Complex sentence: Young and awkward, Coast Guard ensign Thomas Garland suffers from the comparison with his late father, a war hero, which does not prevent him from falling for pretty Kate Fairchild, a young woman who runs a sailing school.
Split into simpler sentences: Young and awkward, Coast Guard ensign Thomas Garland suffers from the comparison with his late father, a war hero. Which does not prevent him from falling for pretty Kate Fairchild, a young woman who runs a sailing school.