Author: Jimmy

Embarcadero , really miss those days. looks like the Sea Wolf but not sure. [email protected]

Claudia B, Skipper and owner John B looks to be unloading … [email protected]

Connie Jean , a legend of a boat. Looks to be working on the net down at Westgate..Who would have guessed this would have been one of the last boats fishing. [email protected]

Classic shot of the Pacific Queen at the Embarcadero.. one of the first built Martinac tuna seiners.. [email protected]

This was the first Conquest , actually wasn’t around too long i believe it was sold to Mexico.. [email protected]

Claire P. , another beautiful looking Martinac Built Tuna Seiner. I know it ended up fishing in Western Pacific in the early 80’s , not sure what happened after that. [email protected]

Now this is a classic, Shelter island boat launch and the Jeanette Diana going out of the bay. If you grew up in San Diego you definitely launched a boat at that boat launch. And there was probably a Tuna Boat going out of the Bay. [email protected]

City of San Diego and the Cape Cod, Two boats that weren’t always around . Tied up under the bridge at Westgate . [email protected]

This is another of my newspaper articles , this is the Mermaid tied up at the embarcadero . They were lowering the skiff into the water when it all went wrong ,down came the mast and booms. Thank god no one was killed . I remember this like it was yesterday. i was with my father at G street aboard the Proud Heritage when i saw the Mermaid moving to the shipyard. I Couldn’t believe my eyes. That’s the Antonina C in background and the Pacific Princess in front on the photo.. [email protected]

South Seas tied up somewhere unknown, maybe Panama… This was the last South Seas , Ganns had a  few.  [email protected]