Colorado Parks & Wildlife Research Library

A previously honest boat owner, Harry Morgan, is reduced to smuggling to keep his crumbling family financially alive. He enters a world of wealth and dissipation, then becomes involved in a strange and unlikely romance.

Cynical and insecure, Iris has long been envious of her twin sister Summer's seemingly never-ending good fortune... including her perfect husband Adam. Called to Thailand to help her sister sail the family yacht to the Seychelles, Iris unexpectedly finds herself alone in the middle of the Indian Ocean. When she makes it to land, Iris allows herself to be swept up by Adam, who assumes that she is Summer. Now she has the golden life she's always envied,...

Young and in love, their lives ahead of them, Tami Oldham and her fianc� Richard Sharp set sail from Tahiti under brilliant blue skies, with Tamis hometown of San Diego as their ultimate destination. But the two free spirits and avid sailors couldnt anticipate that less than two weeks into their voyage, they would sail directly into one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history. They found themselves battling pounding rain, waves...

Captain Ron is the inept and laid-back drifter hired to captain the Harvey family's newly inherited & dilapidated yacht.

Based on the true story of survival, a young couple's chance encounter leads them first to love, and then on the adventure of a lifetime as they face one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history.

Successful businessman John Silverwood and his wife, Jean, both experienced sailors, decided the time was right to give their four children a taste of thrilling life on the high seas. And indeed their journey aboard the fifty-five-foot catamaran Emerald Jane would have many extraordinary and profound moments...Yet rather than flourishing amid the new freedoms and responsibilities thrust upon them, the children were sometimes confused, frightened,...

The Hardys are sailing a friend's yacht to the coast of Florida when a 5,000-ton cargo ship appears out of nowhere and nearly sends the yacht to the bottom. When the boys investigate they discover that the ship's crew is missing.

One snowy night: It's Christmas Eve and Rory Andrews is desperate to get home to her family. Problem is, her only ride to Lake Tahoe comes in the form of the annoyingly handsome Max Stranton, her long-time crush, and his big, goofy, lovable dog. A long road trip in a massive blizzard might be just what they need to face their past---and one steamy, snowy night is all it takes to bring Max and Rory together at last. Holiday wishes: When Sean O'Riley...