Author: sdtunaboats

So sometimes you get photos that are great.  My 17 yr old niece is flying to Nelson, New Zealand to visit her father . I ask her to take pictures of the boat for me , She snaps this great shot from the plane on the approach to landing. I have no idea what seiner this is ? But damn I love it . Send me your pictures sdtunaboats@cox.net

Thank you to Greg Scafidi for sending in this newspaper article, from the San Diego Union . Share your pictures with us sdtunaboats@cox.net

Sent in  by his Grandson Wyatt Thank you … sdtunaboats@cox.net

One of my many newspaper articles. This one from the Evening Tribune back on New Years Day 1976. Seemed like there was a photo in the paper weekly back in the 70s. Anyone out there have any newspaper clippings , I’d really love to see them . Please share with us at sdtunaboats@cox.net

A little different photo but a great one. I’m thinking this was in 1988 . We have Top Wave and Cabrillo at Finger Piers . Venturous and Cheryl Marie at the Embarcadero . This was actually the end of the fleet in San Diego the  Seiners at Finger piers were waiting be sold and those were a few of the last ones in Port that still fished out of San Diego at the Embarcadero. Please share your pictures with us at sdtunaboats@cox.net

Ok, my website, my list. Best little seiner around Antonina C, it was a yacht.  sdtunaboats@cox.net

We have two of the Zolezzi fleet tied up next to each other . Not sure where this photo was taken but you have the Jeannine and the Lone Wolf in this photo. Simply can’t talk about San Diego tuna industry without talking about the Zolezzi family. Owned multiple seiners and the famous Fuel dock next to Embarcadero and Finger Piers .

Ocean Pearl finishing up a set in the Western Pacific, hopefully  it filled a well. Share your photos with us at sdtunaboats@cox.net

Seiner Conquest on the hunt in the Western Pacific. One of Joe Madruga’s boats, Mr Madruga owned 14 seiners and I believe he had a total of 6 at one time truly a legend in the fleet  . sdtunaboats@cox.net

You want to talk about a seiner that just destroyed it, here you go Sea Chase seemed to always be coming in with a full load. Really would love more pictures of this rig and the rest of this company seiners. I think there was around five  others King Oscar , Portobello , Marne K, Chiriqui 1 , Granada . Any help would be appreciated . sdtunaboats@cox.net