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Re: Off Topic: Seasickness how about a few good ti
By:Greg Clopton
Date: 4/2/2008, 3:32 pm

You're bursting my bubble. Since deep sea puking has always gone hand in hand with salt water angling I had been concerned about the possibility of kayaking nausea. Since I had never experienced the problem in a kayak I had come to the conclusion that something pertaining to kayaking (e.g. exertion) was preventive. Now I'm having doubts again.

I would suggest a couple of thoughts. I have always noticed that I never have trouble in fishing boats till they cut the engines. At that point you begin rotating on mutiple axis and the system moves straight to vomit. I would speculate that staying bow or stern into any type of regular wave would reduce the propensity for nausea. Also, most people who spend a lot of time on the water tend to aclimate. I would suspect that gadually moving from calm water, to mild chop, to gentle rollers, etc. would enable a lot of people to avoid hanging over the side chumming. It might also bee a good idea to splash some nice cold water on your head. If none of this works, consider what you paid for the advice ;^)

Messages In This Thread

Re: Off Topic: Seasickness how about a few good ti
Greg Clopton -- 4/2/2008, 3:32 pm
Re: Off Topic: Seasickness how about a few good ti
Geoff Meissner -- 4/7/2008, 9:52 pm
Re: Seasickness tips / Sealegs
Andy Waddington -- 4/14/2008, 6:25 am
Re: Seasickness tips / Sealegs
Mike Savage -- 4/14/2008, 7:27 pm
Re: Off Topic: Seasickness how about a few good ti
Bill Hamm -- 4/8/2008, 9:35 am
Re: Off Topic: Seasickness how about a few good ti
Mike Savage -- 4/8/2008, 11:26 am
Re: Off Topic: Seasickness how about a few good ti
Bill Hamm -- 4/8/2008, 8:23 pm
Re: Off Topic: Seasickness how about a few good ti
Mike Savage -- 4/8/2008, 9:21 pm