I started the basic keelboat course about a month ago and already finished it. It’s great! You learn new skills and meet new people. Now I want to save up and buy my own sailboat 😂
@@sophiaholmes2048 You have an amazing brother Sophia. He will inspire you to do great things as well I'm sure. Make a channel and bring us along, whatever you chose to do.
Never leave veggies in plastic bags, hang them separately in onion net bags, ie, onions in one, potatoes in another etc, that way if one goes a bit iffy it will not infect the other veg. Safe sailing.
Bananas on a sail boat is bad luck, in the old days they would never allow them on a passage. Today it is thought because bananas go bad so fast they make everything else rot. The old saying about apples is big time here for bananas and sailing. Also the the hammock is the way to go too.
@@ehyehasher-albion-bigbrain5181 Reminds me of the old MREs that contained Charms candies. Hard fruit flavored sugar candies. If your MRE contained them, you had to throw them away because of superstition. They literally had to be removed from modern MREs so the soldiers would get enough calories in their diet.
@@ehyehasher-albion-bigbrain5181 we use old bananas to help quickly ripen all of our other fruit. something about the gas a ripened banana gives off increase the speed other fruits ripen at
The anticipation for this video has been building like crazy. I've been using your website tracker for the last week. Glad you made it to the Azores safe, good luck on the next leg.
Sam: "It will be a fun challenge fixing the alternator in these rolling waves right before approaching the channel" Also Sam: Fixing the alternator one-handed while holding the camera with the other hand (and turning off annoying AIS alarms with third hand)
Congratulations on reaching the Azores, you seem to have made good time, I have been following your sailing track, this is a great feature and we can see you are safe. Hope you can spend some time in Europe. Thanks for all your video posts, fair winds and blue seas for your future passages.
I can't get over how skilled you are, boat work, playing music, sailing; you're cool AF. Wish I was as chilled out like you. I can't sleep through the night on passage. There's always someone not running AIS or paying attention.
Damn Sam! You stepped up your culinary game this voyage!! Definitely enjoyed the spontaneous jazz! And glad to see ya made it to the Azores! Thanks for bringing us along!!!
Hope you bringed some paint and brushes because ya have to leave your mark if your at the Horta Marina in the Azores. Really cool place to see all the people who sailed there.
Man with all love, you are such a dork! But you're our dork! And ill fight for u mentally and physically!! Lol. Playing around but love the channel. Its a beautiful, enjoyable and entertaining trainwreck!! Lol keep em coming. Wish nothing but safe and fun travels!
I love the fact that you sail beater boats all over while many folk in massive catamarans tool around islands for exponentially more money. You’re a clever man Sam Holmes!
Congratulations on a tough passage on a small boat. I've sailed to Bermuda twice and I know how rough it can get. I appreciate how you are proving that you don't have to have a 50' boat to make serious bluewater passages. Last time in Bermuda I was asked by others in the anchorage how I managed on my "small boat" (a 38' Island Packet of 26,000 lbs displacement). They thought that I was too small and must have gotten beat up on the passage from the Bahamas. Fair winds and following seas to you sir! Best regards from Key West, Capt. Blackheart Charlie
Checked up on ya a couple times each day. As a weather nerd I was happy to see that you avoided any really rough stuff! Thanks for having us along on the voyage!
That water is incredible. Also, props for doing this! The idea of sailing out to Bermuda (or Hawaii) solo sounds pretty intimidating... It's an absolute blast to watch. Thanks.
I did not comply. Doing unscientific things doesn’t compute for me; add silliness and it was all a big “nope!!” from me. Then tell me I have to? Forget it. I did not comply. Glad I didn’t.
@ neither did I, nor my family. My arguments and reasoning has improved to the extent that the masked minions of the Covid cult are literally afraid of me 😂
Love the channel, been an inspiration. Going from dinghy sailing on the local pond to classes in the SF Bay with the fiance now that everything is opening back up including the sailing school. Also, picked up a Sam Holmes Sailing T-shirt. High quality shirt and you can get them in XL Tall which is a hard find sometimes.
did 3 trips to Bermuda on my Dads 31 Southern Cross when I was a kid, so many memories of St Georges and the island, thanks for the video Sam!! Safe travels, btw awesome refit on the old gal!!
Mate, you are traveling straight through the Sargasso sea. Be prepared to see lots of it all the way across the Southern North Atlantic. While it might be a minor annoyance for autopilot issues, both species of the holopelagic Sargassum you are encountering are vital ecosystems that offer food and protection for many marine species, including baby and juvenile sea turtles that hatch from the east coast of the United States.
Great video, as always!. Bermuda is my favorite place in the world. Sailed there 21 times (so far). I noticed you made your passage with an anchor on the bow. I know it wasn't the big one, but it is weight pretty far forward, and if it came loose could ding things up. I always like to put them down low amidships (sometimes in the bilge) during a passage.
Your favorite place in the world is a police state that wont allow a damn air gun or flare with trigger, all so asshats like Bloomberg and his armed guard can feel safe. Wouldn't want to be the person who realizes bermuda has their flare gun when needed.
I'm not really big in the politics but that American Flag looked beautiful flying from your ship. I really enjoy your videos I'm not into sailing myself but I'm lucky I live in a time where I can enjoy so much stuff other people do. Stay safe my friend. Watching from Detroit Michigan.
Great to have you back posting! I have been tracking your trip since you left, can’t wait for more content. You are absolutely amazing!!!! Enjoy the Vodka Tonic, Fair winds and following seas. Sail on! Rob
Good to see an update. Try getting some vegetable keepers, don't leave them in the plastic bags, they go rotten really fast if air can't circulate around them.
You did a bit of work to that boat. I’ve sailed one to Catalina from Long Beach a bunch of years back. It’s awesome watching you sail it and make your adjustments as you go along.
Nice video Sam, CRAZY you sail to Bermuda for a couple days.. I got to admirer you , you don't mess around ,just go!! Be safe and keep the vids coming.
Would love to see/hear more of the detials/explanation of the sailing. Like...what were the details for checking in? What is the maintenance that needs to be done or that you do? Have you ever had the motor not work? I wouldnt even know how to determine where I'm at on a map so I'm basically clueless.... but I've been watching alot of your videos.
I just love your attitude! On all the other sailing videos I see , the people are always messing with things to try to get to the destination faster. You're like "I might heave to, if it takes an extra day or two, so what."
I've been looking for a video i saw a while back im almost sure it was with you. You anchored somewhere and had to get more water for your tanks, you met a woman who owned a huge beautiful old sailboat and gave a tour. Wanted to see it again...
Your channel is amazing! Not a first time viewer, but as a sailor myself, and having seen many of your videos, I am dying to know more about your wooden "toe rail." It's the long skinny thin wood strip that goes around the base of your stanchions, and is tied together with u bolts, or so it seems. Tried to find which episode you made it, but more importantly not how was it made, but what is its' main purpose? It seems like a nice barrier to keep things from bouncing overboard, or to mount things to, such as maybe your spinnaker pole or line grabber, or whatnot...Or, maybe it tightens up the stanchions to make the whole lifeline system more secure, or all of the above? I would also be curious about what kind of wood it is, because it doesn't look finished with anything. I am an avid diy'er and I love seeing other peoples ideas when it comes to boats especially when it involves practicality and saving money :)
Looks like you had great weather all the way to Horta when i followed your progress on tracking and Windy....well done marra hope it stays that way til you finish.
Hi Sam great footage showed once again, wow that seaweed is really thick and a hazard to sailing. you lucky that you took along some musical instruments as being musically inclined myself find it's the best self-entertainment one can have plus music makes one happy and occupies the mind. I see you play three instruments do you play any other perhaps guitar? anyhow Sam sail well and I look forward to your next episode.
Why don't any sailors just use a hammock in the cabin? It seems like it would nullify the rocking? Whats the reality there? Does it not work at all? Does it end up being worse?
@@carbidegrd1 seems like a trivial thing to solve. You already walk on the deck, it can take it and these guys love making mods. There must be a reason why nobody likes it? It seems an obvious solution to rocking
Hi Sam! I used to watch your videos when you had a bag for your stomach. I can see you’ve had it removed and have gained some weight. To be honest, I didn’t recognize you at first but the same voice for sure. I’m so happy to see you are doing well and in better health. God bless you for your beautiful sailing videos. You are an inspiration.
My heavens stay in Bermuda as long as you can.......its beautiful there . Heading to the Azores, thats another 21days sailing again . I wrote notes for myself regarding Bermuda's bouy system . Its just opposite the US 🇺🇸 Though . Enjoy & great videos . .
Sam! I have been waiting with bated breath for an update. So glad You are doing well. I hope your crossing from Bermuda to the Azores was uneventful, and that You had good winds. Waiting anxiously for your next post.
I just impulsively brought a sailboat to work on while my skoolie is getting fixed. I've never sailed and didn't plan to any time soon but after watching this. I'll definitely be hiring someone to sail with me...so much to learn 😉
Never sailed before in my life but I can't stop watching
I think that’s how we all feel lol . I look forward to learning to sail later this year
@@DARTHDANSAN I think its because most of us want to "jump ship". Here Sam has done that.
I started the basic keelboat course about a month ago and already finished it. It’s great! You learn new skills and meet new people. Now I want to save up and buy my own sailboat 😂
@@DARTHDANSAN Honestly, Sam's videos are equally interesting for someone who does sail.
@@andresponce305 that's awesome man! I hope you get it
Ocean sailor, ship wright, paraglider pilot, jazz musician, video maker……bloody heck Sam you’re making the rest of us look pretty ordinary. 🤣
He's also a very talented painter 🙄 very tough act to follow as a younger sister.
@@sophiaholmes2048 You have an amazing brother Sophia. He will inspire you to do great things as well I'm sure. Make a channel and bring us along, whatever you chose to do.
Because we r
I think the birds are called Boobies..
hahaha, best quote! "Whatever, I'm going to make a vodka tonic"
“That will make me feel better”
That little splash of tonic 😂
Never leave veggies in plastic bags, hang them separately in onion net bags, ie, onions in one, potatoes in another etc, that way if one goes a bit iffy it will not infect the other veg.
Safe sailing.
Aye, potatoes and onions really don't get along when you store them together.
String net hammocks for fruit and vege with onions and garlic in darkest corners.
Bananas on a sail boat is bad luck, in the old days they would never allow them on a passage. Today it is thought because bananas go bad so fast they make everything else rot. The old saying about apples is big time here for bananas and sailing. Also the the hammock is the way to go too.
@@ehyehasher-albion-bigbrain5181 Reminds me of the old MREs that contained Charms candies. Hard fruit flavored sugar candies. If your MRE contained them, you had to throw them away because of superstition. They literally had to be removed from modern MREs so the soldiers would get enough calories in their diet.
@@ehyehasher-albion-bigbrain5181 we use old bananas to help quickly ripen all of our other fruit. something about the gas a ripened banana gives off increase the speed other fruits ripen at
Smooth Jazz Sailing with Sam Holmes! Very nice.
He can sit in anywhere I know
Man I've been thirsty for a vid!! It's finally here!
The anticipation for this video has been building like crazy. I've been using your website tracker for the last week. Glad you made it to the Azores safe, good luck on the next leg.
Same. Was happy for him every time I saw there was huge progress on a single day.
Same here you could tell when he would wake up some mornings because of course corrections.
Sam: "It will be a fun challenge fixing the alternator in these rolling waves right before approaching the channel"
Also Sam: Fixing the alternator one-handed while holding the camera with the other hand (and turning off annoying AIS alarms with third hand)
truly a pro
Playing the blues while sailing the blues.
Congratulations on reaching the Azores, you seem to have made good time, I have been following your sailing track, this is a great feature and we can see you are safe. Hope you can spend some time in Europe. Thanks for all your video posts, fair winds and blue seas for your future passages.
How do we look at this
i guess he made it to the Azores if he's postin. Congrats Sam!!
He arrived in Horta today! 23 days at sea.
Yup! Early morning July 8th!
@@sophiaholmes2048 even though there is nothing on your channel yet i subscribed.
@@sophiaholmes2048 Are you Sams mom?
These vids are pre programmed to post on a certain date. He posted this video while in Bermuda.
I can't get over how skilled you are, boat work, playing music, sailing; you're cool AF.
Wish I was as chilled out like you. I can't sleep through the night on passage. There's always someone not running AIS or paying attention.
And now off and running sam! Water looks beautiful
Just fantastic. I haven't sailed in 40 yrs but really want to again. You made me realize it's not like riding a bike.
Dude you need a freezer bag to store your potatoes and tomatoes in so they wont go off/bad (9:40 moment when you're cooking)
Put potatoes in a net bag & hang them up. Try tomatoes separately that way too.
@@Jack-ne8vm yep. But keeping them on ice or at cool temp defo works. That way they wont go off
Veg stores best in cans of salt water.
Add a bolt and nut in the slot next to the alternator to hold it in place. Good show!
Damn Sam! You stepped up your culinary game this voyage!! Definitely enjoyed the spontaneous jazz! And glad to see ya made it to the Azores! Thanks for bringing us along!!!
Hope you bringed some paint and brushes because ya have to leave your mark if your at the Horta Marina in the Azores. Really cool place to see all the people who sailed there.
I’ve been tracking your progress since you left Bermuda. I’m so glad you have arrived in the Azores! Yay!
I love sailing boats,i cant sail.only from my armchair lol good videos 🎉🎉
Man with all love, you are such a dork! But you're our dork! And ill fight for u mentally and physically!! Lol. Playing around but love the channel. Its a beautiful, enjoyable and entertaining trainwreck!! Lol keep em coming. Wish nothing but safe and fun travels!
The water is gorgeous and the sargassum weed. Used to Cruse alot to the Caribbean and just loved the water.
My dad LOVED pickled herring. For me, its was like eating a porcupine dipped in turpentine.
I love the fact that you sail beater boats all over while many folk in massive catamarans tool around islands for exponentially more money. You’re a clever man Sam Holmes!
Congratulations on a tough passage on a small boat. I've sailed to Bermuda twice and I know how rough it can get. I appreciate how you are proving that you don't have to have a 50' boat to make serious bluewater passages. Last time in Bermuda I was asked by others in the anchorage how I managed on my "small boat" (a 38' Island Packet of 26,000 lbs displacement). They thought that I was too small and must have gotten beat up on the passage from the Bahamas. Fair winds and following seas to you sir!
Best regards from Key West,
Capt. Blackheart Charlie
Thanks. Very true. I’m here with Sven Yrvind in Horta now and his 20ft boat is proof. More seaworthy than most of the million dollar yachts here.
Checked up on ya a couple times each day. As a weather nerd I was happy to see that you avoided any really rough stuff! Thanks for having us along on the voyage!
That tiny splash of tonic you put into your vodka was a beautiful moment.
love the footage looking aft from the cockipit. Really gives me an idea of the boat's motion. Thanks.
Congratulation on making it to the Azores! Your the man! Can't wait for the report!
That water is incredible.
Also, props for doing this! The idea of sailing out to Bermuda (or Hawaii) solo sounds pretty intimidating...
It's an absolute blast to watch. Thanks.
“Got the shot, what the heck more do they want from me”
Your complete compliance throughout your life here on earth!
That’s all.
I did not comply.
Doing unscientific things doesn’t compute for me; add silliness and it was all a big “nope!!” from me. Then tell me I have to? Forget it.
I did not comply. Glad I didn’t.
@ neither did I, nor my family. My arguments and reasoning has improved to the extent that the masked minions of the Covid cult are literally afraid of me 😂
I was worried about you! Great to see you safe in Bermuda.... When able... take a dive and make a habit of checking your anchor. You the man!
Love the channel, been an inspiration. Going from dinghy sailing on the local pond to classes in the SF Bay with the fiance now that everything is opening back up including the sailing school. Also, picked up a Sam Holmes Sailing T-shirt. High quality shirt and you can get them in XL Tall which is a hard find sometimes.
The bird at 1:50 is called a Longtail in Bermuda. The arrival of them typically indicates the end of winter here.
Just discovered your videos. Amazing the working knowledge you have...electronics, engines, boat parts....well,done!
By far the best thing on TH-cam. Thanks Sam!
did 3 trips to Bermuda on my Dads 31 Southern Cross when I was a kid, so many memories of St Georges and the island, thanks for the video Sam!! Safe travels, btw awesome refit on the old gal!!
Thanks!
If you can find a flange nut for your alternator bolt or a lock washer that should fix your slippage. Great to see you out there man!
Mate, you are traveling straight through the Sargasso sea. Be prepared to see lots of it all the way across the Southern North Atlantic. While it might be a minor annoyance for autopilot issues, both species of the holopelagic Sargassum you are encountering are vital ecosystems that offer food and protection for many marine species, including baby and juvenile sea turtles that hatch from the east coast of the United States.
Cool!
All us salty dogs are living though you! Enjoy the journey, and live your best life Sam!
Safe travels ⛵✌
Yes it shows that he made it into the Azores this morning. Yay!
Nice jazz chops! Glad to see you playing instruments on the trip. I love these videos!
Best occupier of time
That drill on the shelf will do some damage if it gets loose. Thanks for posting. I really enjoyed your passage!
We been anxiously awaiting this video! Glad you made it Sam!!
Picked up The Self Sufficient Sailor on eBay for $2 plus shipping! Woohoo!
Nice video. Both the boat and you look well. Wishing you fair winds and follow seas.
Lived on 40ft sketch for 3 years was a complete neophyte you bringing back lot of memories lol
Great video, as always!. Bermuda is my favorite place in the world. Sailed there 21 times (so far). I noticed you made your passage with an anchor on the bow. I know it wasn't the big one, but it is weight pretty far forward, and if it came loose could ding things up. I always like to put them down low amidships (sometimes in the bilge) during a passage.
Your favorite place in the world is a police state that wont allow a damn air gun or flare with trigger, all so asshats like Bloomberg and his armed guard can feel safe.
Wouldn't want to be the person who realizes bermuda has their flare gun when needed.
Best sailing channel on TH-cam. Your trips are just fun to watch.
The little musical interludes crack me up.
Thanks!
I'm not really big in the politics but that American Flag looked beautiful flying from your ship. I really enjoy your videos I'm not into sailing myself but I'm lucky I live in a time where I can enjoy so much stuff other people do. Stay safe my friend. Watching from Detroit Michigan.
Thanks. it does look rather nice doesn’t it. I think it’s especially cool because I’m in foreign ports now where im required to fly my national flag.
I actually came here yesterday to see if any updates. Crazy how this guy draws you in to the point you are checking in.
Like your videos how ever I know I would get sick. More power to you my friend.
Great to have you back posting! I have been tracking your trip since you left, can’t wait for more content. You are absolutely amazing!!!! Enjoy the Vodka Tonic, Fair winds and following seas. Sail on! Rob
Good to see an update. Try getting some vegetable keepers, don't leave them in the plastic bags, they go rotten really fast if air can't circulate around them.
bro! awesome piano playing. you just keep getting cooler and cooler.
Takk!
Thanks
You did a bit of work to that boat. I’ve sailed one to Catalina from Long Beach a bunch of years back. It’s awesome watching you sail it and make your adjustments as you go along.
Deep hyper blue water. Great explanation of those beautiful blue colors. Thank you Sam for the update video.
Nice video Sam, CRAZY you sail to Bermuda for a couple days.. I got to admirer you , you don't mess around ,just go!! Be safe and keep the vids coming.
Glad to see a new video post. I was about to think something bad happened to you.
Loved the video and the sweet jazz. Thanks for the trip.
I knew you would make it. Congratulations, my friend! Next stop...The Azores! You got this. Press on, regardless!
Would love to see/hear more of the detials/explanation of the sailing. Like...what were the details for checking in?
What is the maintenance that needs to be done or that you do? Have you ever had the motor not work?
I wouldnt even know how to determine where I'm at on a map so I'm basically clueless.... but I've been watching alot of your videos.
I just love your attitude! On all the other sailing videos I see , the people are always messing with things to try to get to the destination faster. You're like "I might heave to, if it takes an extra day or two, so what."
You set sail on my wedding day and then were in Bermuda while my wife and I were on our honeymoon, in Bermuda!
Ben waiting for a post.....keep em comming.......allways had a boat but never sailed,and cant stop watching.......
I've been looking for a video i saw a while back im almost sure it was with you. You anchored somewhere and had to get more water for your tanks, you met a woman who owned a huge beautiful old sailboat and gave a tour. Wanted to see it again...
Your channel is amazing! Not a first time viewer, but as a sailor myself, and having seen many of your videos, I am dying to know more about your wooden "toe rail." It's the long skinny thin wood strip that goes around the base of your stanchions, and is tied together with u bolts, or so it seems. Tried to find which episode you made it, but more importantly not how was it made, but what is its' main purpose? It seems like a nice barrier to keep things from bouncing overboard, or to mount things to, such as maybe your spinnaker pole or line grabber, or whatnot...Or, maybe it tightens up the stanchions to make the whole lifeline system more secure, or all of the above? I would also be curious about what kind of wood it is, because it doesn't look finished with anything. I am an avid diy'er and I love seeing other peoples ideas when it comes to boats especially when it involves practicality and saving money :)
owww my got! this sailboat shake! I can't believe!!!! You're doing like sailing Antaritica. like a woamen
New watching your channel as you sail across the blue open sea🌊🌊🌊WOW, I would be terrified with the waves
Awesome channel.
I followed you across the Pacific and I am loving following you across the Atlantic.
Irish butter is the bomb. Glad to see you stocked your stores appropriately
Dude your awsome, followed you from Bermuda to Azores , what a gutsy sail ! Cant to wait hear about that passage F@#king awsome !!!
I see you made it to Horta. Well done.
Loved this! Sam, you are the man! Thanks for being such an inspiration!
Look into building or buying a food freeze dryer.. you can preserve stuff indefinitely and cheap then.
Looks like you had great weather all the way to Horta when i followed your progress on tracking and Windy....well done marra hope it stays that way til you finish.
Hi Sam great footage showed once again, wow that seaweed is really thick and a hazard to sailing. you lucky that you took along some musical instruments as being musically inclined myself find it's the best self-entertainment one can have plus music makes one happy and occupies the mind. I see you play three instruments do you play any other perhaps guitar? anyhow Sam sail well and I look forward to your next episode.
Why don't any sailors just use a hammock in the cabin? It seems like it would nullify the rocking?
Whats the reality there? Does it not work at all? Does it end up being worse?
On a large vessel you could. One problem would be finding two hard spots in the cabin roof that could take the load.
@@carbidegrd1 seems like a trivial thing to solve. You already walk on the deck, it can take it and these guys love making mods. There must be a reason why nobody likes it? It seems an obvious solution to rocking
Sam you are my DIY sailing hero. Stay safe and sailing.
Great trip, found the first part yesterday and will keep watching…. ;)
Jack n Steve .. 🐶😎
Huge congratulations on making it to the Azores!!! I've been following your tracking. So exciting....can't wait to see the next video!!!
I was watching your progress on Garmin link on your way to the Azores, and I got nervous when your elevation came up at -32, and more.
Hi Sam! I used to watch your videos when you had a bag for your stomach. I can see you’ve had it removed and have gained some weight. To be honest, I didn’t recognize you at first but the same voice for sure. I’m so happy to see you are doing well and in better health. God bless you for your beautiful sailing videos. You are an inspiration.
My heavens stay in Bermuda as long as you can.......its beautiful there .
Heading to the Azores, thats another 21days sailing again .
I wrote notes for myself regarding Bermuda's bouy system .
Its just opposite the US 🇺🇸 Though .
Enjoy & great videos .
.
So casual.....do enjoy your sailing style. Thanks Sam.
Sam, you are doing well! Enjoying your adventures thank you for taking us along with you! ⛵
Sam! I have been waiting with bated breath for an update. So glad You are doing well. I hope your crossing from Bermuda to the Azores was uneventful, and that You had good winds. Waiting anxiously for your next post.
Your passage videos are marvellous. Very straightforward, lots of interesting details. You really capture the experience.
Great job, looking forward to seeing you get your sailboat into the water
I just impulsively brought a sailboat to work on while my skoolie is getting fixed. I've never sailed and didn't plan to any time soon but after watching this. I'll definitely be hiring someone to sail with me...so much to learn 😉
Heck YEAH SAM! love the piano scene!
Play it again, Sam.
Agree. I'd never thought about taking along multiple instruments... Nice!
Hummmm, maybe a recording studio next?
Two of my favorite sailing channels are in Bermuda! You and Sailing Millenial Falcon.
When you see that sargasso you gotta put out a line... the dorado hang out in the shade under those clumps.
It tangles up in the lures immediately though
Love that hand held anemometer
I noticed on your tracker map you arrived in the Azores today! I was hoping we'd hear from you.
Orlando Florida here...I would love to see your boat if you are ever on the Central Florida East Coast.