You have the best style of any YT sailor I've ever seen. I usually can't stand most, but really enjoy all your videos. I believe it's the no BS personality, and lack of pandering drama, that really makes it watchable. New subscriber, and thanks. Happy sails.
Yes. Other sailors created drama from clogged sinks and loose solar panels. . Sam has legitimate issues that he could inflate but he just brushes them off and plows through.
OK. YOU are my OFFICIAL HERO. Congratulations ! I've had Transverse Myelitis since 1985. Paralyzed from mid abdomen down. No bladder, no bowels. I've been fighting having a colectomy for 35 years. I just have a complete and total mindset against it. I've suffered. I'm also a sailing enthusiast with a 35' Pearson in Deltaville on The Bay. YOUR ATTITUDE IS AMAZING ! I'm 74 and the pain and aggravation of dealing with my non functioning colon is increasing each year. I KNOW having the surgery will end my pain, but the aggravation factor is still major. I am very familiar with Beaufort, NC, beautiful and quaint ! GOOD LUCK as you sail on !
Most sailors do a shakeout sail in a bay or near coastal trip, Sam's shakeout sail is to the Azores. You just gotta love this guy!!! What an inspiration.
Sam when I was sailing off-shore alone I to dragged a floating lifeline. The polyline is slippery in water, I tied knots in the line approx. 2 feet apart to give me a better grab. I do not know how well it worked as I never needed it. My lifeline was 100 feet, if I were to go off-shore alone again I would sure as hell drag a line. Glad you are doing it. On another note, you can tie an inner-tube to the line, and with the remote for your auto-pilot, you can sit in the tube and control the boat. This is a nice way to pass the time when the winds are low and you're doing 3 knots. Be happy, be safe.
@@JustinLong1977 Cleat knot with a couple half hitches works, but yes the polyline because it is slippery does not hold a knot as well as a good braided line. If you are going to drag a line it has to float otherwise it could get into the prop, or worse if you needed it you may be unable to find it.
Watching these makes me want to get on a boat and sail down to Bahamas... then I remember the only sailing I've done was on a Navy ship... and that I don't have a boat.
Hey Sam ! I love your style ! I got another backup overboard tactic for you ! Read this through because its different system than your's. You can trail a 1/4" poly rope through a block out of the way at ninety degrees to the tiller. If you fall overboard you grab the rope and it will pull your tiller ninety degrees effectively stopping your boat dead in the water so you can climb right back in to it !
And keep the ladder down. I went overboard at sea and I always singlehand. This method got me back onboard. I was never scared or worried. I'm always tethered to the boat with my lifeline.
I got curious about that HMM container ship; it's one of the dozen largest ships in the world, built last year by Daewoo. They are over 1300 feet long, 200 feet wide, displaces 228,000 tons and can carry around 24,000 containers. You could probably stack around 20,000 Pickled Herrings on it's deck 😳.
Jesus they say 18k TEU and that's supposed to be 23 t each max so in theory it could carry 9 RMS Titanic taken apart, plates stacked on the deck along with the boilers and grand pianos and fancy sculptures.
"got to clip in again, not so fun but you just have to make it a habit and it's no big deal" You said it Sam. This is the truth about safety at sea, in a wood shop, in any potentially dangerous hobby or profession. Its not necessarily fun but if you make it a habit it doesn't feel like such a big thing. Just like throwing on your seat belt. Well done on your trip. Your remarkable Sam. Congratulations.
It is nice to see you take your safety as a solo sailor seriously! So important. Any trailing line is better than no trailng line. With that said, I do want to mention; your growth in confidence as a sailor and videographer really stands out from those first videos when you began your channel. I have enjoyed all your videos since you began through now and it is nice to see you becoming much more comfortable in all aspects. Wishing you fair winds and following seas in all your future voyages. Stay safe, sail on -S
Sam great sailing conditions. You sailed near and thru the best fishing waters with the Gulf Stream. Mahi mahi, tuna and wahoo are wonderful eating besides bacon and eggs. Keep a fishing rod out and troll a plastic squid. Mahi mahi hang around Sargassum weed or anything else floating on the surface.
When he landed in Bermuda he had quite a few drinks and was really toasted when he went live. After this sail, you can slam an entire bottle and get back to us when you are able. You've earned it Sam, congratulations, hope all is well.
Hi, Phoebe. Are you getting Sam on the Tracker? It is not updating for me or something. It shows only flags near the coast of U.S., where before it stretched to Bermuda and beyond. Thanks if you have any information. Bryan
@@bdmenne I think I figured out the tracker finally. If you zoom out enough, it shows where he is in relation to land and the mileage indicator in the lower left corner, I think right now is indicating he is 500 miles off the coat of Bermuda heading NE.
@@emilybh6255 thank you! I found it myself. I always forget, but it has worked every time, right away. I scroll down The page and where there is writing, I find a hyperlink. It is the tracking. So when I select it it works. Looks like he is right in between Bermuda and Azores!!! 🙌🏼🙏🏻
New to the channel and you clued me in to that feature. Very cool. Any idea what program he was using to ‘simulate’ this trip at the beginning of the video?
I commend you Sam for what you have gone through and are going through and still maintaining an exciting sailing career.Bravo! I've had Crohn's disease for 50 years and have had four lower bowel resections. I've lost 10 feet of lower bowel. I can truly empathize with your ordeal. But you are taking it in stride and not letting it hamper your many sailing adventures. Kudos!!
Wouldn't be a Sam Holmes Sailing video without drilling holes in my boat.... What I admire about you Sam is you just "Do It" I would obsess about the perfect placement, making sure it looks good, and well your utilitarian view/method just gets the job done, it works, not perfect but no worries, and well get on with just enjoying the ride. One of your many qualities that I like about you and your channel.
You the man. You continue to motivate me and my 27ft boat. You have given me some great ideas and your an inspiration. Your not like the other BS sailing vids that show a pretty couple with unlimited time and money sailing over the horizon. Please continue to sail safe and keep the videos coming.
I love watching your videos. Your original single-handed to Hawaii video is what got me into sailing! I like that you focus on the practical aspects of sailing. Many channels focus on the lifestyle and less on the sailing. Your channel gets me interested in sailing itself - I like that. Kudos and I pray fair winds and following seas to ya!
Sam, your videos are great and thank you for no music. You are self reliant and safe and I am so inspired by your travels. The other day I had a crow land on top of my laser mast and that has never happened before and was a real thrill, only if she stayed 20 seconds (it was in a river).
I love sailing away with you in dreamland. Watching your amazing abilities and constant positive attitude create that smile. Proud of you Sam! Thanks for inspiring people! I keep thinking your theme song should be “Sailing” by Christopher Cross. It’s such an amazing journey you’ve taken. Thanks for letting us all join you along the way. God bless you Sam!
my dad lives in beaufort..i have never been but he says its beautiful and the weather is perfect all year around! please stay safe sam!!! so happy to see your lovely lady back on the water
I've watched some YT sailing videos over the yrs, but I have never been so happy as when I saw this one. It really pleases me to see how you prepare both you and the gear for an *unexpected MOB.* Yrs ago I lost my friend at sea, exactly because he unfastened the lifeline just to "do something" for a brief moment. Kudos to you Sam, I know first hand what can happen.
Man. I really think we need like a messgeboard or something when Sam goes on these long passages to actively speculate. I have a feeling he is going to have some great stories to tell with all the tacking and speeds under 2 kts in the last 48 hours. He said "see you in about 2 weeks" -- he looks to be about 2/5ths of the way there after 9 days. Let's hope the food -- and candy! -- hold out. Cannot wait.
Sam has been on a NE Course since 9:30pm last night, sailing between 3 to 5 knots, so he is at least moving and on course, just hope everything is OK - I am sure he can communicate with his parents with his Iridium devise, to send and receive messages using Satellites. I will be interested in what happened to Sam on June 23rd., take care...
Sam the Smiling Sailor. What a wonderful attitude, talent and ability to communicate/present. Most appreciated! Will definitely donate for your great efforts and talents. God bless from a Yorkshireman land-locked near Frankfurt.
Sam can you trail a trip wire for the self steering so if do fall over you can trip the wind vane allowing the boat to luff up enabling you to pull yourself up, it would be almost impossible with the boat moving at 5 knots
Or trail two lines, each tied to opposite sides of the tiller.when you pull on either rope, the tiller goes full deflection to the opposite side, causing the vessel to turn in the direction of the line with the greater drag.
Hi Sam - you may want to check out how the uphaul and downhaul are attached to the spinnaker pole. By placing it in the middle, you may be risking folding the pole. I think uphaul and downhaul are typically attached to a line that runs from each end of the pole, so when the up/downhauls are tensioned, it puts pressure on pole ends, not the middle. Thanks for great content, you’re an inspiration!
Dang it, I have no idea how this happened, but I haven't seen a single one of these videos in months. Glad you're back out on the water and glad I'll have a backlog of some stuff to check out
The bit about the crocs is hilarious. On my first sailing adventure I crewed on a gaff schooner with a family for 8 months. They all wore crocs and swore by them, I'd never heard of them before (im from the North), but I followed suit and bought a pair to use as boat shoes. God I hated those things, they are terrible boat shoes, especially the cheaper ones; my feet would get sweaty and slimy within minutes and slip around in them, and theyre just not stable enough. I ditched them quick and mainly went barefoot. Later I crewed on a 156ft tops'l schooner out of Baltimore where we had to go aloft often using the ratl'ns, think like rope ladder rungs, to set and take in tops'ls, so I had to wear shoes. I wish I could remember what I wore that summer. I bet chuck Taylors would be amazing deck shoes if you hide the laces.
Thank you for saying you were throwing that carpet anywhere but overboard, I just read “Fathoms” about Whales and plastic pollution and finding out that the female adults were protected by it being stored in their blubber, but it broke my heart to find out that all this goes to their first baby. However, 45% of plastic pollution was commercial fishing nets that they threw over after they could no longer be used instead of disposing of them on land. They’re showing up in beached whales. Those mirrors were a unique solution and the rubber mats in the cockpit.
The trick with the floating line off the stern, is to take a turn around the tiller or the wheel before the line goes over the stern. When your weight comes on the line the helm is pulled over and the boat rounds or jibes. Obviously the line is made fast somewhere forward of the tiler before you take the turn around it. You need at least 300 feet of line to make sure you can orient and get to it if you go over. (don't tie the line right at the end of the tiller, tie it a half or 2/3rds down toward the rudder post so the drag of the line doesn't keep pulling it over prematurely) Tie half knots in the line every 30 feet. Tried and tested. Works great, though the boat came back and almost ran me over once.
Probably your best video yet, Sam - nice mix of boat tasks, sailing video, and discussion of critical safety measures for solo sailing offshore. You and Christian Williams have a sizeable following and it's good to see you taking the safety aspect seriously - setting a good example for others who might like to follow in your footsteps. Your video struck the perfect balance of putting forth adequate caution for those considering solo sailing without turning it into a fear and loathing fest. Loved the self-deprecating humor too with the drilling reference - smiles all around. Perhaps you could expound on the usefulness of AIS (or lack thereof) while traversing the shipping lanes. If memory serves correctly, someone from Long Island donated an AIS equipped VHF - how is that working out? Good luck and fair winds!
Friday July 2nd, at 6PM - Sam's tracking site time is 15:28.46, his coordinates are N 36°39'39.1428" W 39°41'57.9048" and his distance from Ponta Delgada Portugal, in the Azores - Sam has 777 Miles to go. Sam has traveled 1454 Miles from Bermuda, and is back on track, sailing ENE, between 3 and 6 Mph... Total distance as of today from Hatteras NC to today's coordinates: N 36°39'39.1428" W 39°41'57.9048" is a TOTAL Distance: 2115 Miles
Try following Sam during his final days crossing the Atlantic, (LINK Below) PLUS - you can set the reminder, or notifications tab at the top right corner of Sam's TH-cam page, then when Sam is ready to send a new video, you will be one of the first viewers to be notified - thanks! LINK To: share.garmin.com/SamHolmes Also - Sam was interviewed by a couple on the US West coast, just after his trip from LA to Hawaii, - enjoy! Watch: th-cam.com/video/YzEqEeoQeTU/w-d-xo.html
For new viewers, go to his channel and track his voyage across the Atlantic. Currently east of Bermuda on his way to the Azors. I check his progress every day. Way to go Sam, slow steady progress!!!!
Hi Sam, iv just discovered you're channel, awesome mate, the only problem iv got is that you've cost me a whole day working on my own boat because iv been sat here watching you're vids! Stay safe my friend.
I sympathise massively on the fuel issue.. I had the same and thought it was my tank but also was the fuel return line which had chaffed through in 4 places (48yo copper lines to be fair).. horrible diesel everywhere.. new copper fuel lines going in tomorrow.
what about putting a few knots in the yellow poly safety line, for hand and foot grabs to make it more likely that you could pull yourself back to the boat if it's moving fast. More drag, but hey....
Saw a rig once where a heavy bungie gave slack and a 2nd bungie or line was hooked to a small projection on side of the rudder, such that the drag of a man on the line would also start the boat circling.
Something to do, wrap the corners of the solar panels with that hose or something for when it stormy, get knocked into those and it will wake you up quick! Best of luck
I enjoy watching your channel, because when working on my own boat... things also get broken... stuff also goes wrong... repairs fail or need re-doing... and so it's nice to see that it happens to us all. It's quite reassuring. I don't think I'm brave enough to post those failures on TH-cam though :)
In light wind and zero boat speed, a way to get going again is to strap the main sail down tightly so it dampens the wave motion which otherwise ruins your sail's profile. That will give the genoa a chance to keep its profile and start pulling again. Once you have some speed and the boat stabilizes you can release the main sheet. Also, always sail your polars going downwind. Usually that's a course that doesn't require a whisker pole, so I am thinking you might be sailing too deep.
last video i watched was the solo trip to hawaii from about a year ago, despite really enjoying that one i gotta say you cleaned up your shooting style a lot which makes your vids even more fun to experience, keep it up man!
Have a safe sailing to my birthplace, I am sure when you get close to the Azores , you will be amazed when the first whale (probably much bigger than you boat ) pops up close to you , hope you will be able to get a picture to show me ;-) 😜😎🤗🤙
My experience wasn’t that good. Grabbed the beer then struggled to get anyone’s attention. Talked to a few folks who gave me the cold shoulder. Others thought I was nuts. Another couple asked my why would they want to take a stranger on their boat. I am always being told the sailing community is so open and friendly…..I have yet to see it. Nothing but pius better than everyone people. Milwaukee sailors SUCK BALL TAINT.
@@svnoitalever7681 community boards in the marina. Or try and find a local rigging shop or Sail repair shop and chat them up, odds are a sailmaker will know someone who needs crew. I've been sailing on multiple boats for free for a year now. Just be a squeaky wheel but not too squeaky
On John Kretschmer's boat, he advises looping the tether around the jackline and back to the harness. It works great: shorter throw, so not as much torque on the line if you do fall (which, depending on the length of the tether and the proximity of the lifelines may not even be possible.,) and no more clanking as you move across the deck.
Hello Sam hope to find you well and safe and healthy keep up the good work one extra hole in the boat don't hurt nothing as long as it's not on the underside when you're selling anyway thanks for sharing your journey with us God bless you take care Sam from Ray Garrett Roseville California USA
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You have the best style of any YT sailor I've ever seen. I usually can't stand most, but really enjoy all your videos. I believe it's the no BS personality, and lack of pandering drama, that really makes it watchable. New subscriber, and thanks. Happy sails.
What is a YT sailor?
@@jerrysmith3515 You Tube
Sams the best
Pandering Drama! Excellent!
Yes. Other sailors created drama from clogged sinks and loose solar panels. . Sam has legitimate issues that he could inflate but he just brushes them off and plows through.
I can not tell you how much the world appreciates your lack of fluff/bs/drama. Straight into the sailing. You are awesome.
It wouldn’t be a Sam Holmes sailing video without drilling some holes in your boat. Truer words never been said. 😂
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@Richard Gleaves Sam is amazing!
OK. YOU are my OFFICIAL HERO. Congratulations ! I've had Transverse Myelitis since 1985. Paralyzed from mid abdomen down. No bladder, no bowels. I've been fighting having a colectomy for 35 years. I just have a complete and total mindset against it. I've suffered. I'm also a sailing enthusiast with a 35' Pearson in Deltaville on The Bay.
YOUR ATTITUDE IS AMAZING ! I'm 74 and the pain and aggravation of dealing with my non functioning colon is increasing each year. I KNOW having the surgery will end my pain, but the aggravation factor is still major. I am very familiar with Beaufort, NC, beautiful and quaint ! GOOD LUCK as you sail on !
God Bless you!
Just get the bag man
I'm almost convinced that Sam is a wizard. He just conjures an almost unlimited supply of sailing repair materials in that 28 footer!
Sam potter of the seas!!!
LOL! Did you see how it looked like the water line changed?
I'm not sure. His garmin update stopped i think. It was like this some days ago.
He’s in a magical place now, cause The Azores looks magical.
Haha - funny to see you watch these too
Most sailors do a shakeout sail in a bay or near coastal trip, Sam's shakeout sail is to the Azores. You just gotta love this guy!!! What an inspiration.
He did one last week
He's awesome indeed, but he did sail to Ocracoke NC and back prior to departing for this epic journey.
Sam when I was sailing off-shore alone I to dragged a floating lifeline. The polyline is slippery in water, I tied knots in the line approx. 2 feet apart to give me a better grab. I do not know how well it worked as I never needed it. My lifeline was 100 feet, if I were to go off-shore alone again I would sure as hell drag a line.
Glad you are doing it. On another note, you can tie an inner-tube to the line, and with the remote for your auto-pilot, you can sit in the tube and control the boat. This is a nice way to pass the time when the winds are low and you're doing 3 knots. Be happy, be safe.
I've found it also tends to come untied rather easily.
@Justin Long nonsense pal.
@@JustinLong1977 Cleat knot with a couple half hitches works, but yes the polyline because it is slippery does not hold a knot as well as a good braided line. If you are going to drag a line it has to float otherwise it could get into the prop, or worse if you needed it you may be unable to find it.
@@JustinLong1977 you’re right👍🏻
Watching these makes me want to get on a boat and sail down to Bahamas... then I remember the only sailing I've done was on a Navy ship... and that I don't have a boat.
You can make it happen!
If you can finance a car, you can finance a Caribbean worthy vessel! 👍👍
3 month lease from a private party boat owner…have fun avoid long term costs of ownership
Respect for being seemingly one of the few TH-cam sailors who clip in to do stuff even when it's not sporty weather.
It’s great to see Sam back at 5 knots this morning and heading in the right direction.
Hey Sam ! I love your style ! I got another backup overboard tactic for you ! Read this through because its different system than your's. You can trail a 1/4" poly rope through a block out of the way at ninety degrees to the tiller. If you fall overboard you grab the rope and it will pull your tiller ninety degrees effectively stopping your boat dead in the water so you can climb right back in to it !
And keep the ladder down. I went overboard at sea and I always singlehand. This method got me back onboard. I was never scared or worried. I'm always tethered to the boat with my lifeline.
I got curious about that HMM container ship; it's one of the dozen largest ships in the world, built last year by Daewoo. They are over 1300 feet long, 200 feet wide, displaces 228,000 tons and can carry around 24,000 containers. You could probably stack around 20,000 Pickled Herrings on it's deck 😳.
Jesus they say 18k TEU and that's supposed to be 23 t each max so in theory it could carry 9 RMS Titanic taken apart, plates stacked on the deck along with the boilers and grand pianos and fancy sculptures.
Nothing like sleeping in a closed in space with the smell of diesel fumes.....Damn buddy how you don’t have a headache I cannot imagine
I spilled some on my blue jeans. Never washed out.
"got to clip in again, not so fun but you just have to make it a habit and it's no big deal" You said it Sam. This is the truth about safety at sea, in a wood shop, in any potentially dangerous hobby or profession. Its not necessarily fun but if you make it a habit it doesn't feel like such a big thing. Just like throwing on your seat belt. Well done on your trip. Your remarkable Sam. Congratulations.
It is nice to see you take your safety as a solo sailor seriously! So important. Any trailing line is better than no trailng line. With that said, I do want to mention; your growth in confidence as a sailor and videographer really stands out from those first videos when you began your channel. I have enjoyed all your videos since you began through now and it is nice to see you becoming much more comfortable in all aspects. Wishing you fair winds and following seas in all your future voyages. Stay safe, sail on -S
Sam great sailing conditions. You sailed near and thru the best fishing waters with the Gulf Stream. Mahi mahi, tuna and wahoo are wonderful eating besides bacon and eggs. Keep a fishing rod out and troll a plastic squid. Mahi mahi hang around Sargassum weed or anything else floating on the surface.
When he landed in Bermuda he had quite a few drinks and was really toasted when he went live.
After this sail, you can slam an entire bottle and get back to us when you are able.
You've earned it Sam, congratulations, hope all is well.
I'm enjoying the tracker - Sam has left Bermuda it must be dusk for him about now.
Hi, Phoebe. Are you getting Sam on the Tracker? It is not updating for me or something. It shows only flags near the coast of U.S., where before it stretched to Bermuda and beyond. Thanks if you have any information. Bryan
@@bdmenne I think I figured out the tracker finally. If you zoom out enough, it shows where he is in relation to land and the mileage indicator in the lower left corner, I think right now is indicating he is 500 miles off the coat of Bermuda heading NE.
@@emilybh6255 thank you! I found it myself. I always forget, but it has worked every time, right away. I scroll down The page and where there is writing, I find a hyperlink. It is the tracking. So when I select it it works. Looks like he is right in between Bermuda and Azores!!! 🙌🏼🙏🏻
New to the channel and you clued me in to that feature. Very cool.
Any idea what program he was using to ‘simulate’ this trip at the beginning of the video?
New subscriber here. Agree with everyone about your style. No nonsense. Helpful. Good videos. No drama. Like your calm under pressure.
I commend you Sam for what you have gone through and are going through and still maintaining an exciting sailing career.Bravo! I've had Crohn's disease for 50 years and have had four lower bowel resections. I've lost 10 feet of lower bowel. I can truly empathize with your ordeal. But you are taking it in stride and not letting it hamper your many sailing adventures. Kudos!!
Wouldn't be a Sam Holmes Sailing video without drilling holes in my boat.... What I admire about you Sam is you just "Do It" I would obsess about the perfect placement, making sure it looks good, and well your utilitarian view/method just gets the job done, it works, not perfect but no worries, and well get on with just enjoying the ride. One of your many qualities that I like about you and your channel.
So excited to see this in my feed today!! Congrats on the first leg, Sam!
Hello, famous James Davenport!
Any news from Sam anybody?
@@artat777 I keep checking his Garmin... he's about 50miles from the Azores now! Hoping for an update on his Instagram soon
You the man. You continue to motivate me and my 27ft boat. You have given me some great ideas and your an inspiration. Your not like the other BS sailing vids that show a pretty couple with unlimited time and money sailing over the horizon. Please continue to sail safe and keep the videos coming.
Dude, you're practically MacGyver!! I love watching!!!
Really love the way you just nonchalantly make your way. You're a born adventurer.
I love watching your videos. Your original single-handed to Hawaii video is what got me into sailing! I like that you focus on the practical aspects of sailing. Many channels focus on the lifestyle and less on the sailing. Your channel gets me interested in sailing itself - I like that. Kudos and I pray fair winds and following seas to ya!
So awesome be safe Sam! 🙏 Love the updates champ.
@12:15 "It wouldn’t be a Sam Holmes sailing episode without drilling some holes in the boat." LMAO!
Great Sam,
You made it. I was following you on the Garmin...
Congratulations 🍾
Big up to all your supporters and volunteers over the last few months...it's all paid off !
Sam, your videos are great and thank you for no music. You are self reliant and safe and I am so inspired by your travels. The other day I had a crow land on top of my laser mast and that has never happened before and was a real thrill, only if she stayed 20 seconds (it was in a river).
Thanks Sam! Love having you back on the water!
Even one year old videos are super informative
Thanks for taking me on your adventures!
Congratulations on arriving in Bermuda safe and sound.⛵️⛵️😊
Great video Sam, I'm loving the view from that Cape Dory! Be safe with that Tropical storm forming near you, cheers!
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I love sailing away with you in dreamland. Watching your amazing abilities and constant positive attitude create that smile. Proud of you Sam! Thanks for inspiring people! I keep thinking your theme song should be “Sailing” by Christopher Cross. It’s such an amazing journey you’ve taken. Thanks for letting us all join you along the way. God bless you Sam!
Welcome to bermuda. Glad to see you made it here good! Hope you get to explore a bit of our wonderful island. Local resident of 28 years
Congratualtions on reaching the first leg of your journey!
Great video buddy! Good to see you back out on the water
Your excitement is really showing through. Good luck and stay safe.
Looks like Sam made it to Horta. Well done Sam! Very impressive. Looking forward to your video documenting the trip.
Little tip..when u finish the splice ,put a bic lighter under the tails to melt them, it stops them from ravling
my dad lives in beaufort..i have never been but he says its beautiful and the weather is perfect all year around! please stay safe sam!!! so happy to see your lovely lady back on the water
Woo! Excited to see the update! Good luck on the rest of the trip.
Well done Sam for reaching Horta....
Woot, woot! Looks like Sam has made it to the Azores! Can't wait for some video updates.
Go Sam go!
I've watched some YT sailing videos over the yrs, but I have never been so happy as when I saw this one. It really pleases me to see how you prepare both you and the gear for an *unexpected MOB.* Yrs ago I lost my friend at sea, exactly because he unfastened the lifeline just to "do something" for a brief moment. Kudos to you Sam, I know first hand what can happen.
Man. I really think we need like a messgeboard or something when Sam goes on these long passages to actively speculate. I have a feeling he is going to have some great stories to tell with all the tacking and speeds under 2 kts in the last 48 hours. He said "see you in about 2 weeks" -- he looks to be about 2/5ths of the way there after 9 days. Let's hope the food -- and candy! -- hold out. Cannot wait.
Sam has been on a NE Course since 9:30pm last night, sailing between 3 to 5 knots, so he is at least moving and on course, just hope everything is OK - I am sure he can communicate with his parents with his Iridium devise, to send and receive messages using Satellites. I will be interested in what happened to Sam on June 23rd., take care...
CORRECTION: am has been on a NE Course since 9:30am this morning, sailing between 3 to 5 knots - Sorry!
Sam the Smiling Sailor. What a wonderful attitude, talent and ability to communicate/present. Most appreciated! Will definitely donate for your great efforts and talents. God bless from a Yorkshireman land-locked near Frankfurt.
Sam can you trail a trip wire for the self steering so if do fall over you can trip the wind vane allowing the boat to luff up enabling you to pull yourself up, it would be almost impossible with the boat moving at 5 knots
Replying for the algorithm to increase the chance that he sees this.
That's a great suggestion...
That is a great idea
Cool idea
Or trail two lines, each tied to opposite sides of the tiller.when you pull on either rope, the tiller goes full deflection to the opposite side, causing the vessel to turn in the direction of the line with the greater drag.
Hi Sam - you may want to check out how the uphaul and downhaul are attached to the spinnaker pole. By placing it in the middle, you may be risking folding the pole. I think uphaul and downhaul are typically attached to a line that runs from each end of the pole, so when the up/downhauls are tensioned, it puts pressure on pole ends, not the middle. Thanks for great content, you’re an inspiration!
Dang it, I have no idea how this happened, but I haven't seen a single one of these videos in months. Glad you're back out on the water and glad I'll have a backlog of some stuff to check out
Glad to see you are to the azores.
Congratulations my Dear friend ! Greetings from the most romantic island 🏝of Kauai !
The bit about the crocs is hilarious. On my first sailing adventure I crewed on a gaff schooner with a family for 8 months. They all wore crocs and swore by them, I'd never heard of them before (im from the North), but I followed suit and bought a pair to use as boat shoes. God I hated those things, they are terrible boat shoes, especially the cheaper ones; my feet would get sweaty and slimy within minutes and slip around in them, and theyre just not stable enough. I ditched them quick and mainly went barefoot.
Later I crewed on a 156ft tops'l schooner out of Baltimore where we had to go aloft often using the ratl'ns, think like rope ladder rungs, to set and take in tops'ls, so I had to wear shoes. I wish I could remember what I wore that summer. I bet chuck Taylors would be amazing deck shoes if you hide the laces.
total respect sam for getting to the azores yesterday :) hope you're enjoying a few beers now. fair winds
Thank you for saying you were throwing that carpet anywhere but overboard, I just read “Fathoms” about Whales and plastic pollution and finding out that the female adults were protected by it being stored in their blubber, but it broke my heart to find out that all this goes to their first baby. However, 45% of plastic pollution was commercial fishing nets that they threw over after they could no longer be used instead of disposing of them on land. They’re showing up in beached whales. Those mirrors were a unique solution and the rubber mats in the cockpit.
Slow and steady Sam! 10 days and approaching halfway to the Azores. I envision him catching up on sleep and working on side projects.
The trick with the floating line off the stern, is to take a turn around the tiller or the wheel before the line goes over the stern. When your weight comes on the line the helm is pulled over and the boat rounds or jibes. Obviously the line is made fast somewhere forward of the tiler before you take the turn around it. You need at least 300 feet of line to make sure you can orient and get to it if you go over. (don't tie the line right at the end of the tiller, tie it a half or 2/3rds down toward the rudder post so the drag of the line doesn't keep pulling it over prematurely) Tie half knots in the line every 30 feet. Tried and tested. Works great, though the boat came back and almost ran me over once.
the TH-cam algorithm GOAT is back at it again
Probably your best video yet, Sam - nice mix of boat tasks, sailing video, and discussion of critical safety measures for solo sailing offshore. You and Christian Williams have a sizeable following and it's good to see you taking the safety aspect seriously - setting a good example for others who might like to follow in your footsteps. Your video struck the perfect balance of putting forth adequate caution for those considering solo sailing without turning it into a fear and loathing fest. Loved the self-deprecating humor too with the drilling reference - smiles all around. Perhaps you could expound on the usefulness of AIS (or lack thereof) while traversing the shipping lanes. If memory serves correctly, someone from Long Island donated an AIS equipped VHF - how is that working out? Good luck and fair winds!
Most of the time I don’t know what you’re talking about but I’m still fascinated.
Epic man. Love the little projects. You are schooling so many people. Even more impressive is that you do most of them one-handed!
Sam doesn't need the boat - his enormous balls will float him to the Azores. Most people never leave their couch. Inspiring man.
Friday July 2nd, at 6PM - Sam's tracking site time is 15:28.46, his coordinates are N 36°39'39.1428" W 39°41'57.9048" and his distance from Ponta Delgada
Portugal, in the Azores - Sam has 777 Miles to go.
Sam has traveled 1454 Miles from Bermuda, and is back on track, sailing ENE, between 3 and 6 Mph...
Total distance as of today from Hatteras NC to today's coordinates: N 36°39'39.1428" W 39°41'57.9048" is a TOTAL Distance: 2115 Miles
thank you
Thanks for update. I was checking recent video hoping someone had update.
Try following Sam during his final days crossing the Atlantic, (LINK Below) PLUS - you can set the reminder, or notifications tab at the top right corner of Sam's TH-cam page, then when Sam is ready to send a new video, you will be one of the first viewers to be notified - thanks!
LINK To: share.garmin.com/SamHolmes
Also - Sam was interviewed by a couple on the US West coast, just after his trip from LA to Hawaii,
- enjoy!
Watch: th-cam.com/video/YzEqEeoQeTU/w-d-xo.html
For new viewers, go to his channel and track his voyage across the Atlantic. Currently east of Bermuda on his way to the Azors. I check his progress every day. Way to go Sam, slow steady progress!!!!
After about 14 days at sea, he's about halfway to the Azores. Keep plugging along, sailor!
Hi Sam, iv just discovered you're channel, awesome mate, the only problem iv got is that you've cost me a whole day working on my own boat because iv been sat here watching you're vids! Stay safe my friend.
I sympathise massively on the fuel issue.. I had the same and thought it was my tank but also was the fuel return line which had chaffed through in 4 places (48yo copper lines to be fair).. horrible diesel everywhere.. new copper fuel lines going in tomorrow.
July 6th 3:15 pm eastern time.... Sam is about 160 miles from Horta. Should make landfall in the next 24-32 hrs.
You're living a wonderful life Sam
My first chance to see a Sam Holmes video since you set sail. Awesome!
So fun to see Beaufort again show up on Sam's channel. I spent a semester there at the Duke marine lab in college.
Thank you so much for the free way to track your progress, Sam!
Go Sam Go!!! Hi Mom 👋 Looking forward to the next update
Mom is here watching with the rest of you 👵
what about putting a few knots in the yellow poly safety line, for hand and foot grabs to make it more likely that you could pull yourself back to the boat if it's moving fast. More drag, but hey....
Saw a rig once where a heavy bungie gave slack and a 2nd bungie or line was hooked to a small projection on side of the rudder, such that the drag of a man on the line would also start the boat circling.
@@sylviasorli YES!
Something to do, wrap the corners of the solar panels with that hose or something for when it stormy, get knocked into those and it will wake you up quick! Best of luck
I enjoy watching your channel, because when working on my own boat... things also get broken... stuff also goes wrong... repairs fail or need re-doing... and so it's nice to see that it happens to us all. It's quite reassuring.
I don't think I'm brave enough to post those failures on TH-cam though :)
Tracker had you arrive in the Azores less than an hour ago! Keep it up!
In light wind and zero boat speed, a way to get going again is to strap the main sail down tightly so it dampens the wave motion which otherwise ruins your sail's profile. That will give the genoa a chance to keep its profile and start pulling again. Once you have some speed and the boat stabilizes you can release the main sheet.
Also, always sail your polars going downwind. Usually that's a course that doesn't require a whisker pole, so I am thinking you might be sailing too deep.
Been waiting for this segment and looking forward to following your progress. Good times.
last video i watched was the solo trip to hawaii from about a year ago, despite really enjoying that one i gotta say you cleaned up your shooting style a lot which makes your vids even more fun to experience, keep it up man!
Bacon & egg sandwich looked delicious.
Nice going Sam. Wishing you windy seas for your next leg.
Your Hawaii video sent me down the TH-cam sailing algorithm and now here I am a year later ASA 101/103/104 certified with my catamaran cert next.
I still can’t believe you went to Hawaii from La in a 24 foot boat. Legendary and makes me want to try it in my Cat 22😎
Every morning I check on Sam - he's flying along nicely now 5, 6 even 8 mph.
Sam survives the bermuda triangle!
Aktuawally... he totally dodged it. The triangle runs from Bermuda to Miami to San Juan Puerto Rico. So he glided in from the west and north.
Cool. Got yourself a nice new boat since the last I caught up with you. Fair winds!
Have a safe sailing to my birthplace, I am sure when you get close to the Azores , you will be amazed when the first whale (probably much bigger than you boat ) pops up close to you , hope you will be able to get a picture to show me ;-) 😜😎🤗🤙
He actually just sent me a message Wednesday about seeing the first whale, I think he got a quick drone shot of it
@@paulholmes489 have you heard from Sam? Just a concerned fan.
@@artat777 yep he is doing well
Make me want to go sailing even though I’ve never been lol. Good luck and be safe
Go to the local Marina and ask around. Remember to bring beer.
My experience wasn’t that good. Grabbed the beer then struggled to get anyone’s attention. Talked to a few folks who gave me the cold shoulder. Others thought I was nuts. Another couple asked my why would they want to take a stranger on their boat. I am always being told the sailing community is so open and friendly…..I have yet to see it. Nothing but pius better than everyone people. Milwaukee sailors SUCK BALL TAINT.
Go to local Yacht Clubs. Find out who needs crew for racing
@@olyboy95 I actually did do that. Unfortunately the 2 times I went, there wasn’t a need. 🙁
@@svnoitalever7681 community boards in the marina. Or try and find a local rigging shop or Sail repair shop and chat them up, odds are a sailmaker will know someone who needs crew. I've been sailing on multiple boats for free for a year now. Just be a squeaky wheel but not too squeaky
Keep smiling Sam!
Watching you makes me want to sail and be a sailor
On John Kretschmer's boat, he advises looping the tether around the jackline and back to the harness. It works great: shorter throw, so not as much torque on the line if you do fall (which, depending on the length of the tether and the proximity of the lifelines may not even be possible.,) and no more clanking as you move across the deck.
You ruck Sam , good sailing, amazing videos, blue water is you buddy now.
Hello Sam hope to find you well and safe and healthy keep up the good work one extra hole in the boat don't hurt nothing as long as it's not on the underside when you're selling anyway thanks for sharing your journey with us God bless you take care Sam from Ray Garrett Roseville California USA
Great idea on that poly line and bumper backup.
Another awesome journey! Excited to see you back on the water
Glad to see you on the water...