{"product_id":"going-fair-wind-hardcover","title":"Going Fair Wind - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRp Nash\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e���� Some boats are built to fish.Others are built to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\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\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 348\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.06 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 12, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67894228517016,"sku":"9781807211134","price":48.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/GGpALAiuqO9781807211134.webp?v=1793803860","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobookstore.com\/products\/going-fair-wind-hardcover","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}