Tales from the Wheelhouse: Adventures Aboard the Denali by Gary Gorss

A humourous, short story about an adventure undertaken in Alaska on board a 200-foot processing ship where, among the endless hours of work and no sleep, two deckhands still found time to play tricks on some unsuspecting crew, making their summer on board the Denali a job they would never forget.

About the Author

Gary Gorss was born and raised in Los Angeles where he first started fishing out of Santa Monica at age twelve. In 1970 he moved to Neah Bay, Washington where he lived with his aunt and uncle. All through high school he continued to work as a deckhand on charter and commercial boats. At the age of fourteen Gary bought and fished a small commercial troller and fished off the coast of Washington for several years.

He has been a licensed captain since 1980 having worked and fished in Washington and Alaska. At present, he and his wife, Serena, live in Clallam Bay, Washington. He’s happily retired now.