[Rhodes22-list] sailing and lightning

[William E. Wickman]

Very true.  But I've seen thunderstorms explode out of nowhere, as this one did. You do everythng you can reasonably do to minimize risks, but you can never eliminate them entirely other than not going out at all, am I'm not willing to do that. 

I do covet the weather GPS, but at $1,000 for the unit and around $30/mo for the service it just isn't in the budget right now.  Unless I can justify it as "safety" equipment.  My wife was with me that evening.  Maybe I should take her out in a couple more storms and she'll give me the green light to get one!   (I'm just kidding, of course)

Bill Wickman

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----- Original Message -----
From: Brad Haslett [flybrad at gmail.com]
Sent: 07/31/2006 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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