On Tue, 1 Mar 2005 10:11:57 -0000, "Duncan Heenan"
wrote:


"New Conservative" wrote in message
.. .
Hi all,

I haven't actually sailed a boat yet but plan to later this year. I am
therefore still a bit green when it comes to the intricacies of the
subject.
Say I'm keen to visit the West Indies and I'm leaving from say
Southampton, England. I'm on my own and will need to sleep every day,
even if only for a few hours. Is it safe to let a boat 'sail herself'
while I catch some shut-eye, or is this a no-no? Can it be done safely
or would I have to drop all sail and just bob around in the dark for a
while until I've awoken? Obviously it'd make for a shorter passage if
I could somehow keep going 24/7. And ideas? Thanks.
--

Martin Smith, the New Conservative Party.

http://www.newconservativeparty.org

Is this a troll?
If you've never sailed, I suggest you get some instruction and experience
before ever thinking about single handing. Tat process will answer most of
your questions.
There is a breed of looney (I hope you are not really one of them) who has
bought a boat and set off with no idea of how to sail, and they are usually
the ones who end up in the newspapers or in the morgue. Learn from their
mistakes, and take one step at a time. Such people are a menace, especially
to the rescue services.

It's okay, most of them don't have emergency locator beacons or file
sail plans anyway. so that solves that issue.
Darwin works !