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Anchor watch:
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Time spent in the wheelhouse to
make sure the boat does not drag anchor and start to move. |
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Bow:
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The front of the boat.
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Bunk:
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A bed.
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Cabin or house:
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The living area on a working boat.
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Chumming for fish:
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Vomiting over the side of the rail
into the sea. |
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Climbing mountains:
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Climbing up waves that are the size
of the boat or bigger. |
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Crab pots:
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Traps made of wooden slates or more
commonly wire mesh. They are set individually or in strings on the bottom of the ocean to catch crab. The traps can be up to ten feet square and are usually baited. |
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Drop the hook:
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Dropping and setting the boat’s
anchor. |
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Galley:
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The kitchen and dining area.
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Greenhorn:
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A first time fisherman.
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Head:
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The bathroom.
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In the trough:
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The space in between waves. The
boat will naturally fall into a “trough” while drifting. When drifting in the “trough” the boat is parallel with the swell and will rock from side to side. |
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Jogging:
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When the boat engines are at lower
rpm. Jogging is often used to hold the boat in a safe position during bad weather. |
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Lazy swell:
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Waves that are far apart with not
much wind. |
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Making ice:
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When ocean spray from waves freezes
on the boat. |
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Master Baiter:
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A name given to a Green Horn once
they have mastered the art of filling bait jars or baiting halibut hooks. |
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On the crab:
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When fishing is great and the pots
are full. |
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Portside:
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The left side of the boat facing
the bow. |
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Prop Wash:
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An essential cleaning agent. If
the ship is low on Prop Wash, it is the job of the Greenhorn to go into town to buy more. |
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Radar Navigator:
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A fisherman who relies too heavily
on the radar to navigate instead of his own knowledge of charts and other instruments. |
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Rollie Pollie:
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Middle size waves with a slight
wind at the side of the boat. |
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Screamer:
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A captain who screams at his crew.
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Skipper or skip:
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The captain.
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Skunked:
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Pulling up an empty pot.
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Sloppy-choppy:
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Waves that have no real pattern
and seem to be coming from different directions. |
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Starboard:
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The right side of the boat.
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Stateroom:
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A bedroom.
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Stern or aft:
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The back of the boat.
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Twin Screw:
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A boat with two propellers instead
of one. A boat with twin screws handles differently, especially when docking. |
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Variable to Terrible:
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Often when the forecast predicts
“Variable Winds”, it means the weather could get worse. |
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Wheelhouse:
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Where the captain drives the boat.
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Wheel watch:
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When a crewmember takes a turn driving
the boat. |
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Whitecaps:
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When the wind is blowing strong
enough to produce a crest of foam on waves. |
The season premiere of “Deadliest Catch” will be April 13, 2010. This will be the sixth season of the “Deadliest Catch” and the fifth season that the “Cornelia Marie” has been featured on the show. The television crew from Original Productions boards our boat during the fall for King Crab season and then [...]
Discovery Channel hosted a memorial service for Capt. Phil’s family and friends today. It was an event most agreed Phil would have loved. F/V Cornelia Marie crew members flew in from the Bering Sea to join former crew members and other Bering Sea captains. Many of the “Deadliest Catch” boat captains were in attendance to [...]
This article comes from People magazine
Before his death on Feb. 9 at 53, Phil Harris, the tough and colorful captain of the Cornelia Marie on Discovery’s Deadliest Catch, fought against all odds, came out of a medically-induced coma following lengthy surgery, spent a few more days with friends and family – and set his two [...]
The following article is by ROSE COX of The Dutch Harbor Fisherman (rcox@alaskanewspapers.com)
To fans of the “Deadliest Catch,” he was captain Phil Harris, the famous crab-killing rider of the wild Bering Sea.
But to those living at the tip of the Aleutian chain, he was just plain Phil, one of the most endearing, demanding – and [...]
My mother Cornelia Marie and I wish to thank everyone for your support on behalf of Josh, Jake and the rest of the family. During this most difficult time you have expressed your sadness and offered your prayers and good wishes. Many of you have also shared your concern for Phil’s boys. Many nice of [...]
