Can I sleep in my Heron on the water, without capsizing whilst lying quietly at anchor? or do I need to come ashore to sleep? - if it is possible can the floorboards be used to make a platform of sorts?

Again I&#039;m here with comment not an answer - if someone has tried it please post<br /><br />The floor boards would seem fine for sleeping on to me.&nbsp; they&#039;ll keep you off the bilges and are probably long enough.&nbsp; However - what would you do about the twarts?&nbsp; They are structural parts of the boat - you shouldn&#039;t got removing them and that means sleeping under them.&nbsp; If you did capsize would you be abel to get out?<br /><br />The alternative is to sleep on top of the twarts / seats but then you are actually quite high up and so the centre of gravity moves...<br /><br />Have you tried anchoring during the day and lying down on the floor / at seat level to see how stable she feels?&nbsp; If you do - please post back - this is an intersting question!<br /><br />I&#039;m too big a wimp to try any of that - find a NICE B&amp;B and book in for the night!!<br /><br />Calum

Hello,<br />I&#039;m sure I read something some years ago, possibly by Nicholson, that the Mirror was successfully adapted for sleeping.&nbsp; In that instance he slept on top of the thwarts with a boards system.<br />If you can do it in a Mirror, I would be surprised if you can&#039;t sort it out in a Heron.<br />Some sort of boom-up cover would be beneficial to allow a bit of headroom inside.<br />Do let us know what you try.<br />Good luck with it.<br />Regards<br />Neil

I&#039;ve done it a couple of times, in both cases because I forgot the time!<br /><br />I have a new epoxy/ply heron, which doesn&#039;t have floorboards. But I keep a hiker&#039;s sleeping mat rolled up under the foredeck, and that&#039;s fine. If I&#039;d actually intended to sleep out, I&#039;d have taken a sleeping bag too :-[&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I&amp;#039;m sea-sailing (Hastings), and the Heron bobs about a bit. But I actually found it rather restful....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I&amp;#039;ve also&#039;ve done it a couple of times, in both cases because I forgot the time!<br /><br />I have a new epoxy/ply heron, which doesn&#039;t have floorboards. But I keep a hiker&#039;s sleeping mat rolled up under the foredeck, and that&#039;s fine. If I&#039;d actually intended to sleep out, I&#039;d have taken a sleeping bag too :-[<br /><br />I&#039;m sea-sailing (Hastings), and the Heron bobs about a bit. But I actually found it rather restful....<br /><br />I&#039;ve also used the mat a couple of times when becalmed way out. I find the heron heaves to very well, using the end of the mainsheet to lash the rudder over. Once spent 2 1/2 hours sleeping like that, waiting for the wind. <br /><br />Next summer I plan to overnight on purpose. Guess I&#039;ll have to investigate lights - any suggestions?

HI <br /><br />There is a good book called the amaazing voyage of Jack de&nbsp; Crow all about a guy who sails his Mirror dinghy from the upper Severn to the Black sea !!!!!<br /><br />He explains the modifications he made to sleep on board, including a boom tent and slatts across the thwarts to sleep on which roll up and store away during the day.<br /><br />Have thought the Heron would modify well but have not tried it yet. If the air bag in the bow space could be replaced with a water tight locker it would certainly give enough storage for kit and gear for a night or two. <br /><br />Perhaps next summer ?!