I was there too, sailing on the J/24 Bash.

On Day 1, we were coming in during the storm. I was on on the helm and everyone else was down below. I was reaching back to screw with the throttle on the outboard when a bolt hit close enough to get an arc either off the traverler bar or the primary winches. I decided that the motor didn't need to be messed with anymore

As far as your mark rounding...that was quite a cluster. We were right behind the mess. Racing 50 boat one-design fleets, you get used to a mess at mark roundings. It was pretty clear that the PHRF dudes are not so comfortable in those situations. The good part for us was that a boat from our class got pinched in the pack and had to eat gas for a while. We came in, rounded tight, tacked out and took him to school big time. It was fun to watch to say the least. Sorry to hear about your foot though....getting hurt or sinking boats is bad.

Jeff.