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Fad iomadh linn, b' e beatha nam fear a bh' anns a' bheatha aig muir. 'S iomadh uirsgeul a th'ann - mar eisimpleir gun tigeadh droch-fhortan air b脿ta nam biodh boireannach air b貌rd. R猫 霉ine ge-t脿 th脿inig piseach air an t-suidheachadh, 's tha iomadh cothrom ann san l脿 'n-diugh.

Am measg nam boireannach ris an coinnich sinn aig diofar 矛rean nam beatha obrach air s脿l - Anna Fhriseil 脿 Le貌dhas a th' air 霉r th貌iseachadh na h-oileanach mara ann an Glaschu; Melanie NicAmhlaigh 脿 Ste貌rnabhagh a tha ag obair na treas oifigear air an MV Isle of Mull; Eilidh Nic a' Ghobhainn 脿 Le貌dhas a tha ag amas air a deuchainnean caiptein as d猫idh 11 bliadhna aig muir; an Caiptean Barbara Chaimbeul aig a bheil e貌las m貌r as d猫idh a bhith aig muir fad 37 bliadhna; M脿iri NicDh貌mhnaill bhon Eilean Sgitheanaich a bha na banaltram air na soithichean turais sna 60an; agus bhon ath ghinealach, Isabelle Law 脿 Caol Reidhe san Eilean Sgitheanach a tha ag obair p脿irt 霉ine mar ph脿irt den chriutha air a' bh脿ta a Gleann Eilg, 's gun i ach 15.

For centuries, a life at sea was very much a man's world. Urban myth suggests that superstitions arose, such as that having a woman on board could bring bad luck to the ship. However, over the years things have slowly changed and there are now many opportunities. Among the women that we meet who made a career on the waves are: Anna Fraser who's just started as a sea cadet in Glasgow; Melanie MacAulay who's a 3rd officer on the MV Isle of Lewis; Eilidh Smith who's planning to take her captain's exams after 11 years at sea; Captain Barbara Campbell, who after 37 years at sea is one of the most experienced female captains in the UK; Mary MacDonald who was a nurse on the cruise ships in the 60s; and Isabelle Law who at 15 works part-time as part on a ferry crew.