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Beautiful dawn February sunrise over Lyme Bay Sunset 29-02-24

It 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 […]

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1000+ brave souls do the Lyme Lunge on New Year’s Day 2024 Lyme Lunge 2019

The 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 […]

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Paradise Lost and Found – See the Story of Harry’s Family Home Harrys old family home 22-04-23

View Harry May on the Coast programme talking about the loss of his family home in 1963.               Click HERE to view

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Storm Ciaran hits Cobb – dramatic photo from Richard Austin Storm picture 24-11-23 Richard Austin

Just on its own, it’s a very special picture but it actually zooms right in on my store on The Cobb with the huge waves breaking  just behind. My store is right where the orange/red superstructure on the fishing boat meet. Apart from the giant waves that battered the coast for several hours that morning, […]

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Harry guests on Bay Lives with Neil Charleton on Lyme Bay Radio Photo of Harry 13-11-23

On the show ‘the castaway’ talks about their life and chooses eight records they would take with them if marooned on a desert island. I agreed immediately but August is a very busy time of the year for us with our boat trips. So it wasn’t until things quietened down in late October that I […]

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Blue finned tuna move into the waters of Devon and Cornwall Tuna 17-09-93

It’s on the endangered list and thanks to global warming there are more and more of them off the southwest coast of England! As the sea around here gradually warms up, we have seen a huge decline in shoals of mackerel and the brown crab that make up so many people’s favourite sandwich. However, for […]

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Paradise lost and found – The story of Harry’s family home Harrys old family home 22-04-23

View Harry May on the Coast programme talking about the loss of his family home in 1963.             Click HERE to view

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Mama Mia Flash Dance group join Harry on board Marie F Mama Mia Flash Dance 15-08-23

Having just done the morning Lyme Regis deep sea fishing trip in rather thick fog aboard my boat Marie F, I dropped off David and his family who were on the way to Herbies Fish and Chip kiosk to have their catch cooked for lunch. The first Lyme Regis mackerel fishing trip of the day […]

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The sun rises over the Cobb at Lyme Regis Sunrise over the Cobb 21-07-23

This is the time of day when I leave home with my lunch box, my flask and my oar to walk down to the harbour to row across to Marie F. to get ready for the day. On the way I say “Good morning” to the ladies that swim, the dog walkers, the holiday makers […]

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Beautiful dawn February sunrise over Lyme Bay Sunset 29-02-24

It 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 […]

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1000+ brave souls do the Lyme Lunge on New Year’s Day 2024 Lyme Lunge 2019

The 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 […]

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Paradise Lost and Found – See the Story of Harry’s Family Home Harrys old family home 22-04-23

View Harry May on the Coast programme talking about the loss of his family home in 1963.               Click HERE to view

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