A gutsy woman's tale of marrying the Chief Mate of a mammoth containership and sailing the seas with today's modern mariners.

In this lively memoir, the author recounts how she married the Chief Mate of an 845-foot containership and went to sea with him. "To call this simply a maritime adventure, captivating as it is, would do injustice to Allen's superb account of the Merchant Marine, its changing history, its men and, increasingly, its women . . . Continually engrossing, informative, and fun."--"Publishers Weekly." 19 photos. Map.