Posted on May 19, 2010 - by Morgan Howard
Deadliest Catch surfing Time Bandit Style
Time Bandit surfs through False Pass
Did you watch last night’s episode of Deadliest Catch? The first 10 minutes featured the F/V Time Bandit facing big waves. The night shots of the Time Bandit traveling through the waves was amazing – footage that really doesn’t exist anywhere else. When the sun rose, Capt. Johnathan and his brother deliberated about whether to go through “False Pass” while the seas were high. Of course, they could have waited for the weather to come down but most skippers hate waiting for anything.
I have been through False Pass many times on the Cornelia Marie. However, I have never experienced False Pass like the Time Bandit did last night. If you look at the image above, you can see a 25 foot wave breaking behind the boat – that’s crazy.
It was a good idea to have the whole crew in the wheelhouse watching for the navigation buoys. This is a realistic situation that I have been in many times. When the seas are high and the tide is strong, it’s hard to see those buoys. When I was young, I felt great when the Old man would always ask me to come up and help him look for buoys when traveling through narrow passes. It was only years later that I found out he was partially color blind and had a difficult time distinguishing between the red and green buoys.
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May 19, 2010
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Patsy Wood said:
I LOVE THE TIME BANDIT….
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May 19, 2010
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Ceil Arnstein said:
We could not believe but our Direct TV lost the signal so they say so we could not see or record last nights show. We are avid fans and we were umm lets say pissed off!!! Will ever air again?
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May 19, 2010
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Jeff said:
Johnathan,Time Bandit: That ride through false pass was awsome lastnight. I was on the edge of my chair the whole time, Good job and good lookin out
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May 19, 2010
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Cynthia Edge said:
Go Jonathan false Pass was mind bending and Mike I love ya man. Great crew!
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May 19, 2010
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Capt.bulge said:
Dam that was scary surfing on 25 foot waves good job f/v time bandit crew keep it up
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May 19, 2010
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Earl said:
We do a little surfin every time the the wind is out of the sow west and the tide is coming in up here in PT. JUDITH,RHODE ISLAND coming through the east gap but I never have done it on a twenty five foot wave just around ten or so it is fun on tens would like to try a twenty five footer!!!!
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May 20, 2010
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Ron Williams said:
Been there, done that.
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May 20, 2010
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Bart said:
That episode going through South Pass was better than any action movie produced. My stomach would lurch not knowing which way the stern would fall off the wave. Cheers for the camera crew.
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May 20, 2010
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Joyce Hejl said:
That was a great one, but scared me to watch them surf the boat, but they made it thru the pass and that is what its all about. Love the show and the Cornelia Marie and crew. And thank you Morgan for a great post. Your the best.
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May 20, 2010
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Sarah said:
cecil… it usually replays the previous episode right befor the new comes on on Tues. should come on 8p.m. (pst). you can definately catch it again!
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May 20, 2010
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Tree said:
Yea! Capt. Johnathan had me on the edge of my seat too. Kudos to the him and the crew of the Time Bandit. You guys rock!!
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May 20, 2010
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Madison Davis said:
Surfing is one of my favorite sports eventhough i got a bad accident last year because of very high surfs.,*.
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May 21, 2010
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Grace Brown said:
Surfing is really the best sport out there, i love the adrenaline rush when surfing on big waves.~’.
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May 22, 2010
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NikkiP said:
That was quite the episode! ‘Red right returning’ kept going through my head, although I haven’t been on any type of vessels for many a year. I thought that Capt. Jonathan was retiring and Andy wanted to spend more time with his family and horses. What happened?
Morgan, do you still work on a f/v during crab season? Would you ever think about taking over the Cornelia Marie? Your mother must have a big say in what happens next since she is a majority stockholder. I find it difficult to hear some of the plans Capt. Phil had, knowing that he wouldn’t be there. I understand why it is so difficult for your mother to watch Deadliest Catch. By the way, the Cornelia Marie is the best looking of all the f/v that I have seen!
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June 17, 2010
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Wayne said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_aR8QixI4k
Here is a link if you missed it!
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July 4, 2010
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Rod Koozmin said:
Being interested in boat design,I keep wondering about the one boat that has the pilot house up forward not giving the captain a view of the deck (and potential rogue waves). Even without power a boat without power would naturally point into the wind. But then someone said that they would be in the lee and it would protect them from the wind if heading into the wind.
Also I wondder what a person would wear under the rain suit oil skins?
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July 4, 2010
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NikkiP said:
Morgan, I noticed that when Capt. Phil had the stroke, that his son,Josh said that he wanted to call “Cornelia”. I thought that showed maturity. He was told to wait. When did your Mom find out? Also, it really speaks to the brotherhood of the Bering Sea that Capt. Johnathan went to the hospital in Anchorage and stayed with Josh and Jake!
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Megan Ally said:
i broke my arm on a freak surfing accident but hey, surfing is a nice sport:~:
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Aaron Cancino said:
See you Guys @ the Fisherman’s Festival in Astoria Oregon!!
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we are always looking for those big waves where we can enjoy Surfing, afterall, Surfing is all about the big waves~`*
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February 19, 2011
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Kevin Hall said:
I as on the Orca skipered by Harold Munson. I have gone thru False pass a number of times from 1975 thru 1977. On the tender Orca pulling a barge of course I had to pull in the barge by hand. Harold would get close and I would run and jump on the barge throw the to bridle loose Harold would swing around come alongside I would tie up the barge to the Orca. Compass course only we had no radar let alone loran (does any body remeber Loran)This was done 35 years ago when there wasn’t even a marked channel thru False Pass. They didn’t do anything heroic. Try it at 2:00am in a pea soup fog compass course only like I have.
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April 27, 2011
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Cynthia said:
These guys are really crazy!! No one sails the sea like the Time Bandits..
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April 30, 2011
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25 foot waves are insane! My Mom get’s sea sick on a raft. I always think of her when I see things like this. ha
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Warren Kimmel said:
I’ve only really been on a rowboat, so I vicariously enjoy hitting the high seas with the crew on this show. Maybe one day I’ll graduate to a sailboat.
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May 3, 2011
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Oscar Harper said:
such a great show.. I love it
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May 5, 2011
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Gary said:
Those dudes are brave. That occupation is not for the faint of heart.
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May 7, 2011
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Gemma said:
Just saw Tom Hanks on Oprah. She asked him what he watched on TV. His response? “Deadliest Catch”
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May 9, 2011
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May 9, 2011
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Emily said:
Those waves are scary just from the photo. I can not imagine braving it in person…
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May 10, 2011
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Valerie said:
Being unable to distinguish between red and green must be so frustrating in a world where traffic lights and buoys indicate dangerous situations…
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May 13, 2011
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Vincent said:
Having a 25-foot wave towering over you must be a scary AND exhilarating experience! As a passenger, I went through 10-foot waves in the Galapagos, and that was enough for an experience I’ll never forget.
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May 18, 2011
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Avery K. said:
I’m going to have to find that episode online. I’ve just started watching the show, and I’ve been trying to catch up on what I’ve missed — so exciting!
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May 18, 2011
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Mark said:
love love love these guys.. what a crazy exciting job..
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May 19, 2011
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Lisa said:
This is such a great show.. definitely addictive
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May 21, 2011
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Jack P. said:
I do remember that episode… unbelievable. Then again, when does this show not impress me?
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debbiep said:
they have the best crew out of all of them!!!! love to watch!!!
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May 25, 2011
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Jenny The Fundraiser said:
Oh yeah – That was one of the best ones, however It really scared me.
Glad the made it thru the pass The Cornelia Marie and crew are awesome.
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May 27, 2011
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Christine Arkin said:
My father-in-law can’t watch this show because he gets motion sickness, but I sure enjoy the ride!
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May 30, 2011
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Bill Curran said:
This is such a crazy show. Makes life at the office seem downright dull!
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Johnathon Hillstrand was at the Boston Seaport World Trade Center recently. Cool guy. Cool show.
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Dani said:
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