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The Mast Walk by Alex Thomson

by Sail-World on 4 Mar 2014
Pictures of Alex Thomson the skipper of the Hugo Boss IMOCA Open 60 race yacht walking up the mast of his yacht whilst sailing. Lloyd Images/Alex Thomson Racing

Solo round the world yachtsman Alex Thomson performs a daring feat on board his high-speed yacht, Hugo Boss.

In this video, he climbs up the 30-meter high mast of the moving vessel and dives into the ocean.

This is not the first stunt we've seen from Alex - two years ago he completed the 'Keel Walk', a stunt that has become famous throughout the world.

See both stunts below.




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Pictures of Alex Thomson the skipper of the Hugo Boss IMOCA Open 60 race yacht walking up the mast of his yacht whilst sailing.<br /> © Lloyd Images/Alex Thomson Racing
Pictures of Alex Thomson the skipper of the Hugo Boss IMOCA Open 60 race yacht walking up the mast of his yacht whilst sailing.
© Lloyd Images/Alex Thomson Racing


Pictures of Alex Thomson the skipper of the Hugo Boss IMOCA Open 60 race yacht walking up the mast of his yacht whilst sailing.<br /> © Lloyd Images/Alex Thomson Racing
Pictures of Alex Thomson the skipper of the Hugo Boss IMOCA Open 60 race yacht walking up the mast of his yacht whilst sailing.
© Lloyd Images/Alex Thomson Racing


Pictures of Alex Thomson the skipper of the Hugo Boss IMOCA Open 60 race yacht walking up the mast of his yacht whilst sailing.<br /> © Lloyd Images/Alex Thomson Racing
Pictures of Alex Thomson the skipper of the Hugo Boss IMOCA Open 60 race yacht walking up the mast of his yacht whilst sailing.
© Lloyd Images/Alex Thomson Racing


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Pictures of Alex Thomson the skipper of the Hugo Boss IMOCA Open 60 race yacht walking up the mast of his yacht whilst sailing.<br /> © Lloyd Images/Alex Thomson Racing
Pictures of Alex Thomson the skipper of the Hugo Boss IMOCA Open 60 race yacht walking up the mast of his yacht whilst sailing.
© Lloyd Images/Alex Thomson Racing


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Pictures of Alex Thomson the skipper of the Hugo Boss IMOCA Open 60 race yacht walking up the mast of his yacht whilst sailing.<br /> © Lloyd Images/Alex Thomson Racing
Pictures of Alex Thomson the skipper of the Hugo Boss IMOCA Open 60 race yacht walking up the mast of his yacht whilst sailing.
© Lloyd Images/Alex Thomson Racing

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