Engine sounds tight but I was holding my breath when PH was zooming along and you’re clambering around one handed with no safety harness..one bad bump and no bueno…looks like fun and love your channel!!!
Mate - Been following along and enjoying watching you for years now and it just keeps getting better and better. Fantastic to see you've found a worthy ship mate and thoroughly looking forward to the adventures and mischief you both get into.
I don't like them, it's a gimmick so if you're into gimmicks go ahead but if this turns into the gimmick channel and you're the salesman then it's going to suck.
For those who are wandering what those windmills are this is apparently a liminal space image located in nordsee Belgium and this is in the north sea 30 km off the Belgian coast ranging 12 to 27 metres deep the construction started in February 2008 they are called the Thornton wind farm
God bless is really nice I like hearing the band play. Never had a chocolate waffle before I bet that was really good. You really going to some nice places stay safe out there Sam God bless you and thanks for sharing your trip with us. Watching from near the West Coast California
Loving all your videos Sam, and I can only speak for myself but I thoroughly enjoy watching just for your positivity, enthusiasm, and honesty. The epic sailing journeys are like the icing on the cake 😊
Hey Sam. Really enjoying watching your adventures. Thank you for sharing. I'm really interested in the wind vain which steers your boat. I'd appreciate if you did a deep dive into this piece of equipment and how it works and why
I’ve been hooked on your channel for a long, long time. Great content. Every time a new lady appears I say to myself “oh, maybe this is the one for Sam” and I’m certainly not trying to settle you down. Keep ‘‘em coming!
Great stuff! If you pass La Rápita, Spain , this summer you're welcome to use the shower and washing machine. I think the bay has free anchorage but don't quote me on that.
It's so cool for those of us who love sailing but can't always be out there. Thanks for taking us along and giving us that sailing feeling!..............⛵⛵⛵
Great content Sam. Particularly appreciate your practical approach to equipment and your easy style. Have fun out there. Look forward to your adventures crossing the Bay of Biscay and the Med......
Thanks for bringing us along Sam! really love following your travels and it gives me the inspiration to trudge on through the refit on my old Pacific Seacraft Orion 27. Dean
I am gradually deciphering the order of your videos on TH-cam. You are in the waters of my ancestors who left their home in Germany and traveled to Belgium to sail to the Americas. Wow! I like your 360 shots.
Been following you al the time nice to see you come in holland Belgium en England may boat is in Vlissingen it's may backyard. looking forward for the next one to England.
Sam i just gotta comment and say your smile is goddamn infectious and your videos always warm me up inside. thank you for sharing your adventures with us.
The eastern part of Belgium actually speaks Flemish, very similar to Dutch. Regardless, for several business trips and my first anniversary vacation, I had no problems to speak of using English. Brugge is touristy, but highly recommended. You mentioned chocolate, which is cream-based rather than milk-based. My other happy discovery was that many of the towns have their own brewery. My corporate hosts took great pleasure in entertaining Americans on their first night of jet lag. Good times!
Love your content, Sam! I'm making my five-year plans to sail and explore the world myself. This year I'm crewing on a race boat to get some more sailing experience! Looking forward to see you blasting through the English Channel!
You’re in different classes, but it would be cool if you met up with Roger Barnes. You’re heading to his neck of the woods, and you appreciate small boat cruising. Enjoy your travels.
Good to watch as I delivered a customers boat along that coast and up to Amsterdam a few years ago, interesting places to visit and I’d like to go again when cruising
I sailed into Zeebrugge ones on the Sedov. As usual I was up in the top crows nest at about 150 feet height. That was way before we had drones and I guess that was kind of a fpv drone view. 😃 Anyways, I'm glad you had a quick stop in Brugge. It’s definatly worth a visit. Cant wait to watch your next sailing adventures. ⛵
Hey Sam! Love your vids :) Two things for when you get to France : 1) If you stop by Cherbourg, there is a nuclear submarine that you can visit, I think there are audioguides in english and you can activate all the clicky switch. 2) A lot of smaller ports will not be open in this season, so no one to answer the radio or pay. I use the Almanach du marin breton which has information/plans on most ports. Info is in french but you have the plans (including visitor places in ports), prices, phone numbers and which VHF channel to use (moslty 9). (just heard the end of the vid, Cherbourg another time then)
Belgium also has to offer a massive World War I chemical ammunitions dump called Paardenmarkt, right in front of our coast. To be avoided (it's marked on the nautical chart as a no-go zone). Welcome to Belgium !
If your coming to Jersey, a good Anchorage would be at St Catharine if the wind is blowing from the west. I'm the sand sculptor there, so if you wont to go shopping or just to see a bit of the Island, just pop into the sand sculpture site, 👍⚓⛵ Super yacht chef was here not so long ago.
i would totally buy a gimble kit from you. I just bought a little 26 footer with no galley at all. need something like that for my little weekend camping trips.
Hi Sam hope this comment finds you well. I just wanted to drop you a line and thank you for all the great videos and adventures and sailing tips with all the knowledge that you pass on to your viewers. I'm currently looking for a sail boat to start with. I have learned alot from you. With a free boat what should I look for . Besides damage of course. I plan on staying on the east coast of the US for now because of such a tight budget but any information tips or tricks would appreciated. Thanks so
Great watching your videos. My wife just bought us a boat, just a small one. Quite unexpected. Don't have the sails for it yet, and don't know how to fit them. I'm sure it will be fun and very rewarding. It's a Sailfish 18.
That was fun! Thanks, Sam. Miss you, Mom
I miss you too! I went sailing on a race boat today.
Hi Sam's mom, your son is cool. Big fan.
@@samholmessailing Video of that?
@@samholmessailing Sam you need to go visit your mom ! 😂
Has Sam's mom been to EU Belgium?
You know Mom's Day is coming up...
/Ducks 🦆
Engine sounds tight but I was holding my breath when PH was zooming along and you’re clambering around one handed with no safety harness..one bad bump and no bueno…looks like fun and love your channel!!!
I had the same concerns about the safety issue.
Had a friend fall off no harness sailing solo from Lisbon for Madeira, his boat arrive a month late without him. Really sad.
Mate - Been following along and enjoying watching you for years now and it just keeps getting better and better. Fantastic to see you've found a worthy ship mate and thoroughly looking forward to the adventures and mischief you both get into.
yes
Using the audio track from that percussion band over the other Bruges clips is some clever filmmaking. Always a pleasure to see your videos.
Thanks
I thought it was Sam on his Casio at 1st, really cool editing
The 360 shots are outstanding! Very cool!
Thanks Ive been very impressed with this camera as well. More to come!
I don't like them, it's a gimmick so if you're into gimmicks go ahead but if this turns into the gimmick channel and you're the salesman then it's going to suck.
Those are really cool cameras, you can edit them and just use portions of the data ! Thanks Sam , nice stuff 👍
You have gotten so smooth with your production, a long way from your breakout single handed run to Hawaii. I really enjoy your videos, thanks Sam.
I’m restoring a 22 ft Bristol caravel currently and your videos keep me inspired! Thanks for sharing!
Love my Caravel 22.
And i am restoring a HALCYON 23 of 1970 in NL actually... you can see it an my channel LINUS - Adventures & Travels
For those who are wandering what those windmills are this is apparently a liminal space image located in nordsee Belgium and this is in the north sea 30 km off the Belgian coast ranging 12 to 27 metres deep the construction started in February 2008 they are called the Thornton wind farm
cool side gig, keep developing that side..
That 360° camera is Very Cool. You are sailing on Top of the Earth 🌏
But I think it’s 180°
Love that you are always smiling!! Most of the sailing videos, the people are all smiling!!
The contrast to Mads' ship shape Athena and concern about venturing into rampage orca territory is stunning ... and needed/welcomed.
Thanks, Sam, for your videos. You’re a brave soul! Cheers from Manhattan Beach, CA.
"In Bruges" great movie and great town.
Sam, the trick to beach the boat on these sandbars is to attach a heavy pole to side of the boat to keep it up. We call it wadpoten (wadden legs)
God bless is really nice I like hearing the band play. Never had a chocolate waffle before I bet that was really good. You really going to some nice places stay safe out there Sam God bless you and thanks for sharing your trip with us. Watching from near the West Coast California
Thanks
Always cool to watch your videos. I really like the no nonsense approach to everything in your life. Thanks
Sam your videos are so cool. Thank you.
You'll love the Med! Clear water, wind, good food, lots of ports!
Thank you for giving me the inspiration to buy my own sailboat. Just bought mine 3 weeks ago and can’t wait to finally learn how to sail!
All the best to you. That's my aim now that I'm in early retirement.
Best sailing channel on you tube
What a great video. Now I’ve been to Belgium.
Loving all your videos Sam, and I can only speak for myself but I thoroughly enjoy watching just for your positivity, enthusiasm, and honesty. The epic sailing journeys are like the icing on the cake 😊
Always a good time watching the adventures of Sam Holmes. Have fun Sam
Enjoyed this video,,,the shots on the boat were the best!!!
Love the music It sounded a lot like a steel drum band down in the Caribbean
Its not just the sailing. Its your "roll with it" attitude from port to port, that im a sub. Always enjoyable.
That jetboil gimbal is cool.
Sick! I traveled to Belgium by air, but it was really neat to see the sailing trip! Live it up dude!
Thanks for the videos mate! Love watching them.
What beautiful old buildings.
Prepping our own boat to sail south from Vancouver. We always get inspired by your positivity and adventurous spirit. 👍🏼
Hey Sam. Really enjoying watching your adventures. Thank you for sharing. I'm really interested in the wind vain which steers your boat. I'd appreciate if you did a deep dive into this piece of equipment and how it works and why
Great video! Those 360 shots putted a smile on my face!
Always great to see your videos. Thanks. Sam from. Sc
I’ve been hooked on your channel for a long, long time. Great content. Every time a new lady appears I say to myself “oh, maybe this is the one for Sam” and I’m certainly not trying to settle you down. Keep ‘‘em coming!
Great stuff! If you pass La Rápita, Spain , this summer you're welcome to use the shower and washing machine. I think the bay has free anchorage but don't quote me on that.
It's so cool for those of us who love sailing but can't always be out there. Thanks for taking us along and giving us that sailing feeling!..............⛵⛵⛵
So cool to see you sailing and enjoying in my "home waters". Nice crossing of this busy part of the North Sea. Love your videos. Keep Safe and Calm!
Love your sailing videos! Very inspiring.
Just enabled the bell for all! Thanks for the amazing content.
Thanks cheers
I prepped for launch on Lake Michigan today! Going in tomorrow morning!
The cooking mount is pretty awesome!
Great content Sam. Particularly appreciate your practical approach to equipment and your easy style. Have fun out there. Look forward to your adventures crossing the Bay of Biscay and the Med......
Thanks for bringing us along Sam! really love following your travels and it gives me the inspiration to trudge on through the refit on my old Pacific Seacraft Orion 27. Dean
I like this video and I'm Belgian, sea-going mate.. nice!
Love seeing you- on the water again! Miss you,tho! Love, from Grams
Hi man, love from Belgium! You inspired me to go sailing myself, just back from a 2 year trip. Great to see your view of Brugges!
This makes me so jealous . . . looks like a hoot - and then some.
Such a fun video, good job!!!
I love Bruges, such a magical town!
Love your work, Sam! Great shots with the 360 - thanks for sharing.
Sam you're just too awesome for words! Safe travels and thank you for sharing your adventures.
Awesome! King of the world in 360 view
I am gradually deciphering the order of your videos on TH-cam. You are in the waters of my ancestors who left their home in Germany and traveled to Belgium to sail to the Americas. Wow! I like your 360 shots.
Thanks!
Great content. Love your life, you live the dream!
Great route to Belgium. What happened to Analene?
Bruges is a great city. The beer and the chocolate there are amazing👍
Thanks
I went looking for that gimble. It's a great design thanks for showing it.
just got home from work and packed a nice bowl of Animal Face 27% and now a new video by my favorite sailor dude. Good times
Awesome 360 shots!
Cheers!
Been following you al the time nice to see you come in holland Belgium en England may boat is in Vlissingen it's may backyard. looking forward for the next one to England.
Keep on it Sam! Super stoked for all your videos
Another great one!
Nice sailing Sam, you just passed my birthplace near IJmuiden and where I live now, Bergen :-) love your video’s!!
Motor's off, and that sweet sweet silence! :-)
Great video! I enjoy it all :-) I do like hearing about your sailing companions too.
Looking forward to your next video, safe travels Sam!
Thanks for the video Sam. They're turning the sea into an industrial regulated landscape. Won't be any sea left in those parts soon.
Awesome adventure! Great content Sam.
Fantastic video. Awesome audio mixing. Thanks for nsharing
Sam i just gotta comment and say your smile is goddamn infectious and your videos always warm me up inside. thank you for sharing your adventures with us.
The eastern part of Belgium actually speaks Flemish, very similar to Dutch. Regardless, for several business trips and my first anniversary vacation, I had no problems to speak of using English. Brugge is touristy, but highly recommended.
You mentioned chocolate, which is cream-based rather than milk-based. My other happy discovery was that many of the towns have their own brewery. My corporate hosts took great pleasure in entertaining Americans on their first night of jet lag. Good times!
Don’t forget the Walloons!🤣
Nice sam! If you call into the isles of scilly on your way out of uk call into bryher boatyard!!!
Love every video Sam. I never thought you'd get me to buy an ebike before a sailboat though 😆
Your boat is so cheerful on this downwind sail.
Takk!
Love your content, Sam! I'm making my five-year plans to sail and explore the world myself. This year I'm crewing on a race boat to get some more sailing experience! Looking forward to see you blasting through the English Channel!
Keep smiling Sam! It is the reason most of us are here. 😁
Great video and your audio is getting better. I watch your videos over and over.
You’re in different classes, but it would be cool if you met up with Roger Barnes. You’re heading to his neck of the woods, and you appreciate small boat cruising. Enjoy your travels.
Good to watch as I delivered a customers boat along that coast and up to Amsterdam a few years ago, interesting places to visit and I’d like to go again when cruising
I sailed into Zeebrugge ones on the Sedov. As usual I was up in the top crows nest at about 150 feet height. That was way before we had drones and I guess that was kind of a fpv drone view. 😃
Anyways, I'm glad you had a quick stop in Brugge. It’s definatly worth a visit.
Cant wait to watch your next sailing adventures. ⛵
thanks for sharing
Belgian native here, glad to see you stepped in all the tourist traps!
Hey Sam! Love your vids :)
Two things for when you get to France :
1) If you stop by Cherbourg, there is a nuclear submarine that you can visit, I think there are audioguides in english and you can activate all the clicky switch.
2) A lot of smaller ports will not be open in this season, so no one to answer the radio or pay. I use the Almanach du marin breton which has information/plans on most ports. Info is in french but you have the plans (including visitor places in ports), prices, phone numbers and which VHF channel to use (moslty 9).
(just heard the end of the vid, Cherbourg another time then)
Belgium also has to offer a massive World War I chemical ammunitions dump called Paardenmarkt, right in front of our coast. To be avoided (it's marked on the nautical chart as a no-go zone). Welcome to Belgium !
If your coming to Jersey, a good Anchorage would be at St Catharine if the wind is blowing from the west. I'm the sand sculptor there, so if you wont to go shopping or just to see a bit of the Island, just pop into the sand sculpture site, 👍⚓⛵
Super yacht chef was here not so long ago.
i would totally buy a gimble kit from you. I just bought a little 26 footer with no galley at all. need something like that for my little weekend camping trips.
High quality entertainment as always. Thanks Sam!
Awesome 👍 bravo
After sailing singlehanded through the Pacific I just couldn’t think of walking around on the decks not clipped in - not a safe practice 🤙🏼⛵️
Hi Sam hope this comment finds you well. I just wanted to drop you a line and thank you for all the great videos and adventures and sailing tips with all the knowledge that you pass on to your viewers. I'm currently looking for a sail boat to start with. I have learned alot from you. With a free boat what should I look for . Besides damage of course. I plan on staying on the east coast of the US for now because of such a tight budget but any information tips or tricks would appreciated. Thanks so
Id be looking for a boat that has all the pieces to sail right away
Nice one Sam, you're enjoying enjoying Europe bro and loads more ahead of you. Mind yourself out there👍
Noticable improvement in audio - sounds great now!
Thank you bro. It was a great video. ;-)
Great watching your videos. My wife just bought us a boat, just a small one. Quite unexpected. Don't have the sails for it yet, and don't know how to fit them. I'm sure it will be fun and very rewarding. It's a Sailfish 18.
Cool. Sounds fun
Beautiful English Channel.