Dan Roman este un pilot veteran bântuit de un trecut tragic. Acum, retrogradat în misiuni la comanda secundă în cabina de pilotaj, se trezește într-un zbor de rutină de la Honolulu la San Francisco - unul care ia o turnură terifiantă ce generează suspans atunci când dezastrul lovește deasupra Oceanului Pacific, într-un punct fără întoarcere.
Yann Madec, long-time best mate of Frank Drevil, the star skipper of Global System Insurance, sees his dream come true when he replaces the injured Frank at the last minute for the start of the Vendée Globe. Nine days into the race and leading, Yann is forced to stop in Cape Verde to repair his broken center-board. Back in the race, Yann discovers a stowaway on board, a Senegalese teenager named Moussa. Faced with the risk of disqualification because of Moussa’s presence, Yann hesitates… Their encounter leads to the most unforgettable round-the-world race ever.
A former U.S. Air Force air tanker navigator, Lt. Col. Ken Murray's career takes us from the horrific accident that killed 70 people at an airshow demonstration in Ramstein, Germany to Operation Just Cause in Panama to the Iraq War. Through it all we experience air operations, post-deployment divorce, a new career as a famed sports photographer to new loves.