The true story of two men, already life-long friends, who ventured into the heart of the endless ocean at its loneliest point in a 20-foot sailboat. Embarking on a trip across the Pacific Ocean from southern California, to Hilo, Hawaii, they navigated by means only of a sextant and the stars. It was meant to be their Great Adventure. The men had planned for an uneventful sail, but encountered an unexpected storm that threatened their lives, threw them unmercifully off course, and sealed their fate irrevocably together as they battled to survive. Readers will come to know these two extraordinary men and their amazing journey -- not only on the sea, but beyond -- as their friendship developed and strengthened through the years, then agonize with them in their most powerful test. Other sailors have crossed the ocean's expanse, but few with such primitive tools, such a small boat, and with the depth of friendship and determination as these two friends.