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Posted in Vessels on May 6th, 2009
Meet the crew of the Lisa Marie. Being the smallest boat in the crab fleet has its challenges and has the crew wondering whether they can compete with the big boys.
Posted in Vessels on Jul 1st, 2007
Fishing Vessel: NORTHWESTERN
Sig Hansen revels in the strategy and competition of fishing. He has been a captain for the past 18 years, and is the eldest of the three brothers who operate the family-owned vessel. A fourth-generation Norwegian fisherman, Sig tends to be very superstitious. The Seattle, Wash., resident operates the Northwestern with help [...]
Posted in Vessels on Jul 1st, 2007
Fishing Vessel: TIME BANDIT
Brothers Johnathan and Andy Hillstrand share the skippering duties on board their family-operated vessel, the Time Bandit. Designed by the Hillstrands’ father and custom-built by the brothers, the boat features luxuries unheard of on other crab boats, such as staterooms with queen-sized beds, a four-person sauna and a dishwasher.
Johnathan is the [...]
Posted in Vessels on Jul 1st, 2007
Fishing Vessel: CORNELIA MARIE
This season marks Capt. Phil Harris’ 16th year with the Cornelia Marie and his 30th year in the crab-fishing industry. As a co-owner, Phil was responsible for making the Cornelia Marie one of the top-performing boats last season, despite some major mechanical difficulties.
Phil, who resides in Seattle, will be joined [...]
Posted in Vessels on Jul 1st, 2007
Fishing Vessel: MAVERICK
Greenhorn Capt. Blake Painter takes the helm of the Maverick while husband-and-wife owners Rick and Donna Quashnick take off this year’s king crab season. Rick and Donna return to run the boat for opilio season.
A second-generation fisherman from Astoria, Ore., Blake started fishing at the age of 3 and made his first professional [...]
Posted in Vessels on Jul 1st, 2007
Fishing Vessel: ALEUTIAN BALLAD
Capt. Jerry “Corky” Tilley of West Port, Wash., began fishing professionally during the summers at the age of 12 and got on a crab boat when he was 16. He made his first trip to the Bering Sea right after high school and has been fishing ever since. As captain [...]