The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #99529 Message #1984957
Posted By: Barry Finn
03-Mar-07 - 10:33 AM
Thread Name: BS: Seasickness - avoidance of
Subject: RE: BS: Seasickness - avoidance of
Stay out longer than a few days, after 2 or 3 days the body ajusts to the motion just about the same time it takes to find your sea legs. Lots of crackers helps some folks. If not off shore focusing of a landmark from the companionway might simmer the stomack down. I've only been sick once, in a storm & that was after pulling 2 watches & finially getting into a bunk dry only to be being called back on deck to go forward to pull the jib out of the water. Cursing those on watch (ex navy too) for flying a jib in the 1st place & 2nd for not being able to get themselves to the bow & do it themselves. Knowing I hadn't any more dry clothes I just kept cursing at them till I got sick of them & went below. They were afraid to wake me for my next watch.
Sorrry I'm not much help. I know it's gotta be an awful feeling.
Had a lobster boat (Novie hull) once & we were taking it from Gloucester to Cape Cod & it was storms all the way. There were 6 of us & Joe was sick as a dog. Out in Buzzards Bay the intake blew up & the pump clogged & the water was pouring in. Arnie was trying to jury rig the pipe & have the exust blow out thru the open cabin & I was trying to unscrew the submerged pump to unclog it & Joe tried to get up to help but fell back on the bunk saying he'd rather drown than get up again to help. That's the 1st time I really realized how bad seasickness could get. Glad it was him & not me.
Oh, we survived.
Barry