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Editor’s Log
Editor’s Log Our family to yours
Jessica Hathaway
Editor in Chief jhathaway@divcom.com
he Pilothouse Guide began as a T companion issue for the faithful readers of Alaska Fisherman’s Journal making the annual springtime trek from Seattle and points south to Alaska for the bustle and boom of the summer shing season.
The NF crew has been proud to produce the guide — in one form or another — for the last 15 years, and we welcome it back again this year as part of our July issue.
Pilothouse Guide has always highlighted shing stories of all kinds. The content evolved over the years from classic stories reprinted from the pages of the Journal to more of what today’s readers need to run their businesses, as well as their boats, from California to Alaska. The port listings — including amenities, slips, anchorage depths and more — are the meat and potatoes of the guide and can be found starting on page 52.
In addition to the ports, we’ve also packed this issue with products, prose and pro les, including the work of many of our favorite West Coast and Alaska writers.
You’ll nd a Fisherpoets contribution from the former Journal editor himself, John van Amerongen, on page 11. And an Our House entry from our favorite Fish Wife, Lori French, on page 10.
A collaboration with the Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association resulted in NF Products Editor Brian Hagenbuch’s feature on safe operations in the gillnet eet (page 24).
Bonus features highlight unique Alaska family-run businesses — Kodiak’s F/V Silver Spray on page 32 and Cordova’s Sena Sea and 60 North on page 26.
Brian even tailored the Products section (on page 50) to dial in on gear for small-boat shermen, thinking of our Alaska eets searching for those lastminute items that will help ensure a safe and successful season.
For those tried and true onboard favorites, look for Boats & Gear Editor Paul Molyneaux’s feature on those little things the crew just can’t make a trip without on page 20.
Last but de nitely not least, Paul’s cover story on Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op in Port Townsend, Wash., starts on page 38.
When all is said and done, it’s the shipyards that make it possible for our eets to get back to business.
Wishing you all many happy returns, a safe season, and a bountiful harvest.
On the cover
Keeping old skills alive is vital to keeping old boats alive. Brad Seamans (foreground) and Paul Stoffer corking a wooden boat in Port Townsend, Wash.
Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op photo safe season, and a bountiful harvest.
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