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[quote=MN3]yes i am in FL.

you are also correct that statistically.... i have a better chance of being killed driving to the beach than being hit by lightning. But i do live in the Lightning Capital... and we have thunderstorms EVERY afternoon in the summer (our summer starts Jan 1 and ends Dec 31 (kiddin)

Drowning is usually a result of poor choices, poor actions, stupidity and/or  ignorance.... (i am capable of all the above.. but its on my shoulders).

A bold of lightning can come from a storm 10 miles away, on a clear day... out of no where... or i can get stuck far away from the beach (as there are 30 or so islands here in the part of the gulf i sail).

Believe me... i have been caught up in it... !

Last year about 5 cats were visiting friends camping on an island in the bay. My Iphone radar looked all clear... so we left. within 5 minutes we were in white out rain. I tired to make it to island 4 while my friends all ducked behind island 6... BIG MISTAKE. When i hit 30+ knots... both my rudders popped up and we steamed into the island. I told my crew to hold on (as i jumped off my boat). from the water i saw my boat FLY through the air and land 5 feet inland... luckily we (and the boat) were ok... [/quote]

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