Skipper Roger Stephenson has been potting single-handed for two months with his new boat Isaac Edward BK 535, which is named after both his father and one year old son.
He has been working crab and lobster on grounds up to eight miles offshore from Boulmer Haven on the Northumbrian coast.
Skipper Stephenson's new boat is based on a hull design by Icelandic company Trefjar Ltd specifically developed to meet UK licensing regulations.
The builders started to design a Cleopatra 26 three years ago when DEFRA introduced an under 8m band into the under 10m licensing scheme to cap VCU transfers towards the construction of so-called 'rule beaters'.
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