Staff Answer
Jun 29, 2026 - 11:48 AM
For people who get motion sick easily, it is more often the boat ride that bothers them than the actual time up in the air. The ride out can have that side to side rocking or up and down chop depending on wind and boat traffic, and that back and forth motion is what triggers motion sickness more than anything else. On the boat, you are dealing with waves hitting from different directions, occasional wakes from other boats, and the acceleration when the captain is moving between spots, so that is where sensitive people tend to feel it first. The crews are used to it, so if someone mentions it early, they will usually try to run a smoother route, sit them in a different spot on the boat like mid section, and keep the ride slower and more controlled. Once you are in the air, it is a different sensation because there is no engine vibration or wave motion underneath you.
