sleeping day or night

[BlackPig]

What works best for you. Sleeping in the day. more chance of being seen, warmer, keeping out of the sun (not used to it up here). Or night sleeping natural rhythm.

Obviously napes will fall when you can get/need them. But as a general guide.

 

[Pye_End]

What works best for you. Sleeping in the day. more chance of being seen, warmer, keeping out of the sun (not used to it up here). Or night sleeping natural rhythm.

Obviously napes will fall when you can get/need them. But as a general guide.

I reckon it is safer to cat nap at night, and have longer sleeps during the day. AIS alarms should allow some comfort in deeper water.

The 4am to 6am bit will probably be the hardest. On the plus side it should be fairly light. However if I am struggling to keep watch at this time, it's quite likely that everybody else out there will not be a their most alert.

 

[helixkimara]

sleep

In the ocean, I found going to bed at dark o clock, look around every 1/2 hr . breakfast early in the morning then continue my sleep pattern into the day if I was tired.

 

[CPD]

I slept whenever the boat was ok (and not before) or when I wasnt reading or doing something else - I had an entering night sailing ritual of checking everything over, getting oilies on etc, generally being prepared, then after that, sleeping whenever the boat was ok (and not before) or .......

 

[Scotty_Tradewind]

that period 2-4 hours before you normaly wake are going to be the most difficult and when you'r not at you'r best.
Any alarms plus the kitchen timer x 2 would be a good idea.
The body can get used to different sleep patterns but it sometimes takes weeks or months to settle into something different. e.g.
One 'land rower' from Wallingford Rowing club decided to live life 2 hours on 2 hours at rest/sleep for a year and went to the USA and won the over 60's world champonships