Paw Paw - Log Day 58: The Joys of a Night Watch

After our first leg from St Lucia to Santa Marta Keenan asked: "So what do the two of you do all day floating out there for days?" Well, the short answer is that we sail the yacht 24/7. Since he is a pilot we told him it would be like flying an aeroplane non-stop for days. Someone has to be on watch round the clock.

For us that means 3 hour watches at night, a 2 hour overlap watch at sunrise and sunset to do any sail changes that are needed as well as have our breakfast and dinner together, then Roy does a 4 hour morning watch as he enjoys an afternoon nap while Elaine does the afternoon watch allowing her to go back to bed in the morning when she comes of her early morning watch.

Of course, this means that there are mornings when Roy finds Elaine dressed with all her cloths on inside out - trying to get dressed in the dark so as not to ruin one's night vision has its disadvantages!