Summer Is Forever (1970)

Young Bostonian Jeremy Warren vacations with his family in an idyllic Maine seaport village. There, he meets Eachan, a crusty old fisherman who initially rejects the child's persistent attempts at friendship. In time, Eachan warms to Jeremy, sharing with him a secret dream to build a sloop and sail it to England. Through their unlikely friendship, Jeremy learns a valuable lesson about the power of dreams unrealized.