The latest multi-purpose under-10m trawler built at the Cornish yard of C Toms & Son has been designed for inshore fishing with 4m beam gear. Owned and skippered by Derek Meredith, the vessel is named Four Sons BM 68. Its…
Boat of the week, taken from Fishing News Name: Isabelle PW 64 LOA: 14.95m Built: C Toms & Son, 2020 Type: Vivier-crabber Home port: Padstow Got some pictures of your own to share? It can be an image of anything related…
Built by C Toms & Son, the new Isabelle PW 64 combines a well-proven Ian Paton design with a state-of-the-art fit-out, reports Phil Lockley In the winter of 2018, ex-skipper Les Burt, who heads a family fishing business in North…
Work continues apace at the Cornish yard of C Toms & Son, reports Phil Lockley “The yard is quite busy, but not busy enough,” says Paul Toms, manager of Cornish boatyard C Toms & Son. The 1969-built wooden vessel La…
Polruan boatyard completes ‘low-maintenance’ 11.95m twin-rig trawler Described by marine architect Ian Paton as being ‘capable boats’, the latest build in his range of low-powered high-performance vessels is the twin-rigger Joyful Spirit PH 29, a vessel aimed at having the…
While the Cornish boatyard C Toms & Son is at present ‘very busy’, the yard’s boss Paul Toms says that there is space for more builds, reports Phil Lockley. He said: “No boatyard can be too busy, and in our…
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