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oreocookeee
Joined: 09 Sep 2010 Posts: 4
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 3:57 pm Post subject: sunburned fingers - has this happened to anyone else? |
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I had a pretty typical session at third avenue last friday, but afterwards i developed the worst sunburn of my life, but only on my fingers. I was sailing pretty late so I doubt it happened from direct sun exposure.
I can only guess is that somehow I was sailing at just the right angle with the sail rigged just right to act as a reflector to focus the sun on my fingers on the boom.
Its now four days later and I'm still recovering with blisters all over my fingers.
I'm wondering if this has ever happened to anyone else, or if it might a common thing too look out for? |
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rigatoni
Joined: 25 Feb 1999 Posts: 498
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 5:18 pm Post subject: |
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I haven't sailed down there in a while but I recall the water quality being pretty suspect from time to time. Maybe you are having a reaction to something in the water. Jet fuel? |
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MalibuGuru
Joined: 11 Nov 1993 Posts: 9287
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 5:23 pm Post subject: |
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Maybe it's a combination of sun and chemicals. |
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cgoudie1
Joined: 10 Apr 2006 Posts: 2597 Location: Killer Sturgeon Cove
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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Sounds like chemistry to me also.
-Craig |
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windsrf
Joined: 01 May 1998 Posts: 464
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 5:55 pm Post subject: |
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Photosensitization can occur from ingested or injected chemicals/drugs, etc. Might also be some sort of allergic reaction? I seriously doubt it would be due to sunlight being concentrated by your sail though. Would be much more common experience if so? |
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carl
Joined: 25 Feb 1997 Posts: 2674 Location: SF bay area
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 7:02 pm Post subject: |
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I have been sailing Coyote/3rd/Stick for many years and never heard of any
chemical thing like that, and sun late in the day just not possible to burn that much.
Did you go hiking recently? The poison oak is really ripe now. |
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cbknap
Joined: 03 Jun 1997 Posts: 371
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 11:37 pm Post subject: |
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Agree that this sounds more like a chemical you touched. Brake fluid, paint stripper, even used oil can do this. Use rubber/plastic gloves for anything inorganic. If condition persists see your doctor. Seriously doubt you sunburned your fingers sailing. |
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MalibuGuru
Joined: 11 Nov 1993 Posts: 9287
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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 12:14 am Post subject: |
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Yeah, one time I was jogging through poison ivy and afterwards took a leak. I thought I'd sunburned my Pekar. Doctor had a big laugh. |
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Windreamer
Joined: 07 Jun 2000 Posts: 15
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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 1:29 pm Post subject: |
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I always wear gloves while sailing, but one time after sailing,I took off the gloves and obviously my sunscreen had washed off. I was also on an antibiotic that causes sun sensitivity. My hands looked like they were chemically burned after only about 45 min. |
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dsgrntlxmply
Joined: 16 Jun 2010 Posts: 255
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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 1:57 pm Post subject: |
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I'd suspect poison oak or other contact dermatitis, or contact with or ingestion of a photosensitizer. I once was prescribed a course of doxycycline for malaria prophylaxis, and was cautioned to wear clothing with full coverage and to stay out of the sun as much as possible.
There was a bizarre report in the medical literature some years ago of a case of severe sunburn in someone who had been scrubbing a teak deck with large quantities of lime peel/juice. Lime contains psoralens, which are photosensitizers.
That said, on Maui and Bonaire I have ended up with little patches of sunburn in the area between my rashguard sleeves and my gloves, and in the little open triangular area delineated by the glove strap. |
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