Thirteen-year-old Sophie and her cousin Cody record their trans-Atlantic crossing aboard the Wanderer, a forty-five foot sailboat. They are enroute, with uncles and another cousin, to visit their grandfather in England.
An encounter with a group of whales, an unexpected heart attack, and a smuggling attempt test the mettle of the young crew manning the "Vagabond," a forty-foot-long ocean-going sailboat.
Thirteen-year-old Sophie and her cousin Cody record their transatlantic crossing aboard the Wanderer, a forty-five foot sailboat, which, along with uncles and another cousin, is en route to visit their grandfather in England.
Contains origami designs and step-by-step instructions for creating different kinds of sailboats from paper; includes explanations of basic origami techniques and folds.
Struggling to deal with her father's death, the impending sale of the boat that has been her home for six years, anger toward her mother, and her own guilt, fourteen-year-old Molly decides to sail by herself to Tahiti.
Frank's great-grandfather gives him a toy sailboat that he made during World War II and he is very excited until he loses it. Includes facts about toys.
Struggling to deal with her father's death, the impending sale of the boat that has been her home for six years, anger toward her mother, and her own guilt, fourteen-year-old Molly decides to sail by herself to Tahiti.
