The book starts with Jim, a young boy of just six years old, growing up in Miami. Since his first visit down at the bay at the end of 25th Road, Jim got hooked on the adventure that would forever bring him back to the water. Jim lived an adventure that any boy would dream of. Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer had nothing on Jim. The photo on the cover is the original sailboat, The Princess, which Jim’s Dad built in their backyard. The book ends with Jim now fifteen, returning home from a trip of a lifetime.