Check out the Blind Spot at the Lugger Hotel in penzance.

Transition Penwith have a film screening at the Lugger Hotel on the Penzance seafront this week, the coming end of reliance on oil will drastically change the world as we know it before our Grandchildren have retired......

though that still doesn't seem to stop us building extremely drab buildings in town.......

a few more weeks and the local yachts will be back on their moorings......

later tonight the Scillonian III will make her way round to the dry dock.......

now that the big Dutchman now turned Cornishman has exited.......

the weekend's litter pick seems to have been a success.......

high water on a big tide, time for the Girl Pamela to go on the hard.......

and Saturday was warm enough to bring out the harbour's daffs collection.......

good to see the gear back aboard the big ship.......

big megs up for auction.......

the nonchalant pose of a man on a mission.

Cornwall's latest new build Asthore nears completion - meets with professor Villy Christensen's approval!

 The business end of the Asthore sports a five bladed propellor and a stern thruster.........

from the bow on she appears huge out of the water as she sits on her legs in Penryn, near Falmouth..

The boat will be targetting sustainable pelagic stocks in the South West such as Cornish Sardine and anchovy. This will come as good news in the wake of a recent symposium on the state of global fish stocks at the American Association Advancement of Science's annual meeting where Professor Villy Christensen was quoted as saying; "I wouldn't bother waiting for the politicians to sort this one out, guys, you can really help from the comfort of your own kitchen ... lay off the cod, haddock and tuna, diversify and cook up a wider range of fish." - and by that he means fish like mackerel, pilchards, sardines and anchovy! - good news for the Cornish Sardine fleet!

You can hear the professor talking about his findings here.

St Ives by train.

Spotted on the St Erth to St Ives branch line train, there's no escaping the draw of fish, fishing and eating fish as one of the many reasons people make the region such a popular tourist destination.........

work is well underway on the Porthmeor Renovation Project to the Sail Lofts on Porthmeor Beach, hopefully Bish will not have his net mending activities disturbed too much - an ongoing image gallery is viewable here - a Daily Telegraph article gives some background.......

here, Chris 'Bish' Care, net setter for several Newlyn and St Ives boats, talks about his work in one of the net lofts - which is what the buildings were originally built for of course.........

with a commanding view over St Ives Bay towards Godrevy Point the National Coastwatch Institution's watchkeeper has to remain vigilant at all times.............

perhaps the growing fleet of restored and newly built luggers will attempt to break this incredible feat of sailing and seamanship in the future?

Can you solve this picture mystery?

 Four names appear on the bottom left hand corner, Joe Maddern, Dick Ro??ns,Ellie Hooper and Dennis Renfree........

of this small watercolour - on the transom is the boats name Four Boys and underneath that the letters DWB - CA in capital letters - the boat looks like an American shrimper a la Forest Gump.  The picture is dated with what looks like 6/14/'72 which would suggest that the artist was American.  Given that the painting has appeared in a shop in Penzance and three of the names are 'local' can anyone throw more light as to the provenance of the work?

Spring-like morning just in time for the half-term break.

 Diana Marion full steam ahead........

 a word of warning guys, some of the feeds from these boxes are at 410 volts and not 240!.........

 a tense moment in the Mission as the Saturday Euchre school reaches a climax.......

 all in a mornings bidding for the man in his luck hat........

 another 'be there' event if you are involved, none more so than this year.......

 high water and time to get the punt on a mooring at high water........

 complete with personal fly-past from the resident gull squadron......

and then it's time to get down on your knees for the season's first bottom scrub.....

 one over the bow for the Wayfinder still looking for a new owner......

 a heavy ground sea over the last few days have revealed more than is usual of the old causeway that ran from Newlyn to Wherrytown........

and left its mark on the prom.......

even the hand rail is looking the worse for wear.........

 along with a few decorations from 'ol Neptune........

 and an endless variety of patterns created on these steps........

beach cleaners wanted!

Public meeting to discuss the proposals to 'modernise' the coastguard service.

These days people immediately become suspicious when they see the word 'modernise' in the context of the future of something - and in the case of the coastguard service rightly so - up and down the country there are dozens of similar meetings being held in the fight to preserve the integrity of the service - be there!

Fact finding Friday.

Signs of Spring as the light creeps into the sky noticeably earlier each day.......

at £3.00 per kilo these cuttles made the Cornishman's latest trip another good grossing for the fleet's flagship........

keeping those rays inside the market on the move.......

and if the sardines aren't there, get the gurdys out and pull in those mackerel.......

active research as Will and Alex, third year students from Falmouth School of Art discuss the state of fishing with Robert George from Seafood Cornwall.......

queuing up to buy.......

good to see such cheerful CEFAS faces as a the old hands show some new recruits the way things are on Newlyn market...... 

with the challenge of locating those somewhat elusive otoliths proving the most popular as ever.