Close of play 2007, almost!

reminiscent of a scene from The Birds, gulls wheel and fight over a few market scraps...
this scene won't change much over the break as the fleet ties up for Christmas..
a deserted market waits to be hosed down....
the Cornshman sports a few seasonal decorations...
and with the recent fine weather, the tree stayed in place this year!

our man Tom looks out over the bay as the sun puts in an appearance

Last of the boats to the market

With the weather thankfully giving all hands a break, the netting fleet and the beamers by and large managed full trips in the pre-Christmas dash to the market. Though the fishing has been patchy, prices have kept most smiling - unusually, there were more than a few boxes of dogs with some of the boats...
Drew on the CKS keeps the high seas free of jetsam and puts his rubbish ashore...
The Harvest Reaper, late in getting their trip to the market - last chance tomorrow for the final sale of 2007!
Always a big favourite with the restaurants this time of year, good sized red mullet were in evidence in several trips landed...
the other Harvest Reaper is wrapped for Xmas it seems!
aboard the beamer, its the last time the guys will be going through her gear this year.

With a few days to go...

Latest news today; yachting hero and adventurer, Pete Goss is building a replica of the Mystery to emulate the world's greatest small boat voyage over 150 years ago. The Spirit of Mystery, now being built at Millbrook south east Cornwall will be launched on Saturday 21 June 2008 - see the Pete Goss website for more details! At last this unique piece of Newlyn history will get the international acclaim which it deserves and acknowledge those 'iron men' in their wooden ship, Newlyn buccas one-and-all!
Part of the Christmas lights this year, a robin brings a little festive cheer across the harbour...
and an enormous anchor graces the end of the fish market opposite the Swordfish Inn....
Tuesday's market sees a busy morning's selling, auctioneer Ian Oliver sells netter Sowenna's last trip of the year...
as the Jannie en Klaas makes a late entrance into port...
not quite the £240 for one fish paid last Friday, but these turbot are still making good money...
with monk tails still making nearly £20 a kilo...
busy enough at the beamer end of the market....in a sea of festive green and red boxes...
the James R H uses the tide to land across the fish market, saves on a lorry!