{"product_id":"sailing-alone-a-history","title":"Sailing Alone : A History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An exceptional book. \u003ci\u003eSailing Alone\u003c\/i\u003e belongs on the very small shelf of the true classics of the sea' Peter Nichols, author of \u003ci\u003eSea Change\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Voyage for Madmen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Colourful and inventive' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sailing on a boat by yourself out at sea and out of sight of land can be exhilarating or terrifying, compelling or tedious - sometimes it can be all of these things just in one morning. It is an adventure at odds with our normal, sociable lives, carried out floating on a medium wholly inimical to our existence. But the deep ocean is also a remarkable place on which to think.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Richard King's enormously engaging and curious new book is about the debt we owe to solo sailors: women and men, young and old, who have set out alone. Spending weeks and months alone, slowly, quietly and close to the ocean surface is to create the world's largest laboratory: an endlessly changing, capricious and startling place in which to observe oneself, the weather, the stars and myriad sea creatures, from the tiniest to the most massive and threatening.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This is a book for anyone who is fascinated by sailing, solitude and the vast seas that cover so much of our planet.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44135172047045,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/Sailing_20Alone_f1247f86-71f9-484d-a957-e7b96e47c8a2.jpg?v=1728627215","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/sailing-alone-a-history","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}