Hot Pursuit

Financially-struggling prep-school senior Danny Bartlett believes that a good education will lead to a prosperous future, so he's focused on studying for his chemistry exam rather than the upcoming spring-break vacation with his girlfriend Lori Cronenberg and her wealthy parents, immediately after the exam. They've chartered a yacht, The Crystal Slipper, to cruise the Caribbean round-trip from Puerto Rossa to Laguna del Mar. Lori's parents were reluctant to invite Danny, considering him not good enough for her. Circumstances make Danny decline the invitation at the last minute, and then the circumstances change and he's able to go, but he gets to the airport just after the Cronenbergs' flight has departed. He takes the next flight, but he always seems to be one step behind them and stumbles into one misadventure after the other. His most profound encounter is with old seadog Mac, who literally shanghais him aboard his cutter, The Albatross. Mac has as much reason to get to The Crystal Slipper as Danny does, but he actually knows the dangers into which they are sailing.