: Would anybody be able to give me information on what could happen, if you are
: in a kayak on the water, and their is an electric storm approaching. Is it
: safe to stay in the water or do you get the hell out of it?

Get the hell off the water as soon as you are aware of a thunderstorm on the horizon.

A cable program I saw on thunderstorms documented a case where a person was struck
by lightning out of the blue sky somewhere out west.

They were in a mountainous area and while the sky overhead was clear, there was a
thunderstorm out of sight, 10 MILES AWAY, that the weather service tracked the lighting bolt to.

This bit of information, along with being the highest point around on the water,
has changed my attitude about how fast I respond to sightings of thunderstorms.

All the best,
Rob Macks
Laughing Loon CC&K
www.laughingloon.com