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Originally Posted by BandB
I believe you should always have at least two and that two can handle up to 48 hours. Beyond that, I believe you need three. I consider sleep deprivation a serious risk.
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I believe there are many, many cruising couples who do just fine. I do not believe two non-acclimated people can depart California to Hawaii and do fine. My sense is you start out standing very short night-time watches, and eventually you get to 4-6 hour watches overnight. But at first, those mid-night watches are really difficult for a pair.
I do believe longer passages can be done safely by a pair, though the second night at sea is difficult as there's a sleep deficit from the night before. But after that, you start to acclimate. I almost always end up standing longer watches just to give my wife more sleep time, though she get's mad at me for depriving her of doing her responsibility to stand-watch.
Peter