[Rhodes22-list] sailing and lightning

[Arthur H. Czerwonky]

Bill,
Have there been cases of known strikes - damage other than fried electronics?
Art

-----Original Message-----
>From: Bill Effros <bill at effros.com>
>Sent: Jul 30, 2006 1:03 PM
>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] sailing and lightning
>
>John,
>
>There are 1000s of boats on moorings here.  We've lived here for over 30 
>years.  I've never heard of one sunk on a mooring by lightning.
>
>Bill Effros
>
>John Lock wrote:
>> At 08:46 AM 7/30/2006 -0400, you wrote:
>>> In Florida sailboats get hit by lightening fairly often. I don't know 
>>> if the "hit" rate is higher for grounded vs. ungrounded. I know we 
>>> have had a few sailboats get hit while slipped at marina. Again I 
>>> don't know the specifics. I just do what I can to stay out of the way 
>>> but I have been caught out in some violent storms. Once at anchor a 
>>> storm rolled in and we watched a nearby tree take a direct hit. There 
>>> wasn't a damn thing we could do other than hope for the best. After a 
>>> short hail burst the storm passed.
>>
>> Personally, I'm not worried about getting struck while out sailing.  
>> Like others have stated, I'll be heading for port and getting under 
>> cover whenever possible.
>>
>> My main concern is for the unattended boat.  In my case, the boat will 
>> be in the water full-time, with no other boats or tall objects nearby 
>> other than the tress on the shoreline.  I'd hate to come home one day 
>> and find just the mast sticking out of the water!
>>
>> Cheers!
>>
>> John
>>
>> "Very funny, Scotty.  Now beam down my clothes."
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