{"product_id":"going-fair-wind-rp-nash-9781807211127","title":"Going Fair Wind","description":"���� Some boats are built to fish.Others are built to survive.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the summer of 1975, twenty-one-year-old RP Nash had nothing but a sleeping bag, a few dollars, and a reckless hunger for something bigger than small-town life. What he found was Southeast Alaska... and a 1907 wooden fishing boat that probably should have been retired decades earlier.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis wasn't just a job. It was survival.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom wild parties and golf-course hustles in Washington State to the unforgiving waters of the North Pacific, \u003cstrong\u003eGoing Fair Wind\u003c\/strong\u003e is a raw, hilarious, and brutally honest memoir of a greenhorn deckhand thrown into the dangerous world of commercial salmon fishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnboard the aging M\/V Audrey-rotting hull, failing bilge pumps, and a captain barely more experienced than himself-Nash faces: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eViolent storms and twenty-foot seas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMechanical failures that could mean sinking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrueling openers where sleep is optional\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe constant reality that one mistake could be the last\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut beyond the danger lies something deeper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of a young man discovering resilience, grit, and leadership the hard way-at sea. The lessons learned on the deck of a leaking fishing boat would later shape his path into business ownership and entrepreneurship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold with sharp humor, vivid detail, and zero romanticizing, \u003cstrong\u003eGoing Fair Wind\u003c\/strong\u003e captures: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e✔ The wild culture of 1970s Alaska fishing towns\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e✔ The transformation from reckless youth to responsible captain\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e✔ The brotherhood of men working brutal jobs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e✔ The thin line between adventure and disaster\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you enjoy \u003cem\u003eThe Perfect Storm\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDeadliest Catch\u003c\/em\u003e, or true-life maritime adventure stories, this gripping memoir will keep you turning pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause sometimes the only way forward...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eis straight into the storm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rp Nash\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1807211126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781807211127\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Red Rock Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.72d","brand":"Rp Nash","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997490163967,"sku":"9781807211127","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/going-fair-wind-rp-nash-9781807211127","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}