Ep.54. LIGHTNING PROTECTION on a Catamaran

Catamarans are vulnerable to lightning, and when a mast is hit by lightning the result is often catastrophic for electronics and electrical systems. Pierre, Lisa and Tiller are in Ontario in a 2-week quarantine. Before leaving BioTrek in Boston, we put the lightning protection in the water and removed the wind and VHF equipment from the mast. On BioTrek our lightning protection system is removed at sea, and we use when at anchor or at the dock where most strikes seem to occur. In this video we explain why lightning protection is complicated on a catamaran, especially with a rotating mast, as compared to a monohull. Wed discuss the system we have for our catamaran as compared to lightning protection we have used on our previous boats, including monohulls. Once our quarantine is finished , we visit with family, tour Stoney Lake, and swap sailing stories. Lisa’s father Keith talks about when he fell off a mast and was paralyzed. Pierre talks about racing boats and going up the mast. There are scenes of Stoney Lake in the Kawartha region of Ontario to finish the video.
*Music by Epidemic Sound*
A Bitter Love by Sven Karlsson (Intro music)
Not from here by Dye O
Wild Birds by Marc Tourch
A place for us by Howard-Harper-Barnes
Lost in Atlantis – by Smartface (end music)

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