Good old Sam. He simply says 'I sailed here, then I sailed there,' while showing how he fearlessly takes a small boat, alone, anywhere in the world, across any ocean. He faces ridiculous challenges that would result in a drama-filled 'I quit' video from any other creator. Whatever it is, he just works it out. He even rejects telling us how much he likes drinking that soylent green looking stuff everyone pushes. Give the man a like! Comment! Subscribe!
Socrates said that he is Rich who is content with the least because the least is the essence of nature. So Sam you are content with everything you travel with on board the pickle. That shows what a well-balanced person you are and how much you appreciate the world. Fairwinds son !
Sam!! You are a sailing hero. Heads up, for the wind noise, try a high pass filter. Start at 60hz and sweep up until the wind is gone. (Or mostly gone)
I placed several soft shackles loosely along the boom (my mainsail has slugs so under the foot of the sail) and run the leech reef lines along the boom through the soft shackles. This keeps them from hanging loose. I have two small jam cleats on the boom near the gooseneck that I loosely coil and hook the mast end of the leech lines to when not in use. This keeps them near the boom and out of the way. Works for me.
Why not thread some small stuff through your lee cloth below that grommet, up thru the grommet, and back around. Maybe a three inch spread across the cloth under the grommet to distribute the load. A stitch in time saves nine.
I am not a patreon however I am always jonesing for your next video and try to remember to like them in regards to the reefing lines tuck them in the bag I've always wondered why you don't have Lee cloths although I guess you've never really needed them I enjoy when your hands staring although you don't do it very often presumably it's hard to steer Cheers I've always enjoyed everything you have filmed, cheers
Sam, you should get a remote for your tiller pilot. I have a Raymarine ST2000 and I have just installed a remote to it via seatalk. Works perfect and as a solo sailor sailing in Denmark and Sweden especially in the Winter it is priceless for me!
The ads haven’t been too bad Sam. Maybe for other viewers. 🤷🏻♀️ I’ve been able to skip most of the them and usually 2 ads per clip. Sucks the check in/out is complicated in Greece.
I sail out of St. Martin. . .and every island is a check in check out. Soul crushing is exactly true, not to mention a huge time suck for people on vacation. . . .I have an electric bike and always wondered if one of those super powerful car charging/ Jumping boxes (very light and small), might be a good solution for inconsistent power readings on your Scooter. . .Might be worth a jury rig. . .
I ran my slab reefing lines set to the correct length for each reef point along the boom with a small block fixed to the boom. So when the main was at full hoist the reefing lines were also at full hoist. When the sail was reefed or when the sail was put away for the day I just tucked the excess lines into the folded sail. Hope that makes sense. Love your videos. Love from Rhode Island, Heidi
I've been watching your improvised yellow pine "taff rail" (I think it's called) from North Carolina age gracefully and now it fits right in with the Pickle's ambiance. Another great show, thanks Sam.
I’ve been doing the same thing! I was dubious about the selection of untreated lumber but then I realized I know NOTHING, except I do know it would already be rotting in my back yard.
You should consider Junk rigged sails. No hassles with reefing, changing sails, balancing, steering - even in storms. Reef from dry cockpit.Chinese use them for millenia.
I read as a kid, the story of a young man who sailed around the world with a cat in vessel about your size. It has been a fantasy of mine to sail in a small vessel around the Straight of Magellan since then. Im 60 now..this is as close as i get
Sounds like you read about Robin Graham, “the boy who sailed around the world” in his vessel(s) “Dove” back in the late 60s/early 70s. I read the book in 5th grade. Cool story. I think he first became famous through National Geographic coverage of his voyage.
@bradzeigler I first read about it in readers digest. And somewhere I got a hold of the paperback. For certain it was pre 1979. I am 60 this year. About 10 years ago, post divorce and after kids grown, I had made a plan, a vision quest so to speak, that included working at missionary friends works all the way down into South America, and then somehow working on some vessel that would have me go through the straight of Magellan in the dead of winter and then head to South Africa. God had heard my foolish plan ( it didn't end in South Africa) and sent my my soon to be wife and that brought my employer of 27 years to make me an offer that led this Waterman to Las Vegas. In trade off, I also purchased a home in Oceanside CA. Where I have instilled a love of the sea in my Granddaughters. May they live a life of wonderful dreams as I have. May they never desire to face the Antarctic Ocean in winter as I still do.
The night sailing just seems terrifying to me. Things that go bump in the night. As one race to Alaska foil guy said “you hardly see any logs at night”
If you wait for things to be perfect you will wait forever & waste your whole life. " Oh but thats a risk & you could die" Getting up in the morning is a risk as well. Atleast Sam lives & will only have to die once & he would die doing what he loves. The rest of us die everyday working for some food and shelter to make it till tomorrow only to die a little more we are to busy dying to live. Good on you Sam
On my CD36 the reefing lines go forward through fair leads on the boom to a cleat not too far back from the mast. After reefing those lines are coiled and hung from the cleat. I thought most boats a rigged that way but I am no expert. Cheers.
agreed. my clew reefs (3) run inside the boom and come out in various places on the boom to clutches. I try to neaten up prior reef line (remove dangle slack) when taking a deeper reef. sometimes shaking out a reef or doing a full hoist you have 3 reef lines needing to pull slack through their clutches/sheaves/cringles. you need to remember to ease all reef clutches when hoisting if you had taken up their slack to prevent that dangling. on some boats there is too much friction of the clew reef lines around boom sheaves and the luff cringles so hoisting can get difficult as the sail tries to pull out the reef line it needs. so yeah, if you don't do that then you have lots of clew reef line loop on deep reefs or when you completely drop the sail. then you need a place to tuck it all, either a net/bag at the boom end or stuffing line into sail folds.
I’m surprised more sailors don’t use hammocks. I’ve never owned a bought or done any sailing other than with my windsurfing gear so I know nothing I guess but all the novels I read about the old sailing fleets they all used a hammock or a cot for the officers to combat the swaying motion while sleeping.
I use TH-cam Premium. It's well worth the sub charge. Never any commercials- I lied. The only ads I see are the ones that the uploader didn't edit out.
There are several model of wired remote controls for auto helms. eBay price varies from $100 to $400. Money very well spent in my experience. Very nice to have even when you are up on the deck. The connectors are not super available and expensive so I went with XLR microphone connectors which are inexpensive, available everywhere and more robust anyway.
I was thinking about remote-controlled auto helms, too. It doesn't have to be fancy, just more usable. Wireless control is fancier, but still needs power.
Hi Sam. Great vids You seem to be doing a lot more than most solo sailors out there. Well done. Just a quick question for you. How does the limited 90 day stay in Eu countries affect you as you sail about Is there any ways around this issue
During the same cruise my ship visited Corfu, or Korfu, we also traversed the Dardanelles, known as the Hellespont in ancient Greece, and pulled into Istanbul. On one side Europe, the other Asia. I thought that was pretty cool and made sure to visit both sides of the Bosphorus Bridge. While we were there one of our sailors went out and got schnockered then decided to urinate on a statue of the father of modern Turkey, the very highly revered Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. 😒 He was promptly jailed and it caused an international incident, though I'm sure not one still talked of today. 😅 When out on liberty in international ports it was common to eat at restaurants. We were highly cultured sailors and so invariably if the port had a McDonalds it would be the top choice. 🙄 Istanbul had one and it was patronized by many of the worldly crew. 😂 Anyway, Istanbul is a very interesting city due to its history and architecture. The Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque are must-sees.
Do they make a main sail that wraps up on a pole at the bottom, like the jib but at the bottom of the sail. So you unfurl or wrap up (bring down) the main sail. It would take place of the bag and you could winch it up or down.
Between you and I… You may wish to contact ‘pelagic’ auto pilots. They hooked up white spot Pirates with a auto helm, in order to help their promotion. Seeing that auto helm with Nike inspired me to look them up. Looks like a fantastic product and they may work a deal with you for the promotional opp.
Yes Sam. I figured that going to sea would make little difference, because there is no place to get away from mankind ON EARTH. At least not right now.
Sam, the views may be dropping because TH-cam is getting a lot more insistent on ads actually being watched rather than getting skipped. They have also introduced anti-adblocker software. I suspect advertisers have been seeing bad results for their money and are cutting TH-cam adrift. Other than that, as I am sure you know, viewing figures will go down if there is not a female figure onboard.
@@samholmessailing Turkey coast just got severely hit by storm and tornado winds est at 200kph they got hammered massive flooding and damage take care Sam
We sent him and his brother to stay with their grandparents on Lake Geneva in Wisconsin for a week for two summers. They attended a sailing day camp while there. It was enough to give him the basics. Years later, when he moved to CA after college, be bought a little sailboat and has been teaching himself since then. Never stop learning!
Would it be hard to simultaneously upload to rumble? I prefer to watch over there when possible. They are constantly improving their site and I just don't like YT's big brother tactics.
I have NO idea why people do not spend the 11.99/mo. It is BY FAR the best 12 bucks I spend a month.. It is two Starbucks coffees ffs... Just cut out two of those and you're not only ad-free, you're healthier!
Good old Sam. He simply says 'I sailed here, then I sailed there,' while showing how he fearlessly takes a small boat, alone, anywhere in the world, across any ocean. He faces ridiculous challenges that would result in a drama-filled 'I quit' video from any other creator. Whatever it is, he just works it out. He even rejects telling us how much he likes drinking that soylent green looking stuff everyone pushes.
Give the man a like! Comment! Subscribe!
He actually tried AG1 and said he wasnt a big fan of it, so he declined the sponsorship deal. Always appreciate honesty like that.
Soylent green stuff?
What exactly is that?
@@Boatyarddog He means that bullshit stuff like Bloom that you see in tiktok videos.
@@Boatyarddogsoylent green is people... iykyk
Socrates said that he is Rich who is content with the least because the least is the essence of nature. So Sam you are content with everything you travel with on board the pickle. That shows what a well-balanced person you are and how much you appreciate the world. Fairwinds son !
Who doesn't love a one handed, solo sailor, WHO SAILS OFF THE DOCK! God bless you Sam.
Sam!! You are a sailing hero. Heads up, for the wind noise, try a high pass filter. Start at 60hz and sweep up until the wind is gone. (Or mostly gone)
Thanks for the tip
Luv'd the sailing off the dock, looking back at the other boats there and then into the sunrise. The epitome of cruising. Thank you!
Pretty slick move one handed jibbing it out of the marina.
Sailing off the dock with Sam Holmes. Man, that was fun! Totally made my day!
The way you sail is amazing !
Sitting in an airport in Detroit and what better way to escape that reality then one of your awesome sailing videos
I placed several soft shackles loosely along the boom (my mainsail has slugs so under the foot of the sail) and run the leech reef lines along the boom through the soft shackles. This keeps them from hanging loose. I have two small jam cleats on the boom near the gooseneck that I loosely coil and hook the mast end of the leech lines to when not in use. This keeps them near the boom and out of the way. Works for me.
Book, The Great Explorers ....
Thames & Hudson
Includes some sailing as with Christopher Columbus. Good with history.
Sam you're so genuine and easy to watch. Safe sailing and Happy Holidays!!
I have cleats on the side of my mast to intend and coil the reefing lines.
Best sailing channel on TH-cam 👍
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Why not thread some small stuff through your lee cloth below that grommet, up thru the grommet, and back around. Maybe a three inch spread across the cloth under the grommet to distribute the load. A stitch in time saves nine.
Good idea
Livin' the dream
I am not a patreon however I am always jonesing for your next video and try to remember to like them in regards to the reefing lines tuck them in the bag I've always wondered why you don't have Lee cloths although I guess you've never really needed them I enjoy when your hands staring although you don't do it very often presumably it's hard to steer Cheers I've always enjoyed everything you have filmed, cheers
Thanks
Eye opening!
The group catamaran’s are probably doing probably sunset cruises. Greece is beautiful
@ 7 min- sailor tangles his mind. Go, Sam, go!
Thanks Sam! I've loved every video you've ever posted!
I'll start watching them twice lol, awesome video ✌️
Sam, you should get a remote for your tiller pilot. I have a Raymarine ST2000 and I have just installed a remote to it via seatalk. Works perfect and as a solo sailor sailing in Denmark and Sweden especially in the Winter it is priceless for me!
Cool! Sailing off the dock 😮
The ads haven’t been too bad Sam. Maybe for other viewers. 🤷🏻♀️ I’ve been able to skip most of the them and usually 2 ads per clip.
Sucks the check in/out is complicated in Greece.
Sam, it's way too late for me to take up sailing, so I sail with you on your videos. Thanks for taking this old landlubber along.
I switched to single braid sheets which I much prefer to double braid.
Thank for the tip!
I think I seen a P and an S on the dodger😂 happy sailing
12:40 - New meaning to single handed sailing
You mean " sailing off of the dock?".
If conditions permit, its satisfying.
@@Boatyarddog I mean sailing off the dock with only one hand because the other is holding the camera 😛
I sail out of St. Martin. . .and every island is a check in check out. Soul crushing is exactly true, not to mention a huge time suck for people on vacation. . . .I have an electric bike and always wondered if one of those super powerful car charging/ Jumping boxes (very light and small), might be a good solution for inconsistent power readings on your Scooter. . .Might be worth a jury rig. . .
The jumper boxes work great. They stay charged forever
Wonderful video. Thank you so much when you’re sailing and wind my closed captioning says applause which I think is very appropriate. Stay safe.
Thanks Sam, I really look forward to your vids and following your adventure :)
Started sailing this year myself, learning so much watching you
Sitting in my rocker (and rocking back and forth of course)... I can almost FEEL the waves! LOL
Sam! thanks for another great video...
I ran my slab reefing lines set to the correct length for each reef point along the boom with a small block fixed to the boom. So when the main was at full hoist the reefing lines were also at full hoist. When the sail was reefed or when the sail was put away for the day I just tucked the excess lines into the folded sail. Hope that makes sense. Love your videos. Love from Rhode Island, Heidi
To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future.
Cyprus ?? Maybe south to port Suez. Then bogie over to southern India or Maldives?
I've been watching your improvised yellow pine "taff rail" (I think it's called) from North Carolina age gracefully and now it fits right in with the Pickle's ambiance. Another great show, thanks Sam.
I’ve been doing the same thing! I was dubious about the selection of untreated lumber but then I realized I know NOTHING, except I do know it would already be rotting in my back yard.
Yellow pine rocks!
enjoy it Sam!
Yeah awesome. Loved what you shared: in cruising, sailing is the easy part compared to bureaucracy. Still fab.
You should consider Junk rigged sails. No hassles with reefing, changing sails, balancing, steering - even in storms. Reef from dry cockpit.Chinese use them for millenia.
Sam, do an accessible used sailboat buying primer for noobs!! It would be most appreciated!
You will love Croatia.
Well this looked like fun.
You should be able to tighten your reefing lines. May need some blocks and cleats at the mast end
Saw you sailed past Astypalea on your way to Kos - been there a few times!
Hi Sam I'm Ray from malta i follow ur video great video
Hey, thanks!
Great video.. Thank you!
Watching your videos makes me think about getting a Catalina 22 and learn to sail
Go for the 27’
Confusas said ( I heard), “Every person has 88 worries “. The hardest part of sailing is not the sailing … choose your worry. You decide.
Great video Sam. I hope you get some time in Turkey. I could really feel how much you needed a sleep when you arrived at that island :)
Enjoyed your video, keep up the great work.
I read as a kid, the story of a young man who sailed around the world with a cat in vessel about your size. It has been a fantasy of mine to sail in a small vessel around the Straight of Magellan since then. Im 60 now..this is as close as i get
Sounds like you read about Robin Graham, “the boy who sailed around the world” in his vessel(s) “Dove” back in the late 60s/early 70s. I read the book in 5th grade. Cool story. I think he first became famous through National Geographic coverage of his voyage.
@@bradzeiglerYes!!!
@@jerryrobertkorenI'm 50. I remember finding the book in my school library in 4th grade. I was definitely inspired.
@bradzeigler I first read about it in readers digest. And somewhere I got a hold of the paperback. For certain it was pre 1979. I am 60 this year. About 10 years ago, post divorce and after kids grown, I had made a plan, a vision quest so to speak, that included working at missionary friends works all the way down into South America, and then somehow working on some vessel that would have me go through the straight of Magellan in the dead of winter and then head to South Africa. God had heard my foolish plan ( it didn't end in South Africa) and sent my my soon to be wife and that brought my employer of 27 years to make me an offer that led this Waterman to Las Vegas. In trade off, I also purchased a home in Oceanside CA. Where I have instilled a love of the sea in my Granddaughters. May they live a life of wonderful dreams as I have. May they never desire to face the Antarctic Ocean in winter as I still do.
The night sailing just seems terrifying to me. Things that go bump in the night. As one race to Alaska foil guy said “you hardly see any logs at night”
If you wait for things to be perfect you will wait forever & waste your whole life. " Oh but thats a risk & you could die" Getting up in the morning is a risk as well. Atleast Sam lives & will only have to die once & he would die doing what he loves. The rest of us die everyday working for some food and shelter to make it till tomorrow only to die a little more we are to busy dying to live. Good on you Sam
I imagine one could spend a lifetime sailing around the Med, it’s huge isn’t it 😁
Cruising catamarans are for sailing what Vogons are for the galaxy.
I love the content sam.
On my CD36 the reefing lines go forward through fair leads on the boom to a cleat not too far back from the mast. After reefing those lines are coiled and hung from the cleat. I thought most boats a rigged that way but I am no expert. Cheers.
agreed. my clew reefs (3) run inside the boom and come out in various places on the boom to clutches. I try to neaten up prior reef line (remove dangle slack) when taking a deeper reef. sometimes shaking out a reef or doing a full hoist you have 3 reef lines needing to pull slack through their clutches/sheaves/cringles. you need to remember to ease all reef clutches when hoisting if you had taken up their slack to prevent that dangling. on some boats there is too much friction of the clew reef lines around boom sheaves and the luff cringles so hoisting can get difficult as the sail tries to pull out the reef line it needs. so yeah, if you don't do that then you have lots of clew reef line loop on deep reefs or when you completely drop the sail. then you need a place to tuck it all, either a net/bag at the boom end or stuffing line into sail folds.
I’m surprised more sailors don’t use hammocks. I’ve never owned a bought or done any sailing other than with my windsurfing gear so I know nothing I guess but all the novels I read about the old sailing fleets they all used a hammock or a cot for the officers to combat the swaying motion while sleeping.
I use one in he cockpit sometimes. In really rolly seas its a little intense though.
Imnot jealous. No, Im not. Really. Well .... just a little.
I love these videos. Cheers.
Good episod!
I use TH-cam Premium. It's well worth the sub charge. Never any commercials- I lied. The only ads I see are the ones that the uploader didn't edit out.
Awesome as always, Sam.
Well, as usual, this vid was way to short. But we'll happily take what we can get. Thanx Sam.
Two long videos coming up next
There are several model of wired remote controls for auto helms. eBay price varies from $100 to $400. Money very well spent in my experience. Very nice to have even when you are up on the deck. The connectors are not super available and expensive so I went with XLR microphone connectors which are inexpensive, available everywhere and more robust anyway.
I was thinking about remote-controlled auto helms, too. It doesn't have to be fancy, just more usable. Wireless control is fancier, but still needs power.
Hi Sam. Great vids You seem to be doing a lot more than most solo sailors out there. Well done. Just a quick question for you. How does the limited 90 day stay in Eu countries affect you as you sail about Is there any ways around this issue
A few months ago he got a 12 mo work visa from an EU country. Since then he's been able to go at a much more leisurely pace and enjoy the ports more.
Thank you, Sam. We all want to be you. As far as your reef lines, trade the Pickle for a Nonsuch :)
During the same cruise my ship visited Corfu, or Korfu, we also traversed the Dardanelles, known as the Hellespont in ancient Greece, and pulled into Istanbul. On one side Europe, the other Asia. I thought that was pretty cool and made sure to visit both sides of the Bosphorus Bridge.
While we were there one of our sailors went out and got schnockered then decided to urinate on a statue of the father of modern Turkey, the very highly revered Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. 😒 He was promptly jailed and it caused an international incident, though I'm sure not one still talked of today. 😅
When out on liberty in international ports it was common to eat at restaurants. We were highly cultured sailors and so invariably if the port had a McDonalds it would be the top choice. 🙄 Istanbul had one and it was patronized by many of the worldly crew. 😂
Anyway, Istanbul is a very interesting city due to its history and architecture. The Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque are must-sees.
729th subscriber LIKE; 3,404th tag-along view gonna happen soon... let's go sailing with Sam.
Hi. You have a small wind measuring tool. What company is this? which model? Thanks
Yes, but did you turn in your key?
Hey Sam are you planning on crossing the atlantic back ?
Do they make a main sail that wraps up on a pole at the bottom, like the jib but at the bottom of the sail. So you unfurl or wrap up (bring down) the main sail. It would take place of the bag and you could winch it up or down.
There are systems that furl the mains into the mast..
And the boom.
What's tablet model you using for navigation?
Between you and I… You may wish to contact ‘pelagic’ auto pilots. They hooked up white spot Pirates with a auto helm, in order to help their promotion. Seeing that auto helm with Nike inspired me to look them up. Looks like a fantastic product and they may work a deal with you for the promotional opp.
Been watching you ever since the sail to Hawaii. You keep it simple, practical, and real. All adventure and do what it takes. Keep on keeping on!
Why don't you pull the boom in when the main sail is down?
Yes Sam. I figured that going to sea would make little difference, because there is no place to get away from mankind ON EARTH. At least not right now.
Sam, the views may be dropping because TH-cam is getting a lot more insistent on ads actually being watched rather than getting skipped. They have also introduced anti-adblocker software. I suspect advertisers have been seeing bad results for their money and are cutting TH-cam adrift. Other than that, as I am sure you know, viewing figures will go down if there is not a female figure onboard.
do the cats ever use the sails? or just putt around.
how's the chemtrails?
Any plans to go to Asia?
Yes I sail to turkey in the next video
@@samholmessailing Turkey coast just got severely hit by storm and tornado winds est at 200kph they got hammered massive flooding and damage take care Sam
@@samholmessailing Going further east than Turkey, or mainly staying near Europe?
after Turkey I'm sailing up the adriatic to albania, monenegro, croatioa and italy. @@jmilesfox
How did you start sailing?
We sent him and his brother to stay with their grandparents on Lake Geneva in Wisconsin for a week for two summers. They attended a sailing day camp while there. It was enough to give him the basics. Years later, when he moved to CA after college, be bought a little sailboat and has been teaching himself since then. Never stop learning!
Have your viewers check and make sure they didn't get unsubscribed from you. Been a lot of that going around.
NWO Jack asses…
Glad I saw this comment because sure enough I was somehow unsubscribed. Why would TH-cam do that?
@@datamack I don't know, but it's been happening. Maybe it saves them money?
Sailing Jesus with another great video lmaoooo
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Would it be hard to simultaneously upload to rumble? I prefer to watch over there when possible. They are constantly improving their site and I just don't like YT's big brother tactics.
How late in the season was this filmed?
The obstacle State put in front of you to check in and check out are there to separate you from your money
15:11 I call them "the gallows"
Im not your mother but i play one online. If you ever find your way sailing the Mississippi River stop by , say hello
Of course you're not his mother, because I AM😂
Re. Ads Sam, im a Premium TH-cam watcher - don't get any Ads at all.
Boy, do you get around. The point of the Greek islands is the culture onshore.you missed that but.
TH-cam Premium! once you've had it you'll never look back
I have NO idea why people do not spend the 11.99/mo. It is BY FAR the best 12 bucks I spend a month.. It is two Starbucks coffees ffs... Just cut out two of those and you're not only ad-free, you're healthier!
Where are you now while running this video.. Are you already in kos
I’m in Norway now. Stored the boat in Venice for winter.
Hello from Turkey💫 let me know is you need any assistance 🙋
Just pull all the reefing lines tight, not just the one you're using?
Alot of people are leaving TH-cam so maybe that's why your numbers are down on that platform.
Really ..? Proof of that..?
@@AllanDrJones do your own research.
@@denisboyle9504 Nice. Donkey.