F/V Wizard, Fishermen’s Fall Festival, Survival Suite Races, Fishermen’s Terminal
Event news brought to you by: Salty Dog Maritime Marketing: Fishermen’s Fall Festival at Fishermen’s Terminal, A port of Seattle benefiting Seattle Fishermen’s Memorial, Saturday, October 3, 2015 – 11am to 6pm. Join in the fun activities, salmon and halibut seafood bake, live music, survival survival suite races, kids activities, miniature boat building, Shell Art, Fish Prints, adult fun in the beer garden, seafood demonstrations, traditional Inochi Taiko Drummers, meet Deadliest Catch AK Bering Sea Crabbers and much more throughout this Fishermen’s Festival.
Deadliest Catch appearances by Captain Sig Hansen F/V Northwestern and Captain Keith Colburn F/V Wizard. Fans will have the opportunity to meet and greet captains and get fan photo shots. Deadliest Catch crews usual have participation in the Survival Suit races.
The Salmon Fillet Contest, a fun event, participants pit their skills against one another as they fillet fast and furiously for prizes and very serious bragging rights as the Winner of this years 2015 Salmon Fillet Contest. Fishermen’s Fall Festival is packed with annual events, competitions and activities throughout this all day event. Support our fishermen and our sustainable seafood community.
Fishermen’s Fall Festival Survival Suit Races, West Wall
Survival Suit Races
3:00 pm – Survival Suite Races at the Fishermen’s Fall Festival is a great community event, it highlights the safety gear that’s used on the vessels of the “Deadliest Catch” on Discovery Channel. Deadliest Catch is now in its 11th Season in 2015.
Survival Suite Races, each team has four people. Anyone can race, even kids as long as they have a parent or guardian’s authorization. It’s completely free to participate. Survival suits are provided. These suites are heavy and mobility is extremely difficult. Each individual racer must start on the dock, get into a survival suit, jump into the water then swim 150 feet from the dock to the raft, when all members of the team, including their arms, legs, fingers and toes are in the survival raft, the time is called. The team with the fastest time WINS the Survival Suite Race Competition. It’s a lot of fun for excited loud spectator’s dockside at Fishermen’s terminal on the west wall.
Survival Suite Races, Fishermen’s Terminal
Seafood Fishermen’s Festival Menu
*** ALL proceeds are donated to the Seattle Fishermen’s Memorial Foundation ***
Outdoor Salmon BBQ – Cooked by members of the local fishing community. Each salmon meal includes generous portions of perfectly prepared salmon, corn on the cob, coleslaw, garlic bread, a beverage and dessert complete a delicious meal everyone will enjoy.
Salmon Meal – $10.00
Hot Dog Meal – $5.00
Alaska Bairdi Crab Melts: The Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers will offer their loaded Bering Sea Crab Melt with the help of Deadliest catch Captain Sig Hansen of the Northwestern and other Deadliest Catch stars from past and present shows. – $10.00
AK – Scallorito: The Alaska Scallops Association will be back again with their award winning Scallorito, Alaska Weathervane Scallops on a warm tortilla with pesto coleslaw and topped with cilantro & onions. They’ll also be serving pan-seared scallops on rice pilaf with choice of Marsala mushroom, pesto or red curry. – $10.00
Alaska Cod Tacos: Members of the Freezer Longline Coalition will serve an Alaska Cod Taco with a side of tortilla chips. Come taste Premium Line Caught Alaskan Cod! – $7.00
For Guests 21+ our Beer & Wine Tasting Garden
AK Wild Seafood Bake, Fishermen’s Fall Festival, Fishermen’s Terminal
Fishermen’s Festival Booths:
NOAA
My ID. Club
Port of Seattle
Sea Scouts
Coast Guard Auxiliary
Coastal Transportation
Ballard Maritime Academy
Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute
Fishing Vessels Owners Association
International Guild of Knot Tiers
International Pacific Halibut Commission
KCTS Community Booth
Nordic Heritage Museum
Northwest RC Ship Modelers
Youth Maritime Training Association
Deep Sea Fishermen’s Union of the Pacific
Fishermen’s Journal/Pacific Marine Expo
Fishermen’s Fall Festival Booth Exhibitors & Activities, Fishermen’s Terminal
Fishermen’s Fall Festival – Main Stage Live Music:
Emcee: Mark Christopher – Morning host of WARM 106.9 radio and host of KCTS 9 COOKS (PBS)
11:00 – Inochi Taiko: Traditional Japanese Drummers. The Fishermen’s Fall Festival welcomes back Inochi Taiko as our “kick-off” entertainment event to start the 2015 festival. Inochi means life force or spirit and embodies the taiko spirit, playing from the heart in a heart pounding, amazingly choreographed performance with audience participation.
12:00 – The Reptile Man: Scott Peterson, aka “Reptile Man”, and his assortment of exotic reptiles, from Anacondas to lizards, slither and crawl through a fantastic and educational performance. The Reptile Man will amaze children and adults in a live performance showcasing his collection of snakes, lizards and turtles.
1:00 – The Shifty Sailors: Sea shanties enrich the Festival with lively maritime songs and harmonies. The Shifty Sailors are a new take on an old genre, a cut above everything else. A must see at the Festival! Following their performance The Shifty Sailors will be performing impromptu songs throughout the Festival grounds.
2:00 – 4:00 – Lost Vuarnets: Enjoy the good old rock ‘n roll styles from long time Festival favorites. Welcome back the beloved rockin’ band from Whidbey Island and dance during their two-hour performance.
4:00 – 6:00 – Knut Bell: The big man from Skagit County with the deep, burly voice performs his unique blend of straight-up blue-collar country with the sound ranging from rockabilly and western swing to outlaw country-rock and barroom honky-tonk for a two-hour performance.
Fishermen’s Fall Festival main stage is located directly in front of the Fishermen’s Memorial overlooking the marina. Enjoy amazing food, live music, and a fun filled day of maritime dockside activities. This is a great event, come out and support our NW fishing industry and community at Fishermen’s Terminal a Port of Seattle located in the Ship Canal West of the Ballard Locks.
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