The Mast Walk by Alex Thomson

Solo round the world yachtsman Alex Thomson performs a daring feat on board his high-speed yacht, HUGO BOSS. Thomson climbs up the 30-metre high mast of the moving vessel and dives into the ocean.
This is not the first stunt we've seen from Thomson. Two years ago he completed The Keel Walk, a stunt which has become famous across the world. Watch the video at • Alex Thomson attempts ...
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[@benjitayahoo]

What's more impressive is the skipper's control

[@ablejack3]

amazing not to succumb to weatherhelm

[@pizzapower95]

thats just what i thougt! i never sailed before so idk, but isnt it rly hard to hold the ship clam and stable like this at sutch a bank angle?

[@VirtanenDK]

LOL Alex is the skipper of the boat. He also does a keel walk, to show how extreme these boat's are. Alex was number 2 on the last Ocean race/single-handed around the world in 2016 !! Next race is in 2020. Where Hugo boss and Alex Thompson is one of the favourites. Try looking him up, and see how extreme the real race is. The French military has some great video of him alone on the boat, with the same lean on, and a broken foil. Sorry about my bad English 👋

[@georgeross7145]

Amen

[@TonyMontana-hb6uj]

@@pizzapower95 It doesn't depend on the angle if it's not broaching

[@hydewhyte4364]

Gotta give credit to the crew for laying her down like that and holding it steady.

[@biguprochester]

Yacht 46 52 people didn’t know that. Lol

[@stillx1211]

I don’t think it’s challenging to walk up the sail. It’s challenging to keep it steady

[@Mezuzah87]

Absolutely brutal to... *looks at notes* hold the boat at a range of similar angles for *looks again* several seconds while someone *looks* quickly hops the length of *again looks* several adult humans! :O le amazing...

[@DuzBee]

No, I don’t have to do anything, I don’t have to give them credit. They are Master Sailors, I would be shocked if they couldn’t do that.

[@samroyal6288]

I hope this is a joke@@DuzBee

[@mrksiy]

I was most impressed by his leap from the first boat to the other. smooth.

[@willfriar8054]

WE CHANGE CREW LIKE THAT UNDER SAIL ALOT. ITS LIKE STEPPING FROM ONE TRUCK BED TO ANOTHER AT TEN MILES AN HOUR. TRY IT WITH A MECHANICS TOOL BOX ON YOUR SHOULDER. WILL FRIAR ALL ISLANDS MOBILE MARINE SERVICE THATS ME

[@yaa63]

ABSOLUTELY...so impressed!!!!!

[@yaa63]

@@willfriar8054 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW

[@Utube2Itube]

James Bond style

[@77chonyc]

Hugo boss is the best gear to wear when you are going to be mast climbing. Trying any other brands would be suicidal...

[@vittukyrpae6899]

dah'..oneDude said about video:'Makes me want to buy a suit.' - yea'for.. *Sure.* (funny'tho..) *it* ..makes me want to take a shite.

[@moncorp1]

Hugo Boss is also the best gear to wear when you are a nazi.

[@walkman1984]

the nazis said the same thing

[@Icetea-2000]

@@walkman1984you REALLY tried to shoehorn that nazi reference in huh, it really doesn’t make sense

[@220SeaChaser]

I don't always walk up a sail mast, but when I do, the boat heels over from my greatness.

[@thesaint8400]

Does anyone know who sponsors this boat?

[@flupsdarups3897]

hmm, perhaps maybe Hugo boss? I couldn't see it clearly tho.

[@barbarianlife]

Superfly

[@lazyhead123]

Men's wearhouse

[@jojodroid31]

Yeah their stuff is crap lol. Don't buy from them, overpriced and bad quality. Had glasses but they really disintegrated themselves after 2 years

[@geimuvr]

SSOB

[@johnheppell7862]

Credit to the crew for holding the boat at that angle - and fair play to Alex for running up the sail and throwing himself off the top - I'm sure it looked horrific from the top? Personally I'll forgive him for his diving style( I certainly wouldn't do it!)

[@MihneaStoian]

This looks amazing - love Alex Thomson and his Hugo Boss boat!

[@bepowerification]

most impressing thing about this for me as a non-sailor is how they managed to keep the boat this way for so long. wow. edit: ok now after watching the behind the scenes I know they didnt. impressive anyway.

[@pascalaugust968]

Its these little moments of entertainment that make life fun. Good stuff Alex!

[@khan2711]

It hurt my soul to watch him run on that beautiful sail. That was not a mast walk, it was a sail walk

I agree, aren't those carbon-fibre and super-expensive? Cant imagine the boom would have broken from walking on it.

[@gameswithcullen3388]

@ kevlar, and he would have been walking on the mast, not the boom

[@johnmartlew5897]

@@gameswithcullen3388 watch again. You can see the sail stretch under his feet as he steps. There is a cable running up the sail close to the mast he appears to be staying on. Doesn’t look like the usual rigging I’ve ever seen.

[@kshepard52]

@@gameswithcullen3388 Very clearly walking on the sail.

[@deemiller943]

Have had to go up the mast ..underway during an ocean race to free jammed lines ..very scary. This video is GREAT!!!

[@davidmaxwell8035]

This is awesome, weren't expecting you to dive off the end. MAD as a hatter.

[@PedalBikerUK]

Now THAT is what I call advertising! :-)

[@madedigital]

the first time was advertising the second time i believe is called a re-run.

[@adamsonofdon2766]

I never get tired of this! Love ya Alex! Cheers from Seattle USA!

[@Squerbie]

Absolutely incredible! Subtract 2 points for the bent legs on entry.

[@ashleybrydges9800]

Perfect Sailing to heel her over and Alex is definitely James Bond and if not should be. What a star he is.

[@wideload16]

wow.. that's fantastic.. well done Alex for pushing the boundaries yet again

[@homewaresandmore]

I wouldn't call it pushing the boundaries. Heaps of people free climb rigs and jump off. We used to do it on Dad's 50 footer when we were kids.

[@kenpalmer9322]

One of the best and daring videos on this race

[@UnderwaterJourney]

Hats off to Mr Thomson ...and the skipper !

[@LightnessBrother]

Alex Thomson is the skipper!

[@chefgiovanni]

Great Scott, nice sailing ! Thumbs up if you wanted to see that sail hit the water !

[@approxonestockpot8773]

First jump was really smooth. Last jump made me think of John C Reilly in Boogie Nights.

[@raynic1173]

Ok, that was cool, but, I would be really impressed if he walked to the top and then they tacked the boat and he walked down the other side back on to the deck and grabbed himself a martini, "shakin' not stirred".

[@Island_Line_Rail_Productions]

I'd like to see what the galley looks like after heeling over that much ..

[@vittukyrpae6899]

njåå..oneDude said about video:'Makes me want to buy a suit.' - yea'for.. *Sure.* (funny'tho..) *it* ..makes me want to take a shite.

[@otm646]

@@Island_Line_Rail_Productions it's just a carbon fiber shell inside. For meals they eat something very similar to MRE's.

[@pedroea4949]

Mr Alex, i need to sail with you once in my life! Awesome stunt! This boat sails like hot knife cutting butter!

[@zattamusic]

STILL HERE AFTER 7 YEARS-FROM ITALY ROME

[@lucidcrew]

So great performance. Respect!

[@Calardan]

When this was conceived i imagine it was much more remarkable and interesting than the final result could describe.

[@fredericsidler]

I want to see the uncut version ;-)

[@AT-rs1oy]

That takes real guts well done Alex

[@chrisfil49]

you make my day !!!

[@lamborghinike]

Great movie!! Respect!! :D

[@albino79]

cooooool, das muß ich auch unbedingt mal machen !!!!

[@fvingerhoed]

cool! I used to climb up my 12M Magic. 26 meters high. not to shabby either. and then you we're weaving left and right..

[@santiagofelixhidalgo5814]

All is Amazing... The Boat, The Mark, Alex, The Wind, The Sea... All is just One Thing..The Style of de Net....

[@ajsparks87]

Marketing: We need more space for advertising. Any ideas? Alex: Let's just turn the boat on its side.

[@zacskimAL]

So sick nice one dude

[@ludovicdu74layaute16]

Franchement c’est couillu 👌😱👏👏

[@memim9635]

Doesn't matter if this is 10 years old, these boats are still incredible.

[@walkertongdee]

Man those sailors deserve all the credit. That mast was damn hear horizontal, its not even climbing, its walking slightly up hill. He makes what he thinks is a manly mug at the camera though.

[@filipbahunek2504]

James Bond style. Must be an awesome feeling standing atop the mast like that. Epic

[@barbarasue9451]

love canting keels!

[@neilasc4675]

Amazing!!!

[@jean-philippe9445]

Incroyable !!!!

[@lisaandreoletti4455]

I love it ❤️❤️❤️

[@mariob7791]

James Bond style!

[@steetonsales1]

Simply amazing, the thought of diving off the top of a 30ml mast !!!

[@kastelholm]

But the jump was from less than 30 meters. Length of mast, angle of heel and so on. Elementary trigonometry...

[@svebu2229]

OMG so awesome!

[@FishingSGsWild]

anyone knows the title of the soundtrack used in this vid? super back ground music

[@petergreig7844]

Well done, legend

[@intricatekorbz2722]

1:03 he did that like a boss

[@aidenhorner4339]

just amazing

[@rpm6085]

Cool! Did anyone catch what it was advertising?

[@gwynsparey6767]

That's hanging ten! Awesome.

[@richardgibout9115]

Magnifique

[@mattdenham8057]

Nice one 007

[@raphaeldsv6706]

I'm quite confused, this video is just a guy running on a 40° sail and almost backflopping when jumping out of it. I'm more amazed by the crew laying the boat like that tbh

[@wasabiginger6993]

... that is the point Alex is making :)))

[@SB-or7cx]

You should try...

[@levio1463]

even at 40 degrees, its still 23 meters. Also watch the behind the scenes, this was not their first attempt. pretty scary when the boat rights and he's still halfway up.

[@kiereluurs1243]

@@levio1463 I just searched for other footage. Here's one where the mast is both almost horizontal, and almost vertical! The dude has to save himself on a strut. Also slides down the sail. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqC9fHmCeMSXmMU

[@thomateish]

Freaking amazing

[@richarddenham5764]

Great work Alex. Not sure why everyone is making so many comments about how bad the dive was. Im pretty sure that Alex is a professional Sailor not a professional diver. :) And Believe me this is NOT fake.

[@GoatrazziRoom]

Wow your amazing

[@steventheoschuster1060]

Awesome!!!

[@mikefule330]

Kudos to the people sailing the boat and heeling it safely at that angle constantly adjusting for the leverage as his weight moves further up the mast. The actual walking up the mast and diving bit is probably less challenging.

[@friedemi6113]

Very scary! And very cool!

[@Phocush]

That top batten's like a diving board, even got a little spring to it!

[@johnnycomelately6341]

How good is that !

[@WojciechP915]

That's got to be the best pirate I've ever seen.

[@annaninart]

Amazing :)))

[@dlysele]

I would have screamed TACK on the microphone while he was half way up lol

[@ttracemusic]

Does anyone know what type/manufacturer of this yacht is? Appreciate it.

[@readthetype]

Congratulations old people, you managed to “do an internet.” (make a television commercial)

[@mastertrams]

Given the landing, I'll assume diving isn't his area of expertise... That and he was doing it in a three piece suit!

[@MrFantasma55]

Muy bueno

[@BrandonTran]

I was looking to buy a suit. I was also thinking about jumping off a sailboat mast. Looks like a Boss suit might be perfect for my needs.

[@AnteZivkovic]

What a class dive to finish it off.

[@sahajasam]

Who was at the helm during filming Alex ? Brilliant stuff !

[@fabiotuggy3340]

what a magnificent boat!

[@sarahbruns1763]

Hello for our little school project, we have to present a commercial on an imaginary topic. Would it be okay if we used scenes from your videos to show the exciting world of sailing? Greetings from Maike and Sarah

[@Camcrazy530]

What's more impressive is just one guy holding her sideways for 40 days in the Indian Ocean

[@roryprice8979]

WOW your my hero

[@TrainLover225]

And again he is wearing a suit 😎😎😎

[@me-wh5my]

How‘s the music called?

[@rogerpaolo]

is that really difficult to do? I think I would give it a shot.

[@ianrkav]

The first time I watched this I thought, 'he's not going to dive off there surely.' Then he did! How high was that dive? 15 metres maybe? Impressive:-)

[@sarakasakura69]

15? HAHA, its 29 meters high!

[@ianrkav]

@@sarakasakura69 The mast might be, but it was leaned over by about 45 degrees so I'm thinking maybe half that:-)

[@sarakasakura69]

@@ianrkav oh that's right haha 😅 I was thinking of the mast!

[@ianrkav]

@@sarakasakura69 De nada:-)

[@barnyardbrio7597]

holy shit he is the boss. I was not expecting him to jump!

[@missmartineau]

He's a god damn boss.

[@apchchobiecatportugal9995]

great ...

[@robertboykin1828]

I pulled on my halyard to change my anchor light, from the dock, on a 6 ft ladder. Shipped a little water, but it's better than being hoisted up the mast 30 ft.

[@chrislanejones]

What a BOSS!

[@victoriapownall4871]

Brilliant

[@DailyRealness]

How does this benefit the boat?

[@benphillips6386]

That's my favourite thing to do on (smaller) boats, tip it as far as possible without it capping.

[@Rocketeer4461]

epic!!!

[@weatheranddarkness]

I'm more impressed you can sail these boats keeled over so hard without capsizing. Canting keel or no.

[@dlysele]

weatheranddarkness engineering is cool, right? ;)

[@weatheranddarkness]

Damn straight. The modern mono designs are really something. Have you seen the new America"s Cup boats? or all the funky foils and mass shifting on a boat like Wild Oats or Comanche? Or the latest in Moth racing?

[@caparzzo]

so, whats the brand of the suit?

[@jjdpr]

I wouldn't be surprised if this guy attempted something like this on an airplane while flying, that would be unbelievable.

[@kingrobert1st]

I'd like to see Dynamo try to do that!

[@annabellesalin567]

iconic

[@ClivehWright]

Wow! Good one dude! Is that a self inflating device on the top of the main?

[@bartovergaauw]

it's very likely to be a tough piece of carbonfibre or something similar

[@bigpompano1659]

0:24 was so cool for some reason

[@user-sq8no3un3i]

Нет слов.гараньтия 2000)

[@PP-kh2kw]

Great