Sailing 2,200 miles and 18 days alone aboard the 1967 sloop Nevermore from Calais, France, to the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, author Michael Hurley narrates a film diary that traces his decision to "leap" following the end of his second marriage. He tells the secret of life he learned of the Camino de Santiago in Spain and answers the question why anyone would want to cross an ocean in a small boat.