My most exciting (and odd) lightning encounter was in a 30 ft. sail boat returning from the Destin inlet. A storm came up suddenly so we motored under full power into the wind (under bare poles). The rain was so dense we could not even see the bow so we steered by compass. The flash and bang were simultaneous. Folks in the cockpit pointed forward at the very close lightning strike. Folks in the cabin pointed aft, also at a very close strike. Either there were two simultaneous lightning bolts or one bolt split and hit in front and behind us. I remembered the hair on my arms standing up just before the lightning strike. As the rain abated we saw we had been blown backwards about 1/4 mile despite using full power.
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