As Sophia “Bob” Nielsen told Vegas Film Critic, she knew she stood to inherit one of her family’s boats after her father’s passing, and wants to be calling the shots on the F/V Victory sooner rather than later. It’s clear that she is excited to take on the position, noting “It will bring me closer to family, and my legacy.” Bob said she was fortunate that Jake Anderson is an accomplished captain. “Jake has shown me the meaning of being a leader and captain, I’m very lucky.”
Anderson noticed that Bob wasn’t as dramatic in his training as other captains. Anderson pointed out that “she has her boat” and said, “And her brother taught her a lot.” Per the Saga captain, Bob was indeed already well-learned in how to run a ship, including being familiar with the paperwork a captain has to keep track of. Anderson went on to admit that all he really needed to teach her was the intricacies of crab fishing itself, claiming, “I just informed her of how our way of fishing goes, with [crab & fish] Pots and fish out West on the Bering Sea”
Bob has been on her path to become a top-notch captain. She may find herself soon competing against her own trainer for crabs.