Twelve year old Jamie longs to follow in his father's footsteps and become a fisherman with the local fleet of Peel. While his best friend works as ship's cook and sails for the fishing grounds, he must stay at home and go to school.
However, all plans for the future are abandoned when tragedy strikes the family and it falls to Jamie to keep them together. His wish to become a fisherman comes true, and with it, the adventure of a lifetime.