Defiant, the latest newbuilding from the Cornish C. Toms & Sons boatyard at Polruan, reflects the current trend in Westcountry stern trawling for highly efficient shelterdecked boats able to tackle a wide range of trawling methods.
She maintains the trend from last year when the new 14.95 metre steel pocket trawler Our Jose Grace arrived at Ilfracombe. Following this, the wooden shelterdeck trawler Hope, also built by C.
Toms & Sons, arrived at Polperro, and earlier this month steel plate for a new 14.95
