It’s a new year and the Opilio season starts on January 15th.
The “Deadliest Catch” crew’s gear waits for them to arrive and outfit the boats for the rest of the long, hard Bering Sea winter.
Merry Christmas from everyone at the F/V Cornelia Marie. We’re tied up in Dutch Harbor until Opilio season; which starts January 15th. Of course, the crew will start work before that day getting everything ready. The Opilio season is a long, hard grind compared to King Crab. The weather is worse, the ice is a problem and the danger is higher. Here’s a couple photos of our last offload for King Crab. These were provided by a blog about Dutch Harbor, called Dutch Harbor Dirt. Thanks to the webmaster, we’ll be using his photos throughout the season.
Are you a member of Facebook? If not, it’s easy to sign up at http://www.facebook.com.
We have a fan site on Facebook called “Deadliest Catch - F/V Cornelia Marie”. It’s really easy to find - just search for “Cornelia Marie”. Join the group and you can check out the many videos, and pics we have posted there. Somehow, the F/V Northwestern’s Facebook Fan site has twice as many members than ours! We can’t let that happen - so please join now. 
Happy Thanksgiving everyone. The F/V Cornelia Marie is in Dutch Harbor. We had to stop in for repairs We can’t head back out just yet because the weather here is bad.
Our mechanical problems have caused us to unfortunately extend our King Crab season. It’s been a longer than normal King Crab season for us, but hopefully it will be over with one more trip.
Tomorrow is an all day “Deadliest Catch” marathon on Discovery Channel. See you there.
A quick Thank you From Captain Phil.
Phil was promoting his new Coffee Line in bainbridge, Washington when he stopped to provide this little message. He appreciates all the good wishes.
The 4th Season of the “Deadliest Catch” is officially over (here in the US). Many folks are asking if Captain Phil is okay and if he’ll be back on the boat fishing. He is doing fine, but many questions still remain in regard to his health. He doesn’t know yet if he’ll be back fishing - that decision will come at a later date.
Meanwhile, he’s enjoying meeting new people at a few appearances here and there. See if you can catch him at the following places.
August 2nd
Noon - 1:30pm
Gig Harbor Albertson’s
11330 NW 51st Ave
Gig Harbor, WA 98332
2:30pm - 4:30pm
Port Orchard Albertson’s
370 SW Sedgwick Rd.
Port Orchard, WA 98367
5pm - 7pm
The Tide’s Tavern
2925 Harborview Dr.
Gig Harbor, WA 98335