TonyMills
Member
Thank you all for your responses to my query on AIS.
I am also trying to work through the approaches to sleep/watch keeping when single handed. I have read much on the subject but find little definative. I recently read a book by a British Journalist who crossed the Atlantic about 3-4 years ago and he explained the difficulties.
I understand the approach of keeping a 20 minute watch but over long periods that does not appear practical. I appreciated the Hiscocks settling into bunks for the night after dinner when two days out from the canaries and crossing the Atlantic, but I'm not sure of its practicality for me!
I expect to be able to take 20 minute naps in segments during a 24 hour period but I also expect that I will need to crash for a period of 2-4 hours in the same 24 hour period.
How did Jester's conduct watches and establish sleep patterns?
Kind Regards
TonyM
I am also trying to work through the approaches to sleep/watch keeping when single handed. I have read much on the subject but find little definative. I recently read a book by a British Journalist who crossed the Atlantic about 3-4 years ago and he explained the difficulties.
I understand the approach of keeping a 20 minute watch but over long periods that does not appear practical. I appreciated the Hiscocks settling into bunks for the night after dinner when two days out from the canaries and crossing the Atlantic, but I'm not sure of its practicality for me!
I expect to be able to take 20 minute naps in segments during a 24 hour period but I also expect that I will need to crash for a period of 2-4 hours in the same 24 hour period.
How did Jester's conduct watches and establish sleep patterns?
Kind Regards
TonyM