![]() Freddie never talks about *bad* luck, but after hauling a string of empty crab pots, he’ll pull out the ol’ clippers and give everyone a good-luck mohawk, or smear his face with cod blood (he’s Samoan) and convince the whole crew that the next string is going to be better. But best of all, he can and does turn the morale of an entire boat. He rarely makes a negative comment, even when it’s blowing ice and -10 degrees and he hasn’t slept in 23 hours. Just that much makes Freddie a good deck hand (and anyone who’s watched the show knows that being a good deck hand is really hard to do.) What makes Freddie a great deck hand is what he does for morale. I’ve never seen him slip and fall, and I’ve never seen him dawdle. Once there, he moves with quickness, alacrity and skill. But I still think there are some true leadership secrets buried in the ice up there.ġ) Find your Freddie and keep him forever Freddie Maughtai of the FV Cornelia Marie (now on the Wizard)Įvery group of people wishes they had a Freddie. You can hardly get farther from the Bering Sea than my comfy cube in Boston’s “Innovation District”. I did about 5 hours of laundry in the last four days, and finished up through season 7. Most of the time, though, I watch it to keep me company while I do the laundry. On my bad days, I watch it to remind myself of how good I have it. It is a show about a grueling, heart-breaking, back-breaking, fraught and dangerous life perched on the icy deck of a lonely boat on the southern edges of the arctic. It follows five boats over two fishing seasons a year (King Crab and Opies). For those of you who are not familiar with it, it’s a show about Bering Sea Crab fishermen. ![]() I am one of millions of Americans who love the Discovery Channel show Deadliest Catch.
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