{"product_id":"sailing-to-the-reefs-bernard-moitessier-9781574091205","title":"Sailing to the Reefs","description":"Perhaps 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-Th駻鑚e, 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-Th駻鑚e found themselves on the reef at Diego Garcia. It took Moitessier just nine months to build Marie-Th駻鑚e 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-Th駻鑚e II managed to end up on the rocks near St. Vincent in the Caribbean. In 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bernard Moitessier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1574091204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781574091205\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sheridan House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.30w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2001 pg. 60","brand":"Bernard Moitessier","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044410257663,"sku":"9781574091205","price":16.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_98a7bbeb-47ef-4d47-8359-cca807fe31d8.jpg?v=1684972694","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sailing-to-the-reefs-bernard-moitessier-9781574091205","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}