Henry is adrift after the death of his wife. He has no interest in his job as an architect, or life in general. Millie is a homeless girl with a dream. She wishes to see the world by sailing across the ocean. Circumstances bring Henry and Millie together, and the pair begin to work on a raft. But the two must not only overcome their circumstances in life, they must overcome the elements to make Millie's dream of sailing across the Atlantic Ocean come...

A boy sails across the sea, looking at various objects through his spyglass, until he reaches an island where his dog is waiting for him.

With a little courage and a lot of practice, Little Rat overcomes her fear of sailing.

On the night their mother drowns, sisters Marnie and Diana Maitland discover there is more than one kind of death. There is the death of innocence, of love, and of hope. Each sister harbors a secret about that night-secrets that will erode their lives as they grow into adulthood. After ten years of silence between the sisters, Marnie is called back to the South Carolina Lowcountry by Diana's ex-husband, Quinn. His young son has returned from a sailing...

Discusses piracy during its height in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Describes pirate vessels and their operation. Tells the stories of several famous pirates, including Sir Francis Drake, Captain William Kidd, Blackbeard, and Bartholomew Roberts (Black Bart).

A brother and sister learn about sailing and eventually sail a dinghy on their own.

The gnarled tree on the hill sometimes turns into a pirate ship. A rope serves as an anchor, a sheet as a sail, and Sam is its fearless captain. But one day another sailor approaches, and he's not from Sam's street. Can they find something more precious than diamonds and gold? Can they find--friendship?