Ben Byron Timeline and Summary

After Ben's mom dies, his dad takes the family off for a yearlong adventure at sea. Ben is against this plan every step of the way.
On the boat, his job is hands-on sailing type stuff. He seems to have a lot of natural skill.
Ben fights with his dad almost constantly. He gets along pretty well with his brothers, for the most part.
When his father goes missing, Ben's absolutely sure it was suicide. He's furious.
A storm hits. Ben sails through terrible wind, crazy rain, and 40-foot-high waves.
Eventually, the boat crashes into a rock. Ben and his brothers make a new home on a desert island that's nearby.
On the island, Ben isn't great at gathering food. He does manage to build a boat out of an old dinghy, though.
Everything's going pretty well until Dylan goes missing. Ben sets off to look for him.
Ben finds Dylan and rescues him. He performs gruesome surgery on Dylan's leg.
Ben's worried because Dylan seems to be getting sicker. He knows he needs to go find a doctor, but he's scared to leave his brothers on their own.
Finally, Ben sets off in the little boat he built. Miraculously, he bumps into another boat that rescues him.
Ben and his brothers return to civilization, where they're reunited with their father.
Ben is furious with his father. He blames the shipwreck on him. He also blames his dad for the death of his mother.
At first, Ben says there's no way he's going back home. He almost joins a boating crew on a trip to Hawaii, but in the end he forgives his father and goes back home.