Sick no more!
May 15th, 2008
Anyone who says they have never been seasick is serioulsy in need of slap. At some point or another, we have all felt that queezy feeling mulching around in the pit of our tummys causing the saliva glands to go into overdrive. I’ve been there, not afraid to admit it either!
“Seasickness happens when the body, inner ear, and eyes all send different signals to the brain, resulting in confusion and queasiness. The problem generally is attributed to the inner ear (vestibular) balance system. The motion of the boat swaying and pitching sets off the conflicting alarm signals to the brain causing nausea, headache, dizziness, and sometimes vomiting. Medical research indicates that motion sickness affects up to 90% of the population to some degree. For many the problem is recurrent and severe. While the degree of susceptibility varies widely, almost no one is immune, given the right stimulus of duration.”
Ok, thats the scientific technical marbo jarbo explaination for it…
But now there is a cure! (kind of…)
Forget the Berocca or the Quills and definitely forget the sick bands that go around your wrist. Instead, take a swig of the ginger kind and suck down a Smooth Sailing.
At “the first signs (you) are usually pallor, yawning, restlessness, and a cold sweat forms on the upper lip and forehead. As the symptoms increase, upset stomach, dizziness, fatigue, and drowsiness may occur. In the final stage, if the stimulus from the movement is uninterrupted, nausea and vomiting are likely to result.”
Yummy!
So instead of sucking it in and trying to hold the vomit inside your gizards, simply venture to the esky or chilly bin and grab yourself a can of Smooth Sailing. Before you know it you will be sailing smoothly thanks to your Smooth Sailing Ginger Supplement that will have you hiking like a hard ass in no time.
I wonder what it tastes like with rum…
Smooth Sailing the Beverage link >>
…I don’t know about anyone else, but just the thought of drinking this makes me feel sick…
Goodbye Nick…
May 14th, 2008
James Peate, edited by YA, Sydney, Tuesday, 13 May 2008
The skipper of the 2008 OAMPS Australian Youth Team 29er, Nick Peate, tragically died while at home in Ballina (NSW) on Saturday 10th May. He was just 17 years old.
Nick was a member of the Richmond River Sailing Club, the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron and The Southport School Sailing Club, where he was the 2008 Sailing Teams Racing Captain.
With a natural sporting talent, Nick achieved representative honours in many sports including sailing, gymnastics, cross country and hockey. He also had success in schoolboy rugby union, athletics and rowing.
Mixed classes at the Olympics?
May 13th, 2008
ISAF made the ruling today that it would stand by the November 2007 decision and the following classes will be represented at the 2012 Games.
Women’s Events
1 person dinghy
2 person dinghy
Keelboat (match racing)
Windsurfer
Men’s Events
Windsurfer
1 person dinghy
2 person dinghy (high performance)
2 person dinghy
1 person dinghy (heavy)
Keelboat
Sadly the multihulls are still out, but with their exclusion, why not invite a mixed class into the scenario? There are plenty of guys sailing with girls across many classes, so who is to say that another class can not be invited into the Games?
At International, National and local events guys and girls sail together all the time in double handed classes, so wouldn’t it make sense to encourage these sailors to continue along this path with an achievable goal being what ISAF regards as the pinnacle of yachting.
Women’s match racing has made it’s way into the Olympic Games, so there is no reason a mixed class can’t be there either…
(Still) No Multihulls for the Olympics
May 11th, 2008
Reports from the ISAF Council Meeting in Qingdao, China, indicate that the International Sailing Federation has not changed its earlier stance over the exclusion of the Multihull events from the 2012 Olympics.
The reports we have are of the chain of events is as follows:
Thursday PM - the events committee has not reafirmed the Council decision from November therefore asking the Council to relook at their decision and possibly get the multihull back in for 2012.
On Saturday the vote to determine the ISAF November Olympic debate started by the ISAF President stating that he affirmed the decision from the November meeting. He then handed the meeting over to ISAF Vice President David Kellett to discuss the submission.
Chris Atkins from RYA (UK) opened the debate by promoting the multihull as a discipline that can increase sailing world wide
Bjorn Unger from the Events Committee said the Events Committee also did not support the November decision.
Avatar Comp!
May 9th, 2008
Here we go, another LSD Comp where you can win stuff!
This time we are looking for the best Forum Avatar. What’s an Avatar I hear you say? It’s that image next to your name that shows part of your personality.
But here is the catch, the Avatar has to be sailing related!
Here are some examples:
These are quite lame though…
Where do you upload your Avatar??? Once you are registered and logged into the forum, go to the User Control Panel, Profile, Edit Avatar. Maximum dimensions; width: 100 pixels, height: 100 pixels, file size: 59kB.
Get cracking and upload your Avatar today! You can steal one from the net (we don’t condone this of course!) or make one yourself (for those handy with photoshop etc.)
The winner of the best sailing related Avatar will win a SLAM Belt and SLAM Gloves thanks to our awesome sponsor SLAM!
This comp closes on Friday 23rd May, OG and Johnsee’s decision is final.
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