Racing the Wind

This mural was a result of talking to a fisherman as he recalls a trip in his early days as a fisherman, they were late to haul in their nets as a storm approached, all the other ships fishing around them were leaving, but they held on to the nets and turned into the storm that was fast approaching (I believe this was called dodging), however by the time they had hauled the nets and stowed away, the skipper could do nothing else but head back home and try to keep ahead of the storm.

As a young deckhand, having only done a handful of trips, he reckoned this was the worst time of his life and was considering a job on the pontoon, if he got home safe and sound!

However, on return to the safety of the port, all was forgotten as they were the only trawler to land successfully and earned a record wage that trip!

These kinds of everyday dangers were passed off as the norm for many of the crews, their lives were put on the line regularly  to feed a nation.

This mural is to pay tribute and respect to the crews of Grimsby and fishermen across the world! This mural is part of Paint the Town Proud https://www.paintthetownproud.com/racing-the-wind-grimsby