Imagine if this were your mast!!!
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I was struck by the ground-effect lightening from a tree strike even further away than that camera dude. A web of electricity spread away from the tree about knee high and was on me in a milli-second. Lit me up good, caused total muscle extension and knocked me onto the ground where I belly-crawled to a nearby structure. Standing out in an electrical storm taking You Tube video is a foolish endeavor.
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Yeah, Stay out the lightning.
And the advice to stay clear of anything metal. Really? Like a big friggin' keel under your feet? The mast? The rigging? The wheel/rudder/tiller, engine, chainplates, lifelines , anchor chain ... need I say more.
Cowering and praying would be do better.
It is real, but not many wooden masts in my marina.
Wood is not a good ground conductor, an thus the tree explosion, as water is instantly vaporized at the top.
Jim...
PS: Not many water towers being exploded where I live.
Although this is not a picture of my boat, this type strike did happened to me in Open Waters.
A first strike off my Port beam at about the distance shown in pict. Within 30 seconds at about 3 times that distance, another strike off the Starboard beam.
Thus proving...
Praying Helps.
Jim...
A first strike off my Port beam at about the distance shown in pict. Within 30 seconds at about 3 times that distance, another strike off the Starboard beam.
Thus proving...
Praying Helps.
Jim...