Hi BennyKloudie when you say "in the water", was it in open water or on shore? I have been following lighting strikes on sailboats to find out if there is any truth to the idea that most lightning strikes occur to docked boats or to those near shore. I'm curious if those observations relate to the greater number of boat's ashore at any given time or if there is some other logical explanation. Have heard from many people being caught in storms offshore but not hit while the majority of strikes seem to happen at boats docked in marinas. I have actually pulled out to sea to gain sea room in an approaching storm rather than stay in an anchorage but have not yet figured out if there is any advantage as far as lightning is concerned.
I'm guessing it would be hard to get a lot of data from boats in the open water during a storm since I believe most head for an anchoring/dock when a storm is coming. My boat is on a lift in a canal. Do you have any data of sailboats being hit while up out of the water on a lift?