Winnipesaukee Forum - View Single Post - Lightning danger versus no-wake zone rules

Glove · 06-23-2008, 02:14 PM

I appreciate everyone's feedback, which seem agree with the perspective of valuing safety of human life over that of property. Perhaps I'll find some time to cruise by next weekend and strike up a calm, apologetic conversation with this person to make sure everyone's "cool," regarding the matter, since I have to pass this dock frequently. Perhaps he's got a "trigger finger" if not enough people drop fully down to headway speed in front of his dock/boat/beach....and my case the other day was the exception where it was reasonably justified.

I'd like to indulge the experienced boaters here with one more related question on a different scenario: thunder/lightning storm blows in faster than expected at 6:00 pm that together with the nearing of sunset leads to darkness, high wind, pouring rain, and lightning is striking all around within 3 -5 miles. Hoards of boaters are caught unexpectedly in the lightning storm. and everyone is fleeing to get off the water in a hurry. I see some boaters take down their pole light (running with just the bow lights), whereas others keep their pole light up....which looks like an awfully good target for lightning. What's the proper thing to do in this situation?

06-23-2008, 02:14 PM	#22
Glove Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 19 Thanks: 2 Thanked 6 Times in 2 Posts	Thank you for sharing your thoughts/wisdom I appreciate everyone's feedback, which seem agree with the perspective of valuing safety of human life over that of property. Perhaps I'll find some time to cruise by next weekend and strike up a calm, apologetic conversation with this person to make sure everyone's "cool," regarding the matter, since I have to pass this dock frequently. Perhaps he's got a "trigger finger" if not enough people drop fully down to headway speed in front of his dock/boat/beach....and my case the other day was the exception where it was reasonably justified. I'd like to indulge the experienced boaters here with one more related question on a different scenario: thunder/lightning storm blows in faster than expected at 6:00 pm that together with the nearing of sunset leads to darkness, high wind, pouring rain, and lightning is striking all around within 3 -5 miles. Hoards of boaters are caught unexpectedly in the lightning storm. and everyone is fleeing to get off the water in a hurry. I see some boaters take down their pole light (running with just the bow lights), whereas others keep their pole light up....which looks like an awfully good target for lightning. What's the proper thing to do in this situation?