Nancy investigates a string of incidents at a sailing resort.

Introduces the ocean and sailing using characters, places, and events from Herman Melville's "Moby Dick."

Abby Sutherland grew up sailing. Her father, Laurence, a shipwright, and her mother, Marianne, wanted their kids to develop responsibility, to see other cultures, to experience the world instead of watching it on TV. So they took them sailing down the coast of Mexico... for three years. When Abby was thirteen, she began helping her father deliver boats and soon was sailing solo. She loved being on the open ocean, the spray in her face, the wind...

Longing for adventure, intrepid Louise leaves her comfortable nest and goes to sea.