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April 12, 2018

Top #2 Seller at Copperfield's Books, Petaluma

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Top #2 Seller at Copperfield's Books, Petaluma

Following January 2017's eighth best seller spot, Sail Cowabunga! resurges to second place.

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February 21, 2018

BuzzFeed Travel Features 'Sail Cowabunga!' Blog→

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BuzzFeed Travel Features 'Sail Cowabunga!' Blog

Sail Cowabunga! blog posts catches BuzzFeed's eye.

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February 02, 2018

Story Crosses Language Barriers: Romanian Website Interview→

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Story Crosses Language Barriers: Romanian Website Interview

Inspired by the Sail Cowabunga! story, Romanian-American author and journalist, Maria D. Holderman, hosted an interview with Janis on a widely read Romanian website.

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February 01, 2018

'Sail Cowabunga!' Story Shared in Family Travel Feature →

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'Sail Cowabunga!' Story Shared in Family Travel Feature

Couvreux family featured among five who left it all to travel the world with their children.

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December 07, 2017

Launch Party Huge Success

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Launch Party Huge Success

Sail Cowabunga! was successfully launched on its voyage by an enthusiastic Petaluma crowd.

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November 06, 2017

Unveiling at Venerable Book Passage Bookstore

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Sail Cowabunga! was welcomed at the nationally reputed Book Passage bookstore in Corte Madera, Marin County, this weekend as part of the Women's National Book Association's centennial celebration. 

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October 05, 2017

Sonoma County Literary Update for 'Sail Cowabunga!'

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Sonoma County Literary Update for 'Sail Cowabunga!'

The Sonoma County Literary Update lists Sail Cowabunga! among the county's new releases.

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October 05, 2017

Redwood Writers Announce 'Sail Cowabunga!' Release

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Redwood Writers Announce 'Sail Cowabunga!' Release

The Sonoma County chapter, Redwood Writers, of the California Writers Group, announces the upcoming book release.

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September 28, 2017

Update - 'Sail Cowabunga!' Now Available!

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Update - 'Sail Cowabunga!' Now Available!

Sail Cowabunga! is now available for pre-order. Use free shipping coupon code: PreOrder.

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September 12, 2017

Up and Over

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Up and Over

While preparing coffee, I glimpsed Brendan scrambling up the ice chest. I yelled for him to stop, but he was over the net and in the water with a big splash in two seconds flat!

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Sail Cowabunga! A Family's Ten Years at Sea, Janis Couvreux is a journalist, sailor, mom, grandmom, traveler, and Franco-American, who has blogged at the Huffington Post about living bilingually, crossing oceans, backpacking adventures, and raising kids outside the box.

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