DizRotus Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 1 hour ago, BigStewMan said: I don’t get seasick Steve, I thought the same thing, having sailed and raced small (<20 ft) sailboats my whole life, until I was on a 28’ sloop in Chicago during a regatta. The wind was high and I had a shroud that was compromised. Rather than risk snapping the mast, I parked it and volunteered to crew on a rescue boat. After a few minutes of watching the Chicago skyline rhythmically rise and fall, I was ready to hurl until one of the racers capsized and we responded. The only other time was on a 40’ Morgan ketch sailing from Harbor Springs to Beaver Island. I didn’t actually put on a food show either time, but it was close. My theory is that the erratic motion of a small boat under race conditions is not conducive to seasickness, whereas slow undulations of a larger boat without the excitement of racing, or rescue, promote mal de mer. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 29 minutes ago, DizRotus said: until I was on a 28’ sloop in Chicago during a regatta. roughest ride of my life was during a november storm on lake michigan. been through larger waves on the ocean; but not rougher. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillyBob Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 used to go to PuertoPenasco with a friend. He would get sick every time... and he kept going . We would anchor up and bottom fish. Me, I get my sea legs fast. I spend a day on the lake. I can stand in the boat fine. When I hit solid ground, I run into problems. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 35 minutes ago, WillyBob said: I can stand in the boat fine. When I hit solid ground, I run into problems. the sensation of motion. feels weird when you’re home an in the shower and you still feel like you’re on the boat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 5 minutes ago, BigStewMan said: the sensation of motion. feels weird when you’re home an in the shower and you still feel like you’re on the boat. Like riding your motorcycle for hours then stopping and it feels like the air is still passing over your arms. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Because it's windy? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 3 minutes ago, oldtimer said: Because it's windy? Nope but it feels like it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Baby. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 51 minutes ago, CECAA850 said: Like riding your motorcycle for hours then stopping and it feels like the air is still passing over your arms. who said you could ride my motorcycle? 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 2 minutes ago, BigStewMan said: who said you could ride my motorcycle? Wait, I thought I was on a treadmill.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted August 31, 2019 Moderators Share Posted August 31, 2019 1 hour ago, BigStewMan said: the sensation of motion. feels weird when you’re home an in the shower and you still feel like you’re on the boat. I have had that feeling, one time after a cruise with a friend he said he could still feel the boat moving. I told him it will go away in a couple of days. He looked it up and it turns out there are some people who never get over that feeling, they have a name for it, he was a little panicked until it went away. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 3 minutes ago, dtel said: I have had that feeling, one time after a cruise with a friend he said he could still feel the boat moving. I told him it will go away in a couple of days. He looked it up and it turns out there are some people who never get over that feeling, they have a name for it, he was a little panicked until it went away. i almost got thrown out of bed once while sailing through a cyclone. Happened another time during an earthquake ... it takes skill to wake up from a dead sleep and immediately have to catch your balance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 30 minutes ago, jimjimbo said: Wait, I thought I was on a treadmill.... Did it take off? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 34 minutes ago, BigStewMan said: who said you could ride my motorcycle? Didn't think that you would mind if I took it on a bourbon run. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted August 31, 2019 Moderators Share Posted August 31, 2019 14 minutes ago, CECAA850 said: 45 minutes ago, jimjimbo said: Wait, I thought I was on a treadmill.... Did it take off? Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillyBob Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 had an update for the computer yesterday/last night. Took over an hour to load. Wish I would have waited until I didn't want to use the silly machine. wife is getting her feet under her again. Gingerly attempting solid food. When I observed that she hadn't eaten anything ... "but, I ate some ice cream"... That doesn't count. Looks like FL is spared a direct hit from Dorian. .... and spreading her goodness up the coast. Lots of "definitely/maybe" Hate to say that the European forecasts look to be closer than ours... Their models generally are better down here, too. Holiday plans? Nada. Stay home. Wife was talking about going to a Beatles tribute at the casino. Sposed to be good, according to RollingStone, fwiw. Note, I said "was". That was before she spent two days in bed or on/at the toilet. got a little shower this AM. That'll shoot our chances for rain for the day. Unless we don't need the heat to trigger the storms. Critters are fed. Coffee made. Mex. Have a bag of Peruvian on deck. Watched some TV. MajorLeagueFishing and Battlebots. Battlebots appeals [very much] to my destructive side. Gives me lots of bad ideas. Hey! Have any of you watched the drone racing? It is FAST. 90mph. Here's a big surprise. One of the sponsors is the USAF. The pilots wear VR helmets/glasses. I got out when VR/FPV[first person video] was starting. We did a lot of R&D for them. I was building R/C helicopters [that would actually fly] in the 2 - 3 ounce range... including a half oz battery. Not from scratch. Cobbing parts and lots of modding. chatty this AM.. OK. I shut up now 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Posted August 31, 2019 Author Share Posted August 31, 2019 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 That's one heck of a listening room, anybody you know @Tarheel? Pay attention to Dorian Chuck, if it rides the Gulf Stream north it will get substantially stronger, heck it's not even to it yet and it's down to 945 mb!! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted August 31, 2019 Moderators Share Posted August 31, 2019 2 hours ago, WillyBob said: Looks like FL is spared a direct hit from Dorian. 13 minutes ago, JohnJ said: Pay attention to Dorian Chuck, if it rides the Gulf Stream north it will get substantially stronger, heck it's not even to it yet and it's down to 945 mb!! They keep changing it, no telling where it will go, but it does look like it will wash most of the east coast with rain at the least. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Posted August 31, 2019 Author Share Posted August 31, 2019 Right guys.....no telling. And we have just about recovered from Hurricane Florence😐 Early panic buyers already.....saw a guy with 4 cases of bottled water on a hand truck and red gas cans being filled at the BP station. I, OTOH, only bought a half gallon of Bourbon.....priorities you know. 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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