August 16th 1921

On the following morning early, 16th, the starboard gear was shot, and the day passed without untoward incident until about 4-30pm when some wreckage was fouled. This took about 1 hour to clear. It had of necessity to be cleared; a fisherman is not allowed to cut away his gear; evidence of his misdeeds must be brought home.

As a result of fouling this wreckage, the gear had to be entirely renewed on return to Port. This incident serves to illustrate that a fisherman's life is made up of more than sitting on the fiddley in fish dock, smoking his pipe or supping barley water in a tavern.

Perhaps in passing it might be worthy of mention that the Skipper and certain (not all) members of his crew are not paid a wage, but participate in a share of the profits after all expenses of the voyage are paid. The Skipper's proportion being 1 and 3/8 of such profits. The damage above referred to amounted to about £100, which was a charge against this particular voyage. The day ended with wind and sea increasing and rain showers.