Riding out the storm... photo by Leila Mohammad
A few days ago, during a trip, we encountered a MASSIVE storm while anchored in the West Lemons, San Blas. Winds hit 30+ knots, rain was blinding, and lightning ground strikes were everywhere. Leila, one third of a spunky mother/daughters trio that was aboard on this particular trip, grabbed this gem of a shot.
You can see one of the fast-moving low-lying storm rollers coming at us with a vengeance. Meanwhile, in the right foreground, our neighbor in the anchorage, “Lulu” hopes to avoid what would have been its THIRD lightning strike this year. There were several frighteningly spectacular ground strikes all around us during the onslaught. Including one that interrupted Andiamo’s electric ground for a good three seconds and gave the air the smell of burning sulphur. Crazy stuff.
Thanks Leila for sharing this keeper of a pic. 🙂
That is pretty Bad Ass!
That is beautiful. Stunning.
Tony, that comment about bonding the rigging was made before I just read this. It sounds like you were lucky! Great picture and a classic “oh sh%t moment” I bet!
cool pic. glad you didn’t get fried… lol
Wow, what an amazing photo!
Gorgeous pic!
Stunnin’ photo…truly brings back some memories of rough and tumble storms that roll in down in that part of the world…oh, do I miss that???
Brian, all that stuff about bonding, and lightning suppression on boats is strictly theoretical. IMO, none of it REALLY works.I know a lot of boats who were bonded to the teeth, and bam still get fried. It’s one big crap shoot, and quite frankly there ain’t a damn thing you can do about it.
You are a brave soul! I love watching storms roll in off the river at our hourse as long as I am in the house or on my porch. Glad you were safe!