[Mal Bridgeman]

Originally Posted by Lady of the Lake

am sort of looking at booking a liveaboard to do what is known as 'deep south' in May time. Sounds fab but the only thing that puts me off was the bit that said something like 'conditions can be rough so avoid in winter' Now I am not the best sailor in the world and get sea sick quite easily so would this be really rough and tumble? And again currents- I dont mind some but I am going on holiday to enjoy myself and dont want to exhaust myself with hard finning all the time so if anyone has gone around this time of year I would appreciate feedbcak !!

I have done this trip a couple of times in the May / June timeframe. Predominantly the wind came from the north, so at the beginning of the trip [1], which is farther out to sea (Elphinstone, Daedalus), the wind is coming from behind you......and makes for a more pleasant ride. The return journey is into the wind but closer to the coast so not as rough as it might be.

The first time I did the trip, most of the people went "quiet" during the final long passage North and some were properly ill. Last time I did it though, I can't recall anyone being sick.

HTH
Mal

[1] Assuming you do the same trip I did