Biggest Lightning Storm (EP 68) Sailing Outremer Catamaran

Join us as we encounter one of the most intense lightning storms we've seen while sailing. With every flash of lightning and rumble of thunder, our nerves were rattled as the Bahamas transforms from paradise to a possible nightmare aboard our catamaran.
In this episode:
The sudden onset of a fierce lightning storm disturbs the tranquil Bahamian waters. We maintain our spirits as we plan for the worst but hope for the best.
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This video is about Surviving The Biggest Lightning Storm: Sailing Catamaran Adventure - Ep. 68. But It also covers the following topics:
Sailing Through Thunderstorm
What To Do In A Lightning Storm On A Boat
Emergency Sailing Tactics
Video Title: Biggest Lightning Storm: Sailing Catamaran Adventure - Ep. 68
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[@hpw99]

I enjoy your channel very much!

[@SailingAWEN]

Happy to hear that! Thank you.

[@user-ku9wf3si5c]

Lightning is the worst poor Parley got hit twice in Panama expensive. Ty Armstrong has installed a system in Dauntless wonder if it is a success. Anyway glad you survived the storms love the update ☘️

[@MK-gr9qz]

Thanks for sharing, we love your style and work 👍🏅👍

[@edenjsailcharteradventures9408]

We always watch all your beautiful videos, they are so pleasant and interesting to see at the same time, both the human and the technical profiles are very well present in your stories. Congratulations as usual. I had one question: I see that you have both genoa and staysail in your sail configuration. Have you so far ever tacked or gybed the genoa with the staysail installed (altough closed)? Did the genoa has issues in passing by conflicting with the staysail closed or everything went smoothly? Clearly leaving both sails installed and decide which one to open depending on the wind conditions would be nice and comfortable, but I don't know if the genoa would then have troubles in passing from one side to the other with the staysail in the middle. We are considering to install a genoa in substitution of the self tacking jib, and answering this question would help us to understand if this worth doing or not. Thank you in advance and fair winds!

[@SailingAWEN]

We don’t keep the staysail up all the time. We only install it when we think we will need it. We have sailed on boats with it up and you can tack with it up but you need to furl then unfurl it

[@mikehill4940]

You ever notice sailing boats underway never seem to get hit by lightning? Always seems to be anchored boats. Always wondered if attaching copper wires to the side stays and dropping them in the water would help?

[@SailingAWEN]

good question!

[@kcsunnyone]

perhaps hard to strike a moving target and the copper sounds intriguing.

[@CraigOverend]

In 2022 there was a study about this titled: "Coarse sea spray inhibits lightning"

[@jehdwebster9152]

You seen Greatcircle laresr blog their rudder broke off. Do you have same boat.

[@hervejauvion5813]

Hello Stephane, le grand monticule de terre quand vous étiez sur l’île est une termitière. C’est joli à regarder, mais attention, il y a souvent des serpents qui se cachent dedans !

[@SailingAWEN]

Merci Herve, bon a savoir!

[@trevorgent14]

Risk management must be one of the hardest things to manage on board, preparation vs probability……good judgement vs good luck…lol. Might have considered two anchors for a better night’s sleep but even that comes with another set of problems to ponder….there must be the law of diminishing returns coming in to play with planning this situation?

[@SailingAWEN]

We considered that as well and decided to have it ready but not deploy it. You are right, like when does it end?

[@trevorgent14]

Too true if you take it to it’s natural conclusion, you would not do anything😂❤

[@user-pe6hh4rp6c]

Did Stephan get the VHF working? Great episode ❤

[@lindavan7497]

⛵⛵⛵

[@laurence9695]

Is Segolene not Holly´s daughter? You refer to her as Srephane´s daughter...

[@SailingAWEN]

Stephane’s daughter, my stepdaughter. We each have 2 kids from previous marriages.

[@laurence9695]

Thanks. Lots of potential crew. Hooray. And congrats on your catamaran being Multihull of the Year. But you already knew it was a good boat...😅

[@SailingAWEN]

@laurence9695 my two kids get seasick and wouldn’t be caught dead on a boat lol!

[@IvanIvanov-uw9rw]

Where are the lightings?

[@SailingAWEN]

It was on top of the 9 boats that got hit by lightning in the area that day 😬😱

[@bugbunny1306]

What kind of lantern is that on the table?

[@SailingAWEN]

I’m not sure, we got them in France but they are sorta like these. a.co/d/3BqUT9y but a different shape.

[@edemerick1889]

Did you know your microwave is a feraday cage?

[@SailingAWEN]

Yes, that’s what we use. We have a convection microwave combo