Land sickness

[chrishelen]

Dont get it on big boats, but even after a few hours on my little sailing boat i'm rocking and rolling when i come ashore,i dont like it and its very unpleasant but only seems to last a few hours with me anyway.

 

[capnsensible]

What I don't like, after12 years living aboard is sleeping ashore. Those bedroom ceilings are so high up it's scary!

 

[Elessar]

Anyone else get it ? Only two days on board and back home i'm rocking.How do i stop it.

My wife gets it, but only if the boat movement has been really gentle which is really bizarre. If we're out in a slop or are crashing mobo style into a head sea she's fine. But if the sea is like a mirror or we go into the non tidal thames she gets it when we get off the boat.

Worse when she bends over forwards - ie cleaning teeth,

And she doesn't get seasick unless she goes below for extended periods and it's rough.

Luckily I seem to be immune in any sea state, down below or not, navigating or not, sail or motor, from sea or land sickness.

 

[oldharry]

What a relief. I thought was going insane the first time I felt it.
Sea-sick, yep heard of that but Landsick- what a joke- theres no such thing- yer nuts!

Thanks guys!

Dont think its much of a joke for those few who do actually become 'landsick' on coming ashore. But it seems to be a well documented condition.

 

[Bobobolinsky]

Usually get it when particularly tired, only lasts a few hours though, overnight gone

 

[LittleSister]

I distinctly remember the railway platform swaying violently after my first few days at sea as a youth, and having to hang on to a lamp standard to steady myself. Doesn't trouble me now though. I think half the problem is one's brain trying to dispute what the body is telling it. Once you accept it for what it is, you're on the way to overcoming, or at least handling, it.

Shane Acton wrote in 'Shrimpy' that, having sailed single-handed from England to Spain in his lttle Caprice, he stepped ashore and immediately fell over, so had to sit on the quay while he introduced himself to the harbourmaster.

 

[charles_reed]

Anyone else get it ? Only two days on board and back home i'm rocking.How do i stop it.

It'll go.

My wife gets it.

Norwegian survey - the most common cause of death for marine officers is by road accident - vestibular habituation cited one of the main causes.

 

[Even Chance]

Dont think its much of a joke for those few who do actually become 'landsick' on coming ashore. But it seems to be a well documented condition.

I get it alright. I kept trying to tell myself I was imagining it and it was a joke, but nope. I wisna tryin to be nasty.

 

[Babylon]

Mondays always sway

I don't get ill as such, but I'm always surprised by how much of a sea is running through my office 70 miles from the coast on Mondays.

 

[Elessar]

Luckily I seem to be immune in any sea state, down below or not, navigating or not, sail or motor, from sea or land sickness.

me and my big mouth. Driving back from the boat on Monday and felt strange, next day the whole world was spinning and I was repeatedly sick. Off to the doc's and it's an ear infection. World still spinning and I can't walk straight, but sickness subsided thankfully.
So I do get motion sickness! Not at all nice, thankfully boats don't give it to me!!

 

[starfire]

Uncanny !

Just back off a trip, reading this & having trouble sitting still at the computer.

Sea sickness no problem. But I may have to take a tablet soon.


Mind you, on 1 trip, tied up, wobbled up the pontoon, got in the showers, shut my eyes to rinse off & banged my head on the wall.

Still got the scar to prove it.

 

[tinkicker0]

Yup, I get it even after being in the marina...and the marina is on a river.

Often times when back home; the desk is swaying on roughly 2 second cycles for up to 24 hours afterwards.

It always passes and as others have said, pour some beer down your throat and you'll counter the process.

 

[fergie_mac66]

Drunckn sailors

Its the reason that seamen got the rep' for being drunk ... probably were tho!

 

[prv]

Mind you, on 1 trip, tied up, wobbled up the pontoon, got in the showers, shut my eyes to rinse off & banged my head on the wall.

A friend of mine fell over in the showers in the Mighty Mouse at Gosport. A confusing combination of slight landsickness, being in what appeared to be a stationary building, and yet having it move slightly under his feet as a ferry went past.

Pete

 

[saltwater_gypsy]

A good test of whether someone has their sea legs is to get them to stand on one leg when they come ashore after a rough trip. If they can't they have fully functional sea legs if they can, they have probably been horribly seasick.
The principle here is that when you are on a boat and it starts to heel you lean into the heel to keep your balance. On land, if the horizon starts to move like that you lean the other way to prevent a fall.
Try it, its a 100% reliable test

 

[Rumtotty]

Landsickness

Seasickness has never bothered me but landsickness does, especially if there is some rough sailing weather. When I spoke to my GP he suggested taking Stugeron on the last day of sailing and for a couple of days after if required!
I have noticed I'm worse if somebody else drives, so limit my driving for 24 hours and avoid bending over, or any sudden movements wherever possible. Understanding the process helped me to cope and I have got used to it and have learnt to live with it.