The novel classically evokes the seafaring life at the turn of the century.

If a ship of the line was well looked after, its seafaring life lasted a minimum of twenty years.

Sleep at last took possession of Pencroft, whom a seafaring life had habituated to anything.

Agemian was a very gifted and capable teacher, who brought a complete change into Erik's seafaring life.

At Bamburgh, there is a museum dedicated to her achievements and the seafaring life of the region.

Andrew Brown's sermon during the late 18th century focused on the perils of "the seafaring life."

"Mother made her for me, as a birthday present when I was a century old and set fair for a seafaring life."

If well looked after and housed in a ship shed, a vessel's seafaring life was about twenty years.

Captain Cooper continued his seafaring life for many years; eventually, however, he acquired land, and gradually quit the sea.

Well, that's the seafaring life for you, and I've got to say I never took to it much.