[sailingdog]

That's not seasickness...that's a concussion.

Originally Posted by Valiente

And don't mash your skull on a bulkhead...I swear, the only two times I've been seasick have been less than an hour after giving the top of my head a good whack.

I remember being on the deck of a cross-channel ferry in the early '80s during what I recall was about Force 8...nothing. The deck was better than the lounge, which was slick with duty-free vomit and the groans of the afflicted.

This last August, some heavy weather kicked up while we were visiting another harbour and we had to beat back home under staysail against a rainy NE half gale. We had two to three metre waves with an odd cross swell from right down the lake, and I had the uncomfortable sound of the water tanks flexing to tell me the boat was pitching more than usual. The effect was like riding a corkscrew until we got into the lee of some land.

Me? No puking. I was too busy keeping a course. My wife? No puking. She was too busy handling lines for the many tacks we made. My son? BLAAAARRGGGHH!

Lesson? Don't play with your toys way down in the saloon. Better to be on deck, where scuppers can deal with unfortunate moments.