roguewave; said:I had some squamous cell carcinoma cut off...Don't mess around with the sun, it's not really our friend later in life.
The first 40 years of my life were spent on the glaring, windy water with no protection. Coppertone? Yeah right. Even today most sun screens/blocks are a sham but better than nothing.hmason; said:What many folks don't realize is that many of the skin cancers are due to sun exposure many years ago---when we were teenagers as an example.
Pilothouse, just say no to flybridges.
Ted
Never had a Tilley. Can't justify a hundred bucks for something that's sure to get forgot, blowed away or stole. Thrift store sou' westers are a couple bucks.I like my Tilley hat for boating.
There goes lunch.GFC; said:This was one of many squamous cells he's removed from my forehead on both sides.
Never had a Tilley. Can't justify a hundred bucks for something that's sure to get forgot, blowed away or stole. Thrift store sou' westers are a couple bucks.
Are Tilleys water/rain proof?
What many folks don't realize is that many of the skin cancers are due to sun exposure many years ago---when we were teenagers as an example.
Lol. Love it.Sun protection; north coast BC style
Lol. Love it.
But seriously now, give us the inside scoop; will that shroud lift next spring to reveal a half dozen LNG facilities and a mountain of gold?
Never had a Tilley. Can't justify a hundred bucks for something that's sure to get forgot, blowed away or stole. Thrift store sou' westers are a couple bucks.
Are Tilleys water/rain proof?
Arrrrrrr!FWIW... The Conner Tarpon Springs Floating Supplex Sailing Hat is waterproof and it's half the price of a Tilley.
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I use the hard top on the fly bridge to protect me from the evil sun it has the same 100% shielding properties as a pilot house roof with the advantage of free conditioning
Australia has the unfortunate role of melanoma capital of the world. Mostly European skin types exposed to strong sun, olive complexions fare better. We banned tanning beds several years ago. For years we`ve had a "slip slop slap" (shirt/suncream/hat) campaign. I`ve been relatively fortunate but a mate who sailed with me years ago(part Spanish ancestry) recently had surgery on half of his nose.
Protection and regular skin checks help but as said above, much of the damage happened long ago, when a tan was seen as healthy, rather than as burnt damaged skin.
Even so,I understand we need some level of sun exposure to access or activate Vitamin D, necessary for bone growth and maintenance. No idea how it works but I`ve read about and accept the connection. There was concern here recently that sun protection might have been too well accepted, leading to a Vitamin D deficiency.