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Time for the all important maintenance to running gear aboard the Hans Senor, first of the visiting Dutch owned, Urk crewed, Belgian beamers to hit town..... with the sun up and a gentle breeze blowing there's nothing better than taking things easy and chillin' afloat it seems, first away are Joe Crow and ex-trawler skipper Edward Harvey.... but they are not alone..... and a sign it must be fairly calm as Clive takes a break from his demolition work and heads out for a spot of angling no doubt..... someone is expecting a celestial visit it seems...... there's some heavy gear aboard the big Dutchman.... and further clues as to the real Angel due in over the weekend..... and signs that the cuttles are still in abundance late in the season..... bow view of the big Belgian flagged Dutch beamer...... with the waiting refrigerated transport waiting for the others to arrive...... as the quantities of sole being caught by these boats is low for the time of year, they must be thankful fuel prices are low, working the size of gear aboard the Ora et Labora (loosely translated as, Prayer and Work) must see a huge amount of fuel burnt for every hour they are at sea - for them, and the other Urk boats due to join them, Sunday will be a day of rest...... makes some of the local fleet look positively economical when they fire up in the morning..... the redoubtable Maggie, long-time provider of bon'homie and superior bar-tendering in the 'Swordy', makes it a half century, this, is not likely to be a sedate or seriously sober party........ over the back of the North quay the waters run clear with thanks to the settled weather of late.
The Scillonian IIIpasses up the Trinity House vessel, Galatea at anchor as she services a channel buoy..... an crisp morning in the Northerly breeze will put paid any thoughts of a BBQ this weekend..... behind one of the early season yachts, the refrigerated transport waits on the quay for half a dozen Belgian beam trawlers that are expected laetr today, as a rule these boats will spend Sunday in the harbour...... waiting for water in the gaps is the William Sampson with a winch problem to sort out...... one of the visiting yachts on the pontoon berths, some of these will be making their way to Scilly for the World Gig Racing Championships next weekend..... looking spruce with a fresh coat of paint.
Doug Herdson, from the Marine Fish Information Services laboratory at Plymouth, has kndly filled in the missing information regarding the Silver John Dory caught by Roger Nowell aboard the inshore trawler Imogen working off the Scillies earlier this week.
Boxes of frozen bait wait to be picked up by a crabber.... with the water still cold, fishing is slack with the pot boats, so it is a question of going through the gear and picking away for the time being...... first time in port and heralding the start of a new venture, the Ocean Star from Fraserburgh has joined forces with local boat Defiant to form the first pair team to operate from Newlyn for some time - previous notable attempts back in the 80s saw the Keriolet and Ben My Chree try their luck for a winter season...... the Ocean Star with the pair partner Defiant astern...... first job in the morning seems to be a replacemnt sweep for the pair team to sort out..... on the market, the CEFAS team are busy recording small haddock...... while outside a heavy mist is beginning to lift as the sun burns through...... and Ryan conducts the early sale for W&S, there is news this morning of some interesting developments on the way forward for the proposed new fish market it seems..... boxes of line caught pollack are making good money ahead of the Easter tourist influx.
The Billy Rowney clears her exhaust as she heads out to sea and is passed astern by local angling and charter boat Mermaid II...... a man at one with the world aboard his punt heads back to the pontoons.... as another heads out for an evenings work..... one of several yachts arriving to herald the start of the season.... in addition to the more familiar bow of the Crystal Sea II heading in through the gaps.... where there is time to throw a rope ashore...... take on board fresh store, land and head back out ot sea later in the evening.... others make their way to the fish market to drop off the their catch into the cold store... the rig catches the early evening sun on the deck.... another yacht in berth on the end of the pontoons..... as the Anna Too arrives from Plymouth.
MTS Indus, the newest Falmouth tug is in harbour - and with the wonders of modern technology you can track recent activity of the Indus online..... this must be what they mean by an 'all-round-white'...... the Imogen makes her way round to the iceworks before heading out to sea..... on the second of April, the aptly named May blossom brightens up Keel Alley..... appearing out of the depths, the jack-up rig stands alongside the slip..... after landing another good shot of line caught pollack the Sea Spray's tubs wait to be cleaned before going back aboard the boat..... not too many mackerel around , just enough to tempt some of the handline boats out, these were caught by the ringnetter, Pride of Cornwall...... a real rarity in these waters, a stunning Silver Dory, caught by young Roger Nowell on his inshore trawler, Imogen and only the eleventh recorded in the UK...... only a single sea gull heads out through the gaps as the sun comes up this morning.
Time for the all important maintenance to running gear aboard the Hans Senor, first of the visiting Dutch owned, Urk crewed, Belgian beamers to hit town.....
with the sun up and a gentle breeze blowing there's nothing better than taking things easy and chillin' afloat it seems, first away are Joe Crow and ex-trawler skipper Edward Harvey....
but they are not alone.....
and a sign it must be fairly calm as Clive takes a break from his demolition work and heads out for a spot of angling no doubt.....
someone is expecting a celestial visit it seems......
there's some heavy gear aboard the big Dutchman....
and further clues as to the real Angel due in over the weekend.....
and signs that the cuttles are still in abundance late in the season.....
bow view of the big Belgian flagged Dutch beamer......
with the waiting refrigerated transport waiting for the others to arrive......
as the quantities of sole being caught by these boats is low for the time of year, they must be thankful fuel prices are low, working the size of gear aboard the Ora et Labora (loosely translated as, Prayer and Work) must see a huge amount of fuel burnt for every hour they are at sea - for them, and the other Urk boats due to join them, Sunday will be a day of rest......
makes some of the local fleet look positively economical when they fire up in the morning.....
the redoubtable Maggie, long-time provider of bon'homie and superior bar-tendering in the 'Swordy', makes it a half century, this, is not likely to be a sedate or seriously sober party........
over the back of the North quay the waters run clear with thanks to the settled weather of late.
