 Shipboard life is harsh, and the crew is often whipped by the cruel boatswain, Jimmy Legs.Will is flogged, although it is his father who delivers the lash to spare his son from the boatswain's sadistic hand.With his father's help, Will escapes the "Dutchman", but when the ship he reaches is attacked by the Kraken, he sneaks back aboard as a stowaway, making his way to Isla Cruces where Jones' heart is buried in the Dead Man's Chest.