Is there anything to stop sea sickness?
I had to rate two of your respondants with a good answer because they mentioned ginger, which I had forgotten about. This is probably due to the fact that my Mum was lousy sailor and hated ginger! Motion sickness happens because the eyes can see the horizon of the boat but the balancing is done by the ears – therefore, the eyes are telling you that the horizon is still and the ears are telling you that the horizon is moving. Ears do as much for balance as they do for listening! So, if you can see a ‘still’ area and can focus on it with your eyes, the chances are that you will not suffer from sea sickness, because your eyes will relay to your brain (and therefore your ears) that although you are moving about, the horizon is still. My mum used to insist on staying on deck – which may prove the point – because then she could see the horizon. It is an interesting point that many people who get car sick (still motion sickness) that drive will not become travel sick. A driver will always be
