Jellyfish Adventures around Briatin for FACT.

With a few weeks to go, FACT volunteers Mary Jeddere-Fisher and Becky Cross, departed Tollesbury on 12 June for a round Britain voyage to raise sponsorship for FACT's Bursary Fund - they are currently tied up in Penzance wet dock. You can follow their Jellyfish blog and the remainder of their voyage - or make a contribution to this worthwhile charity that gives youngsters, who otherwise couldn't afford to,  a chance to change their lives.  At 21 ft, the boat is a tight squeeze for the two intrepid sailors, at least in the dock their is no chance of them using a store pot as a mooring - bet Traz was impressed!

The Jellyfish boat is a Coribee, well known in adventure circles for its sea-keeping ability and sturdiness - as Ellen McArthur can testify.

 brand new wooden mast waiting for a boat.......

 with a closer look at the construction used in the building of hollow masts - unlike the solid examples aboard the luggers like the Ripple......

 one of the early Windcats, number 4.......

 a very patriotic Irish-Cornish affair.

Quentin in therapy.

The message is clear to anything ahead of the Still Waters.......

waiting for rescue aboard the Ben Loyal.....

young Tom has put his faith in his lucky parrot (might have been better to go for the Amazonian Blue though Tom)......

while Quentin undergoes some gear making therapy whilst waiting for more fuel pump associated bits to arrive - ironic that it is fuel problems dogging the boat given the owner's business!

The wave hub project - Nordica in action.

On station, a few cables off the beach 

at Gwithian Sands.......

the Finnish ice breaker/multi-purpose Nordica begins the process of wiring up the wave hub.......

 some idea of the ship's size - check the figure coming out of a door on the level below the bridge.

Leonardo up on the bow.

Making ready with the bow rope as she come in through the gaps.....

the St Georges heads for a berth.......

under supervision.......

banding a lobster aboard the crabber Pen Glas......

after the boys make Royden's work easier by using the rubbish bins provided......

she's a long, sleek, high speed machine.......

this visiting yacht, Phenille is from the incredibly well sheltered port.....

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of Lemvig in Denmark......

but it almost a flat calm in Newlyn this morning.....

with plenty of fish from the WS flagship.....

hiding from the sunlight......

are the WSSs' langoustine - no doubt the local fish shops will have them in their displays this week.....

typical mix of fish from an inshore line boat.....

and these red mullet are just the sort of thing shops like the Chelsea Fishmonger will be looking for.....

like father like son, is this another WS skipper in the making?

SAR boys sneak in a quick pint at the Gurnard's Head.

With an ever changing line up of guest beers, which this week includes some Welsh bitter and cider, the Gurnards Head, a superb dining pub with rooms, proves too tempting for the airy fairies.

Newlyn Trail - something to do when it's not beach weather.

Number 3 in the Newlyn Trail is the John Dory, copies of the trail are available in Baron's Newsagent - opposite the CoOp in Newlyn.......

Royden's left to deal with other people's crap left behind again.....

something of a bad habit is developing here.....

bounders and off to chase the scallops......

time for icing up before the start of another tide for the netters......

plenty of dredging power here aboard the Susan Bird.......

looks like Jo has his sights set high.......

the swans and a visiting duck mix it under the bridge.

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On this, the 1501st blog posting, is the first screen shot showing the Govenek of Ladram as she leaves Newlyn. The Ben My Chree and the Gary M can both be seen exactly in their berths alongside the quay in the harbour. A full breakdown of VesselTracker's features will appear as soon as the link goes live next week.