Monday Monday

Just the three beam trawlers this morning...

all done and dusted by 7.30am...

plenty of monk tails were up for auction..

with mackerel supplies being plentiful at the moment despite the weather...

one of the boats that landed this morning...

Grayhound, making her way slowly across the Bay to Penzance dock after weighing anchor in Gwavas lake...

as the James RH Stevenson makes her way in with her starboard side gear being lowered...

before she enters the gaps...

followed by one of the fleets smaller boats...

the sea cadets can now get to sea after the stormy weekend...

back in Penzance dock, the truly gorgeous Grayhound...

modelled on a 17th Century Cornish privateer built in 2011...

by Marcus and Freya - here keeping things shipshape and Bristol fashion...

at the sharp end...

she plies her trade in the most environmentally way possible carrying Black Mountain whisky and takes paying passengers on every adventurous trip - see more at Grayhound Lugger Sailing website...

protected by some suitable on-board deterrents!

Dangerous weather, dangerous sea.

Heavy skies over Newlyn, like most of the country...

and big tides too...

mean the harbour is full of boats...

taking shelter from an unseasonable gale...

a deserted quay...

anyone with any sense would stay well clear of the water's edge - on a weekend that saw six people lose their lives in separate incidents - and the media still use terms like freak waves as if to lessen the blame on those who seem unaware of the dangers of the sea - hard to believe in this day and age.

Tiz #FishyFriday and a gale of wind is one the way - two in 48 hours!

More scallop dredges than you can count on the Albion, one of the Uk's biggest scallopers..

dwarfing even one of the ports regular beamers...

a busy #FishyFriday market with the weather forcing some boats in...

some are spotted...

and some are mottled...

some, like line caught bass, just shiny...

first signs of end of summer squid...

800Hp and three John Dory...

240Hp and 6 boxes - it all depends where you fish...

keen buyers this morning...

with some of the best quality but not quantity fish reserved for local consumption...

nice to see the boat take off the poisonous spines on these greater weavers...

look what the wind blew in...

local workwear specialists, Exhibit1 came to the rescue and provided another set of coveralls after some thieving person took the last set...ps, if anyone sees a well-faded pair of not-so-white Dunlop welly boots they went missing too!...

all set for another delivery to the Scillys...

a small Viking invasion...

landing scallops from the Marina Emiel...

several generations and iterations of wooden fishing boats...

looks good in pink...

taking on tubs for tonight's sardine hunt...

the Chickadee in towing mode...

the Ivan Ellen was called out early this morning to tow in the Crystal Sea with one of her nets in the prop...

but luckily the net dropped away and she made it back to port under her own steam - just as well as the tow would have arrived at Newlyn when the tide was too low and both boats would have had to wait outside the harbour for half the day!

which meant it was all smiles for the volunteer crew...

and coxwain Patch...

the new RB on her launch pad...

these guys are always smiling when they work, as ever, happy days mending gear...

especially when tons more net is delivered!