"Gary" wrote in message
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Jeff wrote:
John Cairns wrote:

"DSK" wrote in message
...

Multihulls do have a different motion, but it's hardly likely to make
anyone sick.

Capt. Rob wrote:

Doug, you are so clearly an idiot, it's just amazing that your next
breath doesn't just kill you.

OOooo good one

...ANY unusual motion might make someone
feel sick, whether it be on a boat, car or an amusement park ride.

Uh huh. Usually small children and Pekinese dogs.


.... I myself get sick on
powerboats, especially larger ones and Suzanne and I both noted we
didn't like the motion of the cat which we sailed in some good chop
near Niantic.

So, what you're really saying is that you both are sickly &
weak-stomached, prone to upset tummy, and not really suited for all
this sailing stuff on water that gets a bit wavy?

DSK


You know, I've been offshore with someone on more than one occasion that
was prone to seasickness, never stopped them from going. Seasickness is
a very poor excuse indeed.


Offshore the wind waves are superimposed on top of long ocean swells.
Its the combination of these two that can get to people who are normally
immune. Most people get used to it within a few days.
No-one is immune. It just takes the right day and the right night before.

I've gotten sick myself on several occasions-hung over. Like I said, I do
know someone prone to seasickness that never let it stand in their way, even
managed an Atlantic crossing. They loved sailing.
Again, a very poor excuse.

John Cairns

Capt. Rob wrote:
Uh, and your point is that you stay in LIS because you get seasick?
Isn't that what everyone is saying? If you get seasick on a cat in
calm weather, the its best you never go cruising.


Never got seasick in my life and we sailed the cat in pretty choppy
conditions. Never said I stay in LIS for any reason. It gets rough even
on the sound, or haven't you heard? The cat was awful. I'm hardly the
first person to complain about a Cat's motion in chop. Thanks for
proving Doug wrong!


You're so full of ****, Booby! If you had really sailed a PDQ you
have mentioned it when you did. In fact until a few days ago you
always talked about only sailing a Gemini. Suddenly, you had sailed a
PDQ and Suzy didn't like it. Then it was a rough ride. Now its a
horrible ride. Its pretty clear, booby, that this is another cheap
troll and you've never actually seen a PDQ. Busted!

I've sailed on several cats on the SF bay in moderate chop of 4-5 feet.
There's not much to the motion created by this kind of chop. The cats (PDQ
and a Seawind 1000) tracked straight and steady, and we could hardly tell
there was chop present. The last time I had the 1000 out (a couple of years
ago), the wind was a fairly steady 25-30 kts. The boat was so smooth that we
forgot to reef until I happened to glance at the wind indicator.

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
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Uh, and your point is that you stay in LIS because you get seasick?
Isn't that what everyone is saying? If you get seasick on a cat in
calm weather, the its best you never go cruising.


Never got seasick in my life and we sailed the cat in pretty choppy
conditions. Never said I stay in LIS for any reason. It gets rough even
on the sound, or haven't you heard? The cat was awful. I'm hardly the
first person to complain about a Cat's motion in chop. Thanks for
proving Doug wrong!

RB
35s5
NY

You're so full of ****, Booby! If you had really sailed a PDQ you
have mentioned it when you did. In fact until a few days ago you
always talked about only sailing a Gemini.


Suzanne's friend, Anthony had a PDQ 36 that we sailed twice. I believe
you have a larger cat. I said I sailed two cats, ONE of which was a
Gemini. At the time I said that I was actually thinking you had a
Prout. Calm yourself. I don't think your heart can take it.

RB
35s5....a boat that sails like a sailboat should!
NY

Offshore the wind waves are superimposed on top of long ocean swells.
Its the combination of these two that can get to people who are normally
immune. Most people get used to it within a few days.


Sometimes just big swells can do it. Constantly going up and down like
an elevator... it's no wonder that this component of a ship's motion is
called "heave."

No-one is immune. It just takes the right day and the right night before.


Yep

John Cairns wrote:
I've gotten sick myself on several occasions-hung over. Like I said, I do
know someone prone to seasickness that never let it stand in their way, even
managed an Atlantic crossing. They loved sailing.
Again, a very poor excuse.


I've been very lucky, only seasick on a few occasions. One was when I
was on watch in a Navy boiler room, on the lowest level in the burner
alley. The ship was rolling about 20 degrees each way, and while the
motion wasn't too bad down there, watching the bilge water slosh back
and forth and back and forth made my stomach start doing the same. The
other times have been down below when the sea state was up a bit, closed
in the cabin, staring at the chart or trying to fix something.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

The
other times have been down below when the sea state was up a bit,
closed
in the cabin, staring at the chart or trying to fix something.


Fix something?? On your trawler? Can you believe that your life is
finishing on a powerboat???
Amazing how bad things can get in life for some folks.


RB
35s5...a wind powered vessel of speed and grace
NY