I ended up wearing 2 layers of thermals, a fleece, gilet, mid layer jacket and my foulies - and was still cold! I tried to kip in the cockpit but it was too chilly.
I decided that I had to sleep
below - not easy. You basically check around the boat to see that nothing is around, dive below, set 2 timers for 15 minutes, then try to grab a few minutes kip. Not easy - hard to relax knowing that no-one is on watch; plus there are the usual boat creaks and groans to worry about. Add to this interruptions from the VHF, the need to dodge commercial shipping and also to fill in an hourly log - doesn't leave much snooze time!
One useful thing is an alarm that goes off if a ship is going to pass within 2 miles. A great safety feature but annoying if it goes off when you have only just got to sleep!
I keeping well stocked up with food, so my mum will be pleased!
Light winds today, so it is going to be a bit frustrating I think.
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