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42 SVN Solovelanet Global When it gets dark, I make an inspection of the deck, and then lie down on my bunk for the first of the twenty-minute naps that will mark the rhythm of this night on my own. Since ancient times the Black Sea has been consi- dered an inhospitable place because of both the aggressive populations that lived along its coasts (one, Conan, became famous in a Hollywood film), and because of the strong storms (which are not frequent at this time of the year.) It is no coinciden- ce that Jason, the hero of Apollonius's Argonautica, was sent to these waters by King Pelias, who wanted to get rid of him. But he survived and completed the hard quest he had been entrusted with: recovering a Golden Fleece guarded by a fierce dragon. It was actually a sheepskin, and historians have discove- red that it was common practice in these areas to use animal skins to sift rivers in search of gold. The alarm rings for the third or fourth time, which means I have had about an hour of frag- mented sleep. I get up and look at the horizon around me for 360°: all clear. Using the torch I illuminate the surface of the sails to check that they are trimmed, and then I go back below deck, sit at the chart table and update the logbook. Checking the instrumentation, I am a little surprised that the AIS does Above: A view of the Bosphorus canal: Its bridges connect Europe to Asia Centre: Piazza Grande crossing the Bosphorus Above: The Kuleli military school in Çengelköy, Turkey In the contour: Conan the barbarian You might be interested in reading Time and tide wait fo no man How to take a mooring with a significant tidal range

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