I was sailing from Sardinia, Italy to Lefkada, Greece when the 42’ Beneteau Cyclades was struck by lightning. Thankfully it didn’t sink the boat, but we lost all electronics, auto-pilot, gauges, the fridge, stereo, and even most of the light bulbs had blown up. It took three of us ten days, with three hour shifts, every six hours to navigate (luckily I had the full Navionics chart app on my phone and we used the spirit compass for our bearing) back to safety. The boat had to undergo major refitting over the course of the winter so that we could sail the next summer... Stay safe out there! Aloha, Justin Banz Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 12, 2019, at 07:19, Dave Shearer <dshearer@gslmarina.com> wrote:
This video was shared with me by one of our slip renters. It shows the effect of lightning striking a sailboat in Boston harbor. We have a lot of lightning strikes on Great Salt Lake during the summer months. I have personally seen one of our buoys struck by lightning. It is nothing to mess around with. Please take weather forecasts and dark clouds seriously.
https://www.cnn.com/videos/weather/2019/07/08/boston-boat-lightning-strike-o...
Thanks Dave
Dave Shearer Park Manager Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Park 801-209-9142 <image001.png>
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