Jonathan, I am off on Monday to bring an X 44 to her home in Stonington. See you there! Andy C&C 40 Peregrine
On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 2:49 PM, Indigo via CnC-List <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 <[email protected]> > wrote: > > .... any pointers to or lists of possible MEDS? > > > > On Jun 23, 2014, at 12:57 PM, Andrew Burton via CnC-List < > [email protected]> 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: > [email protected] > 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: > [email protected] > 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: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > -- Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Ave Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ phone +401 965 5260
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