space to dry, sunny Sunday meant the washing lines were full.....
an early start for one of the few reamining late season overseas, German yacht Freyja II.....
in the wheelhouse of the scalloper Jacoba it's time to catch the forecast.....
flat calm in the Bay sees a sea of sardines, on the market this morning one of 20 tubs from the Pride of Cornwall....
the Amanda had a decent run of squid......
Ocean Fish have their brand new tubs filled with over 17 tins of sardines from their boat the Resolute.....
iced, watered and ready to go......
as Jake Freethy supervises the remainder of the catch from the Pride of Cornwall.
Here's a suggestion courtesy of that well known chef, Carluccio taken from his classic book, "Complete Italian Food"....
so, not wanting to be left out, 'Through the gaps' has kicked off the fortnight with a classic Sicilian dish, "Sarine Alla Beccafico" - rolled and baked locally caught Cornish Sardines of course - though, in addition to the recipe in the book, and courtesy of someone who lived in Taormina in Sicily, the fish were marinated in white wine vinegar for 5 minutes before being stuffed...
The dish visually represents small birds known as 'fig peckers' which the Italians were ( and probably still are in some places) very fond.
plated with a few carrots and broccoli and ready to go!
With a big ground sea running in from the Atlantic....
which meant that, unusually for Mounts Bay, over a dozen surfers took advantage of the big, but at times messy surf - with this guy enjoying the dramatic backdrop so much he's surfing backwards to get a better view!....
as did a number of Penzance canoeists....
the base for these guys, Penzance Canoe and Sub Aqua Club is here behind the CKS....
there may have been plenty of people down the back of the stone quay looking for the end of this one....
regular visitor, Admiral Gordon fresh from her annual paint-up....
Just before high water, Penzance prom (unique in Cornwall) keeps the dog walkers at bay....
in Newlyn, the ex-fishing vessel, Zephyr takes shelter on passage.....
amidst a crowded harbour, though there are no French boats in which means this is a quick blow....
the Ripple is kept off the quayside by the breeze....
looks like someone on the verge of a new adventure as they make their early way down the quay in their new sea-boot socks and laden with sea bag and sleeping kit.....
on a day when the market was almost devoid of fish.....
they say a sailor has one in every port, here it seems we have boxes from every port, how many countries are represented here?....
bet the chap who invented plastic cable-ties never dreamed they would be used by fishermen to secure the fishing line to the footrope of trawls!...
