— POP-UP BLOCKERS the doctor. “After dinner, let’s buy those kids some drinks!”
administered it to me first. “Stare at my nose,” she instructed. "Now heel your head over slowly to port,
Deep-water wave properties in feet, knots, and seconds.
then to starboard. Keep looking at my nose the whole time.” I did as she instructed, and she pronounced that my susceptibility was in the 'moderate-to-high' range, but that I probably go out sailing often enough to maintain some level of adaptation.
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e did buy them drinks, but all we could get out of them was another demonstration of the eyeball test. Lee
“Well, I did get sick on occasion when I first started ocean racing,” I admitted. Next, she tested some other racers, with results ranging from 'cast iron' to 'stay away from windows with views of the Bay'. She wasn’t always right, but it was a good party trick. “What about you and your research team?” I asked. “How do you test out?” “If you know how the test works it’s easy to beat,” explained the physiologist. “Besides, we’re all pre-adapted after playing with our research apparatus.” “Great!” I said. “Who wants to sail around the Farallones this Saturday? Lunch and dinner included!” “His boat feeds pretty good,” Lee advised.
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hat was enough to sign up a crew. Lee was busy windsurfing, but the other three did well for novice sailors, considering how windy and rough it was in the ocean that day. And they didn’t show a hint of mal de mer. Unfortunately, I can’t say the same for the skipper. — max ebb
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