{"product_id":"9781412243018","title":"Cruising (with) Class","description":"\u003cp\u003eMany beginning sailors soon yearn for a larger boat - with a galley, head and berths - so they can extend their time on the water and range of action.  However, the simple mechanics of sailing do not include the variety of arts necessary to cruise successfully. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCruising (with) Class began as a series of lectures at the Sarasota (Florida) Sailing Squadron with the intention of teaching basic skills to beginning cruisers.  Comfort on the water is not a matter of soft cushions.  It comes from confidence in the ability to voyage safely. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReading the weather, planting the anchor, calculating the tides, navigating a coast, avoiding fatigue, choosing equipment, coping with storms, reacting to disasters, these are the arts of a cruiser. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough the book calls on the author's 25 years of cruising small sailboats, it is not a travelogue.  Instead, it is a precise iteration of lessons learned the hard way, and presented in sailor-to-sailor fashion so others can avoid disaster and find comfort bred in confidence on the water.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trafford Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47126351282416,"sku":"9781412243018","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781412243018_p0.jpg?v=1763724638","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781412243018","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}