About the book: 2000 / The daughter of the captain of the Black Swan yacht, Benita, felt at the height of happiness. Her father is due to take part in the race, and his assistant Mervyn has already proposed to her. But on the eve of the race, she unexpectedly meets the owner of the Rare Bird yacht, Martin Avis. And when Martin's yacht ran aground, her father invited him to become an assistant on the Black Swan. Benita did not expect that their acquaintance would soon develop into a serious feeling... Abstract on the back of the cover: The daughter of the old captain of the Black Swan yacht, Benita Chapman, felt at the height of happiness. Her father is due to race at Blackmore Rock and his assistant Mervyn has already proposed to her. But on the eve of the race, she unexpectedly meets the owner of the Rare Bird yacht, Martin Avis. And when Martin's yacht ran aground, her father invited him to become an assistant on the Black Swan. Benita did not expect that their acquaintance would soon develop into a serious feeling…