When Gayle's job means a transfer to Columbus, Ohio for her, she wants to take Hobie with her. Therefore she has hired a lawyer in order to get the custody of Hobie. When Mitch and Gayle argue, Hobie overhears everything and leaves upset. His friend Jenny has the keys to her dad's boat, so she and Hobie along with their friend Clark head out with the boat. They end up at an island named Santa Ynez. At Santa Ynez they find a corpse and stolen gold money. Jenny takes the stolen gold money with her and when the two pirates arrive to their camp, they find out that someone has been there. In the meantime, Mitch and Gayle are getting real worried and set out to search for the kids when they find out that Jenny's father's boat is missing. Mitch knows that there are pirates out there and gets even more nervous. At Santa Ynez, the kids plan to leave, only to find out that the boat is missing. When the pirates Duane and Rusty see them, they start chasing them around the island and when the kids