How You Can Survive Seasickness

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How to deal with seasickness... and how it almost ruined this video series before it started. This is Day 1 of the Pacific crossing. Everyone is helping with the last-minute prep before we say goodbye to Mexico to start our 3000-mile passage across the Pacific Ocean. The seas are rough and the thing I dread most happens... I'm seasick. But, the best part of being seasick is that I’m off to a great start on losing weight because I was too scared to eat anything!
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[@david_shih]

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[@LumiaScience]

I feel like I was tolerating you when I would see you on Parley, but then I saw you moderate the Annapolis KZbin panel...you did a great job. You kept the entire room and the KZbin audience excited and alive for the duration. Then I took a chance and starting watching your channel and I must say, you do a great job. You are an acquired personality, but when I finally arrived I enjoy your "not even noticeable" sponsorship segues. You go Diamond Dog Dave!

[@david_shih]

aw thanks Lumia... what kind words! i'm an acquired taste...

[@Cubamara]

Four sets of acupressure bracelets on my catamaran for visitors. Wife started to get seasick walking on the marina Warf leading to the boat while were still dating. Vomiting before we even cleared the breakwater. One acupressure bracelet on each wrist cured her of ever getting seasick again.

[@david_shih]

It’s amazing that you’ve kept it up despite the wife getting sick! Glad you stuck through it bc it’s epic isn’t it?

[@Cubamara]

@@david_shih At my age I would have to stick $1K bills in each ear to be somewhat attractive to younger girls and future ex-wives.

[@LostYogi]

The best tip is still: Get up on the center deck, follow the motion of the boat, and keep your eyes on the horizon. Yes, ginger or sweets can settle the nausea I only got motion/sea sickness for a couple of years when I was around 12-14 years old, thank god I don't have to fight that anymore unless I'm down below and fight the motion of the boat.

[@david_shih]

im with you on "following the motion of the boat" but i can't really figure out why it works!

[@LostYogi]

@@david_shih maybe because your center is stable and it's your legs/hips that move?

[@barilro]

Hang in their, you will become one of the great sailing channels out there…make sure your wife does not leave you.

[@david_shih]

Thanks for the faith! As for mary…I’m good as long as she doesn’t figure out I don’t know what I’m doing.

[@mary_shih]

Ha! He’s lucky he makes me laugh all the time! 😂

[@Juice00kp]

Can’t wait for you and your family’s adventures on your boat 😊. Keep up the great video editing David!

[@david_shih]

Will do juice!!! You’re not going to miss all the Fiberglassing?!?

[@Juice00kp]

@@david_shih it’s all part of the process can’t be all fun and games.

[@LatersOnTheMenjay.]

Really feel for you Dave. Being sea sick is the worst. You can't just 'push through it' or 'man-up'. The only thing you can do is hope for land, sleep or a quick death. Couple that with the guilt you feel for being a burden on the crew and it's the worst.

[@david_shih]

you totally get it... hate letting people down, and also hate feeling helpless. thankfully it goes away eventually!

[@mary_shih]

Quick death!!! Hahahaha!!! Love it!

[@jameshutch1000]

Your video’s are probably the best out of all the KZbin sailing channels and I know as I watch them all! Great job 👏

[@david_shih]

aw man thanks james...

[@svevergreen3370]

I agree you have a style that is funny but also short and to the point. You don't belabor the subject so that keeps it from becoming boring

[@RevolutionTV1]

Everything you said was spot on. Driving really helps, besides that just doing boat work has helped me before. Grab a brush and just start cleaning. At the very least they will give you less crap about puking on the deck.

[@david_shih]

hahah luckily i didn't puke! but man i wanted to the whole time!

[@bill2292]

Another outstanding video David, I can't wait till the next one!! Remember that everyone gets seasick but not everyone blubbers about it. (Blubber is sea dog speak for whine).

[@david_shih]

Haha l true. Most people probably just pretend it never happens to them I guess.

[@The_Samsquantch]

It sucks when you don't have a coastline with a static object to watch. I remember many morning's after race party's just sitting on the rail dead center of the boat and just fixate on a single object for 5-10 minutes. Helped with the hangover and dealing with the up/down motions from the boat moving through the water.

[@david_shih]

Yes, a coastline definitely helps most people, but for me it doesn’t seem to make much of a difference. Either I’m all good or I’m going downhill.

[@rileybri]

Thankfully I tend to fairly immune to seasickness but do get just a general blah feeling occasionally. There is no more helpless feeling than being stuck on a boat for days and feeling sick. The best fastest way to get over it is to just be sick and get it out of your system.

[@david_shih]

hey riley...yeah once it starts, it seems like you just have to let it go its course.

[@RonaldJHElzenga]

Funny and recognisable.😅 Reminds me of my younger years. We went boating with fathers and a friend from our favourite holiday island on the sea near here. I the boat-crazy was the only one who got seasick🤢 and hung over the railing🤮. How disappointed I was☹️, and so along with my lack of language skills, I did not become a boat pilot.❌️ But finally at the beginning of this year it all suddenly worked out and I have now been living on my bought 38ft cabin sailboat for several months and seasickness stayed away as I crossed the bumpy IJsselmeer in May.🥳

[@david_shih]

Great to hear!!! Seasickness passes!!! There’s hope for everyone! Too cool that you’re living aboard now!

[@islandboy50]

The best thing for sea sickness that I found to work for me was having a ja of Japanese pickled Ginger. Believe me it really works!

[@david_shih]

I definitely haven’t tried that one! Pickled ginger it is! I’ll try it!

[@islandboy50]

​​@@david_shih Yes, I always chewed and sucked on each piece of pickled ginger when ever crossing from Maui to Molokai by ferry, the Pailolo Channel which is also known as the windiest and roughest seas in the Hawaiian Islands.

[@david_shih]

@@islandboy50 where does one buy Japanese pickled ginger? Is it in a jar or cold?

[@islandboy50]

@@david_shih yes, in the jar or in a large bag in Asian markets.

[@chetdogspoon]

Another great video David, thank you. I really enjoy your enthusiasm and sense of humor.

[@david_shih]

thx chet! trying to keep these vids fun!

[@sedatedape315]

Just remember: What doesn't kill ya...makes ya something or other. 🐒 My one and only time with seasickness was weird. I felt perfectly fine I just couldn't keep my balance. It was a fairly nice day, just some high rolling waves on the bay. I had been out in much worse, before and after, and felt nothing.Most crewmates said night ops was the worst time of day for them. Just once in about 100'ish patrols/missions. But i was so glad when we to get back to the docks! Glad to know you over came your bout of it!

[@david_shih]

Patrols? Missions?? I hate do you do for a living?? I love night time dinghy missions.

[@sedatedape315]

@@david_shih lol, sorry...I was in the US Coast Guard for 6 years. I stood radio watches but jumped on the SAR/patrol boats when I was on my off time. SAR = search & rescue. We did a few daily patrols in each direction of the navigable waterway(s). And missions might be safety boardings, commercial ship inspections, or law/drug enforcement. And this was the "Old Guard." Back when it was under the penny-pinching Dept of Transportation. All in all those were pretty fun times...back when I was 40 years younger.

[@rockysouthflorida1707]

Capt Banana Hammock! That's the new T-shirt that needs to be in the DS online store! Great Edit! All the best to the salty sailors on DS Sailing Vessel! Cheers Rock and Ty! Lost some weight in the Pacific! LOL!

[@david_shih]

can you believe i got more than 1 vid out in a week?

[@rockysouthflorida1707]

@@david_shih did not want to jinx your amazing productivity with bad ju ju ! Lol 😂😋😄😆😉😂😊

[@david_shih]

@@rockysouthflorida1707 well I have 1 and a half more vids in the bank but I’m editing as fast as possible!

[@rockysouthflorida1707]

@@david_shih you go Capt! 8 terabytes of interwebs entertainment! Dont lose those SD cards! Lol I 😂

[@rockysouthflorida1707]

@@david_shih like a TV show every week! 30 min is actually only 22 min. - commercial I really think the 11-15 min is perfect create a intro. And end credits start giving props to patron sponsors or post montage of fans - supporters wearing DS sailing gear! Start with Jamie & colin / end with family!🐶😊

[@cellasadventures7324]

Epic video. It’s amazing how much content you can stuff into these episodes. Love it please more.

[@david_shih]

Thx cella’s. That means a ton. I try really hard to keep it interesting bc I can’t stand boring vids!!!

[@lilbeaupeep3719]

Mary must be a SAINT! Couple goals!! Sending good vibes to Mary and the kids.

[@david_shih]

yeah she's quite cool! and very patient!

[@sockeyevoyages8840]

Nice video, David. Thank you for getting into the challenges of Mal de Mer. Sea sickness is AWFUL! I have not let it keep me from sailing, as a career. Pitching is the worst for me. I the last few years I have been pleased with Meclizine. Taking it the night before departure allows the sleepiest effect to pass during sleep! Promethazine is the next level up of prevention. I'm glad Colin offered you that experience. Nothing like learning by doing.

[@david_shih]

meclizine.... thats bonine right? if so, that stuff is better than dramamine for me at least! what line of work are you in?

[@williesful]

Good work David, it is something I wondered if people were getting sea sick as there wasn’t a whole lot mentioned about it on Colins vids. Another good honest video. Thank you for the content. 😊

[@david_shih]

hey willie, the guys on parlay don't ever seem to get sick...i actually dont usually get sick either, but apparently it can hit anytime!

[@williesful]

@@david_shih yes I know what you are saying lol have fed the fish a few times myself in on shore waters fishing down here in NZ

[@tickerbrad8926]

Mr. Shih.... Bro. Great views and energy!

[@david_shih]

thanks tick!

[@nea273]

Man, I love offshore fishing... and 7 out of 10 I get seasick. That won't stop me from going again. I even bought a boat to go out fishing. 😂 You are right, I don't get seasick when I'm driving the boat or when a fish hits the bait. I don't know why.

[@david_shih]

a true fisherman dedicated to the craft....powering through the seasickness... i remember going deepsea fishing for the 1st time when i was 10. turned green and puked for 6 hours straight!

[@SVPearler]

I've not tried this(not been sea sick), but it's on quite a few of the sailing forums. Said to be a Japanese remedy. Tape your 2nd and 3rd toes together on both feet. Something to with pressure points.

[@david_shih]

i cant tell if youre messing with me... i'm going to do this in a video and everyone is going to laugh

[@SVPearler]

@david_shih mate no ship. It's on some of the fishing forums too. Google taping toes together for sea sickness. Some say big toe and the next. Be awsome for you to ask the question of the many that follow you and your other contacts.

[@rockysouthflorida1707]

@@david_shih paint your toe nails first! Let Mary mermaid narration! Lol 😂

[@obg6467]

Hey David next time bring along some Ginger ale it helps with the motion sickness 😊

[@david_shih]

ginger ale? i actually love ginger beer too (A bit stronger) will give it a shot next time!

[@TRCAdventures]

That was great! Thanks for sharing your experience! Looks like such a great crew!

[@david_shih]

it was a blast for sure...the people always make the experience!

[@lazzj4995]

Yay there is hope. Been on many boats but only seasick once - of course it had to be with people i had met for the first time that day on their lux launch in pleasant seas. It was so random- the way different boats roll has a lot to do with it

[@david_shih]

youre right, totally random! ive been a few long passages in rougher seas with no problems!

[@CoryWitte]

Killin it as usual! Keep it up buddy! Your charisma and personality were made for KZbin!

[@david_shih]

Thank Cory! How have you been bro?

[@CoryWitte]

@@david_shih just saving those pennies to buy my own boat so I can follow you cool guys around!

[@david_shih]

@@CoryWitte come on! We’re waiting for you. Starling + Work remote and it’s on sooner than later!

[@CoryWitte]

@@david_shih that is the plan once I get the right gig at work. Sail the Caribbean a while to learn and then set off across one of the big ponds!

[@david_shih]

oh you'll figure out the sailing part in a week or 2! the rest is just gaining experience, which you only get once you start sailing! @@CoryWitte

[@davekimbler2308]

Sea sick is no joke ! I got it once in the Navy then never again ! But it sucked for sure . I focus on one thing and relax then i'm good !

[@david_shih]

focus on looking at something? or thinking about something? i need to know the secret!

[@hanssolo4ever]

I used the patched behind the ear and it worked for me.

[@david_shih]

scoplamine! its magic! but so strong!

[@chrisnelson5877]

Good tutorial by Master sailor David.

[@david_shih]

haha... far from it...but a master anti-sicknesser? yes...

[@kptbillburkett8735]

I like how you used the Is eruption here on the Big Island for a Visual aid. I saw the eruption as it happened. That was so cool. Thanks for a Great video this week. Can't wait to see more. Ok Can't wait to see your sails on the Horizon someday here on the Big Island. Ok until next time, Aloha from the Big Island of Hawaii!

[@david_shih]

wait, you saw a volcano explode? when?! so cool!

[@kptbillburkett8735]

​@@david_shih The very one you showed on your video. We had a sworm of earthquakes. Two's and three's every two to three minutes apart. And then the smoke stopped for a second and Bam the lava started shooting out of the Crater floor. It was so cool to see. The one you show on the video is from right here on the Big Island.

[@markrvp]

I love how you are able to get to the point and keep it interesting. So many KZbin channels are like watching paint dry. Keep the videos coming and your channel is going to blow up!

[@Tewbum]

Dave, you are a funny bugger, I love your take on sea sickness and your narration 😂😂❤

[@david_shih]

hahah its was not so fun when it was happening!

[@davidbauerdorf1324]

Great video David! Still Still Still my favorite line😂😂” could talk the leg off a chair😂 hope to see you all in Annapolis 🤘

[@FelixMartinezLVF]

Super great friend!!! I am following them every Sunday To see how you go with this super adventure, I hug you and wish you the best always!! Hoping to hear from you again soon, greetings to all!! 😁🤗🤙

[@david_shih]

Aw thanks Felix! So glad to hear you following.

[@pascalbernard488]

Hi Dave, my wife takes Diménhydrinate and she is not sick at all. In France the product is called Mercalm: calm sea

[@david_shih]

ah yes! i believe that's dramamine in the states. does it put her to sleep though?

[@hanssolo4ever]

Great video, i have missed your other videos. Going back now to find them.

[@brianparravicino163]

Try 'STUGERON' it's non drowsy and lasts 24 hrs but take it before you travel. Taking charge of the helm also helps immensely, it gets the body in tune with the motion.

[@david_shih]

Sturgeon? Sounds crazy but I’ll get some! What does it do?

[@brianparravicino163]

Dude, you misread my aarrr. Stugeron. It really works. Another great tip is to eat porridge . it tastes the same coming up as it did going down. @@david_shih

[@familyupgrade]

I can even fathom beeing seasick. Never been. I was one of three souls standing in a HUGE ferry rollin' all over. Puke everywere, but me? Having fun., Smell gets me BIG TIME, but you can hold your breath. I am NOT loocking forward to this. So sorry, D, this suuuucks. /Catta

[@david_shih]

if you can handle that ferry, you'll be just fine out there!

[@david_shih]

and you can always hold your nose! what about watching all those other people puke...that would have done it for me!

[@familyupgrade]

@@david_shih Yeah, well, I tend to puke so I look away. I am a tender girl. REALLY easy to puke. I shove my husband forward and run the other way. #survival #saviourhusband I am just lucky I dont get seasick, but EVERYTHING else will get me. Even coughing. /SadCatta

[@familyupgrade]

@@david_shih - True story: I never get seasick, but I puke as a overfed baby for anything else. But then there was that time I got stressed (wall-kind) and got the "yrsla", loosely translated to the "spinnings". I got sooo dizzy, the local callcenter (1177) send an ambulance to fetch me to the ER. A lot of tests followed, bc the "spinns" is actually a big signs of stroke or heartproblems. Not once did I puke, and that was a thing of amazement for the ER, the doc, the nurses etc, bc if you get dizzy, you puke. So, Ill never get seasick, but I will puke my guts out if I smell diesel, puke, see vomit or nr 2. Yeaahh, fun times. Love my husband, he is a TRUE saviour. /C

[@davidmonk7470]

I always have a box of ginger snaps on board and 2 or 3 of them as soon as you feel it coming on does wonders

[@david_shih]

like the cookies?

[@Jumper1776]

David! This is one of your best videos so! No kidding

[@david_shih]

really Jumper? you gotta tell me what parts?!?!?!!??!!?!?!??! im too close to it, i can never tell!

[@Jumper1776]

@@david_shih you just seem more relaxed! More chill, more real……. Keep going!

[@Jumper1776]

Hey! I just bought a Mavic 3 classic drone because of you guys! I just flew it today! It’s so cool

[@BrianRhodes9763]

Don't feel bad David, I got seasick on an aircraft carrier. Great video, cheers from Texas.

[@david_shih]

waaaa? that kinds sounds like fun!

[@mvintrigue-trawlerdiy1101]

Great production...again. keep it up please. Really enjoying your vids

[@david_shih]

will do! another one tomorrow!

[@ajoliver74]

Rocking video as always! Worst sea sick I’ve ever been was a casino in Mobile Alabama. It was on land and looked like a pirate ship. But the inside moved. I think they were trying to recreate the motion? What ever it was my body wasn’t having it. May….may have been that it was definitely not the first location of the night and there were many drinks involved that evening.

[@david_shih]

oh like one of those docked casino ferries? being in side really sucks

[@ajoliver74]

Crazy part is it wasn't docked. Not even touching water. It was just a boat shaped building, made to rock.@@david_shih

[@david_shih]

@@ajoliver74 ooooh I see. Gotcha. Same thing as a rolly anchorage then. Couldn’t see out side!

[@david_shih]

@@ajoliver74 my son has been getting seasick from playing vr on the oculus.

[@ajoliver74]

I had never even thought that might be what it was. @@david_shih

[@runemartinguldberg9056]

To deal with seasickness. It’s a mental exercise. You takes control of your situation. Face forward. Follow horizon in front. If you can steer the boat you are in more control. Never lay down close your eyes. Be active. Force your self to film and do all types activity.

[@david_shih]

closing my eyes was the only way to trick my brain into not being confused....but i agree, its definitely mental! but also once it starts happening its all downhill.

[@scottvanheulen8338]

Sea Sick? Well there is a silver lining to every dark cloud. How much weight did you lose? LOL Teasing @David Shih. LOL

[@chevywv9735]

Good to see y’all doing a live David ❤❤❤

[@david_shih]

happy to do it! same time tormorrow!

[@jeffh5220]

A video sponsor and Taylor Swift singing the subscribe outro, things are looking up for the channel David!

[@david_shih]

hahah jeffery....believe it or not that's mary singing!

[@mary_shih]

Haha Jeffrey! You’re funny!

[@cascadesouthernmodeltrains7547]

I don’t get sea sick, but I do get landsick when I get back on the hard. I feel like I’m still moving and it makes me a bit queezy. I never puke but it isn’t comfortable. If I get back onboard my boat, the symptoms go away within minutes.

[@david_shih]

sounds like youre a true sailor!!!

[@cascadesouthernmodeltrains7547]

@@david_shih Spent some time on Aircraft carriers and the rest in the Salish Sea and Puget Sound. I have not been on the ocean in a small boat yet… so we will see.

[@marklapierre5629]

Thanks for the update David.

[@andreacrashe9894]

*David, I get totally it with motion sickness.... yep it is all about the inner ear balance. Even on a ferry crossing, I stay at the back of the boat & look around the side of the boat. Roller coaster rides are OUT... but I did it once... was holding it in as I was so trying to get off the machine so fast & then I let rip. Even sitting on a lazyboy chair and someone comes up behind me and touches it and moves it slightly... the inner ear trigger makes me gag. Walking on a floating wharf ain't nice. Sitting in a car as it goes around windy roads... yep I once made a driver stop for me to let rip. But I finally found a cure for carsickness... with tiny movements of my feet and hands, that the driver doesn't even notice... I become the driver in that passenger seat. So whatever the driver does, I do it... Now to just figure out the seasickness. 🙂 Mary, love you singing at the end. 🙂.nz*

[@mary_shih]

Aw thanks! We had so much fun with it at like 2 in the morning!

[@jr456]

always enjoy your video... we need more...a lot more

[@david_shih]

ok no prob! another one coming tomorrow!

[@paulabes4220]

Back when I was young in my late teens. I crewed on a 120ft schooner for two weeks on the west coast of Vancouver Island British Columbia. We got caught in a big storm everyone one on the boat got seasick with the exception of myself and a young woman who was also on the crew. We basically were on watch for 24hr's, and we could not go below deck because it smelt like 100-year-old boat filled with vomit. So, we rode out the storm in the pilothouse running the boat while the captain was sick in his cabin behind us. Great adventure but scary at the time.

[@david_shih]

a 120 schooner!? thats huge! sound scary

[@paulabes4220]

@@david_shihIt was the boat was built around 1900. It was like an outward bound type trip. Teaching older teens life skills.

[@paratyshow]

👍✅ Love the premieres, plz keep em coming!

[@david_shih]

you got it paraty! i love doing them!

[@Drew-C-]

Great stuff as always, absolutely massive episodes. Seasickness is tough, but coming out the other side and starting to feel better is an AMAZING feeling

[@david_shih]

hey drew! thanks for noticing, some people complain that its short....i'm thinking i guess i could drag out the cuts and draw it out to make it longer, but that would be so boring!

[@larsbee]

McDonald's 😂🤢🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮 and .... SUSHI???? what a combination... HOW??? WHY??? now we know why got sick 🤣🤣🤣 I know folks who get seasick stepping on a boat ... luckily it only but always hits me in storms... great video!!!

[@david_shih]

mcd! well in mexico it was nice having a change of food. mcd reminded me of home!

[@tonyt8950]

Ok.....you finally got me at 4:35 in your episode....l had to subscribe because I laughed so hard people in the drilling camp up in Northern Quebec heard me and had to check it out. You're a star 🌟 up here Monsieur Shih !

[@david_shih]

hahahhaha thanks tony....hahah thanks so much bro!

[@laurenhansman3447]

Outstanding video as usual David!

[@david_shih]

thanks lauren H!!!

[@Tab_bee_kat]

Great video Dave!!

[@david_shih]

thanks tab....did you change your screen name? are you the tab i know?

[@Tab_bee_kat]

@david_shih yes I did Dave. I'm still the same Tab you know. Just wanted to spice it up a bit...lol. I had no idea you'd gotten sea sick. I'm so sorry!

[@asphaltjunkie4748]

I love that , talk a leg off a chair . He's definitely got your # Dave .

[@david_shih]

i can talk huh! some time i rewatch the vids and I'm like "damn dude, slow down!"

[@asphaltjunkie4748]

@david_shih . Bu it's all good . Love your channel Dave .

[@TopShelfMontana]

sushi as your last land meal before spending a month on the ocean? What was Collin thinking? Pork and beef and chicken baby! There will be plenty of fish in the weeks ahead.

[@david_shih]

Oooh sushi is our fav! Can’t get enough! But we definitely did start missing the meat pretty quickly.

[@memoryim]

Such a legend of a story teller. Love you buddy.

[@david_shih]

and I you bud... did you get a chance to vote for us for best refit? bit.ly/460q2ce it would mean the world to us!

[@PA96704]

LOL you guys went across with that much crew? Damn it's usually just 3 of us. Damn you had it good!

[@david_shih]

yeah it made it soo nice for the watches, especially the night watches. what watch schedule do you keep when its just 3 of you guys?

[@paulw9293]

Argh we've all been there re sea sickness, nothing is worse, I often ponder how people survived passages over the millennia. If you do it again, consider going to a compounding pharmacist (if you have them in the US). They develop a medication 💯 tuned to your body type. Highly recommended ✌️

[@david_shih]

wait they really do that? make a custom one for you? wonder what kinda of stuff they change depending on the person.

[@alexkitner5356]

Worked for years on charter fishing boats in the Mid-Atlantic and have seen anything and everything used for seasickness and have seen people have success and utter failure with pretty much anything. Its not common but occasionally i do get sick myself, but I found it to be a sign that my ears are getting clogged and i need to see the doc. Ive used the wristbands when i need something but many pairs have been left next to buckets that seasick passengers had been throwing up in all day so mileage does vary. The mental side is huge and if you convince yourself youre going to be seasick then you absolutely will. Eating is another part, mkre for day trips and overnights but leaving on an empty stomach is a big disadvantage.

[@craigadamsbfe3038]

Cool

[@wahooandy1]

Cinnarizine works better than any of the things you showed David if you can find some.

[@david_shih]

where does one find that elusive med?

[@wahooandy1]

@@david_shih in my medicine cabinet. The other place where I get it is from eBay. Comes from Romania believe it or not.

[@jackchen5290]

I never get seasick, but I threw up for the first 36 hours of my 2 week passage in the pacific. Something about the waves hitting the aft quarter of the boat really messed me up.

[@david_shih]

oh man! thats 1 day less than me Jack! when did you cross?

[@jackchen5290]

@@david_shih Morro Bay to Hilo in February 2021. A bit too early in the season so saw some heavy seas.

[@ARTICLE7ENT]

Good job bud!

[@david_shih]

thx article7!

[@legbreaker2762]

I never get sea sick but that's not really a good thing. I get sea hungry! Absolutely STARVING and have to be constantly nibbling on something the entire time. REALLY great for the waistline which is probably why I don't get on a boat very often (that and the boat couldn't possibly carry enough food for a long voyage).

[@david_shih]

ha! im land hungry, but when i'm on a boat i actually lose weight!

[@saildreamer]

There are three stages of sea sickness, first when you think you are dying, second when you know you are dying and third, when you are dying 🤑🤑🤑

[@david_shih]

hahaha this...this a hundred times. sounds like you've been there yourself!

[@Ian_Christensen]

Thx Dave, you're a true comedian. 😘

[@jmsask]

It’s so much fun watching your videos 🍻

[@david_shih]

glad to hear it JM!

[@laurahiggins4712]

Hi David, I can sympathize with your sea sickness. Taking Bonine and drinking Classic Coca-Cola has worked for me. It even worked after the symptoms started. No diet coke, must be Classic Coca-Cola. Why? I don't know, but it worked! Eating a green apple helps some people with sea sickness, but I've never tried it. When I was a kid, my mother would give us Coke syrup or cola syrup to treat nausea and upset stomach.

[@nigelsearson5499]

I never would have known! Sleeping on watch you should have walked the plank!

[@david_shih]

guilty!! luckily we watch on pairs so vince had my back!

[@boppermacca9346]

Awesome video David

[@david_shih]

big bopper! thanks brother!

[@boppermacca9346]

@david_shih you mentioned in this video, a circumnavigation of the world & you're going to French Polynesia.! So whilst south of the equator, could that mean you may visit us in Australia?

[@limericcntelosnet]

Excellent video

[@david_shih]

Thank you very much! limeric!

[@Travelling_Jonoberries]

Shihlatte more like you survived the repetitive nature of Jamie and his glad wrap G string antics when the lights gone down on Parlay’s Town people come out for the evening 😮😮 - great content Shihlatte worthy of a Celcil B DaMille academy award and the Tewantin Bowls Club D Division over 80s club life membership dude!!

[@david_shih]

dude you're hillarious my friend. shihlatte out

[@gilbertoescalante4320]

Bonine (Meclizine HCL) is gold. You can buy it cheap as generic with no prescription. 1 before sailing, then 1 every 6 hours will keep you out of trouble.

[@david_shih]

im with you on the bonine! knocks me out, but it definitely works!

[@nooneanybodyknows7912]

I'm happy to see you doing a live. Woops, you fooled me. 🤣 I've been seasick, and it sucks. I think I threw up my toenail. I heaved so hard. 🤢 BTW, I don't think you talk too much. 😅 Thanks for sharing.

[@david_shih]

ouch, a toenail?!! and thanks for the not talking too much comment ✊

[@nooneanybodyknows7912]

@@david_shih I find you interesting and funny.😁

[@alman-world]

Dave - Colin rocks..........................but hey you make his story special.

[@david_shih]

love this comment!

[@alman-world]

@david_shih Cheers Dave, because it's true. You have a great story teller skill, great edits and soundtrack. Keep going..... you may have finally found a skill. Lol.

[@trippontwowheels]

Yeah baby!

[@david_shih]

yeah baby! thanks for hanging out tripp! you need a new channel called tripponwater

[@SuperNova-Steve]

Another trick is to put one ear plug in the opposite ear to you lead hand. ie, Right ear for left handed people- magic trick.

[@mary_shih]

Really????

[@david_shih]

really? sounds like it could work, but what's teh science behind it i wonder?

[@trentspencer7991]

I don't take meds but for the first two days when i feel sick, I sit somewhere where I can pin my head against the boat. I can even use a laptop like that. My head needs to stay immobilized on a pillow in line with my torso. Maybe try it, seems like you have nothing to lose haha Laying down doesn't work, I have to sit up and brace my head*

[@david_shih]

oooh this sounds like it would help! does it matter if its pinned to a left or right wall, or if its pinned to a forward and back movement. you know what i mean?

[@trentspencer7991]

@@david_shih Sorry dude, facing forward, only ever facing forward. 😅

[@david_shih]

@@trentspencer7991 ah gotcha. Forward it is!!

[@lowellmccormick6991]

I raced in a long race in the Gulf of Mexico, and it was stormy and rough the whole time. After the race we were docked and a friend's boat arrived, so I helped him tie up. I asked him how the sail was and he said rough. He said that one of his guys was really sea sick the whole time and puked 28 times. We heard a noise and turned to see a guy puking off the dock. My friend turned to me and said, "29 times".

[@david_shih]

28 times?!?!?!?!?!? wait...29? how?! im guessing you dont get seasick?

[@lowellmccormick6991]

I was once in rough weather on my Chrysler 22 and stuck my head in the anchor locker to fix the bow light connection and got a little quesy. But I went back on deck and the feeling went away. That's the extent of my sea sickness experience. I spent a lot of time sailing and also working on boats in the Gulf of Mexico. I've always enjoyed rough weather on boats. It's as good or better than a carnival ride. Woohoo.@@david_shih

[@simonhantler8062]

copy right from the artist at the end. was that celine Dion

[@mary_shih]

Hahaha! That was me singing!!!😂

[@svevergreen3370]

So as an airline pilot I had to deal with "motion sickness" when I did my commercial rating (bunch of pitching and rolling maneuvers) and I couldn't take the pills which like you said are very very drowsy and they were prohibited by the FAA for that reason. So I found that a natural recipe worked quite well for me: lots of salty chips combined with a sugary drink like coke starting 30 minutes before the motion. So at sea you would need a steady intake of the stuff but it doesn't have to be big in volume at all. I have tried it at sea as well with a very rolling motion on my boat and as long as I keep the chips coming slowly but steadily with a sip of coke along the way things seem to get well. Hope it helps the crash of those motion sickness pills is just not great :0

[@david_shih]

well svevergreen, you just mentioned my 2 of my faves...salty chips and sugary soda! i wonder why that works, but i'll definitely try it next time!

[@JoyElectric567]

Seasickness is one of the nastiest things you can experience. I actually have an interesting story. Growing up I always got seasick. But three years ago I bought a sailbout and sailed it home over a four day passage where I wore those scopolamine pathes behind my ear. I had a really bad side effect from them where my lips and parts of my face totally dried out. It was really bad seas and high waves for a lot of the journey(and I'm talking about the north sea bad weather). But whatever that was that turned my lips white for four days and dried me out, it cured me for being seasick. I've never been been sick since that passage. When I get on land I get mad vertigo though, but I think that is the reason for why I never get sick.

[@david_shih]

wow so the extremeness of the patches cured you? That's pretty interesting, maybe i'll try a higher dose of scoplamine and see if it fixes me permenantly. but then again i never really got sick before...

[@JoyElectric567]

​@@david_shih It's so wildly anecdoctal that it's difficult to say if it was the patches, but I felt almost like I overdosed on them and my lips were close to white coming home. The drying out was obviously a side effect. But for whatever reason, it just cured my seasickness permanently. I've never used patches or any medication since that, and I sail in the north sea where the swells are brutal. My theory is that because my psyche didn't feel nausea when "it should" have, some sort of switch got turned off where I now have vertigo coming onto land. That doesn't bother me though, I kind of enjoy it if I have the time to close my eyes and relax. It passes within a day or two. Not to make this to long either. But from a psychological perspective I think seasickness and it's reactions is inherently connected to fear. So taking meds that remove nausea could potentially "hack" your brain into a mode where one would more rationally approach

[@rl8992]

Love your videos!

[@david_shih]

aw thanks rl eight nine nine two...appreciate you watching!

[@skeetamacgyver1821]

An old Aboriginal cure for seasickness is to close your eyes and sit beneath a Gum tree. Works every time!

[@david_shih]

wait really? wonder why it works? oh wait....u mean bc you'd be on land.... got me

[@tlr724]

Good shit

[@david_shih]

ha thanks tlr!

[@willknight1005]

Dave you gotta be careful with those pills! Too many and your tripping balls👍

[@david_shih]

oh man...it was a constant balance between tripping balls and puking balls... both of which sucked.

[@legbreaker2762]

What's this? A video? :o Must be hallucinating! ;)

[@david_shih]

i know i know....did you catch the last one too?

[@legbreaker2762]

@@david_shihI catch ALL the videos. Started right about the time you first hit Panama and you only had about 3 subscribers. ;)

[@seanrhone5306]

I always get sea sick but can usually function.

[@david_shih]

i get a bit of a weak stomach usually and its not so bad, but this time it was a different beast.

[@seanrhone5306]

@@david_shih I was crossing from Miami to Bimini, at the helm for three hours, no issue. My dad took the helm and by the time I got to the high side seat, my brain said "hey, we're not doing anything, let's throw up". I drove for the leeward side and threw up. lol

[@kj5905]

Motion sickness: those who have and those who will

[@david_shih]

hah so true kj...it hits all of us eventually

[@itsverygreen532]

Sea sickness? Try "Ribena" blackcurrant cordial ... doesn't stop you being sick, but at least it doesn't taste bad on the way up ;)

[@kev.fwestofireland334]

Dude don't let the side down . Saying Mary is better than you... My wife is always saying that she's better than me. Naa only joking great vid guys, I really enjoy all of your vids😂

[@Kerriannecruising]

Hey David how’s it hanging? I’m not sure which episode talked about all the fish you caught. What was the different types of rod and reel setups you guys used for catching the fish especially the mahi mahi? So far I’ve watched everything you’ve made. Yes call me a fan. I need a hat though. Lol.

[@david_shih]

dude we gotta get you a hat!!!!! you'll have to excuse poorly designed site, but here's the shop...davidshihsails.com/shop/ make sure you write a note that it's you and mary will throw in some extras for you. as for the rods and reels....we were using penn's on this trip, but as sailors, we typically fish with the oldest and crappiest gear... Nahoa even catch massive fish on handlines. our success comes from the long amounts of time we spend out there! no one can loose if they fish everyday for weeks!

[@armandssakne1868]

So, you have arrived at destination?

[@david_shih]

yes we did make it!