For two young people, Donny and Abby, who have just found each other, sailing the 40 ft ketch across the English Channel to Cherbourg is supposed to be a light-hearted adventure.
The third member of the crew turns out to be a smuggler, and he attempts to kill them both before they reach France. The adventure suddenly becomes very serious, when the man’s employers try to recover the smuggled item from the boat. The action gets more and more hectic as the motive becomes personal
Donny and Abby are plunged into a series of events that force them to protect themselves. Donny’s parents become involved so with the help of a friend of the family, Jonathon Glynn, they take the offensive against the gang who are trying to kill them.
The action ranges from the Mediterranean to Paris and the final scene is played out in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower.