Sailing Under Rare Positive Lightning | Crackle! Fizz! BOOM! | Ep 381

We've never, in all our 20 years of sailing, heard anything like it. Sailing through lightning storms is inevitable here in the tropics, and it's something you try to get used to. But positive lightning is rare and accounts for less than 5% of strikes worldwide. And it's 10 times more lethal. ? Support our photography and videography here - https://followtheboat.com/pub/ ? Join us on DISCORD - https://discord.gg/WGtsJubdkE Thank you for watching! Please COMMENT, LIKE and SUBSCRIBE, it helps us get noticed. Peace and fair winds! Liz and Jamie 00:00 Teaser 00:20 Proposed route to Belitung and weather 01:01 Day One across the Java Sea from Karimunjawa 02:23 Day Two - squall after squall 03:45 More squalls 05:07 Into the night 07:14 The biggest squall we've encountered 12:52 Blown off-course 14:14 In the lee of Belitung ? USEFUL EPISODES: ?? HOW TO BUY A BOAT Pt 1 https://youtu.be/wL7w0lVgthg?si=UrNMbA--RID1RROr ?? HOW TO BUY A BOAT Pt2 https://youtu.be/t_WTaS5hbv0?si=ZbTfo9jNaDtrsHIV ?? 5 REASONS NOT TO BUY A SAILBOAT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54AUkmuEuYQ ?? HOW WE STARTED SAILING https://youtu.be/lIUB0O5bqRI ?? 5 REASONS YOU SHOULD BUY A SAILBOAT https://youtu.be/NF4dvGuEip8 ?? HOW MUCH TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD? https://youtu.be/p35rfFOTqio ?? ARE YOU TOO OLD TO SAIL? https://youtu.be/iivHjZYJHCc ?? THE BEST SAILBOAT TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD? https://youtu.be/atYZTniOI04 ? How to catch fish on a sailboat | Sailing & Fishing Ep 264 https://youtu.be/4x3KDBDBUyE USEFUL PLAYLISTS: ?TOTAL REFIT SERIES https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoE3FmplhAXNsNWWZ6iTMzYYwKVtDanCr ?VIDEO PODCASTS https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoE3FmplhAXOldLfhuOabS98hpDoznn9r ? FTB MERCH https://followtheboat.com/shop ? LET'S CONNECT! FB - https://www.facebook.com/followtheboat/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/followtheboat/ Discord - https://discord.gg/WGtsJubdkE ? All Music from Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/ @epidemicsound ? OUR SAILBOAT SY Esper is a 1989 Oyster435 cutter-rigged ketch @oysteryachts ?? LOCATION Karimunjawa, Java Sea - 5°52'28.3"S 110°25'29.9"E Belitung (safety channel!) - 2°59'09.8"S 107°28'39.0"E ? FOLLOW US IN REAL-TIME WITH AIS *http://www.marinetraffic.com MMSI - 235026188 #sailingadventure #sailinglife #sailboatlife