Enduring Atlantic Storms: Sick Crew, Big Waves, and LANDFALL! Atlantic Crossing End!

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  @FranklinGray · 2 years ago · pinned

  Here &nbsp;are some tips: &nbsp;1) Never assume crew can deal with the seas. &nbsp;Make them take sea sickness medicine (stugeron 15 MG pills is best but sometimes all you can find is 75 MG so split it) before you depart and regularly. &nbsp;2) Only go down in the cabin for needs like head, water, food and make it quick...for the first 3 days. &nbsp;Being down below is the worst place to be for sea sickness. &nbsp;Only let them stay down there when sleeping and make sure to tell them to keep their eyes closed the whole time. &nbsp;Lying on stomach helps. &nbsp;3) When crew wakes up, have them come up immediately and sit down. &nbsp;They will puke soon and after that, nibble on hard boiled eggs and sip water. &nbsp;Make them take the helm. &nbsp;Helming makes the brain understand the boat is moving.<br><br>Sea sickness is caused by 2 things: &nbsp;1) fear/nervousness/anxiety. &nbsp;The more experienced the crew the less this is a problem unless they have a history of sickness. &nbsp;2) The difference of the signals the brain is getting from the eyes and ears. &nbsp;When down below, everything is moving with the boat so it doesn&apos;t look like the boat is moving to the brain, but the ears on the other hand are screaming loudly that it is moving all over the place. &nbsp;On deck or in the cockpit it isn&apos;t as bad but still a problem for many. &nbsp;Here is how to bring those signals closer together but it has to be done at the very first sign of sickness. &nbsp;For me that is the watering of the mouth.<br><br>Two methods but it can be summed up as riding the boat like a surf board, not a bull: 1) This is the easiest to master and it works well. &nbsp;Stand on the steps with arms resting on the deck. &nbsp;As the boat moves, let it move under you but keep the upper body still. &nbsp;If the bow rises, you lean forward, of the bow falls, lean backwards, if starboard rises, bend your right knee, if port rises, bend your left knee. &nbsp;2) The sitting version. &nbsp;Sit up straight and swivel in the midsection. &nbsp;Keep that head still. &nbsp;Just think about letting the boat move under you, not you holding onto the boat and moving with it. &nbsp;These actions sometimes takes only a few minutes or up to 30 minutes to make it go away. &nbsp;Sometimes need to repeat on really rough scary weather often. &nbsp;Do not let it slide to sickness and then try, it will be too late.<br><br>I used to get sick just looking at a picture of rough seas because I had been sick so much but was determined to beat it. &nbsp;I didn&apos;t get better until learning this trick above on how to ride a boat properly. &nbsp;Never been sick since. &nbsp;It took about a year of cruising to really get the fear of seasickness out of my mind, which was a big cause of my sickness.

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  @MultiMarty25 · 1 month ago

  Atlantic is such a wilderness nothing but water for thousands of miles

• BE

  @bette-ann · 1 year ago (edited)

  In awe of their courage, tenacity &amp; preservation.<br><br>That said, noone forces anyone to take such enormous risk. You sign up thus you deal with the reality of that decision.

• SA

  @samgentile7494 · 1 year ago (edited)

  The advice given by fellow sailor Franklin Gray above is spot on. As he said, stay out of the cabin and stay in the cockpit. Look straight ahead towards the bow and try standing up in the center of the cockpit and looking forward at the horizon as much as possible. Ginger ale &apos;might&apos; help also.

• GO

  @godiskungen27 · 1 year ago

  Wow You really came prepared though. For handle the medical issue /seasickness whatever he catched so to speak Well Done❤❤

• NE

  @nederlander66 · 11 months ago

  well deserved

• DI

  @Dipolognonmixvlogs · 1 year ago

  For me im a fraid kind of a big wave watching from philippines always take care

• EA

  @eaglybeagly · 1 year ago

  Amazing.Thank you all very much.

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  @StellaOverboard · 1 year ago

  Incredible video—so well shot and edited! My partner and I just bought our first sailboat, and watching this has us so inspired and excited for the journey ahead. Can’t wait to get out there and hopefully cross paths with awesome sailors like you someday. Fair winds!

• BO

  @Bobisuruncle007 · 1 year ago

  Seasickness is no joke. Well done guys for what seemed like a rough sail. Enjoy the rest of your yourney 🎉

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  @jillynyx3807 · 1 year ago

  U r all MAD going out there !!!!!!!!!

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• BA

  @bargainwallart653 · 1 year ago

  Love sailing only 1 time MOB a mate that held onto a sail rope &amp; dragged him back....the dramas of sailing....that was off Flores in Indonesia great trip.