SWMBO doesn't like it rough

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Sailorsam101

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The lady likes it nice a smooth....the boat that is!

She finds our Targa 33 a bit bouncy in anything over F3 and being at anchor or on a buoy is out of the question and she feels sick in a few mins.

We aim to move up to a bigger boat with more room inside in a couple of years so now I'm looking at my options.

She wants a Phantom 42 or similar...but what say you all...what are our options.

What we want is....

Cruise at 15kts min.

Six berth

Flybridge

Not looking like a tug boat...her words...
 
Sailorsam101 said:
The lady likes it nice a smooth....the boat that is!
I have the same problem, caused mainly by myself I have to say !
Not being considerate enough stalled my boating career some 10 years, through stealth I managed to get back into it 3 years ago and I am super cautious about the conditions before embarking on a trip, having started with an S37 then a Portofino 47 and now with a Prestige 500s, she doesn't find the increase in size particularly better, let's face it she starts feeling seasick just looking at the weather before we get in the car to go to the boat.
My best advice is to get your lady to sit at the back from the start of the journey because once she starts to feel bad it's too late.

She finds our Targa 33 a bit bouncy in anything over F3 and being at anchor or on a buoy is out of the question and she feels sick in a few mins.

We aim to move up to a bigger boat with more room inside in a couple of years so now I'm looking at my options.

She wants a Phantom 42 or similar...but what say you all...what are our options.

What we want is....

Cruise at 15kts min.

Six berth

Flybridge

Not looking like a tug boat...her words...
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This is the reason we are looking to go bigger, to something we can have side power stabilizers retro fitted. Nicky is fine up the Thames etc. but open sea doesn't agree with her. She would like to be near the Isle of Wight, but needs the sea ironing 1st !!
 
Find another hobby, or another wife ! !
Stop making the poor woman suffer, it doesn't sound as though she will ever be really happy on the sea. She probably only does it for your sake. Think of all the money you'll save. You could take her on expensive cruise ship holidays where you can't feel the boat move and the seas are blue, the sun shines and you don't have to pay for the antifoul !
 
Whilst a bigger boat is more stable don't expect miracles. They take the sea better yes and may ( or may not ) roll less at anchor depending on the hull but the difference is not as big as you may think.

Stabilisation will work of course but the cost and boat size all go up
 
I would say try before you buy, it could be that a bigger boat wont give you what you seek for Swmbo. and every flat calm day can turn rough at the blink of an eye as we all know!!!
 
Sailorsam101 said:
Well the problem folks is she loves being on the water and wants to try solve the problem by changing the boat.
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I sympathize with your wife attitude, but based on your OP, I'm afraid that's wishful thinking.
Unless you are willing to move from 33 feet to 33 meters, rather than 33 to 42 feet.
And even then, I wouldn't hold my breath - I've seen people prone to seasickness feeling real bad on cruise ships in F5 sea.
Sorry, I suppose that isn't what you wanted to hear, but there are good reasons why several others already told you so...
 
Sailorsam101 said:
The lady likes it nice a smooth....the boat that is!

She finds our Targa 33 a bit bouncy in anything over F3 and being at anchor or on a buoy is out of the question and she feels sick in a few mins.

We aim to move up to a bigger boat with more room inside in a couple of years so now I'm looking at my options.

She wants a Phantom 42 or similar...but what say you all...what are our options.

What we want is....

Cruise at 15kts min.

Six berth

Flybridge

Not looking like a tug boat...her words...
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Had the same problem with our S34 Sportscruiser so some good fortune allowed us to move to a T44 and the extra 1m beam and nearly twice the weight means a much stabler platform, but she still does not like going out in much more than a F4/1m waves - good luck with your search.
 
I'm going to be shot down in flames here but I used to suffer from seasickness but refused to allow it to get the better of me. Keep you head up and watch the horizon or the approaching swell until you get used to it. Then try and look away or down and see if you keep your equilibrium. Never dwell on thoughts of seasickness. It's hard to do when you feel your stomach first churn but if you can put it to the back of your mind you can keep it there. Thoughts or anxiety over getting sick at this point just hasten it with a vengeance and once it has a hold there is no cure but dry land.
Stugeron seasick pills help. But you start taking them 24 hours before you set foot on the boat. Otherwise they do not help as much and will make you drowsy. But by the second dose the drowsiness fades. Seasick is horrid but can be overcome by state of mind and positive thinking. Finally never stand in the interior of the boat in a swell. Always sit or lie until you are used to the motion and then face the direction of the motion. It has worked for me and I dont believe I am unique in this. Good luck.
 
Sailorsam101 said:
She finds our Targa 33 a bit bouncy in anything over F3 and being at anchor or on a buoy is out of the question and she feels sick in a few mins.
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Agree with jrudge. We've just spent the last 2 days at anchor in SoF in our hefty beamy 63 footer and even that rolls like a pig if a sizeable swell coming into the anchorage catches her beam on. Moving up to a 42 foot flybridge is not going to eliminate the problem especially if she's sitting on the flybridge itself where of course the rolling movement will be exaggerated because its higher up

FWIW Seakeeper now have a small gyro model suitable for 30 footers http://www.seakeeper.com/products/seakeeper-3dc If it really is a dealbreaker with the SWMBO it might be worth considering fitting one to your Targa 33 and then transferring it to your new 40 footer when the time comes?

Just a left field suggestion but part of the reason for your SWMBO's complaints might be because you're always the one who's helming and in charge of the boat. She might be feeling a bit out of control of the situation and not involved. How about suggesting that she goes on a level 1 or 2 powerboat training course so she can drive the boat occasionally and importantly she buys into this boating stuff as much as you do
 
Just a left field suggestion but part of the reason for your SWMBO's complaints might be because you're always the one who's helming and in charge of the boat.

Totally agree, get her helming , never heard of any one travel sick while driving either, probably a concentration thing???
 
TK Blue MAX said:
never heard of any one travel sick while driving either
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Well, neither while parked, in a car.
But that's exactly what happens with boats, as per first post.
Hard to imagine that being in command or not while anchored can make any difference... :)
 
zero speed Sleipners are in fact the best thing since sliced bread- massive difference . But as per previous posters some kind of charter or trial a v good idea imho.
 
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