No experience in any of the above posts. But carbon fibre is very conducive for electricity. On one of my windsurfing masts it had a large warning sticker about it being conductive. In a thunderstorm I would strongly suggest not pointing your paddle towards the sky. Also you probably shouldn't be on the water during a thunderstorm as from what I had been told once before that lightning was described to me as lazy. It will look for the shortest route to ground. So if your 6foot tall and out on the water there is nothing taller than you around (no trees out there). So lighting would go through you rather that hit the water. I'm sure there are other factors too that come into play
Must admit. Have been on the water plenty of times when storms are apporching. Some of the best sessions (sailing & surfing ever)

