When I was your age I was before the mast on a square rigged ship that ran to Africa.

NPR: The Enduring Depths of 'Old Man and the Sea'

When one officer was finally picked up from his lifeboat, he carefully stowed the sails and the mast before climbing aboard the rescue ship.

NEWYORKER: Unsinkable

The barrister set out how both phones were picked up by the mast around an hour before the bomb went off.

BBC: Omagh bomb scene

Part of the appeal of watching him perform is the thrill of watching him career across the deck blasting off shots in all directions, wondering whether he will hit his own top mast before holing the enemy.

BBC: Newt Gingrich and his campaign legacy