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Some watchkeeping rotations produce a better-rested crew than others. The author details four different systems and talks about the process of changing watch.
[SailNet, 9 February 2004]
Oliver has devised forms for his own use, including passage planning and tide prediction forms, and navigation, deck watch, and radio logs. Download from his site in either MS Word or PDF format.
[Roger Oliver, Andover, Hampshire, UK]
Logbook page you can duplicate. Covers times, distances, hours, personnel, with space for a narrative of the watch.
[Timothy Whalen, Redmond, WA, USA]
An argument for putting your instruments where you can watch them when the boat is on autopilot or windvane, rather than at the helm.
[Ocean Navigator, May 2001]
A 40-year-liveaboard couple describe their two-person watch routine and the changes to it over the years. Includes comments on radar, self-steering, and other gear.
[SetSail.com, Charlotte, NC, USA]
A new system mandated by the Int′l Maritime Ass′n is designed to transmit your GPS readings by VHF to nearby boats (and theirs to you) for use in plotting your position and course - and presumably avoiding you.
[Ocean Navigator, May 2001]
Here are some tips for avoiding or coping with loss of sleep when making a passage. Includes thoughts on watchkeeping, napping, stimulants, eating, and tricks for getting to sleep fast.
[SeaRoom.com, Toronto, ON, Canada]
Time used to be signalled throughout the ship with a bell. Some ship′s clocks still chime these signals.
[BoatSafe.com, USA]
Time used to be signalled throughout the ship with a bell. Some ship′s clocks still chime these signals.
[BoatSafe.com, USA]
One boat′s list of crew fundamentals for avoiding accidents, damage, misunderstandings, gear loss, and illness. Includes precautions on watch, in the galley, at anchor, and operating the dinghy .
[Bill Dillon and Pat Watt, USA]
Radar Reflectors and Detectors
And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow rover, And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick′s over.
John Masefield
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