On Aug 21, 9:59 am, Skip Gundlach wrote:
August 21 - All at Sea


Dear Skip:

Please correct me if I am reading your log incorrectly.
Based on your words below there are only two people on board who stand
watch? Is that true? Just you and Lydia?

Unfortunately, the seas were very choppy and fairly sizeable, so
Lydia's hope for a non-medicated trip were dashed as she felt
nauseated.


And if she is prown to sea sea sickness why did she not pre-medicate
so she would be able to stand her watch?

She went below to lay down, her usual salve to that
condition, but reappeared shortly to empty her empty stomach into
a bowl. After several iterations of that, we applied a patch, and
she went down to try to quell the symptoms again.


And what would happen if you were disabled some how and needed to rely
on Lydia? Whould she sit up in perky fasion and be cappable of
functining at 90%


Several attempts at her trying to provide me relief failed,

Well I guess you answer my questions here. NOPE!


as I
refused to go until she was comfortable,

HOw sweet and noble,........ but stupid.

since, if she could not
read a chart or radar screen, it was useless for me to leave.


This says there are only two of you and now you are taking here
watch.............................. You just took one more step closer
to disaster and death!

However, I'd been fully rested and was fine about staying, and so
she went below to get some rest and allow her patch to kick in. I'm
so glad I got to stay.

SKip, Skip, Skip............ You havent learned anything from your
crash. You are makeing exactly the same mistakes ! !


Lydia, having been able to rest enough to get her patch to take
effect, relieved me at 5, and I went down to sleep.

Transderm scopolmine is the drug used, no? Has she used it before? ANd
for how long? Directoins say apply 12 hours before needed. Has she
used the patch for 2-3-4 days on shore to see how she reacts to longer
term use? SO what happens when she makes a mistake and touches the
patch with her finger when puting it on. Then rubs her eye, which
trasfers some of the medication to the eye and it goes bonkers
causeing impared eye sight. Oh, you say that will never happen. Ive
sen it happen. Ive worked on boats where deployments were 60-90 days.
Many of the "scientifics" used the patch but after 2-3-4 weeks could
not "handle" the drug. Try the drug for long term use on the beach
first!

Lets debrief.
1) two old people on a boat
2) boat systems not completly shaken out.
3) Inexperienced operators
4) One operator incapacitated
5) Other opperator required to stand double watches therefor building
a sleep deficit.
6) sailing unfamiliar waters.

This all adds up to a repeat.

Am I wrong here? Please repond. I may not be able to sleep well
toninght.
Bob