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no...not any less likely to be sick in a 24 or even in a 34... but being crowded is not fun and may contribute to stress or anxiety due to some slight amount of claustrophobia, which might trigger seasickness.
but for vessel size, you would actually be much less likely to get sick riding on an inner tube.... or a vessel large enough that negates any swell or wave action.
with the inner tube, you are more an actual part of the wave action, and with a large vessel, there is no noticable wave action.... but everything in between is going to toss you around and make you fight for your right to be there. and until you win the battle, its going to beat the hell out of you and make you wish you werent in that fight.
but the good news is, if you can spend a few nights on it at the dock, or anchor out in a quiet cove, and in the daytime motor or sail out out for an hour or two and then return before you get to feeling sick, you will be able to slowly get used to the motion of the boat and you will build up a tolerance to it..... or, you can take it head on and spend a week on the boat sailing and see if your tough enough to take it. within 3-4 days of constant motion and seasickness, you should start getting over it and then you will be fine.
to much all at once can push many people past their tolerance level for motion sickness, but being able to get it in small doses will get them past it in time.... but then next season it could be the same all over again.
and there are also drugs that can be taken, but they sometimes have effects of their own that you have to deal with.
but for vessel size, you would actually be much less likely to get sick riding on an inner tube.... or a vessel large enough that negates any swell or wave action.
with the inner tube, you are more an actual part of the wave action, and with a large vessel, there is no noticable wave action.... but everything in between is going to toss you around and make you fight for your right to be there. and until you win the battle, its going to beat the hell out of you and make you wish you werent in that fight.
but the good news is, if you can spend a few nights on it at the dock, or anchor out in a quiet cove, and in the daytime motor or sail out out for an hour or two and then return before you get to feeling sick, you will be able to slowly get used to the motion of the boat and you will build up a tolerance to it..... or, you can take it head on and spend a week on the boat sailing and see if your tough enough to take it. within 3-4 days of constant motion and seasickness, you should start getting over it and then you will be fine.
to much all at once can push many people past their tolerance level for motion sickness, but being able to get it in small doses will get them past it in time.... but then next season it could be the same all over again.
and there are also drugs that can be taken, but they sometimes have effects of their own that you have to deal with.
yea I've taken the dramamine and did seabands , got sick last weekend with in like 4 -5 hours, last year i got sick as a dog sleeping overnight in a slightly busy bay but then another night in a sheltered bay i did fine, whats a 1973 venture 24' worth if its got a solid hull and trailer and original everything else, guys asking 2100$ and sounds like standing and running rigging is on the used side but he says everything is in decent shape and hes sailing and cleaning the boat
I saw a product for seasickness somewhere on the web. It's glasses that have a liquid on the sides that stays level (horizon line) when you and the boat move.
Found them! http://www.sail-world.com/cruising/...kness-glasses-nominated-for-DAME-award/116360
I have no idea if they work. I bet they keep the lady's away though!
Hey wear a pare of them on the air plane and you won't be stuck in a boring conversation for hours....
Good luck.
Found them! http://www.sail-world.com/cruising/...kness-glasses-nominated-for-DAME-award/116360
I have no idea if they work. I bet they keep the lady's away though!
Hey wear a pare of them on the air plane and you won't be stuck in a boring conversation for hours....
Good luck.
Looks to me like they would get the pesky little seasickness issue started and out of the way quickly. I'm not normally one to knock things before trying them but I got queasy the instant my brain processed what I was looking at.
I was getting way more sick on my Catalina 18 that on my Mac 25. It looks like the longer boats are much more pleasant in short chop than the smaller ones.
I knew a fellow Marine that got seasick on an aircraft carrier 
We got assigned to the USS Midway. He got sent back to base.
You may have an inner ear problem.
We got assigned to the USS Midway. He got sent back to base.
You may have an inner ear problem.
Seasickness is usually from the rhythmic up and down you encounter on the ocean. In a bigger boat than my Mac, I've been out in 9ft seas: 18ft from the top of one wave to the bottom of the following trough. Lake Minnetonka is huge (I grew up in Maple Grove, been on Tonka lots!!!) but not so big that you should get waves anywhere close to ocean-size. Like was said earlier; you may have a inner ear issue that is causing this to happen even in slight waves?
But i do think more length on the waterline certainly could help with this.
But i do think more length on the waterline certainly could help with this.
I think it has a lot to do with what your inner ear balance or equilibrium is telling your brain and what your eyes see. Paying attention to the horizon with your eyes will ultimately agree with what your equilibrium is realizing.
I have only been seasick a couple times and it's miserable but the funny thing is that I get nauseated in a matter of seconds if I swing in a hammock or porch swing with my eyes closed.
A funny story. So the Admiral and I were somewhere in the Caribbean, I think Cancun. Anyway she wanted to go snorkeling which never did anything for me. So they take us out on a boat, give us a mask, snorkel and life jacket. A life jacket? Yes for two reasons, one is obvious about liability the other is because the reef is about 10 feet below the surface and they don't want people touching or harming it.
Now I am a strong swimmer. My wife is a good swimmer but not strong. I can swim down about 8-10 feet with a life jacket on for a bit before I rocket back up to the surface. She was bobbing in the waves constantly putting the snorkel in and out of her mouth allowing salt water in a little. She expresses how she wishes she could get closer to the fish like me and says "dear God, please let me see the fish".
So the salt in her mouth along with bobbing up and down with the waves, she can't help it and Chums right there.
Well needless to say, every fish in the area came right to her. It was a feeding frenzy. The moral of the story here is "be very careful what you pray or ask for, you might just get it." After all she became very close with the fish.
I have only been seasick a couple times and it's miserable but the funny thing is that I get nauseated in a matter of seconds if I swing in a hammock or porch swing with my eyes closed.
A funny story. So the Admiral and I were somewhere in the Caribbean, I think Cancun. Anyway she wanted to go snorkeling which never did anything for me. So they take us out on a boat, give us a mask, snorkel and life jacket. A life jacket? Yes for two reasons, one is obvious about liability the other is because the reef is about 10 feet below the surface and they don't want people touching or harming it.
Now I am a strong swimmer. My wife is a good swimmer but not strong. I can swim down about 8-10 feet with a life jacket on for a bit before I rocket back up to the surface. She was bobbing in the waves constantly putting the snorkel in and out of her mouth allowing salt water in a little. She expresses how she wishes she could get closer to the fish like me and says "dear God, please let me see the fish".
So the salt in her mouth along with bobbing up and down with the waves, she can't help it and Chums right there.
Well needless to say, every fish in the area came right to her. It was a feeding frenzy. The moral of the story here is "be very careful what you pray or ask for, you might just get it." After all she became very close with the fish.
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This is funny stuff. I usually find that (a) closing my eyes helps it go away, (b) jumping into the water makes it go away instantly, and (c) "chumming" only helps a little - opposite of what it feels like after a night of partying too hard (where chumming actually helps).
Munching on saltines or white bread stuff like a thin sammich helps keep the tummy occupied and processing instead of sloshing around.
Don't overdo the gatorade and other sugar-containing juices as they stay in the stomach for digestion instead of passing through. Water only if you are feeling nausy-sauce, or possibly a few small sips of Coke.
Face toward the breeze, eyes on the horizon, cool towel on head.
That's about the extent of my seasickness handling regimen...keeping tummy full of soft absorbent solids and not liquids seems to be my biggest personal discovery.
Munching on saltines or white bread stuff like a thin sammich helps keep the tummy occupied and processing instead of sloshing around.
Don't overdo the gatorade and other sugar-containing juices as they stay in the stomach for digestion instead of passing through. Water only if you are feeling nausy-sauce, or possibly a few small sips of Coke.
Face toward the breeze, eyes on the horizon, cool towel on head.
That's about the extent of my seasickness handling regimen...keeping tummy full of soft absorbent solids and not liquids seems to be my biggest personal discovery.
I stayed away from sailing for 30 years because I easily became sick on boats. Then I tired again and found the motion of a sailboat is different than fishing or go fast boats. That and I am too busy to think about it.
I would think the more stable (read larger) the boat the better off you will be. We started out in a 17' sailboat and after less than a dozen day sails moved up to a 25' which was a whole lot more stable.
I would think the more stable (read larger) the boat the better off you will be. We started out in a 17' sailboat and after less than a dozen day sails moved up to a 25' which was a whole lot more stable.
Actually, sea sickness is caused by a discrepancy between what your eyes tell your brain vs. your inner ear. That's why staying in the cabin makes it worse. What ALWAYS worked for me and for EVERY person I took on board is looking at the horizon or clouds in the sky. Avoid looking into the cockpit, cabin or water near the boat. in fact, the moment you start getting sick, look only at the horizon. As Vizwhiz stated above, eating bread/crackers/saltines also help (they absorb stomach acids).
Ayup. I moved from Catalina 18 to MacGregor 25 and it also made a heck of a difference.