Mast Climber
I caught this photo with my iPhone the other day as Jay was up the mast of S/V September Song installing a new wind transducer. I get this view pretty often.
Of the two of us, he is the fearless one. Never have I been up a mast, and I don’t plan on starting anytime soon. Every time a mast job comes around, Jay jokes and says “I’ll let Brooke go up this time”. Oh no, not happening!
Fortunately this job didn’t require him to hang up there too long – only about an hour. I think the longest he’s ever dangled in the air has been between three and four hours at a time. He always comes down and has to sit down for a while to let his legs gain feeling again!
The record for tallest mast climbed so far is about 63 feet above the boat’s deck. I think we’d have to work someplace that has much larger vessels to ever beat that height!
I’ll leave you with a few more views:
View from the top of S/V Surprise
Radar work on S/V Angel of London
And he wouldn't climb a water tower?
Ah, come to remember, I have climbed a mast with a bosun's chair and never have I climbed a water tower.
Bill, I'd probably have the guts to climb a tower now. Let me know when you want to go!