Rookie in the cove!!!!

Thanks for seconding me on the ginger Jonesz. These guys are all about the pharmaceuticals. Homeopath people. Say it with me Homeopathic!

Hey there, thats a good first outting no matter how you look at it.  My recipe for seasickedness is sugarfree energy drinks and lots of breathing.

 Never forget to stop breathing, alot of times, my belief is that when a swell passes by a person will tend to hold their breath and then after a few minutes the brain becomes slightly deprived of oxygen which in turn causes the nausea effect.

great 1st outting none the less, welcome.  jtf..

Nice catch Kayakito and nice to see someone else paddling a Manta Ray I thought I was the only one on this board that had one, how did it handle the ocean welcome to the board  .

Pat R

Does any body knows how to avoid sea sickness?

Skip all that **** and tough it out til you have your legs

Otherwise if you can stand tequila belt just enough to keep the pukes at bay

Nice catch Kayakito. Haven't tried the Ginger thing but have heard that helps. I take Bonine the am of and keep a high horizon. I try not to keep my eyes focused down and watch the swells. Hard to do when you're messing with fish but you got to do, what you got to do. Better than hurling. Good luck. Try to buddy up next time. Getting a little queazy just thinking about it.

tough it out til you have your legs

Thanks for seconding me, Blue.     After reading all the posts after mine I thought I kinda missed the mark by not mentioning the (obvious) drugs available.  But, like Eugene, I find the dramamine and others make me a sleepy zombie and take the fun out of the trip.  My dad has always said that it just took time to get over it, so that's the stubborn-ass way I'm doing it too!  I do like the ginger suggestion though - thanks, Hawk, you homo-path! 

Real expensive way is to get a pilots license and fly hard, turnin' and bankin' till your body and inner ear gets used to the heavy g load and being off balance so long. I did it and it works, but once you stop it is back on the over the counter meds.  :smt001Like someone says, "don't leave home without them." Calm seas or not, I have to take them. I just hate chummin'!

Congratulations on that ling! As far as the sea sickness goes, empty stomach, NO coffee, concentrate on fishing and have FUN. The sea sickness will take care of itself in time.

I have found that A beer or two makes it so the head and tummy don't care.we were at Ocean cove all weekend,get your  good radio and holla out on 69 you'll find some company.
 Sunny

Hey Kayakito  

Welcome aboard! Nice catch You definitely had an interesting first outing.  I've been on the nauseous side a few times myself. Try keeping your eyes focused on the horizon. Looking down and watching the swells can do you in quick  You can really get some good advise from these  NCKA members. Take advantage of their experience.  I'm going to try a few of these seasick remedies myself . One more piece of advise, take a paddle class on basics: how to paddle properly and learn to self rescue. I followed this advice and am very glad I did. Also, buddy up if at all possible. Post a thread in "hookups" in this Forum when looking for someone to fish with. Check with your local kayak shop for classes- lot's of things to learn. Good luck and welcome!

On our anniversary weekend at Monterey I suggested we go on a whale watching boat We were on the biggest ww boat down there, I think 65ft and when it was in the troughs we were looking up at the swells

After about 20 minutes I was wishing we owned a video cam because 90% of the boat was hooking over the side, on the deck, where ever they could aim without hitting somebody

My wife was sitting on the aft deck against the stairs with her eyes closed when this little guy came running down the side of the boat and made a cartoon turn and let fly all over the deck behind her Which reminds me I don't think we ever got her down jacket drycleaned

It was like something out of a stephen king movie, I could barely contain myself

Thanks all, this definitely a good family, now I need at list a dozen fishing trips to try all your recommendations I love it....

Pat,

Manta Ray 12' handle the ocean very well, I was a little worry about it, due to the fact that not to many kayakers
use Manta Ray. I don't know much about kayaks but I have been comparing it and I think Manta ray is a very complete kayak, the set up is perfect, the only thing I did not like is the thikness of the plastic, is kind of thin.
Any way, I'm a small man, if it doesn't flip or sink, is all good, that is all I need... do you have the 12' or the 14" ?

 

I thought someone would have mentioned SCOPACE.  It's prescription, but works very well.

Thats what I use. Its the only thing that works for me and I've tried em all from wrist bands, dramamine,marazine, bonine, to the prescribed patches and none of those worked for me. Scopace is the same patch medication but in oral form. The first time I tried it, I went overboard and took 2 of em at once in the morning before heading out to a party boat. I could swear I saw wavy bands of color once I got into the boat. Fortunately the bands went away after a couple of hours though I had a buzz for the rest of the day. But the medication worked and I was one of the few lucky ones that didn't feel sick at the Farallones  in 11ft swells.

thanks, Hawk, you homo-path! 

I'm sure you meant "homeo" path.

Definitely try to just get more water time and habituate. 

 Ok ill jump in on this one. All of our bodies are different so you will have to find out what works for you. Ginger is a great start if youre not into western med chemicals. Another mild antiemetic is lime water.  Reefer works but then you have altered your decision making skills which is worse than nausea on the big pond. Staying away from eggs for breakfast is a smart move as well. But JTF nailed it. You have to remember to breath. Even though it is autonomic, during times when we are a little nervous  or stressed we unconsciously "forget" to breath. Concentrate on slow deep breaths, in through the nose and out your mouth.    cool looking boat