When I was in sea cadets I was a lucky guy to be chosen to sail on a tall ship the maple leaf (Picture below) Well, we all had to take turns setting the jib. Its the small sail on the front of the ship.
So, while the ship is cutting through the water, you had to shimmy out on the wooden pole sticking out on the front of the boat and untie the jib so we could set it. I am already afraid of heights and doing that while the boat is moving was scary as ######.
But it was a once of a life time experience and I still remember it fondly
edit: We sailed on it for a week, it was duing spring break and it was off victoria island. I also remember dolphins swimming at the front of the boat, they said that the dolphins surf on the pressure the boat makes on the water while its going forward.