

They have two grown daughters, Chelsey and Cassandra. He and his wife, Sabrina, have been married 26 years. Captain Andy can rewire electrical systems, stitch up an injured crew member, and catch the crabĪndy is a devoted family man.
Time bandit sold professional#
Known as the Axeman, Andy is the consummate professional fisherman and takes every aspect of crew and boat safety seriously. During Opilio Crab season, you'll find Captain Andy in the wheelhouse fishing Opies and fighting waves and hull-crushing ice. During King Crab season, Andy is usually on deck sorting and counting crab with the rest of the crew. Aboard Time Bandit, Andy is co-captain along with his brother John. The Crew The Captains Captain Andy Main article: Andy HillstrandĪndy Hillstrand, 45, is a born and bred Alaskan, and a third generation fisherman. The F/V Time Bandit’s home port is Homer, Alaska. The boat includes such unusual amenities as queen-size beds, a four-person sauna and a dishwasher. The F/V Time Bandit was designed by Andy and Johnathan's father, John Sr., and custom-built by the Hillstrands themselves. It has a hold capacity of 120,000 pounds for king crab, 175,000 for snow crab and 370,000 for salmon. It has an 8 foot draft and is powered by two 425 horsepower Cummins engines with a cruising speed of 9 knots. Built in 1991 at the Giddings Boat Works in Coos Bay, Oregon, the F/V Time Bandit is a 298 ton, 113 foot house-aft boat with a beam 28 feet across.
