As Benjamin Pratt and his friends Jill and Robert continue their efforts to save their school, they find themselves dodging two evil janitors, Lyman and Wally; but their team has also grown and so has a secret fund of millions of dollars.
Marnie comes back to the South Carolina low country at the request of her sister Diana's ex-husband, after his son returns from a sailing trip with Diana disturbed and refuses to speak, which forces Marnie to revisit the traumatizing death of her and Diana's mother ten years prior.
Presents an illustrated guide to sailing for both beginners and more advanced sailors, and provides advice on boat maintenance, sailing etiquette, handling ropes, tacking and mooring, and more.
In a risky plan to free her kidnapped lover, Oonagh cleverly solves the evil pirate king's riddles, unites the princess Ethne with her lover, and invents sails.
With a key to the Oakes School in his possession Benjamin, his friend Jill, and a new friend continue to seek ways to protect the school and their town but Lyman, the janitor and a spy, has new tricks up his sleeve.
Tells the story of the 1968 Golden Globe race to sail around the world alone and without stopping, looking at the challenges faced by the nine men who set out in their small, ill-equipped boats, and discussing their fates as all but one failed to cross the finish line.