SALT is the story of Mitchell Burns, paralyzed as a young man by an explosion aboard ship, returned now to the rugged Atlantic with the belief that an old blue-water sloop will deliver a freedom that has eluded him throughout a twenty year odyssey. Independence, his mountain home and the woman he loved - everything Mitchell treasured is lost. But if he can sail this boat from Essex, on the Connecticut, to Portland, Maine, he believes he can sail it anywhere. Life will begin again, he is certain. It has to. His chances are dependent on Andy, a young cousin with whom Mitchell is constantly at odds. For Andy this is an opportunity to prove himself after failure in Mexico. He is unaware that Mitchell is desperate, headlong between obsession and uncompromising belief and bound for the edge of reason.