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Boat U.S., the odds annually of your boat getting
struck by lightning is about 1.2 in 1000. As you would
What do you do guess, sailboats have the highest rate of strikes, how-
ever, they have claims for bass boats and PWC’s too.
when lightning is According to the National Weather Service, if you

approaching? have a cabin, go down below and stay away from all
electronics and metal surfaces. If you don’t have a
cabin, go to the center of the boat and get as low as
possible. Do not use the radio unless it is an absolute
emergency.
And we all know the smartest thing to do, how-
ever, is get off the lake. No boat is entirely safe.
As a reminder,
you can judge
the distance of a
Taken at the entrance of Goose Bay storm by count-
looking toward the south ing. 5 seconds

is roughly a mile
away once you
My friends have heard this story a few times, however, see the lightning then
it was a pretty remarkable event. We were at Strawberry hear the thunder. Un-
Island when a thunderstorm suddenly developed. Before it fortunately in Lake St.
actually hit, we could hear our antenna buzzing and one of Clair, once you see it,
our passenger’s hair stood straight up off his head! After it’s probably too late.
a few "holy mo- Most avid boaters cer-
lys!" we immedi- tainly have their own
Have you ever noticed “near death caught
in the storm” story in
in scarey movies that the ately put down their arsenal of person-
the antenna and al boating lore here.
lightning flash and thunder ran down below Jim from Ohio
happen at the exact into the cabin.
same time?
According to

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