Matthew Southgate says - thank you.

"As a member of the crew taking part in the Fastnet Race and onboard the yacht Inseyarnda we would like to say a big thank you to the crews of St Ives, Sennen Cove and Penlee RNLI life boats.

A big thank you for the warm welcome Newlyn Harbour and the help getting the mast off and on to the fishing pontoon with the crane"

Matthew Southgate

I'm sure all those hands involved appreciate your thanks Matthew.

Don't be shellfish on a Saturday.

The changing skyline behind the old Hosking's Stores on Penzance harbour......

in Penzance Dry Dock, the beamer WSS surrounded by scaffolding.......

looking resplendent these days, you would never know the Steren Va Bro fished for the local Rowse crabber fleet until a few years ago........

the Belisha beacon provides the only golden orb in the sky this morning.......

a bug thank you from McMillan Cancer to the record number who took part inte annual Newlyn to penzance one mile swim.......

geriatric and junior results fromTriCornwall can be seen here.........

if you have never had the chance to see close up lobster, crab, crayfish and scallops head for the Newlyn Fish shop opposite the fish market....... 

Pete Tonkin's huge new live shellfish tank complete with one of Squrrel's excellent window display signs.....

top tank dog today is a male crayfish who marches to and fro' guarding his patch........

there is still plenty of time to get involved with this year's Newlyn Arts Festival beginning on the 16th of September.....

crabbers away........

while the trawler Tranquility waits for ice.......

Barrie looks on and smiles benignly on his day off as there is still a good day's work ahead of Ollie and the boys after the sheer weight of fish took their net to the bottom forcing them to split the meshes to release the fish........

the Border Agency's Searcher had a quiet night against the quay in Newlyn........

fishermen's topiary work on the Mousehole Road.

Fishy Friday's Roast Cajun monk with orange salsa.

Freshly prepared Cajun spice mix........

 monk steaks oiled and rolled in the spice mix, part friddled (that's a cross between frying and griddling) and then in a hot oven for a few minutes to finish off.......

one orange salsa - additional veg to personal preference - like a few new spuds from the garden.

What a difference a day makes.

 Morning brings a clam sea and no hint of rain after the deluge that hit Bournemouth and Poole the previous day.......

 no doubt the yachts will get to sea......

 and enjoy the dramatic coastline......

 that changes with the light so quickly......

 with a blue badge beach Swanage cannot afford to have any weed on the sands to spoil the visitors fun......

 wash day blues for the railway......

 and a personal touch for the steam engines......

on the road to Wareham, Corfe Castle thrusts skywards.......

 then back to Cornwall on the M5 and there's no escaping the fact that it's fishy Friday........ 

hardly original but bound to raise a smile.

Swanage Lifeboat Week

 Sailing early, the Condor ferry from Poole passes between a local trawler and the Isle of Wight in the distance......

 another Cornish exile moored in Swanage Bay.......

 local fishermen must be watching with more than passing interest as another huge wind farm looks like being built in the bay......

 as usual, not a local box in sight.........

 once stood in the Thames, this memorial to the Battle of Waterloo was brought back as ballast by a succession of boats carrying Portland Stone to and from the quarry down the coast at Portland.......

 one of our lifebelts is missing.......

 the huge annual fund raising week is in full swing at Swanage......

 including visits and trips on the local boats......

 kept in the lifeboat house......

 last reminder to the crew on the way down the slip.......

 the unseasonal weather will not dampen the spirits......

 angling is hugely popular in the area and has its own liter scheme......

 reserved parking ready for action.......

 the sheer chalk cliffs at Studland are part of Dorset's dramatic Jurassic Coast.........

 local gigs are kept on moorings during the summer season......

 a must visit for old and young alike with tons of atmosphere, sounds and sights from another era very much alive on the Swanage to Corfe castle branch line with its annual Thomas the Tank Engine festival.......

where there's water there's always one prankster with a water pistol.

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Inseyandra, missing mast from the Fastnet Yach Race

 Safely berthed after retiring from the Fastnet Yacht Race, competitor Inseyandra was forced to quit the race after losing her mast on the second leg while heading for the finish at Plymouth........

she shows signs of some strong seas, with the Rolex vinyl sticker blasted off the bow of the yacht.