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This beautiful fish is an Atlantic Bonito and it was caught by Thomas Lewosz who came to Lyme Regis harbour with his friends from Bridgewater on Saturday September 27th. The group had booked in with Harry May Boat Trips to go on a Lyme Regis deep sea fishing trip on Sunbeam with Skipper Matt Styles. […]
Read MoreSaturday 6th September was a day to remember in Lyme Regis! The hustle and bustle started early that morning. The stage framework was already up but from first thing at least a dozen people worked flat out finishing it off bit by bit. The stage was in front of the ‘By The Bay’ restaurant and […]
Read MoreAs reported by BBC Dorset: A new record was set for most guitarists playing simultaneously in Britain. Deep Purple songwriter Ian Gillan became the lead singer of ‘Britain’s biggest band’ when he fronted a group of thousands of guitarists. More than 3,000 people took part in Guitars on the Beach (GOTB), at Lyme Regis on […]
Read MoreThis summer of 2014 the weather has been the best for many, many years. People have said it’s like 1976 in terms of the hours and hours of sunshine. Working on my mackerel fishing boat from Lyme Regis harbour has been an absolute pleasure. But the mackerel haven’t always wanted to play ball. In July […]
Read MoreWe are grateful to Martyn White for this excellent video of the Red Arrows display team during Lifeboat Week on 24th July 2014 at 6 p.m. CLICK on the photo to view the video. ,.
Read MoreThe Red Arrows were on top form on a perfect evening last Thursday in Lyme Bay in front of a huge audience of onlookers. Here’s a memory of that evening courtesy of some great photos from Doug Chalk. Thanks Doug and a big thank you to the Red Arrows!
Read MoreA stormy passage for Harvester PD98 sent to me by a loyal customer and posing on YouTube as a crab fishing vessel sailing out of Newfoundland. In fact, Harvester PD98 is a fishing boat based in Peterhead which fishes regularly in the North Sea where the waves are just as high and rough and the […]
Read MoreIf you turn to page 102 of August’s edition of Coast managzine you can read all about reporter Susie Moss’ day with Matt Stiles on pirate-flagged Sunbeam. But you can do this now by clicking the image opposite. With her nine year old son Marlon, Susie went on a Lyme Regis deep sea fishing trip […]
Read MoreIt stops you in your tracks and makes you stare. At the bottom of the picture, on the right hand side that figure, just barely visible, is my wife Christine heading in for her daily early morning swim. This is something I couldn’t even contemplate. The air temperature was around 2 or 3°C and the […]
Read MoreThe annual New Year’s Day fancy dress charity dip in the sea organised by the Rotary Club of Lyme Regis was this year in aid of The Alzheimer’s Society and Asthma + Lung UK. Hardy souls braved the chilly waters, many in wonderful outfits. Click on the photo above to see the video with thanks […]
Read MoreView Harry May on the Coast programme talking about the loss of his family home in 1963. Click HERE to view
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