Agency Changes

Effective January 1, 1998, the former Gene Rice Yacht Insurance is now Midwest Marine Insurance Agency, Inc. "GRYI has been filling the insurance needs of yacht owners throughout the upper Midwest since 1966, though it’s been over ten years since Gene’s retirement," says Pat Brandner, President of Midwest Marine Insurance Agency, Inc. "Along with the name change, we’ve also expanded the scope of our business. In addition to providing yacht insurance, we can now fill most other marine insurance needs as well. Representing only top-rated marine insurance carriers, we can offer coverage for runabouts, daysailers, fishing rigs and person watercraft, in addition to the yacht coverages that we’ve offered for the past 32 years."

To contact Midwest Marine Insurance Agency, Inc., call 800-888-2146 or fax 715-834-8595.

Transderm Scop is Back.

Gloria Peck, Editor

Transderm Scop is a dime-sized adhesive patch worn behind the ear that effectively and conveniently prevents the nausea and vomiting associated with motion sickness in adults. The active ingredient, scopolamine, helps reduce the activity of nerve fibers in the inner ear. These nerve fibers help us to keep our balance. In some people, the motion of boats, planes, and cars increases the activity of these fibers, causing the nausea of motion sickness.

Transderm Scop was removed from the market in 1994 when the manufacturer was unable to prove to the FDA the actual amount of scopolamine that was getting into the user’s bloodstream. Both the manufacturer and a pharmacist we interviewed said that the product had not been unsafe before, just possibly ineffective. Now it has gone through rigorous testing and has been recertified by the FDA.

We have personally seen the effect of Transderm Scop. Although it almost always causes drying of the mouth, it has reduced or eliminated seasickness for many persons with whom we have sailed. The manufacturer recommends starting it’s use four hours before setting sail. However, we have know individuals who put on a patch after becoming very seasick and the medicine still worked.

Transderm Scop is a prescription drug; it should not be used by persons with glaucoma, difficulty in urinating, or an allergy to scopolamine or other belladonna alkaloids. If your doctor will prescribe it for you, we would recommend having some patches with you when you go sailing for an extended time or in rough conditions. We have found Transderm Scop to be more effective than other motion sickness medicine.

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