Tag Archives: fatigue
“Atlantic Crossing”
Cruising fifteen knots from Casa Blanc to the Canaries, slow like flying DC three’s, Flying away singing like a canary leaving home. I’ve checked the chart, the log, and the weather. Dropping trails as the watch officer I tell. That … Continue reading →
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“Did You Hear That”
Now I sleep alone, along the bow, near the forepeak, and all of the insignificant noises have added up against me to push the craze. I lie awake, hearing water slosh inside of bottles, knowing there are hundreds of them … Continue reading →
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Tagged boats, crossing, fatigue, insomnia, longitudinal stress, navigation, ocean, seasickness, sounding, trans-atlantic, transverse stress, underway
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