F/V Northwestern, Deadliest Catch Boat Coming to you from Salty Dog Headquarters on a Sunny Fun Friday! The Pacific NW is home to bucket loads of Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers!
Before 2005 old fishing regulations forced fishermen to race against the clock, these days in modern times – catch shares have literally saved fishermen’s lives. Catching crab in Alaska’s Bering Sea is one of the deadliest jobs in the world. Crabbing is a metal game as much more than a physical mind ‘………’.
The TV show Deadliest Catch is now about to enter its 11th consecutive season on Discovery Channel. For those of us who have spent many a season in Bristol Bay, Naknek, throughout the Nushagak and down in god forsaken Akutan (AKA: Crap-utan!) – its odd to some of us – this phenomenon of the watching guys fish in Alaska.
Years backs shortly after Deadliest Catch came out on TV -at a Yachtie Boat Show, I ran into Captain Phil Harris on the F/V Cornelia Marie, at that time his boys were still in highschool. I said to Phil, “What he hell are you doing here signing autographs…..?” Phil said, ‘Well what the are doing here in the yacht world?” Well at that time I had gone from commercial to white boat superyacht world…. we laughed and joked it was good to see him off the boat on land. On February 9, 2015 – that made for 5 years since Phil passed away. His memory and legend ways live on….. Way to Josh on getting the boat and making your dad proud at SEA!
Every crab boat we see is a ‘business’ – most are a well oiled machine, well at least as long as they don’t have to many ding-dong greenhorns that put kinks in the chain! Pat Dwyer of F/V Jennifer A. and F/V Brenna A. still lives on in memory as son Sean is the head cheese running both boats! Way to go Sean – you’re doing it – your making – one hell of an excellent fishermen in your early 20’s! Freaking impressive – Alaska Bering Sea Crabber! – Bought to your by: Salty Dog Floating Headquarters, Naknek Sea Gal & Super Painter – just go see South Side down the hill from the Pit & you’ll get it!
F/V Northwestern, Deadliest Catch, Alaska Bering Sea Crabber Seattle Ship Canal
F/V Northwestern, Deadliest Catch Boat – Inching in at Sail Speed in a extra tight side tie, Seattle Ship Canal on the 1st Friday in Spring!
F/V Northwestern, Deadliest Catch Boat, will settle up between F/V Northern Explorer & F/V Aquila at Fishermen’s Terminal in Seattle Ship Canal on Fun Friday!
F/V Northwestern, Deadliest Catch Boat, our Salty Dog on the look out from our floating NW headquarters – The Lab that sounds fierce but she will actually lick you to death & ball obsessed & nearly part fish part labrador – Ship Canal Swimming Daily – rain, snow or shine! She’s the 1st Dog that ever made it up to F/V Wizard wheel house! No stairs are too steep – no fear NW lab!
F/V Northwestern, just about to nose the bow up to the stern of F/V Northwest Explorer, who just pulled in to Fishermen’s Terminal a few days ago. This time of year in the PNW Crabber, Dragger, Seiner, Gillnetter Marine Traffic is buzzing around all day every day! Our Pacific Northwest waterfront is forever changing……& growing…..
F/V Northwestern, F/V Northern Explorer, F/V Aquila, F/V Mystery Bay & so on… Friday afternoon at our Salty Dog headquarters, South Naknek Sea Gal & worlds best 5 year old lab! Always have out eye on the NW marine traffic waterfront! Is it happy hour yet? TGI: FRIDAY in the PNW!
F/V Northwestern, Deadliest Catch Boat, time to load pots on deck at Fishermen’s Terminal – Alaska Bering Sea Crabber home for a few months, next up is being a Salmon Tender in Alaska for summer – Oooo those were my glory days in the 90’s with Trident Seafoods on the F/V Sea Lion with Captain BBQ! We partied like rock stars and ate like kings – worked hard and played hard…. YET – these days Trident Tenders have rules for rules for rules….. those glory fun party days up Clarks Point Slough are over!
