Captains Courageous (1996)

Harvey Cheyne Jr second richest person in the world orphaned and spoiled rotten encounters a cigar and the sea on his way to England for boarding school Seasick over the rail for real rescued by Dan Troop of a Gloucester fishing sailboat Three months at sea under a firm but fair Captain Troop fair wages of 1050 a month if you dont work you dont eat A hard life and a dangerous one and a lot of growing up to do through hardship and tragedy