![]() ![]() Apply the sun screen to every exposed skin area, and be sure to get all parts of your ears. If on open water, raft up with someone to keep you stable while you do this. This means you take it in your boat on longer paddles, and place it where you can get to it easily. Make sure the product is water and sweat resistant for 80 minutes, and re-apply it after that time. That will absolutely block the sun, while giving you that cool “surfer” look (hey, we can also look “cool”). On the lips, apply it liberally, which will give you white lips. It can be used on any skin area, and rubbed in, it becomes clear. For the lips, it should have “transparent” zinc oxide. There are products that go on clear, and are great for every thing but the lips. The best thing to use is a sunscreen with zinc, and an SPF of 38 or more. The next time you’re preparing to paddle, and don’t think you have the time to apply sun screen, think about this “trade off”. That will give you how many paddles you can self-protect your skin and lips on. ![]() Take 10 to 15 hours of medical treatment, and divide those by minutes. Had I taken the minute before each paddle to apply sun protection, I would not now have to go through the many hours of medical visits and treatment. If that does not work, part of my lip will need to be removed. But I’m fortunate, in that it is still a somewhat small area, and they can treat it with radiation…I hope. By the time I recently went to the doctor about it, the cancer had progressed beyond the surface layer of the skin. I purchased some over the counter medication for that, and spent 3 months thinking I was effectively treating something I did not have. It then grew into a small bump, which I “self-diagnosed” as a fever blister. Several months ago I noticed a small area on my lower lip that that would not heal, even with medicated lip balm. Like many people, I thought cancer would never be my health issue, but I was wrong. Except I often did not even put on sunscreen to my face and arms. ![]() That sunlight can change the functions of human cells, causing cancer.įor years I did just what was stated above. And that also makes them more vulnerable to sun damage. Our lips are not regular skin, but are part of our inner body, and do not have the protective properties of skin. We may just put on lip balm for wind protection, but that is not enough. While most of us put on sunscreen to our face, neck, and arms, the lips are often left out of that protection. ![]() As illustrated in the photo, sunlight is reflected off the water, and our exposure to sunlight is therefore heightened. Wearing a hat, even one with a broad brim, does not adequately protect our face on water like it can on land. These conditions allow us to paddle almost any day of the year, but there is a hidden hazard imbedded in this, waiting to take advantage of our not taking precautions to protect ourselves from the harmful damage to our skin from that sunlight. We are blessed in Southern California with great weather, and mostly bright, sunny days. *Painted boats are also painted Linen White on the interior, except the Olive Drab which is painted Olive Drab on the interior.-by Jay Murdock, SDKC Safety Editor – March 2015 All canoes come standard in Natural Aluminum finish, paint options (Black, Insignia Blue, Burgundy, Hunter Green, and Matte Olive Drab*) are available for an additional charge. In other words, better parts mean better canoes. For added rigidity and unbeatable strength, Grumman Canoes use die-formed aluminum ribs and thwarts, and solid aluminum extruded gunnels. The stretch forming process permanently shapes the curves designed into the bow, stern and sides for maximum strength. The aluminum alloy is substantially stronger than traditional alloys, giving it the power it needs to perform and last.Įach canoe is hand-riveted with specially-designed T-6 Alumilite rivets for maximum strength along gunnels, keels and ribs. Grumman® Canoes are hand-crafted from a special age-hardened, stretch-formed aluminum alloy. Here’s to The Next Generation of Canoers.ĭurable. ![]()
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