Bruce Pike lived all his life in a tiny saw milling town. He longs to be down at the beach but his parents forbid him. Then he meets Loonie, the local wild boy.
Intoxicated by the treacherous power of the sea and their own youthful endurance, the two boys spurn all limits and rules, and fall into the company of adult mentors whose own addictions to risk take them to places they could never have imagined…
