Preventing Seasickness While Boating

Picture it: you’ve set off on your boat and you’re cruising your favorite lake or making your way down the Atlantic coast when you or one of your passengers starts to feel weak and nauseated. That terrible feeling is seasickness, and it’s possible for even the most seasoned sailor to experience it at any time, although those who haven’t boated much or ever before are more prone to suffer from its ill effects. Here are a few strategies to employ to keep this marine malady at bay.

Try Ginger or Peppermint

Herbal remedies are a nice and gentle fix for many cases of nausea. Ginger or peppermint tea or candies can be sipped or sucked to quell a sickly stomach. You can also try inhaling the scent of mint.

Don’t Drink

Alcohol is known to make you feel pretty bad even if you’re on dry land due to its intoxicating and dehydrating effects, so imagine the impact it could have if you’ve had a few beers before heading out to sea. Try to avoid drinking for a few days before your voyage and definitely don’t have any alcohol on board!

Eat Lightly

It’s not a good idea to avoid food entirely if you’re feeling sick and dizzy. Have a light snack of crackers, bananas, almonds, granola or applesauce. Something light and gentle like this will help to soothe your stomach.

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