Following the trajectory of this conversation, I once went whale watching
off Cape Cod and although the weather was rather rough no-one was seasick.
So it was quite comfortable- mainly because the boat was pretty big.
I have also taken various open-sea ferries from time and found that the
secret to avoiding chundering on them was to get clean air. Stay out of
the exhaust stream and, on a pelagic, particularly stay away from the
burley containers.
Martin Butterfield
http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/
On 15 November 2016 at 08:29, Tony Russell <> wrote:
> I gave up pelagic trips years ago. The return of an ever decreasing number
> of ticks just wasn't worth the discomfort. My last trip was to Ashmore Reef
> - never again.
> T.
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Peter Shute
> Sent: 14 November 2016 16:00
> To: Tania Ireton
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> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Query on "comfort factor" of Portland and Port
> Fairy pelagic boats
>
> I did a Portland trip in 2011, my first pelagic. I don't know if it's the
> same boat now. We had, according to the report, a 1.5 to 2m swell, and
> there
> were smaller waves coming at an angle to the swell. Standing at the back of
> boat, one was regularly in free fall as the boat unpredictably plunged
> downwards.
>
> I was pleased I didn't get sick, but it was coming on a few times. If
> they're prone to seasickness, I don't like their chances in conditions like
> that.
>
> Peter Shute
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On 14 Nov. 2016, at 6:48 am, Tania Ireton <> wrote:
> >
> > Would anyone be able to advise on the relative comfort level and
> > stability of the boats that are used for the Portland and Port Fairy
> > pelagics? I have been asked by a friend of mine who is susceptible to
> > seasickness but who is determined to see more seabirds. Thank you.
> >
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Tania
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