I am soon to depart for Bermuda to help bring a J/133 home. I can be prone to seasickness especially if I am down below trying to navigate / read etc in poor conditions. I had heard before about the "three day ahead" dosing trick so will be taking Stugeron from Thursday onwards. Unfortunately Stugeron is not available in the States (I get mine brought over from the UK)
-- Jonathan Indigo C&C 35III SOUTHPORT CT > On Jun 23, 2014, at 13:01, D Harben via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > .... any pointers to or lists of possible MEDS? > > > >> On Jun 23, 2014, at 12:57 PM, Andrew Burton via CnC-List >> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> >> Just noticed Joel saying he'd had to turn around because a crewmember was so >> sick on the way home from Bermuda. (Welcome home, Joel!) >> >> This is a public service message. As one who suffered for three days on his >> first offshore passage, I know how bad being seasick can be. Since that time >> I've racked up more miles under sail than most. I've also introduced a lot >> of crewmembers and clients to offshore sailing-- where getting seasick is a >> constant hazard. I have found out what works and what doesn't. I will share >> it with you for the low, low one-time price of...oh wait, that would mean >> Stu....nevermind. >> >> During my offshore sailing program where I took sailors to sea for their >> first offshore experiences, I once had 54 newbies leaving Newport on 10 >> different boats. our departure was delayed for three days. Each day, we >> thought we would leave the next day, so everyone took their seasick >> medication. By the time we finally got out on the water, each crewmember had >> three days worth of their preferred medication in their system. As a result, >> only one person was sick in the fairly rough conditions we encountered the >> first couple of days, and the guy who was sick was a "mighty man of the sea" >> who never got seasick and didn't take any meds. >> >> It did not matter what kind of meds the sailors were using, as long as it >> was well into their system. >> >> Normally, I would have expected at least 65-75% attrition in those >> conditions. >> >> The above even works for my bride, who gets sick if she looks at a puddle on >> a windy day. >> >> >> Andy >> C&C 40 >> Peregrine >> >> -- >> Andrew Burton >> 61 W Narragansett Ave >> Newport, RI >> USA 02840 >> http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ >> phone +401 965 5260 >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> >> Email address: >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of >> page at: >> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page > at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >
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