is to just take the daughter landbased fishing.......

Aside from that, I have found avomine the best tablet for seasickness with minimal side affects like drowsiness and cotton mouth. But make sure to drink plenty of water while you are out.

I find Travacalm originals very good. They dont zonk you out because they have caffeine in them. cheers Pete

everyone is different. where one tablet works for one it might not work for another. as Pete said, Travacalm. my wife is a really bad sufferer of that dreaded affliction and these are the only one that worked for her. best bet is to start with one sort and keep trying till you find one that works. its not a quick fix it might take a few types to find the right one or you could score it right the first time. but please as Huggy said , keep up the fluids, even if you just sip away all day at least your getting the water down

I've used Kwells and Travelcalm and they both work fine for me. Just make sure you take them half an hour before you heard out.
I was actually put off buying a boat because I hated getting seasick but I've found that because I go out almost every weekend I now don't get seasick. So I guess the best way to combat seasickness is go out a much as possible.

I find I feel worse now when I'm back on land, can't stop the swaying sensation...

ginger tablets help me

for me, the #1 tablet and the only one that works for me is Avil, they work a treat, and don't make me drowzy!!

Thanks for all your comments.
We'll give the tablets a go, and like you've suggested, if the first ones don't work for us, we'll try something else.

Hey Huggy, the daughter is as keen as me to hit the water in the new boat.....don't think leaving her to go LB would go down very well :(

regards
rusty...

Sure fire way to avoid seasickness is to stand under a tree, also prevents shark bite..... merry xmas...cheers Rob

Same as Grooveepants!

Mate, I have tried them all (including the random shit) and I am yet to find anything that is even close to being as good as the ET pills. No drowsiness (has caffeine aswell), No dryness of the mouth and best of all no sea sickness!

Best pill I have ever had hands down

its all about the hydrobromide.. just dont take to many.. LOL

welcome to hallucenation city :S

The chemist on the corner of Risely street and Canning hwy in Apple Cross stock thier own brand tablets to takle seasickness, They havnt let me down so far. They are dearer than the normal ones of the shelves. Around $25.00 by memory

G/f takes travel calm but does the job perfect except she gets hungry and then eats the esky haha. Been on the boat many times now though she can now handle calm seas (squiding) without a tablet. Also i may look into those pressure point bands that you can get for an xmas pressy.

Tape your second and third toes together on both feet. I know it sounds weird but I stopped a girl throwing up within 5 minutes of doing this to her. I'm a believer.

Either travacalm or just get your head over the side and get it over with, as long as the gut is strong enough to battle on for the 5 minutes after you've hurled you come through it.

An old Guru told me once to jump in the water and hold onto the side of the boat for around 10 minutes. You will then feel the boat moving but your body will adjust because of the water and also you will stop worrying about being sick. This is because you will be to worried about sharks, cured everyone i know.

Stones Original Green Ginger Wine . . . Straight from the bottle while its in the brown paper bag is best but if you have to pour it into a coffee mug ( without the coffee )or mix with beer . . .

I love pineapple and when I was younger I used to drink Stones Green Ginger wine so I'm happy to give these a go!!

regards
rusty...

Love it Pale Ale!!

I am not the best with rough seas but have to agree with the beer thing, couple cheeky ones on the way out takes the edge off. Mixed with Kwells you forget about it pretty quickly.
Also keep in the fresh air, worst thing to do is go underneath and try and sleep in the dark while the boat is rocking.

Cheers
Pezdog

Despite the ban in Oz on Scopolamine this stuff is by far the best. Can cause drowsiness, and if you are not careful in washing your hands after sticking it behind your ear and wipe your eye you will see 2 fish instead of the one you hold.
You can without being illegal get them from NZ pharmacies and trust me they work, and up to 3 days.
http://www.transdermscop.com
I have 6 patches I got from NZ always ready in the evnt I go for a long charter like the Monties etc. Fortunately dont suffer badly ever but even feeling a little crook after a few beers etc makes for a miserable time at sea.
One other remedy is to ask the skipper to take the helm if you have a RST or he will supervise. Concentrating on something important often overcomes it.
Dont advertise what I do for a crust but its a pity it was removed from Oz because idiots used it for recreation purposes instead of the real indication.
Neels

Here in NZ, there is only the one really reliable seasick remedy, and that is the Paihia Bombers.
These are only available from the Paihia Pharmacy (in the Bay of Islands) their ph is 09-402-7034 fax -7342.

They are a 2 pill system, one is an anti-histamine based pill, the other is a caffiene derivative. The combined result is you do not get seasick AT ALL, and also do not get drowsy.

They are really well known over here among regular sea users. They have been off the market for months, due to the govt suddenly deciding that they need to go thru a new certification system, leaving NZ feeling queezy on the sea, but HOORAY they are back on the market again now, I just got my pills today! yaaaayyy!!

They are NZ$2.50 a dose, max of 20 doses per person. They last for about 24hrs each dose.

Side effects? They make the back of your throat dry, due to the antihistamine, and they ride a lot better I have found if you have something in your belly, but then, I am sensitive to caffiene, even coffee on an MT stomach makes me feel bluuurrgh.
But man, when you are out in the weather we get here, it is DAMN good to know you will be happi-de-doo-dah all day with the Paihia bombers!

Oh, and yes,i think they do send these pills around the world, they get yachties all over the pacific calling for them, i know that anyhow!

just be careful for kids under 6yrs of age

Kwells on my packet says children 2 to 7yrs a quarter of tablet and that's it for 24hrs.

I swear also by Black Moores ginger tablets 400mgs.
but it also says children under 6yrs - Only as professionals prescribe
6-12yr olds 1 to 2 tablets half a hr before going out then half a tablet to one tablet every two hrs as required

I take 2 kwell and 3 ginger tablets after breakfast, wait half hour than I am great out in the boat, can even eat lunch without a burly trail
Good luck with your kids

But even adults get seasick.

Thanks Roberta for the ginger tablets and dosage of Kwells (and others) for kids...it's possible that I could have little kids on the boat some day so being prepared is always a good thing. 

Thanks to everyone else for their tips, too....can't say I could handle a beer or two as a way of not feeling sick, in fact I reckon the opposite would be true in my case!

regards 

rusty... 

If you have to take beer with you on a fishing trip as an excuse to prevent seasickness you shouldn't be out there and the sooner they bring in penalties for it the better.

Sure, I love a beer and will take 2-3 midstrenth cans with me ona trip but they won't be opened if the weather is suspect or untill we have got our tally and its time to steam home.

Carnarvonite

Ive always used Travacalm...taken an hr before departure then a few over the course of the day. Drink a heap of water tho and try to stay out of the cabin that ever helps :P. A friend once told me to eat oranges...the vitamin C helps with the queasiness...i tried it and yeah it worked for me but as discussed above try a few things andsee what works. Good luck :D

Sunny

 Went out today with a mate on his dinghy, i have really bad seasickness, decided to try the beers theory, drank a couple half hour before taking off was 100% deadset i would yak, but nope not even close to it, was out for 3hrs on the bumpy sea, it really worked! 

 Bought the 'natural' variety which contains ginger and the packet states 'will not cause drowsiness'. We'll try them on Saturday, weather permitting!

Hey dicey, thanks for road testing the beer theory....glad to hear it worked ok for you but I'll stick to the tablets 

regards
rusty...

 when i worked on a cray boat but the boys cured me its simple mixed two cartons of mulies with two cartons of orange roughy in a bait well leave to simmer for five days in fourty degree heat add a four metre swell and twenty knot winds  make sure the bloke whos sea sick knows nothing about it and get him to open the hatch!!! instant very sick bloke felt sick for two days afterwards but havent been sick since!

Go back a few more years and we'd get bags of cow hooves/hocks and they would live down the back untill needed in the pots. Sometimes they would be there for a week.

You would grab one out of the bag and end up with a hand full of hair, give it a flick and the toe caps would fly off and maggots by the millions an inch long and usually a skinfull the night before didn't help. Herking and dry reaching while you worked, there was no such thing as stopping because you were sick.

 before i started!!! but seriously it was bloody rough out there that day! and i havent been sick since!