“The fleet has always had one foot on the water, the other on humor,” wrote Viktor Viktorovich Konetsky, a professional sailor and one of the most published and beloved Russian authors of the 20th century. Konetsky's stories and tales are in one way or another connected with the sea or people who dedicated their lives to it, are based on personal observations, and are often autobiographical. Carefully describing the everyday work of a polar voyage, creating apt and expressive portraits of heroes, paying tribute to northern nature, the author touches on such difficult topics as the inconsistency of human nature, the ability not to lose face in difficult situations - be it a collision with the sea elements or the need for difficult moral choices in relationships with people.