Zeus Strikes Us Down | Sailing Soulianis - Ep. 81.2

[@mr.e7022]

We sailed Florida for 20 years, never got hit. Closest was hearing TICK TICK TICK BOOM. Our friends were hit. They couldn't hear for a day or two and the boat had thousands of pin holes. It was a plywood catamaran. Best advice I got about lighting.........get next to a bigger boat.

[@johnhaywood6358]

All that being said, you could be stuck on land wishing you were at sea ! A dream I will always keep in my heart until the day I leave this old earth. Love your videos, thanks for sharing

[@SailingSoulianis]

This video is Part 2 of 2! Have you seen Part 1? kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHS7eGWwjt6kaMk You won't see anyone wearing masks or social distancing in this video because this was filmed prior to COVID-19. Hopefully the country will look like this again soon! Stay safe everyone! xx Lauren & Kirk

[@flyingember]

Part 2 isn’t publicly visible in their profile as of this comment. It’s only accessible via the link in part 1. So for anyone who didn’t see the link and finds this video later, that’s why it appeared out of nowhere hours after being posted. Hopefully this reduces someone’s confusion

[@kenroubik3221]

July 4th wasn’t pre-COVID. That started in March.

[@tomcornilliac]

@@kenroubik3221 July 4th 2019. The videos are a wee bit behind real-time. They also have a baby now.

[@kenroubik3221]

@@tomcornilliac ah. I know most sailing channels fun a few months behind, but I didn’t think they would be posting stuff over a year behind

[@SteveA_Roamer]

Thanks WRT future plans, you guy may want to watch Ruby Rose's sabbatical abord Wynn's Curiosity and comparing future plans, specifically Cat vs Monohull. I thought it was a unique analysis.

[@RemodNC]

I had watched a number of your videos over the last couple of years, but it was piecemeal, here and there. Sooooooo,,, I binged the entire series over the last couple of days! It was wonderful time spent! It was fun to watch you grow into your boat, becoming more capable each day. I enjoyed your chemistry, the way each of you looks at the other with complete adoration. From the first couple of catamarans (Run, don't just walk away) to the thrill and anticipation and eventual heartbreak of the Morgan, you persevered, and then yourr eyes open, rational start to your cruising life. As I said, time well spent watching your videos are of you past two years. I am looking forward to your further adventures!

[@gatortim1986]

i liked the drone shot right at the end, fireworks and Soulianis in the shot, cool!

[@peterfrebold]

.... laughing .... perfect ending to your double episode .. your relaying what happened at Oasis marina .. and your happy faces ... awesomeness .... as always never stop dreaming, just dream bigger .. have fun be safe, save our oceans .....

[@lesvh740]

Protecting equipment from lightening begins by understanding that lightening doesn't "strike". Electrons flow from earth upward. It appears to strike because the eye/brain 'registers' the wider higher light first. There are really two protection schemes. Interrupt the route by disconnecting equipment, and/or providing an alternative route (think barn lightening rods). Love your work. Thanks for sharing. Best wishes.

[@willjam465]

I have to say, I am a Florida transplant from Illinois. Been here in Oviedo for 7 years now. I will take the summers here over winter in Illinois any day. But...I understand there is an acclimatization period needed...lol. By the way, do love New Smyrna and St. Augustine. Great places to visit and spend time.

[@cleangreenearthforall9405]

Guys that cloud at the 6:26 mark was insane! Great capture and thank you for sharing! :)

[@rmccarrillo1759]

So happy 😜 for your sis on her new employment. One step closer. So sorry 😒 for all the damage your home had to endure. Hope all are well and doing better. Be safe. Stay healthy. God bless

[@tim7652]

Hey guys. Lightning strikes suck. I have had 2 in the past 8 yrs. The first was like yours while I was on anchor in Cocoa. It Blew off the vhf antenna and came down the network line of the wind instrument and took out everything that was network connected. Some items worked for even a couple of months before failing like the inverter/charger and the windlass. I figured out that the energy went back to the water thru the forestay and the anchor chain thus affecting the windlass and removing the galvanizing on the chain for a 10 ft section. The second was in the Bahamas in 2019. There were 4 of us anchored in a cove. We saw the lightning hit a tree about 300 yards away. Over the next 2 weeks 3 of the boats developed electrical issues. Mine lost the autopilot.(the only device I could not unplug) Lightning is no fun but a reality. Try to unplug everything you can. Remove and store them in a grounded metal box if possible. Take it with a grain of salt - yay I get a new autopilot. Thanks for the great videos. Hope to see you on the water in the future.

[@76pilotpeters43]

"Skeleton crew" made me LOL. I am such a child.

[@OneGenericName]

"Where's my shell phone?" got me. Almost covered my monitor in coffee.

[@bestfriendsrving-sailing8329]

Have you considered returning to land to live closer to home for a period of time with family? Sounds like a break may be a great way to boost crew moral. We RV full time and have a home RV base. Out strikes have been windshields, one replaced and a small rock hit within 24 hours. Beautiful fireworks view.

[@airshipguys]

Sad but excellent video. We had a lightning strike that destroyed our inverter. We called the manufacturer and asked why the inverter was fried when it wasn't directly hit by the lightning strike. They said, "Lightning can do whatever it wants." I am so glad you two were safe! Happy New Year from Juneau Alaska, Greg Chaney

[@johnlanghammusic]

Ah, lightning strike. My worst fear about cruising and I know I'm not alone. You are the first of my regular channels to get struck, though. The fact that you didn't even realize you got struck is what really amazed me.

[@SailingSoulianis]

Yea it was kind of strange. We knew it was close because our ears were ringing but it took a little while to realize just how close. And the damage didn’t appear immediately it slowly revealed itself over the course of the next few days.

[@joannshuttleworth6359]

@@SailingSoulianis in an article years ago in a sailing mag, the author recounts realizing his boat was hit as his wife was in the cabin, her hair straight out in all directions from her head.

[@wwomannc4834]

St Augustine, FL. The armpit of tourists, not a nice place to stay for long, short stays! Used to live in Jax in a marina so I know what you guys were looking at there, marinas go from very rough to very lavish. Lol. Can’t wait to see where you landed and the lightning damage. Sorry guys!

[@janicehagar6876]

We were struck a few months ago in Grenada. I wasn't on the boat at the time but my husband was and saw fire coming down our mizzen mast. Seven thousand US dollars later (with him doing all the installation) everything is fixed. No hull damage but pretty much all of our electronics.

[@SailingSoulianis]

Yikes! We didn’t see any immediate fire or smoke with our strike which is why we didn’t think we were struck directly. That would add some extra excitement to the incident.

[@sciologist]

Sailboat Lightning Protection 1; Lighting is caused by a “difference in electrical potential”. “Floating” your mast and rigging allows your mast to charge to the surrounding air, hence minimizing the difference in electrical potential. I electrically "Float" my mast and all rigging by using a "Spark Gap" (two 12 x 12 stainless metal plates 3/8 inches apart), one side connects to the mast (or rigging) and the other plate I connect to a cable of which I throw into the water. Put the Spark Gap in a water tight box somewhere on the exterior deck.

[@sciologist]

Warning; Keep your lighting suppression system on the outside of the boat. Do not bring any cables that are connected to the mast and rigging into your boat. Never use thru hulls, motor, prop shaft or anything metal in the boat, as grounding points for any lighting protection system.

[@joannshuttleworth6359]

When we bought Dreamweaver no instrument worked. Brought here to NJ, tied up @ a friends dock on a lagoon say 100' wide. Bought all new instruments, installed and got hit by lightning. We knew we were hit as the mast fly was aluminum blobs on the deck. Also hit and burned down the house across the lagoon. The owner had illegal fireworks stored on the third floor, the fire department sat behind their engines and let it burn. I had a great insurance company, replaced everything but put a motorboat auto pilot controller on. Did not work. The strike killed everything including an auto battery charger sitting on a settee, the only thing to survive, the gel cell batteries. So I know and feel your pain.

[@jonnorousseau3096]

You're the forth KZbin channel to get struck by lightning this year along with Rick Moore/captain Ron, Parlay revival and sailing into freedom who had his hull ruptured and almost lost the boat. So glad I am going steel hull, with a lightening rod on the masthead as she's got quite a tall rig for a 34'. Shit one, lightening loves the VHF antenna, stay safe

[@thomasjohnson3314]

I was a marine electrician for many years. The VHF antenna on the mast is gonna die and usually when you really need it. Mount a spare back by the solar panels.

[@kurtkraus5382]

Thanks for showing the realistic view of sailing. The sun is not always shining on a boat.

[@SailingSoulianis]

Nope, that would be terrific though! Our solar panels would be producing tons of energy!

[@jimmerriman6920]

Great fireworks! Sorry about your other fireworks though... Darn! What a pain!

[@cliffmainor4255]

Very cool drone shot to close this one out with the boat in the foreground and th fireworks in the background, beyond. Very nice! I hope you are both fairing well with the new addition. Best!

[@victweezy]

YT algorithms are pushing you guys hard right now. Logged into all 3 of my accounts and even my non-log in account after watching 3 episodes to catch up and was suggested in evbery side bar multiple times... Really enjoy your content and hope this push helps you guys. PS I F*ing LOVE that city!

[@SailingSoulianis]

Thanks for watching Vic!

[@tjbart83]

Sailing is a mix of good and bad. More of it is good, if you're doing it right. Fireworks were awesome. You're doing it right. 😎

[@cogman62]

From experience: Florida is best tolerated in December or January. After 10+ trips to Disney and many others to visit relatives, I came to this epiphany that those months are the best to visit. July is brutal.

[@eduardoacosta6199]

Man happy the lightning bolt didn't rip a hole through your hull !

[@Svernon2k41]

i remember you said you were 'behind' but I didn't realize you were posting from 1.5 years ago (wow). FL summer - yup: hot and humid n storms and hurricanes :-) HAPPY NEW YEAR 2021

[@bab5871]

Who of the general public watches these videos? Can't remember if Kirk said that in this or the last video... People who live in the cold snowy northeast who live vicariously through your adventures!

[@karencurley4293]

Yup!

[@ps4peace]

Yep, except I'm a land locked Minnesotan. For years I escaped to the open sea via cruise ships. Sadly it's been a few years ago now & being laid off,, I can only hope I'll be able to return to cruising someday.

[@rerolley]

@@ps4peace Add to that a land locked Wisconsinite.

[@teslachris701]

lol yes his entire demographic 🤪 (sarcasm)

[@PrairieSkyIA]

I sail Lake Superior so these KZbin channels fill up my off months.

[@dracovolans319]

14:47 to 14:55 with visuals and the music remind of a 80's movie where everything works out in the end and the nerd guy gets Molly Ringwald and they live happily ever after or something, idk...too much wine in me right now:)

[@brandtall9639]

WOW,,,Florida weather is brutal and to be on the water....... Glad your safe and your insurance should put you right again. Dang deductibles though.

[@tom-qt9ko]

Beautiful work thanks for all your hard effort Becky and Tom. Again thank you thank you thank you

[@Bluenoser613]

OMG luckily you didn't get a hole in the hull from the lightening exiting the boat!

[@vxnova1]

Great show, 2 videos in one day. Loving it, happy new year

[@johnr1881]

Yikes! Glad you are personally ok. Sorry about the gear. :-) John

[@deanmacka4975]

You guys should be in Sydney harbour Australia but it's winter, so you sail up north. The only problem you will have doing that is that you'll never want to leave lol . Great video guys

[@birddogmason9862]

I’ve been close enough that a dull energize buzz was felt in my feet and legs, unintentionally of course. I used a battery charging cable attached to my mast and put the other end in the water as a extra grounding cable during big electrical storms. Never had any equipment damage knock on wood. The further North you head, the less critical the storms, unlike Fla which takes the blunt of all weather inbound to the SouthEastern lower 48. Hardly any really bad storms come from the East on the Easter seaboard except the double red flag ones. We use to call Fla thunder alley South of Ga, daily! Your right too hot in summer.

[@tomd.3082]

I'm currently at one of the places you mentioned in Green Cove Springs doing a bunch of work on my boat. Christmas Eve there was a wicked thunderstorm with wind gusts up to 60 knots and an F-1 tornado touched down up the road in Jacksonville.

[@SailingSoulianis]

Yikes!

[@tg7502]

Big fan of your channel. A year and a half? hell you could have had a baby by now. Good luck and Happy New Year.

[@kirenireves]

Please do a video on lightning strike avoidance and/or protection.

[@arthurschneider7184]

Try Indiantown and River Forest in Stuart. Very safe and off the St. Lucie River.

[@englishmaninfrance661]

Wow . You're the 3rd boat hit by lightning I've seen this year . All electrics blown , but 1 (an Aussie) had 3 holes blown in his hull as well , and was THAT close to sinking .

[@calvinhenshaw2147]

remember that forever.... "lemons in the lemonade". If you need info or anything i can see if i can help. have slip in Halifax marina. remember next year they are good for hurricanes. very secure, just not cheap.

[@SailingSoulianis]

Thanks for the tip Calvin, we will keep Halifax in mind :)

[@district51_rc]

Ya'll have moved into my top 2 sailing channels on KZbin! Happy New Year from Alabama!

[@hansschweikert9153]

Nice ending. Lemons to lemonaide. Keep squeezin' !

[@svechappe6075]

Might be interesting to have an episode about your process with your insurance company; could really be informative. Hope it all worked out.

[@SailingSoulianis]

We will definitely talk a bit more about this in future episodes.

[@markmorgan5892]

@@SailingSoulianis hey guys I’m new to the channel and just realized that all these episodes are from 2019, and just going to say that that’s way to far to be behind on KZbin. All the other sailing channels that I follow are in late summer of 2020 and all the other channels that I follow are at most only a month behind the actual date!! That’s the bad thing, but the good thing is that it reminds me of what the world used to be, NO MASKS and NO SOCIAL DISTANCING and all that crap lmao!!!! Love the videos though.

[@ralphhenderson9121]

I have my boat a 42ft Norman Cross trimaran at Reynolds Boat Yard in Green Cove Springs on the St John's river, I've been there for a year doing a refit,splashing the boat in March, I do my own work, they have power and hurricane anchors and straps, its on the hard at Holland Marine, I've got nothing but good to say, hope this helps in the future

[@tracyroden9428]

We are at Reynolds Yacht Park, Green Cove Springs, Florida. We love it here. Good place to keep your boat

[@teslachris701]

Happy New Years! What a bummer being struck by lightning while you were making plans to find another place to dock. Glad your safe. p.s. your music is always done well in addition to many other things.

[@bigglyguy8429]

Welp, this makes me feel better about having to crawl around to tidy wires for my new fishfinder, and getting grumpy that a cheap 3 gang switch fell apart. I think I'm gonna just pretend the switch was hit by lightning and I got off lightly :)

[@lPaulSaltzman]

Jacksonville and north will save you money on your insurance since its considered north of the huricaine belt. good marinas in Savanah, but Chesapeake is a great place. I was in ROCK HALL, (years ago) and everything was perfect at (I THINK) Sailing Specialist. Stay healthy and good luck. Happy New Year. Also SECURITY...

[@TheGrayMatters]

Wow! So other than the loud thunder clap you didn’t experience any other sensations? Like the hair on your neck or arm standing up? That’s crazy... glad y’all are safe!

[@davidsheriff8989]

I was on a bus....the conductor was rushing around collecting fares.....he was a Lightning Conductor lol, keep sailing, I like the Bahamas....have you done Bermuda ?

[@SailingSoulianis]

LOL

[@77abcdef77]

Hi guys, sorry you lost so much. Is there even a way to protect your electronics on a sailboat? Is there a surge protector or something that might have prevented some/all of the losses?

[@dwdrummer50]

You know you could always do the show in the Great Lakes but I'll watch where ever you go. I look forward to the next episode⛵

[@RB9522]

I really enjoy your videos. Sorry you got selected by the electrical gods. Placing an 'air terminal' at the top of your mast with a heavy ground cable to a metal water terminal under the hull can reduce the likelyhood of getting hit. If you also ground everything to the same ground terminal it can help even more. The principle is that the 'air terminal' bleeds off the charge before it builds up enough to 'attract' a strike. Some people do it and some just depend on insurance. I'm always looking forward to your next video! Thanks for your hard work.

[@joannshuttleworth6359]

What is an air terminal, just a connection?

[@RB9522]

@@joannshuttleworth6359 An "Air Terminal" is a special form of a lightning rod. It is designed to discharge the area around the structure (boat, tank, building, etc) before enough charge builds up to allow a lightning strike. You can read about this and see pictures in the article at this site: cmspumps.com/lightning-master-structural-lightning-protection/ (This article has good pictures. I'm not recommending this company. There are many other alternatives.)

[@RB9522]

@@joannshuttleworth6359 See the information at this website: www.theprotectionsource.com/franklin/Points/srat/srat.html

[@SailingSoulianis]

Hi Richard, thanks for the suggestion. We've seen a number of people recommend these, but I have to say I'm a bit suspicious. Based on some deeper reading I've done, the argument against them is that the earth/sky can create a much larger charge gradient between the top of your mast and the water than these devices are able to bleed off in a short amount of time. In effect rendering it useless. I'm still trying to wrap my brain around it all, and I suppose the argument for it is that lightning seeks the path of least resistance so it's akin to only having to outrun your neighbor, not the bear. In otherwords if you can make your mast slightly less attractive than the surrounding area you're safe. That said I'm sure there are some calculations that can be done, to determine the quantity of ionization these devices can bleed off over a period of time, and combining that with some form of weather model to estimate local charge gradient estimates might be able to give you some indication of which scenarios it might be effective, and in which scenarios it's grossly overpowered by the electrical charges in your immediate vicinity. At this point, that feels a little over my head. Maybe someone else can chime in?

[@RB9522]

@@SailingSoulianis These devices are used to protect critical facilities like nuclear plants, petroleum storage, explosive storage, telecom facilities, and hospitals. Three key factors determine how effective they are: 1) The ground contact, 2) the ground cable, 3) the air terminal. And, I might add maintenance to that. The principle is to bleed off the charge build-up and reduce the likelihood of a direct strike.

[@eadams5037]

Having experience with the 'power' and 'speed' of lightening in defense sites; I can agree that there is nothing to prevent the occurrence you experienced. Lightening like the proverbial Bull in the China Shop will take out small circuits in spite of breakers at it moves too fast to permit the disconnect. Best Hope we found was a cold connection or hard disconnect from external power and paths. Our routine was to "teach" the crew to pay attention to thunder and if you could hear it, it was close enough to take down the site on commercial power. With lightening visible even generator / battery power would likely take out the very expensive computer circuits and power supplies in a second. Much like the often mentioned EMP ( pulse ), having any operating field driven power supply or converter would prove vulnerable. If possible, look into a 'master power' configuration where you can isolate your batteries from everything with a single switch. We had success with that approach and the training that stopped dropping $100K computers when lightening came to visit.

[@JerryDLTN]

Sounds like there should be a website that gathers the information of all marinas/dry docks and allows you to filter search to your needs

[@allredtail]

Wa wa wa. I thought we were going to be sitting on the beach drinking Maitais. Welcome to sail life.

[@erickmarkon9337]

With a sailboat there’s always a constant fear of lightning. Keep a couple of pairs of jumper cables on board. Connect one end to your side stays and drop the other end in the water. It doesn’t eliminate the chance of damaging your electrical but it does lessen the chance. It gives the electricity a less resistant path to ground

[@SailingSoulianis]

We will share some more details on this in a future episode but our boat has a pretty good bonded grounding system and it appears that it did its job pretty well. Most of the damage doesn’t appear to have come from the electrical surge but from the electromagnetic pulse.

[@ericcp8757]

@@SailingSoulianis sounds like something out of star trek... Thank you for taking the time to make these videos and share with us

[@ralphholiman7401]

The one time we were struck by lightning, the only damage was to our mast head light, and our VHF antennae, both of which were just vaporized, just a charred base for both them. Nothing else was damaged at all. Our electronic wind vane and wind speed indicator weren't hurt at all, which didn't make any sense, although they were both on an arm that put them a foot away from the destroyed stuff. We replaced the antenna cable, too, figuring it had to have been damaged as well since the connector was melted off.

[@stinkintoad]

There's a do it yourself marina in Titusville Florida.

[@jascan1489]

Y'all were in my backyard. We stay at city marina all the time. Love St Augustine

[@waynedoeblin6801]

Hey guys,a wonderful pair of videos,as alway👌So sorry to hear about the lightning strike,every sailor fears them I'm sure😢 Good news in the closing scene "we can haul you out now"that's terrific. Not related to the videos,but in real time,my very best wishes for 2021🙂

[@CorwynGC]

Lightning doesn't even need to hit you(r boat) to do damage. My sister lost a lot of electronics when a tree in her back yard (100 feet from the house) was struck. It is awesome stuff, don't get complacent, get proper grounding, and disconnect electronics when it is close.

[@carlcantrell4781]

Sail further north to increase your chances of getting a good place to keep the boat.

[@pierrelapointe8511]

Fun to see how life was before march 2020! Happy new year and keep safe

[@larrybarry6266]

Welcome to Florida, the thunder is the loudest I have ever heard and I have sailed down the Amazon and Rio Negro in Brazil.

[@Redneckmfg]

Why do bad things always happen to Good People ? Hoping that you have fixed all the issues from the year this was filmed and that you are continuing on with future videos . I don't want to think of KZbin without Sailing Soulianis......

[@marclawyer2789]

That was a striking video: A big clap to the editor: cue thunderous applause: roll on to the next one... Apologies 🙊

[@tcskeels2744]

Clever!

[@tommycheshire5508]

Florida is the stormiest places in the US. Get the heck out of there as soon as possible. A lot of bad storms pas through Charleston, so that is out. You would be safer going north.

[@Johnsouthshore]

Getting hit by lightning sucks.. astounding the stuff that is impacted. I was on a mooring in Plymouth, MA for 20 years.i was never hit... my brother was hit the 1st week he launched his new boat and was on a marina slip. Lost his radar.. awful!

[@rocketscientist007]

Florida is the lightning capital of the world. Former Tartan 27 owner here.

[@taterhater7419]

florida has some crazy storms in the summer, ill attest to that.

[@robertskinner1799]

Nice memory of what the world was like pre Covid.

[@spinkey4842]

welcome to the ville

[@southerntexashomestead5028]

Can you add info for Oasis boatyard/Marina for those of us who also sail and are looking for the same services? Thanks so much. A lighting defuser on top of the mast well grounded also helps. But in reality when it's your turn nothing really prevents damage. Fair winds and following seas ~ S/V Cork

[@WCTarheel]

As bad as the boat damage was, it's repairable. It was super lucky that you weren't physically injured. Pass out some four-leaf clovers and rabbits feet.

[@lesstoddard6779]

Much love from the Maine coast. Sorry that you didn't come to see us.

[@SailingSoulianis]

Sooner or later!

[@Mark-sp6vq]

Always excited to see a new episode, even though some bad news regarding your home. Thanks guys and I wish you a safe, healthy and Happier New Year.

[@svlamancha9877]

Really enjoying following your journey. Glad to see it looks like you’ve found a spot for your haul out. 👍

[@gpdewitt]

Did you, or do people, run a fat wire from the mast(s) to a ground rod when on the hard? Shortest path would be best. Seems like you could save part of your electrical equipment and possible hull or keel damage. Lightning takes all paths to ground, but more current would run on a copper or aluminum wire.

[@fxpthl]

Oh yes, the "joys' of boating in and around the South East U.S.! So sorry about that lightning strike.

[@edwardwerthner7717]

U have to make that $1500- $2000 AC unit. Even a 6k unit will be good.Marinaire is the best unit. Don’t fool with anything else. It’s free. They are in Miami. Yes 2020 was the wildest weather I have ever experienced in south fla. Crazy

[@timothyanderson976]

Green Cove is the best, that why it was built in the war. Great place to keep a boat.

[@jameswesthart5873]

15:15 Those clouds. Very nice video.

[@Chad09807]

So scared the mast was going to light up at 7:00 mark

[@jamessandman3708]

Somewhere out there a minivan named Chip can be heard with an evil and vengeful laugh.

[@calvinfarrow1720]

Well I learned that one should isolate all ship electronic systems during a storm.

[@travelwithus750]

So I’m a electrician but not a cruiser and was wondering if anyone installs a disconnect switch so when lightning starts to happen woth the flip of a switch all of ur electronics downstream of batteries can be disconnected. It maybe the same thing if u disconnect the positive side of batter cable? Idk I think I would have that ability if I owned a boat. Food for thought. Safe travels y’all.

[@sergyk9588]

👍👍👍I wish you all the best in 2021 full of happiness, health and peace.

[@SailingSoulianis]

Thank you!

[@matthewmetcalfe6853]

The panhandle isn’t quite as stormy in the summer.

[@csgno1]

Try New England or Great Lakes in the summer... Cooler with less lightning :)

[@jonahbowles7341]

Deltaville on the Chesapeake Bay!

[@joannshuttleworth6359]

Anywhere on the Chesapeake.

[@jonahbowles7341]

@@joannshuttleworth6359 Agreed! I just happen to moor in Deltaville.

[@williamsron]

Happy New Year from St. John’s, Canada.

[@kenpole1840]

Outstanding. Have a happier new year and BTW, "fair winds and following seas."

[@myckee]

Ha we actually took pictures with that very same Pirate ship!! Go see the pirate museum!! Lots of great Booty LOL!!

[@JustMe-pp1mp]

Don't know where you three kids are right now, (I'm thinking on land somewhere ?) but Happy New Year, 2020's done! forgotten! good riddance! May 2021 bring you only joy, happiness and good health. Thanks for posting :-)

[@jessefalsone1247]

Hey guys, just a comment about your unfortunate lightning strike. As I go through a refit on my T37 (#240), I noticed that the entire grounding system is tied together - so, lighting grounds from the rig (all four main stays) and the fuel tank share a common bus with the DC and AC ground system (mine is located on the engine tray). I can't say for sure whether this contributed to your misfortune (and maybe a close strike was going to take its pound of flesh regardless) but this arrangement does not seem right to me (see Stan Honey's often cited article on grounding systems). Food for thought.

[@SailingSoulianis]

Yup, everything's tied together on ours as well. Thanks for the tip, we'll look up the article.