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We are on the Cap Finistere back from a wonderful trip to Beni to Portsmouth. We left rather late, heightened security thought I, we were searched by a very nice young man, not quite thoroughly enough for my liking!

Oh no, it was all the time it took to chain the lorries down, they don’t seem to chain the rest of us so I assume we can just fly around in between. Well I think the slight overspray down the side of our brand new van may be the least of our worries!

I have taken my kwells. I have a box of chocolates. I don’t drink so I am not sure what else to add to the mix.
Nick is having a medicinal lager before we go on a cider forage.

Missing our lovely friends in Beni, a special goodbye to Shirley and Eddy Sheddy , Jan&Bill TheHat , Pete knuckledragger . See you next year and Merry Christmas.
 
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Bloody 'ell you've picked a right day to bounce your way through the Bay of Biscay, Storm force 10 winds, is gonna be quite lumpy .

I once spent a week on one wave sailing through there.

Are the crew wearing life jackets yet? On the Rakia we used to do that to have the Passengers on, it was worth being fined a days pay just to see them panic.

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carolyn said:
Oh no, it was all the time it took to chain the lorries down, they don’t seem to chain the rest of us so I assume we can just fly around in between.
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They chain the lorries because 30 or more tons of sliding lorry could seriously damage the ferry. Motorhomes would do more damage to themselves than the ferry.

I have taken my kwells. I have a box of chocolates. I don’t drink so I am not sure what else to add to the mix.
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I've sailed yachts offshore for nearly 30 years and never felt any seasickness but sufferers tell me they rely on ginger biscuits and totally avoid coffee. If you feel the need to go on deck for fresh air be sure to wrap up and keep warm. It sounds obvious but the brain gets addled when feeling seasick.
Or, I'm told that strawberry jam sandwiches are popular as they taste the same coming up as they do going down.
 
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I’m already on wave watch for our ferry on Dec 27 which is on the Cap Finistre, normally we use the Pont Aven which unfortunately does not do the Spanish route this time of year.
If it looks as if it will be too rough then I will change the ferry the day before and drive down through France instead.
 
As a car - sick kid, the mere mention of Kwells would have me throwing up.
Years later my brother,then a Royal Marine was issued with Avonine . He didn't use them and passed them on to me. They are brilliant, I've always had to ask for them by name, but they are readily available in the UK. One tablet, even taken when already feeling sick will rapidly take effect and last 24 hours. Two will send me deeply asleep.
Ginger is a known homeopathic remedy for travel sickness.
My late Mum latterly had various serious medical conditions and used to lose her power of speech and/or black out when flying She had been advised by her doctor not to fly or one day she might not arrive!
However Mum was a very determined lady and was determined to visit her grandchildren (my brother's kids) wherever in the world they might be.
A homeopathic practicioner advised her of the properties of ginger. Thereafter Mum would suck on some Chrystalised ginger about an hour before flying and a bit more during the flight and never again had any problems. I hasten to add she always arrived alive at her destinations!
 
Ginger is fantastic for settling the stomach and is also a very effective natural anti inflammatory, great for arthritis sufferers!

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That's my worst nightmare a rough crossing, ? because if Janie feels unwell I'm not allowed to eat anything. ?
I remember being on a fishing trip when I was at school, ? the boat was going up and down up and down, everytime someone put ground bait down, I asked what they had in their sandwiches. ? Bob.
 
Mikeco said:
I’m already on wave watch for our ferry on Dec 27 which is on the Cap Finistre, normally we use the Pont Aven which unfortunately does not do the Spanish route this time of year.
If it looks as if it will be too rough then I will change the ferry the day before and drive down through France instead.
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Pont Aven was in Santander last Tue but in the dockyard not the ferry port.BUSBY.

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Good luck - have a safe journey & hope it's not too bad! ?
 
busby said:
Pont Aven was in Santander last Tue but in the dockyard not the ferry port.BUSBY.
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The same day that we sail on the Cap Finistre the schedule is showing the Pont Aven on the Portsmouth to St Malo run. Don’t really understand why it’s doing that and not the Spain crossing.
Got it down as an option if the crossing looks dodgy but it would be £50 more than what we have paid plus the extra diesel costs.
 
Having been a very keen fisherman, I have been out in some very big waves. I have found over the years that eating a good meal helps prevent motion sickness
 
Three ways to alleviate sea sickness.
1) Watch the horizon
if that fails
2) Lie down with eyes closed
and if that fails
3) Sit underneath a tree :rolleyes:

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One of my best was Calais to Dover that took 4 ½ hours, it was a bit choppy.
 
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Does it go as far as Spain now ?
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Hi.
YES!!!...Keep Up !! Well perhaps by 2073 'ish,maybe,perhaps, You best bet is use the Tunnel to Ireland,because the Irish will have built a Tunnel to Spain and opened it by June next year..
Tea O'Bag
 
When on the Jubilee Sailing Trust tall ships they recommended Stugeron to prevent seasickness as we would often sail in rough seas and some needed them.
 
We've encountered some pretty choppy Channel crossings over the years. I'm the daft one wandering around feeling like she's drunk. Love it! I've never suffered from sea-sickness. My husband, on the other hand, hates it. He heads for the cabin as soon as possible, as lying down helps a lot. We've only recently started booking a cabin on crossings -money well spent.
 
As a retired GP you don’t need to worry about the amount of drugs I have in my handbag!!
I also trained as a homoeopath at the Bristol Homoeopathic hospital for a number of years but whilst fully qualified I have to confess that it’s one of those complementary things that the more I learnt about it the more I thought it was a load of old bo......! Apologies to all those who think it’s great.

I am currently following the full English plus chocolate approach in preparation for the worsening conditions due later. No one else seems to have recommended chocolate yet, I just don’t understand it!

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I have only been seasick once during 40 years of sailing mostly in my own yacht and multiple ferry crossings.

On that occassion we were taking our 12m Class, (70 footer) from Jersey to Cowes at night. I had been on the helm for a while and having been relieved went below, but soon had to come up and heave over the rail, but that was it - no repeat like many sufferers and never since.

One time I did feel queashy was on same yacht when we ran aground on a shifting sandbank off Ile de Chausse on a falling tide and as it was a long-keeled design we dried and heeled at about 30 degrees. I went below for a sweater from my bunk in the fo'castle and just the trip there and back made me queasy, but that was caused by the eye and the brain getting different signals re what was 'upright'. Soon passed when topsides.

Geoff
 
SIFTA SAM said:
A 'good sailor' in the Royal Navy pre-1970 was someone who shared his daily tot of rum around, especially if it was 'neaters'.
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My Dad was a stoker in the Royal Navy for many years and always took a few days to get his sea legs back and I grew up on horrendous stories of the Bay of Biscay. I don’t think stabilisers had been invented in those days. He liked rum as I think that tasted much the same coming up as going down. I don’t know how you spell it but he also made Kai or cai which was a delicious chocolatey gooey drink from condensed milk , cocoa or chocolate. Happy days.
 
As someone who has spent a lot of time yacht racing offshore make sure you eat loads it really helps. Also if your struggling watching the horizon can help too.

There are only 2 types of people when it comes to sea sickness, those that get seasick and those who have not yet.

Luckily i'm in the later part of the above statement and after 1000's of miles bouncing around in big seas i'm pretty comfortable when it gets a bit lumpy.
 
I was 18 and got roped into being a carer on a firms trip out with Remploy ( the ex worked in the offices )
We got on a hovercraft from Ramsgate.. It was pretty rough and even the stewardesses were going green round the gills..
A mate and myself went round the dining room stuffing down all the eggs and bacon people had left .. As we slurped the eggs and fatty bacon down this seemed to turn MORE folk off.. when we got off tother side we were both so bloated we just sat on the dock side for ages !!

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