Re: [Paddlewise] Sleeping with your boat

>"Slept in a Eddyline Wind Dancer for 19 continuous nights..."
>Arthur:


Peter located _at_37º 42' S  145º 08' E wrote;
>Very inspiring effort. I suppose your sleep wasn't all that deep in that
>situation, and you ended up with a hefty sleep deficit. Visited your
>website, hope your daughter's coping with JRA OK.
>Regards,
>Peter Treby


To sleep in ones kayak is without a doubt very unsafe.  Unless of course
your in a body of water where there is no power vessels of any type and the
weather forecast is favorable.  Precautions should be taken to prevent a
capsize during sleep.  There is bigger dangers while sleeping than a
capsize.  It is the ships, commercial fishing vessels and smaller power
boats that poses the biggest danger.  Performing a horizon check every 15 to
20 minutes for larger vessels caused my sleep deprivation after day five on
the Gulf Expedition.
My daughter Nichole is doing great.  We like to give credit to her
dedication to a serious exercise program and diet.
Arthur Hebert
On the other side da river from New Orleans

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