I can make it

We had one of those locally. It was before our ICW brige was replaced with a fixed 65-ft "high bridge" and they thought they could get under the (on-demand) bascule bridge without an opening.
 
I watched a guy remove his mast with overhanging tree branches at the ramp next to my marina. Also, a relative of a friend brought his new to him 40+ foot trawler up the river to my marina. He had only had it a couple days and had gone from a pontoon boat to this big trawler with nothing in between.

He was unaware of his air draft and took the radar/light mast off on the drawbridge down the river from us. He thought he could make it.

It should be pretty obvious, but a captain need to know the air (and water) draft of his boat before he leaves the dock.
 
It looks like the sailboat behind him was also going to try it, but he turned off just in time.

By the way, this video was not about "air draft". They were trying to get through the still slightly open bridge before it closed, as it was closing. They lost.
 
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes...
 
I did just the opposite one spring launch. I asked for an opening. The attendent dutifully opened the bridge and as I powered my sailboat through we both noticed I did not have the mast up. Fortunately we both laughed.
 
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