Fishing Boats, Somewhere in the UK

Posted by Twelvebit (Victoria, United States) on 25 September 2008 in Business & Industry.

Another film scan. Unfortunately, I can't remember where I took this one.

Edit

Thanks to Zorilla and Ronnie I'm placing this image as being taken in Cornwall. Unfortunately, my memory has not come to my aid even after their help, but it doesn't rebel at their suggestion, and I think they're right.

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Comments (12)

Zorilla from London, United Kingdom

My highly honed detective skills can help you get more specific than "somewhere in the UK".

I would say it's in Cornwall, somewhere near the most southerly point in England. How do I know this? St Ruan is a small fishing village just along from The Lizard - the mst southerly...

25 Sep 2008 8:18am

@Zorilla: I was hoping someone in the UK would be able to fill in the details. I hate to admit it, but it never occurred to me to run St. Ruan through google --I just assumed it was the name of a boat with a Catholic skipper. Think this makes me dumb enough to get a VP slot?

MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany

Picturesque - and an endangered species with our overfished seas of today.

25 Sep 2008 10:46am

lisa v from Gawler, Australia

Reminds me of home, though bigger, and with more cars. Well home as it used to be, before the tourist trade trendified it.

25 Sep 2008 11:37am

Daryl from Amagasaki, Japan

Another classic.

25 Sep 2008 1:59pm

Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia

The detail is superlative. Looks like the kind of place you could eat great fresh fish.

25 Sep 2008 2:36pm

@Michael Skorulski: Thank you.

gbe from kansas city, United States

interesting look into a different life. from my land lover pov it seems almost overwhelming - like barely organized chaos!

25 Sep 2008 3:08pm

@gbe: Well, I wouldn't want to have one of the inboard boats.

sherri from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Wonderful collection of boats in this image.

25 Sep 2008 3:37pm

@sherri: Love the ocean, but don't get to play on it much.

Marie from FRESNES, France

un endroit sympa...

25 Sep 2008 5:24pm

Levine from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Looks like a really nice and relaxing place for some pictures.

25 Sep 2008 5:28pm

@Levine: At the time, about 25 years ago. Don't know about now.

Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom

I side with Zorilla on this one. The boat registrations are Falmouth (FH) and Weymouth (WH) which fits well with the St. Ruan clue. We are talking Cornwall, but the lovely (dis)organized chaos of boats could be anywhere!

25 Sep 2008 8:51pm

@Ronnie 2¢: I was hoping someone in the UK would be able to fill in the details. I hate to admit it, but it never occurred to me to run St. Ruan through google --I just assumed it was the name of a boat with a Catholic skipper. The FH and WH makes sense to me as well after you say it, but that didn't occur to me either.

Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom

A great shot then - and now. I like the jumble of trawlers and the old fishermen. But what about the Hillman Imp traveller...!

26 Sep 2008 2:13am

@Observing: You'll have to tell me?

erik tjallinks from Netherlands

Nice port view f romantic small fisherboats. When you want to recall where it has been shot, you could take a map of UK, and look for towns along the sea where you have been and also containing in their names the letters mentioned on the ship hulls.

26 Sep 2008 1:27pm

@erik tjallinks: I think Zorilla and Ronnie have it figured out already --Cornwall.

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