Sailing adventure story for boys and girls aged 9 to 12 years old. In the cold and distant land of Patagonia, a starving stray cat suddenly finds herself aboard a small sailing boat. Chosen by the captain to become ship’s cat, she is named Yanmara. Before she knows it, Yanmara is out at sea and crossing the vast Pacific Ocean to New Zealand. In her new role she must find her sea legs fast and learn the ropes. Only then can she sit the test to officially become ship’s cat. But the boat is so small, the ocean so big and the captain is almost always cranky.Sea creatures of the deep startle Yanmara as she encounters the spectacular, strange, silly and scary. Some follow, some stow away, one tries to drown her and another nearly capsizes the boat.Then one morning …the mighty Pacific is in a very bad mood, just when New Zealand is so close. The ocean screams and rages day and night, and their boat is tossed around like a rubber duck. Can Yanmara survive the storm to fulfill her destiny?Sail along on her adventures and find out.