{"product_id":"two-in-a-top-hat-a-circumnavigation-in-caprice-paperback","title":"Two in a Top Hat: A circumnavigation in Caprice - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJan Mitchell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eIan Mitchell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn February 1974, Jan and Ian Mitchell, cruising novices, set off to circumnavigate the world in their Top Hat 25 foot yacht, \u003cem\u003eCaprice\u003c\/em\u003e. Many adventures later, they returned to Sydney in November 1977, with two-year-old Jamie (born in Durban, South Africa) and Jan pregnant with their second son. Four and a half months later, David was born.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIan looked after the children while Jan wrote articles for yachting magazines. She also wrote the cover story for an August edition of Women's Day. This book contains a compilation of those fourteen articles plus one from Ian about their shakedown voyage, published in Australian Sailing. Jan has added many more photographs of their trip and a history of the Top Hats.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Mitchells write about seasickness, gales, learning to navigate, coping with strong currents, repairing a rigging failure at sea, friendships with others in the cruising community, the joys of tropical islands and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese articles were widely read in 1978 and inspired many would-be sailors to buy a boat. Some set out to sail the world. We hope their story will inspire you too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 196\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 30, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47415942021298,"sku":"9780648497615","price":22.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/e3e1c1861e88a6acf42121d031393f0c.webp?v=1778392382","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/two-in-a-top-hat-a-circumnavigation-in-caprice-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}