Vann has loved boats all his life. So when the opportunity arises to start an educational charter business, teaching creative writing workshops aboard a sailboat ,he leaps at it. But a trip to Turkey sees him dreaming bigger - and before he knows it, he is at the helm of his own 90 foot boat, running charters along the Turkish coast. And here his troubles begin. Sinking deep into debt, and encountering everything from a lost rudder to freak storms, Vann is on the verge of losing everything, inclduing his life...