Readers of YACHT have known the man for years. The editorial team has closely followed the research of Viennese professor Dr Reinhart Jarisch, 74, with reports and interviews. Jarisch has worked intensively on the use of high doses of vitamin C to combat seasickness. At the time, there was strong evidence in favour of its effectiveness, but strict scientific proof was just missed statistically. Then the topic went quiet for a long time.
However, when Jarisch became aware of a study by Oxford University in a specialist publication, he used the results as the impetus for developing a new seasickness remedy. It is a chewing gum and will be launched on the market in January.
It is not surprising that Jarisch is convinced of its effectiveness in the YACHT interview. However, the question was whether an otherwise reliable nausea victim could actually be helped with the "Sea Gum". To find out, Cati Erdmann was the first to try the chewing gum on an 800-mile crossing.
