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If you have a VHF radio on board, you are obligated to maintain a watch. Here are the rules.
[U.S. Coast Guard, USA]
Once offshore, it′s often difficult for the watchkeeper to leave the cockpit and go below. Here is a list of suggestions for making the cockpit more livable - and leavable.
[SailNet, 27 August 2002]
17 tips for making night sailing safer and less worrisome. Also a comforting discussion on the pleasures of the night watch.
[SailNet, 1 June 1999]
The discipline of a good watch system can help morale and safety. Some tips for setting and maintaining watches. 2 pages.
[Sail Magazine, August 2001]
With autopilots and wind-vane steering few long-distance cruisers hand steer a lot. The author describes the instrument locations he has chosen for convenience and safety.
[Ocean Navigator, May/June 2001]
FAQ entry about determining a watch system for a two-handed boat.
[Cruiser Log, USA]
A pad of waterproof paper for use in spray or rain.
[Nautical Data International, Inc., St. John's, NL, Canada]
Small one-burner gimbaled stove in stainless steel is good for cooking in rough weather and can be mounted anywhere, including in the cockpit.for the watchkeeper. Disposable propane cartridge.
[Forespar Products Corporation, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, USA]
Rotating screen clears all rain, snow and spray instantly. Toughened glass, with 12- or 24-volt motor and optional heating element to prevent inside condensation or outside icing when not in use.
[Vetus den Outden N.V., Schiedam, the Netherlands]
Handheld wired or wireless devices that control the autopilot and include a crew-overboard function. You can read the User′s Guides on line.
[NKE, France]
Radar Reflectors and Detectors
Exhausted from worry and lack of sleep, we slept through the alarm. We have no idea how close we may have come to those rocks.
Michel & Jane DeRidder
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