[Rhodes22-list] sailing and lightning

[budconnor at earthlink.net]

Brad,
  do you have a Garmin 396 and are you satified with it for sailing purposes?

Thanks,
Bud

-----Original Message-----
>From: Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com>
>Sent: Jul 31, 2006 11:41 AM
>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] sailing and lightning
>
>"When its your time its your time!"
>
>We in the flying business decided its never the right time.  The final act
>of a violent thunderstorm results in windshear.  Not good for jets or
>sailboats.  Get a Garmin 396 with XM satellite moving map display and you'll
>know what is coming your way.  Most of us at least look at yesterday's
>newspaper's forecast, but if you didn't, current technology allows you to
>stay informed on the cheap.
>
>Brad
>
>reference:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_shear
>
>
>On 7/31/06, Richard Smith <sailnut at att.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>> > When I was in high school, a friend's brother died when lightening
>> struck
>> > his car.  He was lying underneath working on it.  He probably had a
>> wrench
>> > touching the engine when it happened.  A very tragic freak accident.
>> >
>>
>> Yes... BUT if had been in the car he would have been OK.  The car would
>> function as a Faraday cage.
>>
>> Richard Smith
>>
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