Not as many miles as Andy, but 8 Bermuda round trips a dozen round-trips Maine to Florida/Carribean et al...
Sturgeron has been the drug of choice all those times for those prone. David F. Risch 1981 40-2 (401) 419-4650 (cell) > Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 13:02:29 -0700 > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List getting seasick/ choices? > From: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > > But Andy, > > What's the order of your prescriptions? Minor to > Stergeron, almost all choices only work for 20% > of the population. I do fine with Bomine in my > system, and we all are a little sluggish the > first couple days. We did have a doc suggest > cutting the patches in half - you may not need > the whole dose. > 2 cents, Lee > > > > >Thank you Veddy Veddy Much for that PSA on STD's (Sea Transmitted Disease) > >I have forwarded that to all my Mal de Mar friends. > > > >Bill Coleman > >C&C 39 > > > >From: CnC-List > >[mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf > >Of Andrew Burton via CnC-List > >Sent: Monday, June 23, 2014 12:58 PM > >To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > >Subject: Stus-List getting seasick > > > >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/>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 > > > -- > Lee Youngblood <l...@1gigharbor.com> (425) 444-9109 > > Your Shilshole Sailboat Broker > > Gig Harbor Yacht Sales | Seattle > Office @ Dockside Solutions > 7001 Seaview Avenue NW #160 > Seattle, WA 98117 > New Office Phone (206) 707-1778 > > GHYS website: http://www.1gigharbor.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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