ABYC Finds Itself Boxed in Legally for Its Lightning-Protection Position

Leading Expert Calls Its Advice Potentially Dangerous

This animation shows that a lightning strike is a much more complicated process than many people think. It shows the dispersal of charge through a series of electrodes at or above the water line that lightning expert Ewen Thomson contends are far superior to ABYC’s recommendation of a single underwater grounding plate.

The American Boat & Yacht Council …