{"product_id":"9781574091205","title":"Sailing to the Reefs","description":"\u003cp\u003ePerhaps the title of this book, Bernard Moitessier's first, should have been \"Sailing on the Reefs'—for that is exactly what he did, almost unbelievably, twice. After finding his beloved Marie-Thérèse, a beautiful junk in the Gulf of Siam, he set off across the Indian Ocean for Africa and eventually the Caribbean. Eighty days or so into the trip, Moitessier and Marie-Thérèse found themselves on the reef at Diego Garcia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt took Moitessier just nine months to build Marie-Thérèse II from scratch in Mauritius with no boat plans or power tools. From her launch he sailed her down to South Africa. His observations during a stay of almost two years are as interesting as the people he met and the innovative boat improvements he came up with. Unfortunately, he and Marie-Thérèse II managed to end up on the rocks near St. Vincent in the Caribbean.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn between these two heartbreaking disasters is a tale of courage, resourcefulness, and creativity. It is told with refreshing honesty, in which Moitessier, still really an apprentice sailor, admits his blunders. And it is told with marvelous humor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sheridan House, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47049116123376,"sku":"9781574091205","price":16.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781574091205_p0.jpg?v=1769900583","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781574091205","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}