Sailing Doesn't Always Take You Away to Where You Want to Be

Unfortunately, sometimes, it makes you sick to your stomach.

So this time I went out sailing, my friend has stepped up his certification ranking and now we can go out past the breakwater into the huge Lake Michigan.

Same boat, at least, size wise, but completely different water.  I understand why they call the breakwater, the breakwater.  It really does control a body of water better than what you get out in open water.  Lake Michigan is BIG, not as big as Superior, but still very very large, and the waves can get very very choppy.

So the evening I go out there, everything looks fine.  The breakwater is quite deceptive at how calm it appears to be outside of the wall.

We get out there and immediately start jetting up and down hard.  It's not like I'm going to fall out of the boat, but I know it's not going to be a smooth ride this time.  My bottom is already starting to hurt as my body gets lifted up off the wooden bench and slammed down time and time again.  I think to myself, I should've brought a pillow!

I did have a bit of fun, but at my stomach's expense.  It could've been a panic attack coming on, or a combination of panic and actual sea sickness but it was uncomfortable.  Man, just thinking about it, I start to get a queasy stomach.  Ugh.

Mental note: pick up dramamine next time I go to the grocery store.