I have to say that I have really enjoyed reading this thread and I thank everyone who contributed.
As those people will know the illusions are strange in that they are very, very real but in the back of your mind you still know they are illusions.
It is difficult to comprehend and act on what you see but it does show that lack of sleep can be one of the most dangerous things that can happen to you on a
boat.
At the time we swear that next time we will not put ourselves in the same position but after a few days it just become one of those things and off we go again.