▁The ▁y acht ▁is ▁owned ▁and ▁cre wed ▁by ▁a ▁synd icate ▁of ▁four ▁business ▁people ▁– ▁Kurt , ▁who ▁is ▁rum ored ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁sh ady ▁criminal ▁background ; ▁Nik os , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Earth ▁col ony ▁planet ▁Val eria ' s ▁leading ▁industrial ist ; ▁Mari , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Val eria ' s ▁president ▁and ▁Nik os ' s ▁f ian c ée ; ▁and ▁Z or elle , ▁an ▁attention - se ek ing ▁fashion ▁mog ul . ▁Engine er ▁Rob ar ▁inform s ▁captain ▁Lisa ▁Der anne , ▁an ▁experienced ▁solar ▁y acht ▁rac er ▁h ired ▁by ▁the ▁synd icate , ▁of ▁irregular ▁fl uct u ations ▁in ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁power ▁system . ▁Lisa ▁uses ▁this ▁as ▁an ▁exc use ▁to ▁put ▁her ▁amateur ▁crew ▁through ▁their ▁first ▁solar ▁sail ▁dr ill , ▁whilst ▁Rob ar ▁sh uts ▁down ▁the ▁power ▁drive ▁to ▁investigate ▁the ▁fault . ▁ ▁The ▁crew ▁assemb les ▁on ▁the ▁sail ▁deck , ▁where ▁they ▁don ▁virtual ▁reality ▁glo ves ▁and ▁glass es ▁to ▁operate ▁the ▁solar ▁s ails ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁context ▁as ▁a ▁traditional ▁sea - going ▁y acht . ▁After ▁the ▁dr ill ▁is ▁successfully ▁carried ▁out , ▁T iger ▁M oth ▁is ▁attacked ▁by ▁a ▁huge ▁War ▁W heel ▁moth ership , ▁which ▁dispatch es ▁a ▁board ing ▁party ▁of ▁S ont aran ▁tro op ers ▁led ▁by ▁Commander ▁Ste g . ▁Lisa ▁and ▁her ▁crew m ates ▁are ▁st unn ed ▁by ▁the ▁S