Kilfoy, William. Interview about his career as captain of fishing draggers

• Main Author: Baker, Patrick, 1948
• Other Authors: Kilfoy, William, 1947
• Format: Audio
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Work; Fishing; Fishing boats; Kilfoy; William; 1947; Newfoundland; Lynx
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_en/id/1177

Interview conducted by Patrick Baker with William Kilfoy, Little Bay, Marystown, April 12,2019. William talked about his career as a captain of draggers from the age of 23 until his retirement at age 70. 00:27- 34- William Kilfoy, 72 years old; 00:42-01:11-dragger captain, Jim Edwards, Paddy Canning, job; 01:15-01:44 draggers, Lunenburg, Captain John Kelly: 01:44- 2:06Marystown draggers, 1968, Marine Institute, mate’s certificate, 1970 captain’s certificate; 2:08-02:39- relief captain, 1971, full time job as captain, married; 02:40-03:33- Atlantic Peggy, Ben Scott, 16 draggers, landed fish where needed, Marystown, Burin, Trepassey, Catalina, travel, bus; 03:31-06:07-operation of dragger, fishing gear, boat/fire drill, skipper’s job, lies, 1972 North winter cod, ice, 4 days fishing, no watches, hard on crew; 06:08-07:32-no guaranteed pay, more fish more money, tow, haul back, dress down, shoot away, gut, wash box, fish hold, iced down, 400-420,000 pounds;07:35-10:00-1980’s watch system, morale, rest, beating ice, danger, safety lines, Cape Race-Marystown beat ice 8 times, danger, capsize, Blue Mist, Blue Wave, good sea boats; 10:01- 12:02-dock, shore crew, shore captain, habits other captains, Gerry Hickey, Mart Hanrahan, John Kelly, Phonse Warren; 12:06-16:04- family, baptisms, concerts, graduations, no trip off, one night home, regular crew, Andrew Kilfoy, Maurice Edwards, Eric Edwards, Bern Dooley, Gordon Farrell, Peter Kilfoy, dependable people, engineers, reliable crew, union; 16:06-19:08-captain, union, safety, comfort on boat, medical benefits, no pension, co-adventurer, $9.00 per day, changes, work hours; 19:08-22:51-captain independent, 1987 orders from company, sailed on 14 draggers from Marystown, Atlantic Peggy, Lauzon, Quebec, Atlantic Margaret second dragger built in Marystown, 15 years on Atlantic Beatrice, Atlantic Lindsey, Newfoundland Breaker, Cape Ballard, retired 2008, FPI finished, relieving 5-6 years, Newfoundland Lynx, Advik; 22:51-28:45-Marystown, good boats to work on, Newfoundland ...