{"product_id":"sailing-in-circles-goin-somewhere-finley-martin-9781771086332","title":"Sailing in Circles, Goin' Somewhere: Not Your Typical Boat Story","description":"\u003cp\u003eNot all dreams have happy endings. \u003ci\u003eSailing in Circles, Goin' Somewhere\u003c\/i\u003e is the funny, bittersweet memoir of a Prince Edward Island man who, over seven years, builds a classic 1930s wooden sailboat and, in 2004, attempts to circumnavigate eastern North America. The author leaves a small fishing port on the Island and tracks along the rugged coast, up the St. Lawrence River, and through the Great Lakes. Alone, he encounters heavy fog, near-collisions with freighters, mechanical breakdowns, enormous seas, several brushes with disaster, and even a hostile reception at one French-speaking port. He meets odd and curious people. It all comes to an inglorious and mundane end when the author and his boat, the \u003ci\u003eArja D.\u003c\/i\u003e, are stuck in, of all places, Peoria, Illinois. Was it worth it? Maybe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by Finley Martin, a respected Island fiction writer, this finely crafted and humorous book will appeal to adventurers, sailors, and lovers of a good yarn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Finley Martin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1771086335\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771086332\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nimbus Publishing (CN)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/10\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.62d","brand":"Finley Martin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49097067135231,"sku":"9781771086332","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sailing-in-circles-goin-somewhere-finley-martin-9781771086332","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}