.... 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 >
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