With SNA members permission I would like to probe your collective minds on an age old question

Sea sickness prevention suggestions

We will be traveling between the Australian mainland and Tasmania

Bass straight and the waters around Tasmania can be a little unruly at the best of times

So the question is - sea travel sickness prevention with a particular emphasis to not affect or interact with blood pressure medicine to one member of our group

I went across there back in 2003. 

 

My wife and I simply ate lightly, had a quick walk around the boat and outside on the decks before we left the Port Phillip Bay, and then slept. 

 

I was still very happy to disembark at Devonport though. 

My better half is firm believer in ginger tablets. She gets horrible motion sickness. 

 

Kwells work as a harder core remedy but they need to be taken beforehand not when the the person starts to feel ill. We used those when navigating in rallies where fear is a factor 

 

Best thing I found is the stand on deck keeping balanced with the eyes on the sea for the start of the trip until the person is comfortable with the sway. Disconnects the eyes from the boats motion and stabilises the balance to what can be seen. On a small yacht feels like you are "surfing" the boat itself.

 

An old yachty I spent some time with off the QLD coast thinks the issue has to do with your balance system not corresponding with what your visual system is saying. Takes time to disconnect the two. 

 

 

There should be some old salts here who will have deeper insights and remedies.

 

 

NFA

Edited January 29, 201511 yr by nofixedaddress

As a general observation for me personaly

I dont get sea sick but the other 3 in the group do

Doctor has suggested Stematil and the chemist Quell or Travel Calm

We've used ginger tablets or kwells, on small boat pelagic bird photography tours in rough weather in NZ and Tas. Pennecott tours, run these in Tas, and routinely hand out ginger tablets for the punters.  We went across and back on the Spirit of Tas in October/Nov last year and didn't take anything at all (except wine with dinner!)

 

Cheers

 

mick

Travel Calm is the ginger tablet. Blackmores brand.

 

NFA

Kwell's worked for me on all the nasty crossings to kangaroo island I've done.

 

I once filled a sink with vomit - took me 3 days to recover, that was the last straw and I've been taking Kwells ever since.

 

30-60 minutes before boarding the ship.

very apposite Mr Peacewise, given that your post (and this thread) is in the food, wine and coffee section.

 

cheers

mick

very apposite Mr Peacewise, given that your post (and this thread) is in the food, wine and coffee section.

 

cheers

mick

 

Food for thought.......

 

NFA

very apposite Mr Peacewise, given that your post (and this thread) is in the food, wine and coffee section.

 

cheers

mick

It had to be in food and wine section, as without travel sickness we can partake of both in ample quantities

I heartily recommend Spike Milligan's time-honoured cure for sea-sickness:

 

"Sit under a tree."

I love fishing but I also have a history of being sea sick :-/ :-/

The very best prevention that I have come across is in the link below:

http://www.escapewithet.com/sea_sickness.aspx

I'm not sure what they may or may not interact with but they are made up by Bova Compounding Chemists who ask a few questions to check their suitability for you. They work very well and are genuinely non drowsy. Kwells knocked me out on my last trip to Tassie, but the Bova ones work a treat. Not cheap, but effective.

Cheers!

SS