Casey McManus ~ Captain ~ Cornelie Marie
If you’re wondering who has been at the helm of the Cornelia Marie since Josh purchased it this past year, look no further.
Casey McManus has been running theCornelia Marie since the summer tendering season. While the guys in our fleet got off to a shaky start during the 2013 King crab season, Casey got right on the crab up north and offloaded 90,000 pounds in less than four days.
This is of no surprise to Casey, who at the young age of 30 has been fishing with his dad (the President of Royal Vikings, Inc. — a subsidiary of Trident) since he was five, and professionally since he was 14.
Casey’s true forte is engineering, so he will also act as chief engineer on the boat. Fed up with the archaic bucket launcher system on theCornelia, Casey wagered with Josh that he could upgrade their table at a relatively cheap cost.
Between King and Opilio seasons, Casey has been working to bring the boat into the modern age on his own dime. He claims it’s only a “little weird” to teach his boss how to run a boat, but he’s definitely hesitant to give Josh the title “Relief Skipper” at this point in time — Josh is more of a “Captain-In-Training.”