Arichwoman,Raffaella,andsomefriendsrentayachttosailtheMediterraneanSeaduringsummer.Thesailor,Gennarino,whoisacommunist,doesnotlikethiswomanbuthastobearwithherbadmood.Onedayshewakesuplateintheafternoonandaskstobetakentolandwhereeveryonehadgoneearlier.Gennarinosetsupaboatbutduringthetrip,theboatbreaksdown.Theyspendthenightinthemiddleofthesea.