How To Overcome Seasickness

Preparing for an upcoming sail or power course with Offshore Sailing School? Read through our tips to overcome seasickness.

1. Don’t drink liquor excessively the night before departing.
2. Be careful to avoid greasy foods.
3. Drink Coke or Pepsi, because they contain phosphoric acid, which is an ingredient in Emetrol, a drug to control vomiting.
4. Stay up on deck where the air is fresh and you can see the horizon.
5. If you have a choice of berths, don’t choose one in the forward cabin.
6. Sleep on your back.
7. Keep busy on deck.
8. Have your ears cleaned before a long race or cruise.
9. Be in good physical condition.
10. Steer, because necessitates looking at the horizon (#4) and keeping busy (#7), and provides anticipation of what the next movement of the boat will be.

We hope these remedies and tips on how to prevent seasickness are helpful. Happy Sailing from Offshore Sailing School!

Reprinted from “Fundamentals of Sailing, Cruising, & Racing” by Steve Colgate; published by W.W. Norton & Co.