Hey Joe,

I probably should’ve bought 5/16″ chain instead of 3/8″, but now 200′ of
3/8″, plus a 45 lb CQR and a 66 lb Manta, are what I’ve got and all
together they’re heavy.

Single-handing offshore isn’t the problem. Out there I use the radar’s
perimiter alarm and wake up periodically to look around. Ships are few
and far between. It’s far from ideal, I know, but safer (I believe) than
sleep deprivation. It’s the close in, coastal legs that are difficult.
There is often too much small-boat traffic to do more than catnap and it
becomes exhausting. I do my best to break up coastal runs into day
sails, or at least single over-nighters, and take on crew for longer
passages, just to help stand watches. But I don’t always succeed in
those efforts. Then I just do the best I can. So far, so good.

Tor

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Hey Joe,

I probably should’ve bought 5/16″ chain instead of 3/8″, but now 200′ of
3/8″, plus a 45 lb CQR and a 66 lb Manta, are what I’ve got and all
together they’re heavy.

Single-handing offshore isn’t the problem. Out there I use the radar’s
perimiter alarm and wake up periodically to look around. Ships are few
and far between. It’s far from ideal, I know, but safer (I believe) than
sleep deprivation. It’s the close in, coastal legs that are difficult.
There is often too much small-boat traffic to do more than catnap and it
becomes exhausting. I do my best to break up coastal runs into day
sails, or at least single over-nighters, and take on crew for longer
passages, just to help stand watches. But I don’t always succeed in
those efforts. Then I just do the best I can. So far, so good.

Tor

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