tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-274824932009-07-03T23:30:21.397+01:00Follow the ups and downs of Newlyn, England's largest fishing port, 80 species of premium line, trawl, net and pot caught fish and shellfish are landed daily. Top London chefs like Tom Aikens source MSC accredited Pollack, Bass, Sardines and Mackerel. Photography - digital images from stock or commissioned to order. Art students are encouraged to use the harbour as inspiration for their work as did the Newlyn School of Artists - info@newlynharbour.co.uk Laurence HartwellLarry Hartwellnoreply@blogger.comBlogger889125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27482493.post-78236061641028989982009-07-03T13:41:00.002+01:002009-07-03T13:54:16.056+01:00

After the heavy night rain the sun burns through the morning cloud cover....... to compliment the tea pots, cheerful tea caddy's have appeared in the window display at Badcock's Gallery...... another bag o' rubbish waits to go ashore from the Elisabeth Veronique...... while she waits for the fuel man to turn up after landing to the market...... which auctioned a good mix of fish from all sectors

Larry Hartwellnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27482493.post-33896967430797634482009-07-02T09:16:00.004+01:002009-07-02T09:51:18.294+01:00

Who needs legs? the Ripple is quite happy to sit on her bilges, as boats built for tidal harbours like St Ives were intended...... ahead of the Ripple, Danny's high-speed punt the Josephine does not have that problem with so little boat below the waterline..... crabbers ball........ two young gulls scrap over fresh mackerel bait that they have thieved from the boxes waiting to go aboard the

Larry Hartwellnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27482493.post-76634946649182608442009-07-01T09:30:00.004+01:002009-07-01T09:42:39.099+01:00

Obeying one of the golden rules at sea, never sit on the rail........ even the passenger knows this to be sound advice....... 'Hoops' sits back in the stern, off for an evening on the mackerel......as Mrs Crab gets things sorted out on deck, Mr Crab sits at the helm....... as does Mr Downing, let the skippers' chairs take the strain...... after a day's sailing, the yachts begin to show seeking

Larry Hartwellnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27482493.post-41803178021376043212009-06-30T09:33:00.005+01:002009-07-01T09:44:33.734+01:00

Some of the traditional boats who attended Golowan Festival's Quay Day........ one small step for man.......twenty at at a time? no problem for 'Blue Gauntlet Boy'; the Crystal Sea II takes on clean boxes after landing a mixed trip, fishing for squid up channel until they took off after a couple of days...... also on the quay, a selection of rubbish trawled up....... work continues on the Chloe

Larry Hartwellnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27482493.post-30626847028341612992009-06-29T13:23:00.003+01:002009-06-29T13:29:51.004+01:00

An article has appeared in the Times following on from the recent blackfish case from none other than the man behind the 'End of the Line' film, Charles Clover.Meanwhile, up in the Shetlands more effort is being placed on applying technology to fishing gear in order to be more selctive. This unique (at present) scheme which, if successful, will see skippers rewarded with more days at sea!

Larry Hartwellnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27482493.post-87954419787288753002009-06-29T08:16:00.003+01:002009-06-29T12:12:37.924+01:00

Must have been a helluva party - the aftermath of Golwan's Quay Day down by the dockside...... something not quite right here..... distant cousin of the birds that guard the Tower keeps a beady eye on a local gull...... sporting a fresh coat of antifouling in muted tones..... no doubt the Ripple's tarred hull is very popular with any white boats that happen to berth alongside her, of course in

Larry Hartwellnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27482493.post-31176116177782112142009-06-28T18:29:00.005+01:002009-06-30T15:03:04.565+01:00

Trnity House never sleeps, the Galatea's work continues twenty-four seven...... some just like to cool off down by the water's edge......sans skipper Shaun, who is still on the Cornish variation of maternity leave, top Cornish tuna boat Nova Spero is back in town after her first trip of the year with around 600 albacore tuna averaging around 7kg per fish...... solid looking steel yacht from

Larry Hartwellnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27482493.post-31927818843442571562009-06-27T11:18:00.006+01:002009-06-29T12:08:12.258+01:00

Plenty of colour in the centre of Penzance on Mazey Day as one of the day's dances passes the bottom of Causewayhead..... with a myriad of mythical and other incarnations on display..... for those with strong stomachs, the fair provides all the thrills......adding to the cultural mix that is Mazey Day, it's time for some Tai Chi in the early hours......first time visit to Newlyn for the

Larry Hartwellnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27482493.post-82878772409849045542009-06-27T11:13:00.012+01:002009-06-29T15:01:04.833+01:00

Twinkle and young Mr Curtis take time to enjoy the view as they clear the gaps on their way out for another trip in the Elisabeth Veronique..... as the Tranquility makes her way in...... followed by TN Trawler's Philomena.....and the dive charter vessel Evert from DivingFish.co.uk, which had just exited the harbour stern first, something no local fishing boat would consider doing..... Lenten

Larry Hartwellnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27482493.post-82489322178796868782009-06-26T16:31:00.009+01:002009-06-26T16:41:38.438+01:00

If you are in and around Penzance, take the opportunity to view Penlee House Gallery's Brotherhood of the Palette exhibition which runs from now until 20th September. The gallery houses one of the finest collections of Newlyn School art works, all of which contribute to our knowledge and understanding of the way Newlyn was around 100 years ago.Opening review of the exhibition here in the Western

Larry Hartwellnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27482493.post-53770587572268530462009-06-26T09:07:00.003+01:002009-06-29T12:05:28.231+01:00

This week a paper was published citing the role the county's myriad of ports and harbours should play in making a major contribution to the Cornish economy. One example being the leisure trade here in Newlyn where, if there are berths available, yachts soon fill them as can be seen here. Which would suggest that Penlee Marina would have no problem in catering for all those yachts which currently

Larry Hartwellnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27482493.post-90182629941745017762009-06-25T21:21:00.004+01:002009-06-26T09:23:11.615+01:00

Not till the Autumn will the Old Quay be filled with this much water as the top of the mid-summer tide is reached...... for scallopers like the Katie Clare the fine weather is just what they need to keep the dredges firmly on the seabed....... about to pass the dive charter boat Evert the Crystal Sea II heads for the gaps and a waiting lorry...... high water means thet the Cornishman can now

Larry Hartwellnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27482493.post-26891006633219717502009-06-25T10:44:00.005+01:002009-06-25T10:53:25.600+01:00

Work continues in Newlyn to drag it kicking and screaming into the 21st Century. Plans that include a rigid temperature controlled landing, sorting, grading, storage and auctioning building, a fully computerised remote fish auction to attract buyers outside the UK and a general overhaul of existing market practices where the largest range of quality fish is landed on a regular basis are being

Larry Hartwellnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27482493.post-47932480187536711332009-06-25T08:30:00.004+01:002009-06-25T10:11:53.151+01:00

Basking in the morning sun, the Leader has a well scrubbed bottom and is now ready for new anodes.... built in 1892, she has had some modifications to her stem over the years...... the tide has yet to reach last evening's zenith.

Larry Hartwellnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27482493.post-24035294162113769302009-06-25T01:16:00.008+01:002009-06-25T10:37:42.811+01:00

Big beamer wheels beat big fuel bills for the Chloe T......Resurgam heads away and out through the gaps.... unusual to see one yacht towing another....... biggest tide for the year fills the old harbour...... community spirit shines in the Star Inn....... onwards and upwards aboard the Cornishman as she is turned to paint the hull starboard side....... in the background the Leader is nudged on

Larry Hartwellnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27482493.post-10657770288059374462009-06-24T17:03:00.003+01:002009-06-24T17:08:43.886+01:00

Second book in a series that picks up on Ernest Cleveland's life after leaving a boy's home on the Humber and sees him begin a life-long affinity with the sea and fishing.Red Trawlers and Trawler Folk by Ernest Cleveland by Pnema Springs Publishing.ISBN 9781905809677

Larry Hartwellnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27482493.post-83132209134918002172009-06-24T09:49:00.002+01:002009-06-24T09:52:29.779+01:00

If you are in the big smoke, or know of anyone likely to be there from now untill August there is an exhibition of Newlyn Copper at the Geffrye Museum. The Geffrye Museum is one of London's best-loved museums. It shows the changing style of the English domestic interior in a series of period rooms from 1600 to the present day.

Larry Hartwellnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27482493.post-80436183912390524452009-06-24T09:05:00.004+01:002009-06-24T09:42:10.748+01:00

Under a sky devoid of clouds the Golowan fair waits for the evening trade..... so, too, PZ Gallery which will be running a BBQ alongside the bar........ a question mark hangs over what will happen to work on this luxury yacht-to-be now that the Penzance Dry Dock has ceased to trade.......back in Newlyn, Robert George fills in the gaps with another tour around the harbour......and, with the weed

Larry Hartwellnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27482493.post-3908715526431460842009-06-24T07:01:00.004+01:002009-06-24T09:46:58.726+01:00

A most un-sedate form of travel off Newlyn Green....... with 18 inches of weed scrubbed off yesterday its time for a fresh coat of anti-fouling to reduce the growth aboard the Guinness man's Vipa, with the warmer water conditions found around the pontoons and still weather the weed is growing at a considerable rate this year..... Plymouth Marine Laboratory's research vessel Sepia takes a berth

Larry Hartwellnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27482493.post-11836859176621544452009-06-23T14:35:00.004+01:002009-06-23T15:05:22.555+01:00

Dr Nick Tregenza, long time dolphin spotter and trustee of the Cornwall Wildlife Trust was one of four people thrown into the sea when the small 18 foot boat they were in capsized in a heavy swell off the Runnelstone Buoy off Gwennap Head. Two local fishing boats chasing bass were involved in rescuing the crew, all unharmed. First on the scene was Jesse Walter in the Boy Dylan (see above)

Larry Hartwellnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27482493.post-66967762416136212492009-06-23T08:30:00.009+01:002009-06-23T12:32:34.995+01:00

Bound for the gaps, one of a growing number of yachts that are now a growing part of Newlyn's trade - the development of Penlee Marine would see this grow into a significant part of the local economy in time..... something to challenge the local anglers, the fickle-feeding mullet in the harbour grow bigger with the passing of each day...... almost a flat calm...... with her derricks dropped, the

Larry Hartwellnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27482493.post-56926048190541820412009-06-22T17:11:00.005+01:002009-06-22T17:43:21.650+01:00

While the Nova Spero is at sea, you can keep a tally on the tuna fleet through the Cornish Tuna's web site and blog - though skipper Shaun Edwards is on paternity leave for the first four trips, the boat is in the capable hands of skippers Tom McClure, (Harvest Reaper) and (ex-Girl Patricia) skipper Shaun Williams. As usual, tuna-tiger Quentin Knights provides the blog with his own commentary of

Larry Hartwellnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27482493.post-64626196734182904792009-06-22T09:27:00.006+01:002009-06-22T10:17:39.603+01:00

Work has dried up for the Dry Dock, it seems that work there now depends on a new owner stepping in..... its that time of year again, as the Golowan Festival hits Penzance and the prom gets closed for the small fair set up next to the Jubilee bathing pool...... evidence of the weekends fun and games over at Penlee Marina are still evident.... more ice needed in the weather, as Mark tops of the

Larry Hartwellnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27482493.post-25650450909072922052009-06-21T19:16:00.003+01:002009-06-23T10:40:48.492+01:00

A gliding buzzard showing clearly the wing shape that is supposed to have been the inspiration for Mitchell's Spitfire fighter plane...... a UFO in passing over the Fal river...... from the slipway up river at Malpass, Truro time and tide wait for no man as the owner struggles to get his boat launched before the river ebbs away...... slowly but surely, this ex-French fishing boat continues its

Larry Hartwellnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27482493.post-79206252827996994202009-06-20T14:32:00.006+01:002009-06-22T10:24:49.405+01:00

Time to be extra vigilant as the clamping zone extends down the New Quay - you have been warned...... top of the range Beneteau Oceanis yacht Maja flies the Noewegian flag...... while the crew aboard a local classic yacht get the "it was this big" story..... plenty of insects on the wing to keep this fella fed...... and chilled distribution is a must as the summer temperature climbs in to the

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