On 10 Oct 2003 at 8:09, Dave Kruger wrote: [... lots of good info elided...] > 2. If you are forced to paddle in a lightning storm, keep > a low profile and a low stroke. And remember that lots of sailboats with aluminum masts in the 10-15m height range are scattered all around the globe in the water every day and rarely suffer lighting strikes. You are at risk, but don't get overly stressed about it. The probabilities are in the same range as winning mulit-million dollar lotteries. They happen, they just don't tend to happen to you. Mike PS - make sure you and your group members are up on CPR - CPR has a higher rate of success with lightning strike victims than with heart attack victims - you may be mostly dead, but you're mostly dead with a healthy heart. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Oct 10 2003 - 09:03:59 PDT
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