Before the Wind - Grand Format

The Johannssens are a sailing family : adventurous, fanatical, and, for now, a complete and total mess. Ruby, a prodigiously talented skipper, has taken off for Africa. Bernard is God knows where at sea. And at thirty-one years old, Josh Johannssen, the middle child, is fixing up an old family boat and trying to figure out where it all went wrong. When Josh's father coaxes his children home for one last yacht race, the Johannssens find themselves reunited under thrilling circumstances that will change the course of their lives.
Before the Wind is a funny, tender, and bighearted novel about a gifted, volatile family whose love for the sea rivals their love for one another.