motion sickness

yeh, i get sick on a powerboat in the ocean too.

funny thing is I NEVER get sick on the bay.  I've been in the bay on some really bad days with big wind waves and never feel a thing.  but I get on the ocean with little 4 foot rollers and i'm hurling an hour later guaranteed.  scopace makes me feel better but it has not 100% solved my problem yet, but i think i'm getting closer.  I just don't fish the ocean enough since i live so far away.

I have been on the bay for hours in very rough water and never gotten sick. Most people are fine in wind chop/waves. It's swell that will make you sick.

   Watching what and how much you eat the day before and in the morning works for me, like a smaller portion of oatmeal, sprinkle some ginger on it, no spicy or garlicky foods, no alcohol, not much caffeine.
    Get up early enough to let the caffeine and breakfast work its will on the bowels-it helps if you get your fiber the day before.
     Every over-the-counter med seems to give me unpleasant, if not dangerous, side effects, so I don't take anything.  I've never tried Rx'ed meds, but then I've never actually puked on the water, tho I've been close, and it does really sap your strength and thinking- not very safe, in my opinion.
   
    Mixed short period swells are the worst, so check Garlic.com or similar to see not just the dominant  direction, but other directions- you can still go out it that stuff, but you have to alter techniques and be careful not to let it get you feeling queasy in the first place, or it's hard to shake it. Mostly, I just start paddling and look up often.
     I checked the web on seasickness and read that the Navy had done a lot of testing and concluded that while some meds/diets/behaviors helped some people, the thing that seemed to help most people was frequency of getting out on the water, though obviously there are exceptions to that.
   I'd like someone to test this method: Take daily rides on the roller coaster and other amusement park rides wearing a blindfold, then go out in lumpy conditions.  I suggest the Boardwalk - the city could use the taxes.   Or just do the twirlies in your living room with your eyes shut every day.