Sunburn and sailing

Sybarite said:
That's not what my dermatologist says. Minimum 50 if you can't find 60. I have had minor surgery for 3 out of the last 4 years to remove pre-cancerous bits.

I think that there is a whole market out there to sell long-slieved but lightweight shirts with a large collar to turn up to protect the back of the neck. I see something like a cotton shirt with wide slieves bunched at the wrist (sort of pirate style) which would be light enough to wear in hot weather whilst still providing UV protection. I now wear a Tilley-type wide brim hat with tie-string attached. However with the reverberations coming off the water it is necessary to have cream as well. It's well to remember that you can get burnt even on an overcast day.

While we're at it I would also like light trousers with padded shin guards; the shins always seem to take a knock on the boat.

My next boat will have, hopefully, a doghouse shelter (as for a Salar 40) linking up to a bimini.

I love the sun and seem to have a permanent tan but the demato says I am fair-skinned.


PS the problems can also arise many years after a serious burn.
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P20 is fully waterproof and is an oil not a cream, it works exceptionally well for me (and my wife) and is like nothing else I have ever used particularly in a water sports environment.

I find it the best lotion I have ever used, again with a big dose of common sense chucked in.

Everybody is different I am just saying it works well for my family and all the journos use it in the office (well not IN the office...)

To add I had factor 40 in Greece last week which I applied one day, I burnt, applying the P20 gave me better protection for some reason and I used this for the remainder of the week without problem.
 
A tip for you if you get burnt in France. Nip into a pharmacy and get a tube of "Biafine". It takes the sting out.

Many years ago I got badly burnt - to the stage that my parents took me to a pharmacist. Biafine was prescribed as the best stuff. It was developed for people undergoing radiotherapy - to minimise the effect on the skin overlying the area being treated.
Other advantage is that as it is a "medicine" rather than a "cosmetic" it is very cheap.

I have been thankful for it on several occasions.
 
RichardShead said:
P20 is fully waterproof and is an oil not a cream, it works exceptionally well for me (and my wife) and is like nothing else I have ever used particularly in a water sports environment.

I find it the best lotion I have ever used, again with a big dose of common sense chucked in.

Everybody is different I am just saying it works well for my family and all the journos use it in the office (well not IN the office...)

To add I had factor 40 in Greece last week which I applied one day, I burnt, applying the P20 gave me better protection for some reason and I used this for the remainder of the week without problem.
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OK. We'll try it. Swmbo is particularly sensitive and burns easily on the lips.
 
Just back from Salou and while I got some sun, I didn't get burned - even when out on the cat. P20 was more effective than the supposed factor 30 sunscreen. It does irritate the eyes though so I apply liberally around the face excepting the brows and eye sockets and for that I use decent sunglasses.

End of the day - you can do a lot to reduce your chances but cancer and ageing are built-in to us. Cancer is very much a lottery and some people already have the numbers. So protect yourself from carcinogens (the sun, smoking, petrochemicals) while permitting some in (allegedly coffee and tea, allegedly living near a power line, allegedly alcohol, farmed fish, sugar, meat and overcooked foods of any kind, especially BBQ).
 
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