"Jim Esler" wrote in message
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A kayak or a PFD will not provide any significant protection.
http://www.lightningsafety.com/nlsi_...to_editor.html dismisses
a similar myth concerning protection in a car with the statement, "
RUBBER TIRES WILL INSULATE ME FROM LIGHTNING (it has traveled miles
through space.a few inches of rubber mean nothing at all.)"

One source for information about lightning is
http://www.lightningsafety.com/nlsi_pls.html
--
Jim Esler

I know we all grew up believing it was the rubber tires that protect us from
lightning in a car, but it turns out it's probably the steel frame. In my 30
years as a pilot I have been struck at least 3 times with minimal damage to
the airplane it seems that the metal frame and skin of the aircraft along
with static wicks designed to disperse the strike do a pretty good job. One
of the problems with the new composite (no metal) airframes has been
adequate lightning protection my guess is this would apply to a kayak.

Ron Donahue