Interesting problem. I raced catamarans back in the day, and most racers turned their rigs turtle when the strikes got near. However, lightning is such that it can still find you upside down, so I declined to flip and did better in the standings. All I got was a point discharge and a 5 inch spark from the boom to my arm, so no big deal. The conclusion of the forum is about right. -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Howard Audsley Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 6:45 AM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: Lightning Strike Here are a couple of web sites to consider: http://www.thomson.ece.ufl.edu/lightning/ (Click on the link to sea grant pamplet) http://www.cdc.gov/nasd/d...0100/d000007/d000007.html I participated in a long forum discussion about this last winter and I think the gist of it was, no matter how well you prepare, or what you do, lightning is unpredictable and when your time is up, it's up. That and St. Elmo's Fire is your friend! _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats