Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapters 1-4 Summary and Analysis

In chapter 1, Spike met the skipper of his next boat by accident in a bar and was offered a job a few weeks later when the skipper found himself short a man in the weeks before the king crab season was set to begin. Spike flew down to Seattle to join the crew, which included his Norweigen skipper, Lars, the deck boss, Bobby, and two crewmen, Fritz and Sig. As the Williwaw Wind left port in Seattle a man called down to Spike and expressed a desire to be going with him before wishing them luck.

In chapter 2, the Williwaw Wind made its way to the Bering Sea through a risky shortcut through Shelikof Strait...