This, the fifth and final volume of life at sea and on shore takes the story to the noughties. Earlier volumes roughly followed the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s. Sadly, the Yorkshire trawling industry is now in terminal decline following the heady days of earlier decades. There is still humour, mischief, characters, sinking's and near misses to recall. The latter part of the book relates to a whole new life at sea, sailing on tall ships, meeting more characters, making many new friends and finding a wonderful, life-changing, existence, previously undreamt of.