Lightning Strike, panama

[Foxy]

more than happy to supply any info - sure our insurers would be more than happy to too!
Think one of the big problems is the electromagnetic pulse inducing voltage where it shouldnt be, rather than the actual power from the strike itself (which would vaporize most bits of carbon/silicon that got in the way.....)

 

[Blueboatman]

My two ha'porth..

Well, no one has mentioned keeping the spare GPS in the oven ( Faraday cage).

Or mooring with a couple of lengths of anchor chain draped into the water from the upper shroud plates.

My biggest fear would be to avoid a bolt coming down the mast and exiting through a throughhull-then you really do have problems..

I think it would be extremely helpful if insurance cos were to publish statistics ( as if) detailing the relative success of different approaches, albeit that they are reporting on 'failures' ie strikes that actually happened.

 

[cozzykim]

My two ha'porth..

Well, no one has mentioned keeping the spare GPS in the oven ( Faraday cage).

Or mooring with a couple of lengths of anchor chain draped into the water from the upper shroud plates.

My biggest fear would be to avoid a bolt coming down the mast and exiting through a throughhull-then you really do have problems..

I think it would be extremely helpful if insurance cos were to publish statistics ( as if) detailing the relative success of different approaches, albeit that they are reporting on 'failures' ie strikes that actually happened.

Some of my thoughts exactly, though I'd be worried about s/s shrouds having a relatively high resistance compared with the ali mast.

A database of strategies vs damage was what I was suggesting to provide sailors and insurers with enough data to play the statistics to advantage.