Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapters 3-8 Summary and Analysis

In chapter 3, Spike suffers terrible sea sickness in the first days on the Royal Quarry. Once they reached the fishing grounds, Spike began to learn the process as Susy, Calhoun, and the other crewmember began to bait and drop the crab pots into the Bering Sea. The fishing was poor at first but quickly began to pick up. However, after only a few days a storm hit and the Royal Quarry took refuge in the narrow entrance to Lazy Bay along with almost twenty other crab fishing boats.

In chapter 4, the Royal Quarry stayed in Lazy Bay for two days before Jonesy decided it was time to go. The storm lifted shortly after they left the shelter...