A Year with a Whaler

A first-person account of a whaling voyage that follows a ship's crew through recruitment, long sea passages, hunting and processing whales, and voyages into polar ice and remote coasts. It depicts daily shipboard life, the techniques of whale pursuit and rendering oil, encounters with marine life and ice, interactions with indigenous coastal peoples, and the physical hazards and camaraderie that shape the crew. Episodes alternate between practical how-to descriptions of whaling operations and personal reflections on hardship, discipline, small diversions, and the return voyage.