FY221 Our Boys raises her sails preparing to leave Looe bay.
Built in 1904 by Dick Pearce in Looe for George Woodrow Pengelly she is rigged with a dipping lug.
She was used for drift net fishing of pilchards and mackerel from Looe until the 1960s when she was skippered by Bill Pengelly.
Our Boys was then one of only five motorised former luggers still working from Looe the other four were Our Daddy, Guide Me, Iris and Eileen.
Banjo Pier in the evening light.
2nd June 2016.
Fishing boats by the Banjo Pier.
FY24 Ella.
FY59 Swallow.
FY602 Natalie.
FY638 Borlewen.
FH52 Still Waters heading out to the fisging grounds.
4th June 2016.
SC139 Pettifox arrives in looe bay in the late afternoon.
Pettifox is a replica of a Breton Cameret Crabber (langoustier) built on the Isles of Scilly.
She operates sailing trips and sea charters out of Polruan / Fowey
5th June 2016.
SC139 Pettifox arrives in looe bay in the late afternoon.
Pettifox is a replica of a Breton Cameret Crabber (langoustier) built on the Isles of Scilly.
Something different early on the beach this morning
It is a low spring tide just before 1pm.
SC139 Pettifox is moored on West Looe Quay.
It is not often we see yachts moored on the low tide slip by Pen Rocks.
Fishing charters start to return to port.
7th June 2016.
A small lugger is sailing in Looe bay.
A montage of lowering hr sails.
Shoals of Grey Mullett play in the shallows off the Banjo Pier waiting for the tide to flood.
Even at low tide crossing the river is deeper than you think!.
9th June 2016.
No wind out in the bay so sailing has been cancelled.
R159 Maret returning to port after a days fishing.
Gigs train by the confluence of the East and West Looe rivers.
15th June 2016.
White Rock reflections.
18th June 2016.
Superstar speedboat.
Boats passing the Banjo Pier.
21st June 2016.
Boats passing the Banjo Pier.
FY120 Sirene.
Mackeral fishing trip.
FY804 waits in the bay for the tide to flood.
FY2 Meer Kat.
PE26 Julia's Girl.
Boat trip from Polperro arives in Looe.
Vote leave flags flying.
22nd June 2016.
Looe bay.
24th June 2016.
FY938 Borlewen returns to port.
FY919 Winifred.
25th June 2016.
PW25 Jasmine returns to port.
Glass bottom boats.
Armed Forces day.
The smallest boat in Looe river.
Low tide Looe river.
26th June 2016.
Looe RNLI's inshore lifeboats are out on the slip as there is a concert in the boathouse.
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