Does that study involve just Australian flies? Sounds plausible to me. And if your flies can help melt the Antarctic ice, maybe Rick and I would end up having waterfront property again in Key Largo. Please don't kill flies.

(I'm not REALLY cynical, either; am I?)

As far as lightning, I think you are safer on a sailboat than on a powerboat, and you are safer ON a sailboat on the water than anywhere NEAR a sailboat on land. Despite all the threads on this forum about lightning, and all the links to research, nothing is really definitive on this subject.