Finding the Nancy Lynn

When Sly Harrell sets out to find a cabin cruiser to entertain his new girlfriend, he finds them expensive and buying one full of possible regrets. The boat broker suggests renting or borrowing a vessel for a trial trip so Sly can be sure of what he really wants. The process of finding a boat to borrow sets off a series of events that ends in his frantic effort to save 10,000 people.



After finding how difficult and expensive renting a large cruiser would be, Sly checks with Riaffort Richards (Sly's lawyer) to see if he knows someone who has a boat they're willing to loan or rent reasonably. Sly's need for a boat coincides with Richards need to get out of a commitment to one of his clients. Sly meets with the lawyer's client, Melanie Hellman. He agrees to "chaperone" a four- day trial run to determine if Hellman's 30-year-old daughter is trustworthy enough to use the boat, the Nancy Lynn. The plan: a month cruising the Caribbean with her boyfriend and two other couples. In return, Sly will get the use of the boat for a week.