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February 3rd, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
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Katie Silver
Last updated at 12:28 PM on 3rd February 2012
A daring seaman proves he has a licence to keel.
Looking every part the classic James Bond, a British skipper dressed suavely in black tie mounts the keel of a speeding sail boat in waters near the Isle of Wight.
The mystery man in this case is one Alex Thomson, 37 who performed the ‘dangerous and stupid’ feat aboard his Hugo Boss yacht in the Solent – a straight that separates the isle from mainland England.
Eat your heart out Bond: Performing a stunt known as ‘The Keel Walk’, British skipper Alex Thomson adjusts his tie aboard his Hugo Boss racing yacht
Getting up: Mr Thompson, who was the youngest person to win a round the world race at age 25, alights from his jet-ski to board the keel
Known as the ‘The Keel Walk’ the stunt involves very precise wind, sailing and sea conditions to make sure Alex and his jet-ski-driving assistant aren’t toppled over by the 8.2 tonne yacht.
Mr Thomson, who performed the stunt while sipping a gin and tonic said: ‘We’d wake up one day and the conditions would look just right, so we’d sound the alarm and get the boat prepped, bring in the jet ski guy, the RIB driver, the photographer, the camera guys… I’m in the suit, ready to go…and the wind drops. It was hurry up and wait, hurry up and wait.’
And what exactly does it require other than one crazy guy in a suit?
A wind speed of 17 – 19 knots, waves between 50cm and 1.25 meters, a sailing speed of nine knots and a crew with some 45 years’ experience.
Once these conditions are met, the crew needs to angle the yacht at 70degrees to get a 45-60 second window where this real-life Bond can mount the keel from a jet-ski and adjust his bow-tie.
Mr Thompson had a 45 to 60 second window where he could ride the keel
And though Q might warn to always have an escape plan; this trick could have ended in disaster:
‘The wind is unpredictable; a momentary gust or drop will affect the direction and speed of the boat in an instant,’ said Mr Thomspon.
If the keel had hit him – 4 tonnes of lead moving at 10mph – it would be the equivalent of being charged by an elephant.
Mr Thomson performed the same feat in 2009:
‘But everyone always assumes it was “Photoshopped”,’ he said.
‘And I was determined to prove them wrong, so we decided to try again.’
‘Always have an escape plan’; The real-life Bond dives from the yacht
Oh what I do for England: If the yacht had fallen on the brave seaman, it would have been the equivalent force of being rammed by an elephant
This was not the first news-worthy stunt Mr Thomson has performed with his yacht. When he was 25, he became the youngest person to win a round the world race aboard the same vessel.
What makes it all the more tricky is that from his position at the helm, yacht skipper Ross Daniel cannot see either Alex or the jet ski.
Instead, he must rely on the information given to him by the spotter who sits at the port side of stern (or on the left, towards the back of the boat for those not familiar with maritime terminology).
‘We’ve got a safety boat, a film boat, a jet ski… all we need is a plane, man!’ Mr Thompson said as he put down his GT and prepped for the feat.
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I’m sure Hugo Boss won’t object to the free publicity. Great stunt though.
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If it were me out there on the keel, I’d be ‘sheeting’ my ‘chute’.
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And Hugo Boss are well chuffed as they get all this free publicity, and he had lots of safety craft around him by the sounds of it, so not so much of an idiot as first thought.
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Hardley death-defying – more like something the french or italians would come up with.
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Has DM got the work experience person to write this. It’s strait not straight! Standards really are getting worse.
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Great stunt very impressive
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Is it possible to be “rammed” by an elephant? Who made the calculation; 4 tonnes of lead, 10 mph = being rammed by an elephant. Isn’t the boat made of resin compound? Shouldn’t tonnes be tons to be consistent with imperial measure, I.e. mph and shouldn’t mph be knots? Don’t want to be picky!!
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Why is it called the ‘boom’? Because that’s the last sound you’re going to hear when it hits you upside the head if you don’t duck when I tell you to.
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Every boat, whatever its size, should practice ‘Man Overboard’ drill. In this case, it is rather extreme but with him in the water, it serves the purpose. Besides, another craft was nearby to film or video it, so pick-up out of a very cold water will be executed in literal seconds. And with wind sterength constant, the heel on the craft is constant, as long as the course is held. I bet he had a whiskey or rum in him in no time. And Brian, in Gagaland, everyone in my sailing club could do exactly the same, it saved getting the wetsuit wet, and we were trained to do it.
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So cool………..well done.
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