{"product_id":"9781634137416","title":"A Reluctant First Mate's Journal","description":"\u003cp\u003eBuying a sailboat is not something generally done on a whim. When Gwen and her husband Dan tired of their small powerboat, they decided to buy a sailboat large enough to sail across the Atlantic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir “shake-down cruise” involved sailing from their home port in Rhode Island over 700 miles to Bermuda. Along the way, they encountered severe weather, 30-foot-high waves, nasty seasickness, and lots of equipment failures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith undampened spirits, the Riggs set course for Europe three years later. Duke, a spirited young Lhasa Apso, joined them for their adventure across the Atlantic. Their sails would bring them to ports all around the Mediterranean, to the Scandinavian countries and northern Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Gwen Riggs’s breathtaking journey across the Atlantic is dutifully recorded in her own words in \u003cem\u003eA Reluctant First Mate’s Journal\u003c\/em\u003e. You won’t have to leave the comfort of your home to re-live every exciting moment!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mill City Press, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47051549769968,"sku":"9781634137416","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781634137416_p0.jpg?v=1763680347","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781634137416","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}