Sleeping at Sea while Solo Sailing | full episode out now!
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- Solo Sailor @SailorJames is currently sailing around the world. He explains how to sleep when you're sailing alone.
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@@Davi.Abraham.Millmansure. It should be in there now
!00% 👀 Safe harbors sailor.
Loads of solo sailors particularly a little further back in history would just sleep, more likely closer to 4 or 6 hours, and modern solo sailors have lots of alarm systems such as AIS etc to help. One of the bigger dangers to small recreational craft is floating shipping containers that have fallen from freighters as they are a large steel box with pointy corners that (as they are sealed) can depending on what was in them, float for quite a long time after falling off, and are the perfect height for putting a hole in a boat whilst also being very very hard to see as they’re so low in the water! 😮
reminds me of the movie „all is lost“
Those things should be designed to sink
@@thomaspayne6866 if you are interested in the topic of containers and if they should sink or float, i recommend the youtube channel „casual navigation“, he has an excellent video on this topic! believe me, a lot of smart people have put a lot of thought into this problem.
@@BlondeQtie thank you
@@BlondeQtieThat was a really good one!!
This dude is a legend. He sails all over the place and knows what he's doing. He always responds to his comments too and helps others out getting into sailing. Good dude
I had a small digital cooking alarm and memorized the keyboard so I could just hit 15 minutes and activate without turning on lights and in 15 minutes it would start beeping. It clipped onto a bungee on the shelf next to my berth. Every 15 minutes I’d get up and go out in cockpit and scan 360degrees for lights. I wouidnt really sleep soundly but could rest like this and go 7 or so days without real sleep and yet function. A couple of times on one almost 8 day passage I got exhausted and slept through the alarm for two hours each time. When I woke up the alarm was ringing and two hours had passed. This was on a cruise from SD California to Bahia Magdalena on a 24 foot Yankee Dolphin which I cruised solo to Panama and then the Caribbean. This was in 1987 and we didn’t have lots of tech. There was no civilian gps yet as far as I remember. My boat was pretty simple. I was using a sextant and plotting LOPs four times a day weather permitting. I also sailed a direct line to isla Guadeloupe to take me outside the majority of the shipping traffic and then altered course to Bahia Magdalena. Once to mainland Mexico I used a combination of nautical charts and a Mexican road map. The road map really helped identify villages towns and cities along the coast at night by the size of their glow that weren’t listed on the nautical charts. By using a hand bearing compass and measuring the line from three different glows along the coast at night I’d get a small triangle on my chart and I’d be within that triangle. It was incredibly accurate!
AIS has alarms that will warn you of ships crossing your path. But not all boats use AIS. But there is another thing but no one is talking much about it and that is a camera on the mast. This sees objects in the water in front of you and has an alarm. If you use this with AIS you will be just fine and you could sleep much longer and you would be much safer than not having the camera. Even awake it is very hard to see a container just floating on the surface, let alone being tired and trying to see. And at night you can't see a container period. But the camera system can.
Wow I never even thought about floating containers just waiting to bust a hole in your boat. So what are these cameras called for your mast? Any brands you recommend?
@splocal I heard about them on TH-cam. They were originally made for finding fishing nets. But they actually find anything floating. I'm not sure of who makes them but I will be looking into them soon myself. I would look into companies that sell night vision cameras for saiboating.
Bro this is greatest comment i have read in sailing community. I was so worried about this topic but the thought of installing camera didn't come to my mind. We can program the camera to detect any kind of objects. We can also install zoom lenses so in traveling line of our boat on camera so that it would detect object from far away so that we have enough time wake up and turn the boat. Very clever i must say. But there's another question in my mind. What do we do for night since cameras don't work in night.??😅
@bendover-bz4bc this system I was mentioning has that feature built in. It uses infrared I believe. I heard about this system on TH-cam.
@@johnrathbun2943 oh i see. Can you tell me the name of this system ? Does it come with the boat or we have to buy it separately ?
Oh this is great!!! Count me out!!!
I would never think about doing a passage longer a couple of days single handed. There are always backpackers looking for free rides anywhere worth sailing and even someone with no sailing skills whatsoever is a vast improvement over nothing while you are passed out asleep.
When a sail luffs, autopilot alarms, AIS alarms, radar alarms, depth alarms, basically any sound not normal, you are immediately awake and spring into action. I sleep in one hour increments also but have found that I am more refreshed in 1.5 hour increments. There was a sleep expert on Rogan with really good info on sleep cycles. But that adds risk because you can’t see over the horizon an hour and a half (based on moving 5kts). My longest solo was 500 nm up and down the W coast of FL taking 4 days and it was a grind. Adding radar was a game changer and allowed the extra half hour to the sleep cycle.
You can sleep 8 hours solo sailing like that. Just find a spot with no wind, when your motor's broken or you're out of fuel.
Our beach has had several groundings here in Florida due to sleeping sailors…
All cases the boats ended up being total losses not being able to get them off the beach . Always give yourself lots of sea room if you’re going to sleep. A partially sunk container can sink you even during the day though!
I'll never solo sail. Seems more fun with mates and ethical.
You’re probably not sailing too often then😉
What if you have a drone you can scan the ocean for miles all around and sleep during the day longer. Maybe that could buy you two hours rest or more at a time. I know the big ships are fast, though, so maybe they would still be a danger. Maybe everyone needs beacons that communicate so you know when you're getting too close an alarm goes off.
AIS does this already
Sounds fairly standard.. it does depend on where we are in relation to shipping. I make up a sleeping bag tied,on to the deck in the cockpit.. Have an old fashioned wind-up clock alarm.. no way to sleep through that. Set it for every thirty minutes.. Based on the fact that having checked the horizon and radar, no ship, even one moving at 25 kts is going to impact me within 30 min. Wake up look around, same again.. have been doing this for many years when solo at sea.. which is pretty much always.
I heard everything but I’m most impressed by his has stove.. 😂
He looks like the guitar appraiser from pawn stars
It’s worse than he says if you want to be safe. A ship unseen yet located around the horizon will be next to or ( in unlucky situations) on top of your sailboat within 15-20 minutes… depending on your and their speed.
You need 1-2 minutes to open your eyes get alert and in deck… this means you have 10-12 minutes of safe sleep. Anything else is a risk..
Most alarms give warning at 5 miles. That’s enough to wake up but may not be enough to avoid a crash.
Hence you need to teach yourself 5-10 minute backs throughout the day or limit your distance. Which at ocean crossings isn’t possible. And at long passages is really not a great feeling.
Or bring in a (temporary) crew member. And that in my opinion is by far the safest option.
This is very true. One could argue that if you aren't going to scan the horizon every 20 minutes you might as well just sleep 8 hours at a time. Waking up every 2 hours to scan the horizon once and then go back to sleep is only ensuring your safety for like an hour total in a night....
His Channel is awesome!
A key is to find your sleep cycles. You want to time it to not wake you during REM sleep. Which usually is not much longer than 20 minutes.
REM sleep isn't the only type of sleep we have. None-REM is also important
I literally sleep all night u less an alarm goes off lol.
He has the right stuff for the first human Mars expedition. I will bet he can do the expedition all by himself.
Im sure it does more to your mind than your body. The crazy old sailor trope is a trope for a reason
It takes two to tangle. All depends on location. Pacific is vast.
I completely appreciate single handlers, but not for me. My wife and I cruised long term but always kept a watch and still managed to get 6 hrs or so most nights, sometimes more, sometimes less. But had a more or less continuous watch going. We would do complete horizon sweeps about every 10 minutes. And yes, this was before AIS. But how many vessels do not have AIS.
What’s this boat guys TH-cam ?
“SailorJames” it’s in the description
Sailing Triteia
Oh crap I've trained for this by working on the railroad 😂 guessing vets have done the same hahaha
Better safe than sorry. You’re sailing solo through Point Nemo, who’s going to rescue you if you sink? Nobody or a passing ship (If you’re lucky). Plenty of things in the sea to take out a boat. Sink out there you’re pretty much toast. Take a shot of rum and to the bottom with you.
polyphasic sleep, the body adapts to get to the delta/gamma/theta restorative sleep right away
NO. lol. Ask new moms everywhere who have to wake up every 1-2 hours for months. It gets to the point of total delirium and falling asleep sitting up places. You’re missing key rem cycles. And NO, you don’t adapt you just survive
@@Arginne You're probably right.
''In ancient history, biphasic sleep was more common. This pattern typically consisted of two periods of sleep during the night, often referred to as "first sleep" and "second sleep."
Biphasic Sleep:
First Sleep: People would go to bed shortly after sunset and sleep for a few hours.
Interlude: They would wake up for a period, often around midnight. During this time, they might engage in various activities such as reading, praying, socializing, or even doing household chores.
Second Sleep: They would then return to bed for a second sleep until sunrise.''
Didn't know that.
''Polyphasic Sleep:
This involves multiple sleep periods throughout the day and night. While less common in the general population, polyphasic sleep patterns might have been observed in specific groups, such as hunters, soldiers, or those with specific occupational needs.''
''The transition from biphasic to predominantly monophasic (one long sleep period) sleep patterns in modern times is largely attributed to the advent of artificial lighting and changes in societal structure, particularly with the industrial revolution.''
Just throw Vessel not under command lights and go night night 😆🤣
Just kidding, I think I’m more relaxed, my standard time is 1,5h and I’m pretty rested. Sometimes getting up, drinking coffee, checking and going back to bed…..
Basically according to law, solo sailing is not legal, vessel must have constant watch what’s simply not possible
Longest I've been offshore was 5 days and it SUCKED. No sleeping no eating and unless you can shit while being thrown into the walls...
Respect Sir Salty
whats the chances of running into another ship in the vast ocean in say about 7-8 hrs? I would have just taken the chance and go to sleep. Sure, its good to ne safe about the boat but how about the body. besides; i am sure you will get up when another boat that is close starts to make noise when your boat comes close
and what are you going to do in that 8 hour nap when a line breaks or a sail rips or the wind goes sideways on ya?
Depends where you are. On a (say) pacific crossing, very small
"i am sure you will get up when another boat that is close starts to make noise" what if the other boat is sleeping too...
I hope you dont do any solo sailing...
Seriously tho where is the fun in that
So what I’m hearing, is that sleep deprivation is great for weight loss.
This is actually the origin of sailing. It was just big people trying to lose weight
In the old days of British Leyland the night shift workers managed a solid eight hours.
A few of them also died because of this😅
Technology these says have all sorts of alarms and auto pilot to help you have a good night of sleep. Its just his preference to live this way..he wants to look cool😎
I was a legit shipwright that never had any desire to sail or fish.
I just didn't.
His explanation historically true and all, but KNOTical (aka nautical) miles is how I actually remember what a knot is; like it's short for something.
Old time sailing ships through a log (part of the trunk of a tree)overboard and count the knots that were tied to the rope attached to the log hence ,log and knots
Okay whatever Magellan enjoy
just anchor and sleep
the ocean floor is over a mile down......no one can set that much rope!
Me watching this after breastfeeding a baby that absolutely would not sleep no longer than a two hour stretch for at least the first 6-7 weeks…..
“What does that do to your body”? Just ask new moms everywhere who have to wake up every 1-2 hours for months on end with loud endless crying 🤷♀️
Lol, no offence but this guys practice is totally unsafe. A ship on the on the horizon will be on top of your ship withing 15 to 20 min MAX. And this guy sets alarms for an hour? 😂 I know his channel, kinda like some of his content, but this is just against any normal practise while solo sailing these days. AIS alarms will wake you up, but I dont hear him mentioning any of that.
@SailorJames he’s awesome
That’s f ing crazy
Man is as adventure
Wonder if he lost 20 Years of guess life as well
Why cant you sleep 6 to 8 hours?
No you are not going to hear another sailboat.
But you will hear anything with a motor ling before it gets to you.
And weather is going to wake you up.
I think maybe your thing is. You want to keep sailing while you sleep.
No drop all sails. And drift.
Am i missing something.?
Because boats DO collide out in the ocean, especially since the majority of traffic, like on land, follow corridors or lanes as people go to/from the same places.
Being under sail is also much more stable than just drifting.
Not to mention storms: Squalls can literally pop up in 15 minutes from clear sky to rain/winds and if you're under a heavy sail when that happens you can damage the boat
@@TheWorldsprayer I'm still not understanding.
When you are asleep you shouldn't be under sail.
A storm is going to wake you.
A boat with motor is going to wake you miles away.
I understand about shipping lanes.
But that makes me wonder.
How often is area outside shipping lanes watched.
Do these smugglers stay in the shipping lanes?
Just seems to me not getting good sleep is only due to paranoid.
And getting no sleep takes the fun out of it.
@@IvanhoeWolfe-zn6fc The problem is that all the things that are going to wake you might well wake you too late. That storm isnt a problem if you're half reefed, it's a lot more of an issue if you have a genoa or something up.
The issue isnt about smugglers or pirates, merely the many and sundry ways things can go wrong while the sails are up and how bad it can be if you can't immediately respond.
A good example is a youtube a kid made of his trip to hawaii solo. He was having issues with the sleep and he wound up coming within half a mile of another boat that wasnt transmitting or responding to radio. Had he also been asleep, that half mile might have been 0 inches had he not made a correction.
@@TheWorldsprayer you all keep talking about sleeping while sails are up.
You are missing that I keep saying. Sleep with Zero sails up. And free rudder.
Aka drifting
How far are you going to drift in 6 to 8 hours?
Here I am trying to get answers. And only fools that don't even read. What I wrote answer back..
@@IvanhoeWolfe-zn6fc The problem is your english is somewhat broken in writing style so please do not insult me when I'm trying to understand what you're writing. I have not insulted you.
The issue though is you're still a solid object out there bobbing in the lethal environment that is the ocean. While not having sails up helps in a way, in a way it doesnt: You never want to simply be drifting in open waters. You can easily turn sideways which makes the vessel (especially a monohull) uncomfortable all the way to dangerous
Im sorry, but no sailor who doesnt want to die is going to say it's ever ok to sleep while the vessel is underway (being out of a port is being underway) and if you do, you're gambling.
Why Charlie puth is interviewing him?
He had some spare time
Wtf
Till the storm comes them you won't see him no more