Stardate not given: Sisko returns from Bajor with plans of an 800-year-old starship design, propelled only by solar wind. According to legend, Bajorans even crossed the interstellar distance to Cardassia in such ships, which Gul Dukat calls a "fairy tale". Jake overcomes his initial reluctance and joins his father, who is building the ship with very few concessions to modern times. They launch the vessel, and Jake uses the opportunity to tell his father about his plan to attend Pennington School in New Zealand. Soon they have to abandon one sail. Moreover, their vessel is caught in some sort of eddy. Thanks to tachyons, which have accelerated the sailing ship to warp speed, they wind up near Cardassia where Gul Dukat congratulates them and concedes that recently discovered ruins on Cardassia prove the existence of ancient Bajoran visitors.

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