I can't believe I was sick.....

Re: I can\'t believe I was sick.....

Heh! Got lots of experience with the 'technicolour yawns'....

Am more sensitive at the start of the season; this improves with time on board. What does me in is pressure on belly, such as a tight belt; or very cold and very tired; or diesel fumes; or certain engine vibrations.....

The mechanisms of motion sickness are well-researched by the Institute of Aviation Medicine. We are all potentially vulnerable in some circumstances. I identify those problem circumstances for me, and actively work to counter them.

What does rather well in both prevention and cure is crystallised ginger, from the likes of Holland and Barrett. I try to carry a packet, and offer it around freely. This works well for many of those I sail with.

Some others find Rooibos tea to be helpful/calming.

BBB
 
Re: I can\'t believe I was sick.....

I had two charter boats in SA we used to launch from the beach the Indian ocean swell was never less that 1 meter but usualy arround two meters. I was forever washing puke from the decks. I used to take a load of dry peanut butter sandwiches on white bread for our customers. It used to settle people once they had puked out everything. Once they started however there is no help untill there is nothing more to come. The best thing to do is take a seasick tablet like kwells starting say twelve hours before embarking and once on board stop taking them. If after they have worn off you dont get sick stop taking them but if you still feel sick carry on taking them get the ones that you can put under the tounge or the suppository ones.
I have never been sick but one night while trying to light the parafine stove I started to feel queesy this really bothered me but was relieved to find I felt queesy whenever the smell of parafine was overpowering even on land. I think smell is one of the biggest inducements to vomiting.
 
Sick bags

Has anyone noticed how the so-called "sick bags" on ferries and aeroplanes don't ever contain any actual sick? I reckon that it's a con. You can test the bags by pouring a little bit of water into it, and then drinking it from the bag, altho the neighbours seem to get a bit twitchy...
 
Re: I better not be.

I've always said I'd quit if I got sick.

I've felt a bit off. Usualy after some sort of heavy duty foredeck work. A mate of mine's wife made lovely flapjack that settled any queeziness.

A Danish guy I sailed with swore that one bottle of Tubourg larger would settle your stomach.

A guy in my last charter party had some of these wristbands that pulse. He thought they worked.

Whenever I see an experienced hand get sick contributing factors are often tiredness, cold/wet, hunger and fear. You don't need all of them but on top of motion, none of them help you stay puke free.
 
Re: Sick bags

I only ever have a problem (touch wood) if I have to go below for more than a few moments, and then am fine once I am back in the cockpit.

Only time I felt really ill was on the Plymouth/Roscoff ferry, in a f6. We had a huge cooked breakfast while the ferry was still at the dock, and then regretted it as soon as we got out of the harbour. Only way i could keep my breakfast out of sight was to stand as near to the stern as possible, with a view of the horizon on both sides of the ship. An extraordinary sight to see the ship behaving like a dinghy, she was all over the place, but I didn't hurl, I am pleased to say.
 
Re: I can\'t believe I was sick.....

I’ve been sick twice................both times after having Corn Flakes then setting sail, I think it was the milk?? So we always have a full breakfast before a long sail.
That’s how I keep my silth like figure?????????????? /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
 
Re: I can\'t believe I was sick.....

Nobody's invincible. I've been sick once only and I reckon I had a stomach made of cast iron. It was in the middle of the night in the Channel, F5-6 and a diesel leak. Every time I went down below to do the nav I was sick. I was fine afterwards.
 
Re: I can\'t believe I was sick.....

Last time I was sick we crossed from Fecamp to Bembridge in a 26ft Telstar tri. It was blowing a good F5-6 and we made a fast, if bouncy, passage overnight. Tied up at the fishermans pier in Bembridge, last rope made fast and I was sick as a dog. Landsickness?
 
Re: I can\'t believe I was sick.....

Without warning once after drinking some of that powdered add water, orange juice quench stuff. Relatively calm sea, a gentle roll. A quick chuck and all was well again. My sons had the same experience. Must affect the inner ear or something. Since then avoid the stuff and drink water instead.
 
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