With the warmer(ish) weather the cloud has returned.
Stevenson's have their ice-works beautifully lit up as a castle.
With no Stevenson's boat lit up on the slip it's down to the Billy Rowney to provide the boat with the seasonal lights - this year its just the deck lights.
A very quiet harbour under grey skies provides this years tranquil Christmas setting.
The biggest vessel in port, the scalloper Jacoba will keep her crew busy over the next few days after bending her port side derrick.
The engineer has had to cut out the damaged section .
Ivan Ellen on station amidst the harbour Xmas lights and not a breath of wind this evening!
25 years on from the loss of the Penlee lifebaot and the last market for export fish is under way at 8am.
The Arun Class, Ivan Ellen rests at her new pontoon berth. She's the replacement boat for the Solomon Browne which was lost with all hands while attemting to rescue the crew and passengers from the Union Star.
Andrew Munson, Newlyn harbour master recalls the events of that fateful night to James Churchfield as BBC Radio Cornwall broadcast it's entire breakfast show from the port.
Roche based Ocean Fresh's boss Andrew Lakeman, lends a hand on deck for one of the last landings for 2006!
It's family affair!
There they go!
What a welcome break the weather was this morning - flat calm in the harbour.
Pru Esther comes alongside with all bins full.
All the sardine boats had good hauls - after weeks of slack fishing the bay is full of marks
And still they come ashore in the brailer.
Malcolm Pilcher hosts the show with Penzance Silver Band and Newlyn School Choir
Up go the rockets!
No go! The Carol H, normally the first netter away, is still against the qauy. The forecast gives gales for Sunday, which on top of the swell running (see below) would be more than uncomfortable.
Shaun Edward's crew having put the grub aboard head off to the Mission and wait to see the forecast again. Back in the mission a number of skippers check the MagicSeaweed site - the swell animation for the week looks awful on Wednesday and Thursday!
In the deceptively calm conditions, Pru Esther makes her way in after an ealry morning shot at Cornish sardines. A close inspection of the horizon tells a different story - if the horizon, all of fifteen miles away appears as a wavy line imagine just how much 'sea' is running out there!
Take off - the gulls don't care!
A stormy outlook for the day as the Anglian Princess rides anchor.
The Kuzh Heol makes it back into Newlyn after spending 24 hours at sea.
The Eridan joins the Kristel Vihan(Little Kristel).
Terry, le patron of the Kristel Vihan and crew watch the Eridan manouvering in the storm force sou'westerly winds.
All three vessels eventually made it into tier.
