SAILING DISASTER - SAILBOAT struck by LIGHTNING - Ep 76

A huge thank you to those who help keep our boat afloat by supporting our creative process via Patreon. You can be part of the crew for less than the price of a coffee. https://www.patreon.com/CruisingKiwis Sailing disaster - sailboat struck by lightning Disaster at sea. We got struck by lightning! While Rob is away from the boat in New Zealand we decide to be frugal and explore the ‘free stuff’ that the Gold Coast has to offer. The Lorikeet feeding at Currumbin wildlife sanctuary being an outstanding attraction, but on Friday the 13th the weather forecast that predicted 15 knots of wind turns in to a mighty electrical storm with 50 knot gusts. Our week of penny pinching turns rather expensive as we take a direct strike of lightning to the mast, which plays havoc with our electrics. The big question is are we insured? Music Luna Keller – I don’t know where I’m going Jamie Lono – All about it instrumental – Musicbed Jamie Lono – All about it – Music bed Goldford – Darkside of paradise – Musicbed David Mumford – Ball and chain – Creative commons music WHO ARE WE? In 1997, after a disastrous Olympic rowing campaign, Rob decided to row a seven-metre plywood boat, 2500 miles from Tenerife in the Canary Islands to Barbados in the Caribbean. It took 6 weeks and he and his rowing partner, Phil Stubbs, won the inaugural Atlantic Rowing Race. Skip forward to 2014, we invested in Javelot a 43 ft Fountaine Pajot catamaran. Armed only with Robert's 3 years of racing P class yachts from the age of 11 to 13, and Rachel's non existent sailing knowledge, we set off to learn the ropes of ocean sailing. We broke stuff, replaced stuff and got to know our boat before heading offshore with our three children, Finn 17, Declan 15 and Ivan 12, in tow. Through trial and error, we have become confident wayfarers, kind of. Our plan? To sail around the world, meet the locals and record our adventures. Part of the journey will be retracing Rob’s eldest brother Kerry’s travels at sea. Using Kerry’s original letters from the 1970’s we will re trace his movements from Australia through Indonesia and South East Asia to Cambodia where Kerry’s life was cut short after straying into Cambodian waters in 1978. Kerry and two friends were attacked by a Khmer Rouge gun boat, captured, tortured and executed. ***** Follow us in real time on Instagram and Facebook @thecruisingkiwis @finn_hamill @declan_hamill #NeverStopWanderingNeverStopWondering. #TheCruisingKiwis