{"product_id":"sailing-to-the-reefs-1574091204","title":"Sailing to the Reefs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1574091204\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moitessier, Bernard\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\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-Thérse, 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-Thérse found themselves on the reef at Diego Garcia.It took Moitessier just nine months to build Marie-Thérse 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-Thérse 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51327181586720,"sku":"NEW1574091204","price":18.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/A1BEC5VgkcL.jpg?v=1773164189","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/sailing-to-the-reefs-1574091204","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}