Captain Sig’s Trivia Challenge coming soon to the Apple App store. Put together by our good friends at Liquid Dragon, it’s an application to test your Northwestern Trivia and also includes a hall of fame scoring, for all those who just want to show off their hardcore skills

Are you ready to take on the deadly Bering Sea?
Step aboard the FV Northwestern and face Captain Sig’s Trivia Challenge.
Test your knowledge of crab fishing with hundreds of questions covering everything from the history of the Hansen familly to fishing techniques and safety regulations.

The faster you answer questions, the more loaded your pots will be. Get high combos for maximum points. Special events like mechanical breakdowns and man overboard will keep you on your toes as you try to complete your season.

Upload your score online and compete to see who can get the best season. The best scores are displayed on the Northwestern’s web site (www.fvnorthwestern.com) for all to see. Will you be a highliner or a greenhorn?

Enjoy over 400 colorfully illustrated text and picture questions in 5 categories:

• Fishing
• Boats
• Safety
• History
• Nature

As an extra reward, the game contains 50 exclusive never seen before pictures of the FV Northwestern and its crew to unlock.

UPDATE: Puget Sound Energy, who are a bunch of great folks. I don’t just say that to avoid losing our power either. They have updated their flickr page with the photos from the days event. http://bit.ly/8XFklN

(c)DEAN RUTZ / THE SEATTLE TIMES

(c)DEAN RUTZ / THE SEATTLE TIMES

(c)DEAN RUTZ / THE SEATTLE TIMES

Northwestern’s Most Wanted (c)DEAN RUTZ / THE SEATTLE TIMES

Two years ago my brothers and I sat down to tell our family story. We wanted to capture the things that you don’t see on TV–how we grew up, what we learned from the guys on the water before us, and how we got to be where we are today. It’s also about the history of the Norwegians like my father and uncle who pioneered the crab industry. These guys were working the Bering Sea in wooden boats long before Norman and Edgar and I were born. Working with a writer, we spent more than a year digging up old stories, and interviewing dozens of relatives, friends, skippers, and fishermen. We looked up the earliest deckhands from the Northwestern, as well as Dad’s old buddies from the early days in Dutch Harbor, tracked them down in Seattle, Alaska, even Norway.

The result is our brand new book–North by Northwestern: A Seafaring Family on Deadly Alaskan Waters.

The book will hit the stores next Tuesday, March 30. I want to invite you today to take a special preview. We’ve posted the first chapter online, so you can read a free excerpt. Check it out:

http://www.bit.ly/br2EGV

We’re very proud of the book and hope that you like it.

Best,

Captain Sig

Captain Sig needs your help as he helps his friend Guy Fieri raise money for Lisa.  He’s so serious that he was making phone calls as early as 5am and while boarding the plane to make sure this gets out with all the information that you need to know.  You can read all about Lisa and her story here. Guy has already gone big and customized a 2008 Harley Davidson FXCW Softtail Rocker with of course help from the crew at Michael’s Harley-Davidson. Read here all about the “Kulinary Gansta” bike that YES! You can win. No joke. Guy ain’t messing around here folks. Let’s show them the power of the Northwestern Network and even if you can’t make it, bid or donate. At least pass the link along to others that is all Sig asks.

Captain Sig Hansen Package

The winning bidder and a guest will be hosted by Captain Sig Hansen and the crew of the F/V Northwestern, of the Discovery Channel’s Series, The Deadliest Catch, to a full day at the 2nd Annual Deadliest Catch Convention(CatchCon). Last year’s CatchCon was a sell out. Captain Sig and the Crew will spend time with you as the day progresses based on their commitments to Discovery Channel and CatchCon. You will be introduced to the Captains and Crew of the other vessels featured on the Show. Other surprises at the CatchCon will be given to the two of you.

Time allowing, Captain Sig will take you from CatchCon down to the Ballard waterfront where he will give you a tour of the F/V Northwestern, show you the inner workings of the pilot house and how crab pots are launched and retrieved. There even maybe a ride around the working waterfront to see the Crab Fleet that is home based in Seattle.

The winning bidder will go home tonight with autographed F/V Northwestern souvenirs including two Original Crew jackets as seen on the Show, Northwestern hats and an Autographed picture of the Vessel signed by Captain Sig and the Crew.

This is a once in a lifetime experience so bid often and bid high.

Do you have an aversion to auctions? Can’t make the auction? Don’t like auctions? Just want to give money and you like to help others? This link is for you I WANT TO DONATE

Event Information

Please join us March 6th from 4-10pm at Chrome Lotus (old Acapulco restaurant) in Santa Rosa, California. We have a goal of raising $100,000.00 for our dear friend Lisa to hep in medical bills for her recently diagnosed Stage 3 Anaplastic Astrocytoma. That is cancer of the neurons and cells.  This event will have our very own resident of Sonoma County and The Food Network Star, Guy Fieri hosting as well as music from High Speed Wobble and Superbad.  Come bid on numerous raffle items, both silent and live! We will also have Guy pull the lucky ticket and call the name of the one who wins the customized Harley Davidson.  A night filled with food, drinks, music and lots of fun!! Food and beverage tickets will be given at the door in exchange for your purchased event ticket. (21 and over)
Tickets are on sale now for $35 and will be $40 at the door. raffle ticket sale locations.

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As soon as the episode aired our inboxes lit up with emails. Here’s a few of them. View the Episode

“Just wanted to tell you guys,(in case you don’t know) that you were just immortalized On South Park. It was awesome. Congralations Good Luck, and Be Safe.” – Helen V.

Toby Keith’s sixth annual golf and music fundraising weekend to benefit Ally’s House raised more than a half-million dollars to help children with cancer and their families in Keith’s native Oklahoma. The $550,000 raised brings the to-date total to nearly $3 million. The dinner, music and auction saw several big ticket items drawing huge bids. A dinner party for 20 with Keith earned $32,500. The Alaskan Adventure with Deadliest Catch boat captain Sig Hansen brought in $13,000, and a Costa Rica getaway to the Four Seasons drew a $19,000 bid. More than 40 sports and music celebrities were in attendance, including Keith’s Beer For My Horses co-star and co-writer Rodney Carrington, and baseball player Roger Clemens.

Mark’s statement says it best, I just thought it was a worthy cause to let these warriors know we’re still thinking of them and we haven’t forgotten them. The TV coverage may have dwindled after the election but these guys are still walking around with lost limbs and scars that reflect a lifetime of misery and we want to let people know they didn’t do this for nothing.

Alaska’s Fishing Community Honors our Wounded Warriors
Friday, June 19 2009 at the Washington State Patrol Aviation Section Hangar
Olympia, Washington 1000 to 1400 PDT

What we are doing:

We are putting on an Alaska Seafood Buffet for 300 Wounded Warriors from Madigan Army Medical Center at Fort Lewis, Washington. There will also be Fly-bys of WWII T-6 aircraft with a missing man formation.  The Olympic Air Show sponsored
by the Olympic Flight Museum is held June 20-21 in Olympia.  Many pilots and volunteers who will participate in the air show will also be on hand to help with the buffet to honor our Wounded Warriors.

What you can do:

We are asking all Alaskan and Northwest Fishermen, their vendors, suppliers,  shipyards,  fish buyers, brokers, personnel, and any other organizations or individuals to please show your support for our military men and women  who have been  injured in the service to these United States.  There are many things in life we do for our own gratification; these are the men and women that give us that opportunity.

We need contributions of money or seafood for this event, and Remote Warrior Care Program sponsored by the Madigan Foundation of Fort Lewis, Washington. The Foundation places wounded, injured and ill warriors back into their hometowns to recuperate before being released from active military service or returned to active duty.   Approximately twelve warriors from  Alaska,  many from Washington state and the rest of the country are  presently in medical transition at Madigan Army Medical Center.

All donations are eligible for a 501 (c) 3 tax deduction and will receive a letter of acknowledgment from The Madigan Foundation. Contributions should be made to:
The Madigan Foundation for “Wounded Warriors Event” and mailed to
Madigan Foundation, P.O. Box 97215, Lakewood, WA 98497.

A donation of $500 gives the contributor a ticket for a drawing for a flight in a beautifully restored 1942 T-6 / SNJ-4 WWII Advanced Navy Trainer  N119 DP.

FOR MORE INFORMATION DOWNLOAD THE FOLLOWING HANDOUTS

Alaskan Fishing Community Wounded Warrior Release

The Patty Murray Document

We’re back again this year at Ronald McDonald House in Seattle. In 2008 the Avellino Family walked away with the Sig and Crew Dinner and 10 guests for over $4,000. If you want to read more about how you can help Ronald McDonald House, please click here—> rmhc-handout-09

The Avellino family

We did pretty well at Catch Con earning over $5000 for SeaShare. Be sure to join the Face Book Cause

Gary musters his crew together for a quick photo

It was all in a days work that 11-year-old Gary captained the “Northwestern,” manned the ship’s controls, threw crab pots deep into the waters of Puget Sound and avoided a hostile pirate raid. This first mate was schooled on the tricks of the trade by none other than his hero, Captain Sig of the Discovery Channel’s World’s Deadliest Catch, as his wish from the Make-A-Wish Foundation was granted.

Even before the boat adventure began, Gary – who is living with Ewing’s Sarcoma – was giddy with anticipation and he exclaimed “I am so excited for my wish! Today’s going to be the best day of my life!”

Gary’s once-in-a-lifetime experience began in high class style as he arrived in a limo at the Pacific Fisherman Shipyard in Ballard. The excited seaman literally jumped out of the vehicle and began giving bear hugs to his favorite crew members, including the Hansen brothers, Captain Sig and Edgar, before boarding the infamous fishing vessel.

Before the ship departed onto the waters of the Puget Sound, the unthinkable happened! Pirates overtook the vessel—looking for “Cap’n Yost!” As any good captain would, a wide-eyed Gary avoided a clash by befriending the pirates and even learning a sea faring trick or two from these bandits! Captain Sig was so impressed he immediately proclaimed Gary “Captain for the day” amid the applause of friends, family, and supporters!

Gary fit right into the sea faring life, operating the crane lift, scouting out the perfect spot for crabbing, befriending pirates and even handling a crisis with the Fish and Gaming Police. The day proved to be a rip-roaring success for Gary; a day both he and his family will not soon forget! His wish truly did give him hope, strength, and joy!

Special thanks to American Equity Mortgage for sponsoring Gary’s wish.

American Equity Mortgage Seattle partners with Make-A-Wish Foundation^® to sponsor wish

Seattle (July 31, 2008) – If 10-year-old Gary Yost of Tacoma is not outdoors casting a line into the closest lake or river, he can most likely be caught indoors glued to the TV – hook, line and sinker – watching his favorite show: the Discovery Channel’s World’s Deadliest Catch.

Read the Full Press Release Here

Sig with the kids from Plum Cove Charity Event

 After a successful fund-raiser the kids themselves wanted to be heard. For your enjoyment are some of the comments from the students. These thank you messages were written by 2nd graders at Plum Cove. The spelling is unchanged

• Sig is a man whose heart is as BIG as the Bering Sea.

• We are grateful for his help. As you can see he did MUCH MORE than help build a playground!

• Thank you Captain Sig Hansen for raising money for our playground . . .

• You have taught us to help people we don’t know.

• I know you don’t do this alot but thank you if it wert for you we would not have a finished playground.

• Deadliest Cach Rocks! p.s. I love your show!

• You have taught me a lesson to help other people.

• Thank you for taking your time to help our school even though we are strangers, p.s. Your the best captain.

Sig Hansen, captain of the f/v Norwestern featured on the Discovery Channel Show “The Deadliest Catch” will be making a public appearance to benefit the Plum Cove playground on Sunday, June 1st at the Gloucester House Restaurant.

We are trying to raise $10,000 to rebuild our playground . We are a few thousand dollars away from our goal. If we reach the $10,000 milestone, then we will receive a corporate match of $10,000

In association with Greenwave Games and

XLLGaming, we’re proud to present you with the very first Deadliest Radio Show. Your hosts Lunarjax, Legend of Turbo and HeLzKaos are joined by Pastor of Fishng for an hour of league reports, interviews and news on the real life show Deadliest Catch.