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Originally Posted by Dave R
I guess a sailboat has a "cone of destruction". I think I'll take APS's advice and avoid them in thunder storms.
That said, we keep an eye out for them in general, and my kid's mobile phones show local weather radar which makes it easy to see if any are coming, so we've had an easy time avoiding them.
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Dave, I've seen a mast steaming, and all of the electronics melted in sailboats suffering a mast hit by lightening. Better quality sailboats do better. It's pretty nasty to see.