Expensive look inside the Trevose Box for French skipper.

The skipper of the stern trawler Maranello landed himself a £6000 fine after being caught fishing inside the no go zone around Trevose - at this time of year a traditional hunting ground for spawning cod.

Lonely as a cloud.....

The sun shines on the Three Sons from brixham this morning......
and the newly commssioned wind turbine up at Penwith College that now provides 40% of their electricity......
never easy to paint a GRP boat and get a good finish.....
not local tubs it seems.......
a sign of the times, Spring in the air.

Picture challenge - name the boat and the boys on the deck.

Hauling time aboard a Newlyn trawler, but which one? Among her many claims to fame was being attended to by the Appledore lifeboat one January while sheltering in the lee of Lundy Isle half sunk and in Force 12 winds along with eleven other ships.

Latest charcoal picture from Nick Henshall with a chance to see this and the rest of the collection due for exhibition at the Tolcarne Inn, Newlyn in April.

Dull start - again.

First light and one of the crabbers is in to land.....
while inside, the auction is fairly quiet for a Monday morning.

Vision runs aground in sight of land!

Atlantic rowers-to-be Phil Pring and Skippy taking the Vision of Cornwall out for early sea trials in Newlyn Harbour last September.

The boys must be gutted - but glad to be safe! After rowing over 2,500 miles since January 10th, the Vision of Cornwall ran aground on a reef less than one mile from her destination in Antigua in the early hours of this morning. Phil and Skippy are reported to be well after their dramatic rescue from their upturned boat by Antiguan officials.

All in a weekend's work.

One small tug should suffice......
time to let go the ends aboard the Cornishman......
and once through the gaps drop the derricks to make for a more comfortable ride when steaming to the grounds.......
with a few jobs to be done below the waterline it's time for Clive to get the boat ashore, first by passing the slings under the bow......
and then attaching the lifting chains.......
once ashore a steadying hand guides her away from the quayside......
with a little help from the boy........
a twin rigger's 'clump' awaits collection.......
out comes the shaft from the punt Cynthia up for a bottom scrub.

Vision of Cornwall almost in sight of land!

With less than a hundred miles to go the morning, the boys aboard the Vision of Cornwall are due to make landfall in Antigua over the next few days. After two and a half thousand miles covered since leaving La Gomera in the Canary Islands on January the 10th their mission to raise money for the Cornwall Blind Association has raised thousands of pounds. Both men are gig rowers so they should make a real difference to their team's chances this season on their return after this serious training exercise!