I spent a total of more than 3 years at sea, most of it aboard Carriers... I was seasick often.
While operating at sea it's quite easy, even for pilots, (even weeks for the youngest sailors) to go days without seeing the sky. While living in the bowels of a vessel so big, your eyes give you the impression of rock-solid stability... but my ears would always reveal the truth... that mismatch frequently lead to my retching... Thankfully, as a pilot, I always had the opportunity to "break the surly bonds of earth" and get my sense of balance normalized.
There isn't a much worse feeling than being seasick.
Interesting. So you never got to a point where you got your "sealegs" and just never were seasick again?
I'm not a person who gets "queesy" -- never have been car or airsick, for instance. Unlike some people, I have no problem reading on a long car ride for instance, but I have been absolutely miserable on all three whale-watches I've been on.
Never got over it... Never got used to it... It's not a matter of conditioning or experience, it's some sort of inner ear sensitivity...
The only cure for me is to be in a spot where I can see the horizon and let my eyes see the same motion my ears feel. If I'm not seeing the horizon, I'm getting sick. I have been airsick sitting in the back of a military transport... again, no visual reference to confirm the motion my ears sense.
Greeting from the Kitty Hawk! It was a treat to see a picture of the ship so soon after we pulled out of Hong Kong (pulled out Monday) We rode the fringe of a typhoon for several days prior to pulling in, and had 20-30 foot seas. One a ship this size, it just gives a gentle rocking. Slept like a baby at night. I guess 17 years on various platforms has made me immune to the effects, but there were quite a few of the newer sailors producing technicolr yawns.
I spent a total of more than 3 years at sea, most of it aboard Carriers... I was seasick often.
While operating at sea it's quite easy, even for pilots, (even weeks for the youngest sailors) to go days without seeing the sky. While living in the bowels of a vessel so big, your eyes give you the impression of rock-solid stability... but my ears would always reveal the truth... that mismatch frequently lead to my retching... Thankfully, as a pilot, I always had the opportunity to "break the surly bonds of earth" and get my sense of balance normalized.
There isn't a much worse feeling than being seasick.
Interesting. So you never got to a point where you got your "sealegs" and just never were seasick again?
I'm not a person who gets "queesy" -- never have been car or airsick, for instance. Unlike some people, I have no problem reading on a long car ride for instance, but I have been absolutely miserable on all three whale-watches I've been on.
Never got over it... Never got used to it... It's not a matter of conditioning or experience, it's some sort of inner ear sensitivity...
The only cure for me is to be in a spot where I can see the horizon and let my eyes see the same motion my ears feel. If I'm not seeing the horizon, I'm getting sick. I have been airsick sitting in the back of a military transport... again, no visual reference to confirm the motion my ears sense.
Greeting from the Kitty Hawk! It was a treat to see a picture of the ship so soon after we pulled out of Hong Kong (pulled out Monday) We rode the fringe of a typhoon for several days prior to pulling in, and had 20-30 foot seas. One a ship this size, it just gives a gentle rocking. Slept like a baby at night. I guess 17 years on various platforms has made me immune to the effects, but there were quite a few of the newer sailors producing technicolr yawns.
Thanks for your note Snipe! Best regards to you and everyone on the ship. Thanks for what you're doing.