Linda Greenlaw husband Steve Wessel and the TV star are proud parents of adopted daughter Sarai Johnson. Linda stars in season 19 of Deadliest Catch.
The professional fisher has written three books about life as a commercial fisher. All three books The Hungry Ocean, The Lobster Chronicles, and All Fishermen Are Liars were best-sellers.
Linda Greenlaw Deadliest Catch star is the only female swordfish boat captain operation on the Eastern Coast of the US. She joined the cast of the famous Disney Channel reality show in 2023.
Other famous TV personality from Deadliest Catch includes legendary captain Keith Colburn and Casey McManus.
Greenlaw was born in Connecticut, United States on 22 December 1960 to Jim and Martha Greenlaw. Her father was a manager for information systems manager for Bath Iron Works.
The author was raised in Topsham, Maine. She worked as a cook and during the summer deckhand aboard the sword-fishing boat from her college time.
After her graduation in 1983, she continued working for the boat’s owner Alden Leeman who put her as a swordfish captain in 1986.
In October 1991 she was the captain of the Hannah Boden when Andrea Gial sank in the Atlantic. In 1997 she resides in Isle au Haut where she bought a lobster boat which is the 35-foot Mattie Belle.
Linda Is Married To A Boat Builder
Linda Greenlaw husband Steve Wessel is the owner of the Wesmac Custom Boats. The professional boat builder resides in Surry, Maine.
For his studies, he went to Brunswick High School and attended Maine Maritime Academy. At the same time, he equalizes his time for family and work as well.
He has a small friend circle with whom he liked to go to the gun club in Blue Hill and spend a one-night-a-week target shoot.
Wessel was born in 1951 in Blue Hill, Maine. He along with all his family was moved to Harpswell when his father Tilden joined the Maine Warden Service in 1957.
The family business of Steve was in the water for many generations. Therefore, he has also followed their steps and chosen his career.
Linda and Steve Have Been Together For Over A Decade
Linda Greenlaw married Steve Wessel in 2012. The couple celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary in 2022.
The author describes that she delivered a boat for a friend in January 2012 to get some work done on it. Recalling her first meeting with Wessel the author said:
Steve was rowing me ashore, and while I wouldn’t quite say it was love at first sight, there was definitely a connection, an attraction.
Moreover, she also added that she felt a connection with him and fell in love. Eight months later in September, they exchanged vows. At the age of 51, she got married and is happily married.
Until now there has not been any news about their arguments or any other disputes. Along with her husband Linda divides her time between Isle au Haut and Surry, Maine.
She Adopted A Teenage Child At 46
Linda Greenlaw daughter Sarai Johnson is a seasoned fisherman by profession. Sarai was 15 years when Linda became her legal guardian.
The 31-year-old studied at Gould Academy from 2006-2010 and after that, she joined Champlain College to pursue social work from 2010-2014.
Johnson started working from a young age on her lobster boat. The full information about what she and her mother did in their past days is written in Linda’s ninth book named Seaworthy: A Swordboat Captain Returns to the Sea. Now Sarai works as a fisher who is mostly busy in the summer.
In the book titled Lifesaving Lessons: Notes from an Accidental Mother of Linda, she has mentioned the emotional story about her and her adopted daughter a kid named Mariah. There she has changed her name to protect her privacy.
On late August 2006, in the early morning, Linda got a call from a near-hysterical close family friend. The newcomer’s 15-year-old niece burst into their house the evening before. She was sobbing in an out-of-control fashion, stating she didn’t want to go back to her uncle.
As local people examined then they found out that Sarai was mistreated by her uncle who used to consume alcohol daily in a heavy dose. All the people of the community were there to protect her, and with all their consent they choose Linda as her legal guardian.
For this role as a mother, she was not prepared and had no experience with this. At one point Sarai asked her How will we do this?. And the answer from her was I have no idea but if it’s something you want to happen. it will happen.
With the role of mother, she was nervous about whether she was going to be a good mom or not. Sarai was good with her behavior. She didn’t seem to like herself and had many showing of destructive behavior. This included a $500 texting phone bill, bringing birth control pills to dinner, that too when guests were present, and a self-effacing vocabulary.
Linda’s family who were analyzing all these things wondered if she was up to the task as they were supportive and caring. At the same time, Greenlaw realized that the girl had faced many problems and needed her love, support, and care to heal her from that incident.
Sarai Raises A Family With Partner Daniel
On 16 September 2017, Sarai married Daniel K Hitchcock. The pair tied the know at Isle au Haut Light which is also known as Robinson Point Light.
Daniel was born in May 1998 in Sedgwick. He graduated from Plymouth State University in 2010 with a Bachelor of Science in Finance degree. In 2014, he became the CFO of Wesmac Custom Boats, Incorporation.
Linda Started A Business With Her Son-In-Law
Linda has an oyster-growing business with her son-in-law Daniel K Hitchcock. Linda also owns a lobster boat called the Earnest.
It is fun for her to work with him and start their business. They have got a new boat but it is just for doing charters. This new one is stinking gorgeous.
She has also been working with an astronomer Charlie Sawyer. He has given her 16 dates throughout the summer, new moon dates where they can do night sky tours.
Linda had said:
There’ll be a two-hour tour, half an hour off the dock, shut everything on the boat down and drift around and let this guy do his thing with a laser pointer for an hour and a half, an hour, back to the dock. It’s going to be so much fun. Additionally, there will be future dinner cruises, some serving Chinese food made by the great Chef Blue.
Linda Greenlaw is A Millionaire
Linda Greenlaw net worth is $5 Million as per Fresherslive. She earned her fortune from her businesses and as a successful author.
The professional fisher has been dedicated to her career as an ocean lover and her commitment to the commercial fishing industry. She has also gained national recognition through her success as a writer and a captain.
She has also been notable on TV Shows including Dangerous Catch and Swords: Life on the Line.
Linda Greenlaw Perfect Storm Survivor
Linda Greenlaw Perfect Storm Survivor is the second episode of The Deadliest Catch where Captain Linda takes on the task of Alaskan crab fishery.
Linda is a legit legend in the fishing industry. Forged by the North Atlantic’s ferocious seas, she attempts to break into Alaskan Crab Fishery. Not only is the prospect highly competitive and dangerous but it is also her first time.
Greenlaw is notable for her efforts to warn a fellow vessel the Andrea Gail about the impending storm. Though the ship sank, Linda’s efforts were famously retold in the 1997 book, The Perfect Storm, and even a movie of the same name. Along with Linda, Hannah Boden, Billy Tyne, and Andrea Gail were all the main players in the book.
During the famous 1991 Perfect Storm Linda is most famous for captaining the Hannah Boden. In 2023, to take a stake at crabbing with Deadliest Catch, Linda is taking a step away from sword-fishing. The Spectrum Local News Maine interviewed her in 2023 and resulted that she found a little issue in the transition.
She told the publication that she has been fishing fixed gear on and off since she was a kid and has been involved in the offshore red cred fishery here in New England.