do you wake up when the tide turns?

[dylanwinter]

when on a new river I always wake up when the tide turns .... or returns..... if it is a drying mooring or drying anchorage

I feel it turn even when tied to a pontoon such as those at Wells or Wisbech

Tuesday night was the first time I slept through a tide turn while at anchor on the Humber

I must be settling in.

one old bloke I knew in Brightligsea who had worked the boats said that even when he was asleep in his own bed at the top of the town he would still wake up as the tide turned.

any observations gratefully received

Dylan

 

[RAI]

A useful habit. Don't lose it.

 

[NormanS]

Once you get clear away from all those muddy creeks, you'll be able to sleep all night

 

[sighmoon]

On the last boat, I could see all around by sitting up in bed, and I woke up every time the tide turned, or a boat went past, or whatever. On the current boat, it's more of a mission to see what's going on, and I sleep like a log instead. All the same, I set an alarm for when the tide turns if I'm anchored in a river.

Your man in Brightlingsea reminds me of some experiments on crabs. They took them out of their natural habitat and took them to a lab thousands of miles away. They were kept in a tank with a sloping floor, and at low tide (at their origin), they'd scuttle down hill, and at high tide, they'd scuttle back up

 

[Simondjuk]

I generally wake up when the tide turns or the boat re-floats, but strangely often slept right through my last boat taking the ground. Maybe my sleeping mind knew that once aground, we couldn't go anywhere anyway.

I reckon I'd wake up if the current boat dried out in the night though... she's a fin.

 

[Niander]

Are you a tad mad sleeping on the boat in such cold temps with no shore power for a decent heater...?

 

[chinita]

one old bloke I knew in Brightligsea who had worked the boats said that even when he was asleep in his own bed at the top of the town he would still wake up as the tide turned.

Was he the guy who sold you the tartan paint?

 

[djyacht]

Just realised (with the mention of Brightlingsea) that you`re not talking about the Humber as in Yorkshire/Lincolnshire. I had been wondering about the tidal currents there.....Doh!

 

[Suttle]

I tend to wake up at the turn of the tide when at anchor for the night. Not sure if it is the turn of the tide or the fact I know the time of the tide when I turn in and an inbuilt body clock wakes me. Very rarely wake up when tide turns if moored to a buoy!

 

[dylanwinter]

Just realised (with the mention of Brightlingsea) that you`re not talking about the Humber as in Yorkshire/Lincolnshire. I had been wondering about the tidal currents there.....Doh!

no it is the Humber I was talking about

and am I mad sleeping on the boat sans shore power..... I presume I am but if you do not stay out you can only sail for four hours - or even less

Dylan

 

[Salty John]

any observations gratefully received

Dylan

When we cruised full time I'd wake up, wonder what woke me, and then realise the tide was turning. I'd stay in my bunk aware of the activity and, as long as it wasn't threatening, go back to sleep when we'd settled again.

If we'd touched bottom, however, I'd be out of my bunk like a shot yelling for all hands on deck.

I don't do drying out.

 

[oldbilbo]

I'm pleased to fall asleep with the stream chuckling along the sides. When that changes, due to tide or wind, I'm also pleased to wake, cozily think about what woke me, and consider whether I should be doing anything.....

Time and again, poking my head out the hatch and just looking around has given me some of the most memorable moments - stars, quiet moonlight, a slow-creeping dawn, a traditional gaffer working her way downriver on the first of the ebb....

That's part of the pleasure of boating, for me.

 

[ferroboat]

I always wake up as the tide turns at anchor and my wife is so in tune with our yacht that asleep or awake she will dig me in the ribs at the slighest noise or aspect out of the ordinary.

 

[dylanwinter]

what about you marina wallahs

anyone wake up with the tide?

D

 

[PhillM]

In the marina no.

So far only had one night at anchor, for the few hours I actually slept, I woke every half hour and checked the transits. Got about 3 hours kip in 30 min stretches. Good practice for if I ever plan a solo ocean crossing I guess

 

[dylanwinter]

In the marina no.

So far only had one night at anchor, for the few hours I actually slept, I woke every half hour and checked the transits. Got about 3 hours kip in 30 min stretches. Good practice for if I ever plan a solo ocean crossing I guess

ah bless.....

bigger anchor.....more whisky

Dylan

 

[DanTribe]

I usually wake up at tide turn, have a quick check out the hatch and back to kip very soon.
When we had a Stella, the clinker chuckle lulled me to sleep, but if the wind dropped, the silence would wake me, thinking we were aground.

 

[Salty John]

.....bigger anchor.....more whisky

Dylan

Such a way with words, Dylan. The perfect, most succinct, contribution to any anchoring debate. May I use it?

 

[dylanwinter]

Such a way with words, Dylan. The perfect, most succinct, contribution to any anchoring debate. May I use it?

nick anything from anywhere with my love

it is the web

D

 

[Yantlet]

I have always woken to any change of movement as in wind change or tide turn. I think the inner ear is pretty tuned in to any movement - eyes open or closed! Must be in our DNA.