Blog Entries - June 2008

Best Day Yet

julia@cfpo.org.uk — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Weather is a little fresh - southerly 7. However, the little beauties chewed up and we had our best day yet with 202 fish. Not bad, couldn't have asked for a better start to the season, won't say to much on that cause I don't want our luck to lash up, and I would say not bad for the time doing the job. Long hours though, everyone is loving it at the moment, it's refreshing not having to do hundreds of nets. I still can't get over how we're out here with the Basques catchi [...]

Going Smoothly So Far

julia@cfpo.org.uk — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Weather has been good, a light south west breeze. We put the lures in the water Saturday lunch time and we had 104 for the day, not bad at all (first day). Sunday's fishing was just as good with 120 for the day, no big lash ups, so everything is ok. Its 5 o'clock monday morning and we are getting ready to put the lures in the water again. See a few whales and dolphins, not loads. We've all got a bit sunburnt, yesterday, but Dicky looks like he's been tango' [...]

Not A Nice Day

julia@cfpo.org.uk — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:40:25 +0100

Weather is SW 5 to 7 - not a nice day, but I think we're headed for some high pressure I bloody hope so anyway, we had some fun and games last night when our 2 tonne water tank decided to go for a walk around the deck, it was like trying to grab a tigers tail (not that I've done that before), but we got it under control in the end. We've got about 250nm to go so plently of time to think about life and what the hell I am doing out here, I knew I shoyuld have been a stock [...]

We're Off

julia@cfpo.org.uk — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:09:21 +0100

Hopefully this will be the start of a regular blog, which I will be doing everyday and you'll be hearing the highs and lows of our 'Tuna Adventure'. I must make one thing clear before we start, THE ONLY PLACE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO BUY OUR PRODUCT, IS THROUGH M & J SEAFOODS AND THE DETAILS ARE ALL ON OUR HOMEPAGE. YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET THIS PRODUCT THROUGH ANY OTHER SOURCE OR THROUGH US. However, if you have anyother queries please do not hestiate to give us a ring, Ju [...]

Like Trying To Herd Cats

julia@cfpo.org.uk — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:17:29 +0100

At last we are all together, but it is like trying to herd cats, as Mr Rozarieux says. The Nova Spero has had a re-fit and is back in Newlyn, and Shaun is down on the boat as we speak with his 'John Lennon' glasses, grinding away the pound boards. Good news is it looks like we'll be sailing on Wednesday, at long last! I think Walshy will be going just after us, but I haven't spoken to him yet. Got some more work to do tomorrow, our plans for our tuna movie didn't quite p [...]

We're Getting There

julia@cfpo.org.uk — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:24:25 +0100

Just got home from Mackereling. Been up since 2am this morning - what a beautiful day! I won'tbe going to Spain on Sunday 'cos the tight bastards won't pay £60 each a day, which I thought was a good deal and it would have given me a day or two to socialise down there, but that went right out the window. Instead Captain Correlli (Shaun) is going, which is a bonus as I don't have to share a cabin with him, as he snores like a banshee! He'll probably spend three hours in t [...]

The Boats Are Changing Over At Last

julia@cfpo.org.uk — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:06:54 +0100

Shaun and John have finished the last tide now and are taking the nets off as we speak. John has gone off to protest about fuel prices and has hopefully set fire to something or we have done it the usual Cornish way; of going to London for a walk around. I think it might be about time we took a leaf of the Frenchmans' tactics and destroy something, I think Shaun would probably agree with me on this, but I can't speak for him on this issue, but it is one that is important to all of us! [...]