▁send ▁an ▁experienced ▁captain ▁to ▁help ▁them ▁sail ▁it ▁to ▁Miami , ▁and ▁instead ▁h ires ▁a ▁local ▁sail or , ▁Captain ▁Ron ▁Rico , ▁a ▁one - ey ed ▁man ▁with ▁a ▁very ▁laid ▁back ▁attitude , ▁and ▁Navy ▁veter an ▁who ▁claims ▁to ▁have ▁pil oted ▁the ▁USS ▁Sar at oga . ▁He ▁launch es ▁immediately ▁when ▁he ▁sees ▁the ▁car ▁he ▁arrived ▁in ▁roll ▁off ▁the ▁dock ▁and ▁sink . ▁Its ▁owner ▁arriv es ▁at ▁the ▁dock ▁and ▁sho ots ▁at ▁him . ▁ ▁Captain ▁Ron ▁takes ▁Ben ' s ▁money ▁in ▁a ▁game ▁of ▁Mon opol y , ▁giving ▁him ▁be er ▁to ▁drink ▁and ▁charg ing ▁him ▁for ▁it ▁later , ▁but ▁shows ▁loyal ty ▁to ▁Martin , ▁who ▁he ▁refers ▁to ▁as ▁" B oss ". ▁Martin , ▁who ▁doesn ' t ▁like ▁him , ▁calls ▁him ▁" Mor on " ▁in ▁his ▁di ary , ▁and ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁he ▁doesn ' t ▁know ▁what ▁he ' s ▁doing . ▁ ▁The ▁Har ve ys ▁decide ▁to ▁stop ▁off ▁in ▁the ▁Car ib bean , ▁but ▁learn ▁that ▁Captain ▁Ron ▁doesn ' t ▁know ▁how ▁to ▁navigate . ▁While ▁on ▁a ▁random ▁island , ▁Martin ▁dec ides ▁to ▁go ▁on ▁a ▁nature ▁hi ke , ▁but ▁runs ▁into ▁gu err illas ▁led ▁by ▁General ▁Arm ando . ▁Captain ▁Ron ▁b arg ains ▁for ▁Martin ' s ▁freedom ▁by ▁giving ▁them ▁a ▁lift ▁to ▁the ▁next ▁island , ▁and ▁receiving ▁some ▁fire ar ms ▁in ▁return ▁to