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Well it'll probably take your mind off Covid for a few hours

https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/gallery/uncomfortable-isles-scilly-ferry-trip-5437463

I've been on that boat twice and it didn't make me feel ill at all but many other people were suffering even though the crossings I was on were relatively calm (way out) and slighly less calm (way back). I would not like to travel today or tomorrow on it though. Not even in the downstairs "sick" room (which is my name for it - not the official name  ;D)

Today's crossing got canned, not surprising really

The closest I got to that ocean-going punt was going down to the harbour at St Mary's to see the surviving passenger coming ashore - so hard to colour-match that shade of green. We'd flown across, and that was scary enough (he helicopters had stopped). On the way back we landed at both St Mawgan and Newquay - at about 45^o across the runway. (This would be about 1974.)

I don't remember much about visiting to the Isle of Man as a young teenager, apart from the crossing on the Manxman. That has a similar reputation, and I thought a similar (lack of) draught - but apparently it's about twice the Scillonian's. Still, at that age it was quite bad enough for me.

'Twas ever thus. The renowned Victorian/ Edwardian photographer Gibson produced a memorable series of photos showing the increasing despair of passengers on the original Scillonian as they head west wards into the open ocean!

Used this service in 1963. In those days you could stand up in the bows. It pitched on the way out, giving me a soaking at one stage as I wasn't watching out. On the way back it had a significant, albeit gentle, rolling motion.