Some of the visitors left on Sunday's tide, leaving the remainder to catch the high tide this morning.
The Grayhound moored overnight under the fish market.
Drawing over 9 foot keel, it is not going to be easy to pull away from the quayside and turn in the river.
At 108 foot long she is a large vessel. She was built by shipwright Chris Rees at Millbrook. Chris also built Pete Goss's Spitit of Mystery.
One of the ferry boats and the Looe Sailing Club RIB attempt to swing the stern into deeper water.
There is a real risk of grounding the keel on the sand bar in the middle of the river.
A close call as the bow spit narrowly passes the Joanna's scallop dredges.
All this with Engine power available, just imagine how difficult it was at the turn of the century.
When all they had was the tide, wind, sail, oars and manpower!
Now turned the Grayhound is escorted down river.
Leaving Looe to continue on her charter voyage.
The Peggy H follows. She is a 33 foot Porthleven lugger.
Eileen - FY310 was built in 1921 here in Looe.
I know from bitter experience how hard it is to row a lugger.
M2720 Brise-Lames (Breakwater) does not have an engine, it's hard work even using the falling tide.
PZ144 Snowdrop is a 44 foot lugger built in Porthleven, she fished out of Mevagissey.
Le Grande Lejon from St Brieuc in Brittany is a 48 footer sporting a Breton Standing Lug rig.
She was built in 1991 on the Trequier river, a replica of the 1896 vessel La Jeanne d'Arc.
Moored by Middleton's corner she returns to Brittany tomorrow.
Proudly flying the Breton flag.
All images © Ian Foster / fozimage