In 1960, a hardy group of prep school students boards an old-fashioned sailing ship. With Capt. Christopher Sheldon at the helm, the oceangoing voyage is intended to teach the boys fortitude and discipline. But the youthful crew are about to get some unexpected instruction in survival when they get caught in the clutches of a white squall storm.

Jeff Bridges
as Christopher 'Skipper' Sheldon

Caroline Goodall
as Alice Sheldon

John Savage
as McCrea

Scott Wolf
as Chuck Gieg

Jeremy Sisto
as Frank Beaumont

Ryan Phillippe
as Gil Martin

David Lascher
as Robert Marsh

Eric Michael Cole
as Dean Preston

Jason Marsden
as Shay Jennings

David Selby
as Francis Beaumont