Great trip. We did the forward hammock trick on our Hobie with good results. Also set our tent right on the tramp for wonderful, bug free sleeping. We spent 8 wks over 2 winters sailing and camping from Tampa to the Keys. Lots of fun. Good going.
It really pissed me off that he let Wilson disappear. Even worse than Rose letting Jack freeze to death. There was room for two on that piece of wood you b&$@h!!!!
@@01AceAlpha Tom tried. Wilson faded, as doth all in this vale of tears. This helped set Tom truly free. And he bought a new one in Texas. The question is, did he go back to Bettina's?
Because of your sailing videos , I came across by accident , I got a trailer sailer. I grew up sailing until I was 16. Got my license and parents divorced so boat left lol. I'm now 55 and want to know how that first video ( end of last summer or so) for me set my life in a positive direction and sparked something in me,😁I'm grateful to you for that.
@@captainsukycannon1167 I mean I almost got one for the small lakes near me, they seem fun and cheap for learning to sail, vs buying a real sailboat and capsizing, beaching, etc while learning
@@DeadBaron they are the best.. so fun. Practice righting them, enjoy flying a hull. You should beable to pick up a good used one and I suspect great user groups.
Bruh! You went out on the ocean on essentially a cast away sailboat .. love it. Speaking of that. You should try to make a boat using natural resources if you can do that.. then .. you my man.. are a free human capable of traveling the entire world on your own accord.
My wife and I have done a stretch of the Columbia river on a sailing dinghy every summer since getting married in 2012. It's some of our favorite vacation time. Nice to see we aren't the only "crazy" ones. The first time we got out onto the river with 6ft waves from wind vs current, my wife looked at me and asked, "Would other people call us crazy?"... "Probably!" was my answer, both grinning from ear to ear.
Years ago my wife and I were sailing our 30-footer down the Columbia from Cascade Locks and saw a ~14' sailing boat with a couple aboard, heading for an island to camp. I wonder if it was you. Definitely caught our eyes and got us talking about how simple we could go.
That sounds rather tame actually. It's surreal hearing people brag about the most mundane of activities with the fervor and awe of a truly domesticated human.
I knew I had seen those blue hulls and yellow rudders before! We saw you right outside Boyd's by Stock Island in January. We towed our Hobie 16 down from GA and noticed y'all tucked in close by the highway one morning from our campsite. Wish we could've said hey but y'all were gone the next day! Now we know why. Too cool.
I like that cargo net idea for the front. I think I'll try something similar, as I'd like to be able to bring a cooler and other gear for day trips and overnighters.
I'm glad to see that a Hobbie can be sailed smooth and with quite much luggage on it.Until now I was always under the impression that it flies away.Good to know.Thanks a lot.
I like the buoys on your mast to prevent turtling. I have a boat bumper lashed onto mine from last summer when we went camping for a week with Hobies and made a video. It's actually considerably lighter than the Hobie mast float and seems to do the trick. My boat capsized twice and it worked as hoped.
Love your small boat sailing videos, Sam. I just bought a 23-foot Sea Sprite that I’ll be sailing around New England. Will have to share some videos and photos. The Sea Sprite will be taking the mooring where my Hobie currently lives.
Don't forget about the center of gravity. Putting all the weight up front might effect the sailing characteristics. Maybe a jib will help with more efficiënt tacking?
Been sailing 16s and tigers for years. Started when I was about 17 I'm 53 now and just got off the water aka ocean last weekend on my 16, It also helps to live in Florida right on the water lol ⛵⛵
Why not get a jib? Tacking much easier. Besides it will sail much better. It was designed to sail with a jib. GET ONE! I grew up sailing a Hobie 16 and never once thought about rigging it without its jib.
Exactly what I was going to say. Don't be the test pilot: sail it the way it was built to sail. The handlingin that configuration would have been just terrible! Gross!
Zoey is beautiful and this video is awesome. I am hoping to get a Hobie 16 tomorrow. We'll see if I can close the deal. I will look to this video on how to travel long distances.
I love sporty sailing cats. a ‘70s Prindle 18 was my 1st intro to sailing & I have her still. they’re low maintenance, low draft & high performance. have a blast, guys.
Most epic 100 mile cat race was the Hogsbreath Round the Island Race from Destin to Pensacola and back. Fastest time was less than half a day, some of the best cat sailors ever competing. Good times...
I don't know if the record still stands, but the Hobie 16 used to hold the title of fastest sailboat in the world. You should see what they do on them in the Columbia River Gorge at Hood River. They fly them.
Hey Sam, why don't you use the standard jib for the 16? Makes tacking easier of course. The jib also reduces weather helm. Also the mast seems way too takes toward the stern. What's the downside? (Long time cat sailor)
Wow Sam. I sail a hobby cat in Key Biscayne park but don’t ever do distance trips. That’s pretty brave to do it on a hobby cat 16. I’ve been out there when the wind gets up and it loves to hop on one hull if you’re pushing it. Such a cool trip!
i also have a Hobie 16. is the steering feels stiff make sure the rudders are lock completely down. mine wasn't the first few times and keeping her in the wind was tiring!! once they are down its effortless! awesome video!!
Hi Sam! I had a Hobie 18 that I would flip and it was tough to right. I bought a blimp bubble thing for top so mast wouldn't sink. Funny thing, never flipped again in 2 yrs. I had a lot of fun that fast boat.
There are some friends of mine out in key west right now prepping for a trip to the Bahamas in there boat. They were in marathon a month or so ago I think.
Hey Sam, I've seen pickup trucks with those round things hanging under the trailer hitch at the back end. I guess sailors hang big ones at the top of the mast?
Mate, some of the biggest Hammerheads and Bull sharks I have ever seen are around the seven mile bridge and points south, always be careful splashing about in a tiny dinghy in those places. I always enjoy your vids. Thanks
Oh man! Yall sailed right next to my boat moored in boot key harbor marathon. I used to have a sol cat 18 that I sailed in the blue water off the coast of Galveston. I'd love to do that adventure in the sol cat. During the onset of pandemic I explored in the keys Backcountry gulf side east of kw in Jewish Basin/ waltz Basin. Got lots of mangrove snappers spearfishing. White sand and clear water looks like the Bahamas there. Have fun stay safe!
So glad you have a girlfriend Sam it adds to the excitement. Beautiful main sail -should put you in good spirits. You’re the modern day “blue Lagoon” movie. Happy/safe voyages! we’re all watching you😉
You’re making this work which is awesome but you really need a hobie getaway with front tramp and wing seats! Are you sailing without a jib so it’s safer with much less chance of flipping? It wouldn’t be fun righting it in a storm and attempting to gather all your gear that’d be floating away.
Nice one Sam. We have a monohull, but I've always kept hold of our folding beach cat. I tie our sup under the trampoline, you might have enough freeboard to get the dinghy under yours and keep the decks clear?
You're in Florida...its always going to rain. A nice free shower after sailing or a wet mess for the unprepared. At least its usually warm when it rains. Ive seen it pour where im standing while being dry just feet away and vice versa. Its a trip for an LA native but that humidity kills me. That said, no shame in mixing in a hotel room into the experience, especially with another person who may not be into roughing it so much.
WHER IS THE JIB?! i lost my jib a couple miles offshore on my 16. After that I NEVER wanted to sail without it again. Great adventure. But please get a jib your hobie will be a totally different boat.
The keys are probably the best environment for a hobie sailing trip imo, at least in the US. Lots of infrastructure, lodging if the weather gets too bad, beaches, mangroves in emergencies, and tons of shallow water boating opportunities that bigger boats can't enjoy. Plus amazing water and temps and food spots accessible from the water.
This just blew my mind more than any other sailing video I've ever watched. Simplicity is freedom.
yea no shit... here is your $3000 dollar boat.. go have fun LOL
@@codyschiemann4732 $300
@@codyschiemann4732 That's the price of a campervan for a week or so.
Great trip. We did the forward hammock trick on our Hobie with good results. Also set our tent right on the tramp for wonderful, bug free sleeping. We spent 8 wks over 2 winters sailing and camping from Tampa to the Keys. Lots of fun. Good going.
I want to try that. Did you run it aground every time? It seems like too light of a boat to camp on at anchor
If only Tom Hanks were as dedicated to Wilson as Zoey is to that particular hat.
It really pissed me off that he let Wilson disappear. Even worse than Rose letting Jack freeze to death. There was room for two on that piece of wood you b&$@h!!!!
@@01AceAlpha Tom tried. Wilson faded, as doth all in this vale of tears. This helped set Tom truly free. And he bought a new one in Texas. The question is, did he go back to Bettina's?
@@Ivartshiva yes!
Because of your sailing videos , I came across by accident , I got a trailer sailer. I grew up sailing until I was 16. Got my license and parents divorced so boat left lol. I'm now 55 and want to know how that first video ( end of last summer or so) for me set my life in a positive direction and sparked something in me,😁I'm grateful to you for that.
Sane people: Sail Hobies on small lakes and ponds
Sam: Sails 100 miles across the Keys.
You know surf cats were invented in Hawaii for riding the surf under sail
Try the Florida 300 race.. It's on now at moment..lots of fast cats and mono hulls..all small boats..from fort Desoto to key largo.
Nobody sane sails Hobie!!!
@@captainsukycannon1167 I mean I almost got one for the small lakes near me, they seem fun and cheap for learning to sail, vs buying a real sailboat and capsizing, beaching, etc while learning
@@DeadBaron they are the best.. so fun. Practice righting them, enjoy flying a hull. You should beable to pick up a good used one and I suspect great user groups.
Bruh!
You went out on the ocean on essentially a cast away sailboat .. love it.
Speaking of that.
You should try to make a boat using natural resources if you can do that.. then .. you my man.. are a free human capable of traveling the entire world on your own accord.
My wife and I have done a stretch of the Columbia river on a sailing dinghy every summer since getting married in 2012. It's some of our favorite vacation time. Nice to see we aren't the only "crazy" ones. The first time we got out onto the river with 6ft waves from wind vs current, my wife looked at me and asked, "Would other people call us crazy?"... "Probably!" was my answer, both grinning from ear to ear.
Years ago my wife and I were sailing our 30-footer down the Columbia from Cascade Locks and saw a ~14' sailing boat with a couple aboard, heading for an island to camp. I wonder if it was you. Definitely caught our eyes and got us talking about how simple we could go.
That sounds rather tame actually. It's surreal hearing people brag about the most mundane of activities with the fervor and awe of a truly domesticated human.
I knew I had seen those blue hulls and yellow rudders before! We saw you right outside Boyd's by Stock Island in January. We towed our Hobie 16 down from GA and noticed y'all tucked in close by the highway one morning from our campsite. Wish we could've said hey but y'all were gone the next day! Now we know why. Too cool.
Hey Sam, you know your way around the Navionics app really good, a future Navionics tutorial would make a great episode.
Thanks!
Thanks so much for sharing. In my opinion this video displays the best example of the enjoyment of sailing and friendship one could possibly ask for.
Great video of Sam Holmes Sailing with Zoey - So cool to see you both out on the water having a great time! Thanks for sharing!
I like that cargo net idea for the front. I think I'll try something similar, as I'd like to be able to bring a cooler and other gear for day trips and overnighters.
I'm glad to see that a Hobbie can be sailed smooth and with quite much luggage on it.Until now I was always under the impression that it flies away.Good to know.Thanks a lot.
Thanks for taking us along Sam!! ⛵🌴
I’ve ALWAYS wanted to do this with my hobie 18. Great reference video for anyone interested in attempting this themselves
replace those pvc tiller extensions with smaller 1" bamboo ones, they will work much better and be easier to hold
This is just as much fun as your big adventures!
Epic adventure on a shoestring budget. Thanks for bringing us along for the journey, Sam!
What a great time! I'm sure you had an adventure! It always makes for great stories to tell when you get old.👍
Great trip, Sam! Research about the adventures of Beto Pandiani.....his first one was from Florida to São Paulo on a Hobbie! Cheers from TX.
I like the buoys on your mast to prevent turtling. I have a boat bumper lashed onto mine from last summer when we went camping for a week with Hobies and made a video. It's actually considerably lighter than the Hobie mast float and seems to do the trick. My boat capsized twice and it worked as hoped.
Good to be back on board !
silliest most brilliant expedition!
More please these videos are amazing
Zoey and her hat 🤣🤣👍🏿
That is a good way to look around and explore the keys. awesome.
Love your small boat sailing videos, Sam. I just bought a 23-foot Sea Sprite that I’ll be sailing around New England. Will have to share some videos and photos. The Sea Sprite will be taking the mooring where my Hobie currently lives.
Don't forget about the center of gravity. Putting all the weight up front might effect the sailing characteristics. Maybe a jib will help with more efficiënt tacking?
I think the answer is stripping down to a simple goatskin and living off the land
_VERY_ cool! Good times! Seems like a fun trip and a fun way to travel.
Been sailing 16s and tigers for years. Started when I was about 17 I'm 53 now and just got off the water aka ocean last weekend on my 16, It also helps to live in Florida right on the water lol ⛵⛵
Why not get a jib? Tacking much easier. Besides it will sail much better. It was designed to sail with a jib. GET ONE! I grew up sailing a Hobie 16 and never once thought about rigging it without its jib.
Exactly what I was going to say. Don't be the test pilot: sail it the way it was built to sail. The handlingin that configuration would have been just terrible! Gross!
Super clean Jetta wagon, man.
Sam on the phone: "Hi, Sir. What are the fees for a 16'er to go through the Panama Canal?"
On my 16 hobi😮
Zoey is beautiful and this video is awesome. I am hoping to get a Hobie 16 tomorrow. We'll see if I can close the deal. I will look to this video on how to travel long distances.
I love sporty sailing cats. a ‘70s Prindle 18 was my 1st intro to sailing & I have her still. they’re low maintenance, low draft & high performance. have a blast, guys.
Looks like a wonderful time
Last time I check Sam he was crossing on a small cat to Hawaii. Now I see he has downsized more!! Guess this is truly essential sailing!
awesome to see what you can do on a hobie cat. the trip you guys did to the bahamas was crazy !
Yes it was!
They rolled right by my boat at the bridge to nowhere in Marathon harbor. I seent it!
Most epic 100 mile cat race was the Hogsbreath Round the Island Race from Destin to Pensacola and back. Fastest time was less than half a day, some of the best cat sailors ever competing. Good times...
I don't know if the record still stands, but the Hobie 16 used to hold the title of fastest sailboat in the world.
You should see what they do on them in the Columbia River Gorge at Hood River. They fly them.
Don’t forget to save the bales, lol… Wonderful views in key west…
Love your videos great job very interesting looking forward to the next one thanks.
This is pretty dam neat Sam , always looking for the next adventure you are
Angus
Hey Sam, why don't you use the standard jib for the 16? Makes tacking easier of course. The jib also reduces weather helm. Also the mast seems way too takes toward the stern. What's the downside? (Long time cat sailor)
yea i was wondering the same thing. i wondered if the video should have been called 100 things i should have done different..
Sam, you're awesome as always, thanks for sharing this trip! If you're ever in DFW, I'll take you up for some powered flight instruction.
Loved the video! Awesome to see other small boat camping adventures out there.
Wow Sam. I sail a hobby cat in Key Biscayne park but don’t ever do distance trips. That’s pretty brave to do it on a hobby cat 16. I’ve been out there when the wind gets up and it loves to hop on one hull if you’re pushing it. Such a cool trip!
i also have a Hobie 16. is the steering feels stiff make sure the rudders are lock completely down. mine wasn't the first few times and keeping her in the wind was tiring!! once they are down its effortless! awesome video!!
Looks like great fun! Thanks, Sam!
Hi Sam! I had a Hobie 18 that I would flip and it was tough to right. I bought a blimp bubble thing for top so mast wouldn't sink. Funny thing, never flipped again in 2 yrs. I had a lot of fun that fast boat.
There are some friends of mine out in key west right now prepping for a trip to the Bahamas in there boat. They were in marathon a month or so ago I think.
Zoe is a keeper!
Hey Sam, I've seen pickup trucks with those round things hanging under the trailer hitch at the back end. I guess sailors hang big ones at the top of the mast?
Cats do: if they end up fully upside-down, it's “call a friend with a powerboat” time. The float at the top of the mast keeps that from happening
Hi man ...your so cool your so optimistic ..love to see your videos ...continue having fun - love you man
Well done my friend, tell Zoe to get a string for her hat 🤣
That looked like fun!
Mate, some of the biggest Hammerheads and Bull sharks I have ever seen are around the seven mile bridge and points south, always be careful splashing about in a tiny dinghy in those places. I always enjoy your vids. Thanks
Next vid: Sailing to Madagascar on Lazer, 89 days.
But fr great work love your vids
So AutoPilot is Zoe...
Maybe Bigger trampoline/
Washing machine/ tub
in front &
Likely needs a jib,
have sewing machine,
no?
Cant wait for sam to do an Atlantic crossing windsurfing.
You got to check out picnic island between ramrod key and little torch!
Fun and adventure is your game 👍
Cool video man y'all take care ⛵❤️👍
I never thought I would be into hobie cats but I'm totally into this
Oh man! Yall sailed right next to my boat moored in boot key harbor marathon. I used to have a sol cat 18 that I sailed in the blue water off the coast of Galveston. I'd love to do that adventure in the sol cat. During the onset of pandemic I explored in the keys Backcountry gulf side east of kw in Jewish Basin/ waltz Basin. Got lots of mangrove snappers spearfishing. White sand and clear water looks like the Bahamas there. Have fun stay safe!
Great video, thanks 👍
👍👏Looks to be a fun trip! Thanks for sharing 😄⛵️
I know people have crossed the Atlantic in kayaks, I can't help but wonder if anyone has done it on one of these?
So glad you have a girlfriend Sam it adds to the excitement. Beautiful main sail -should put you in good spirits. You’re the modern day “blue Lagoon” movie. Happy/safe voyages! we’re all watching you😉
I did my Hobie cating in Keys. Found that a jibe takes more room than a monohull and centerpuched a parked boat.
You’re making this work which is awesome but you really need a hobie getaway with front tramp and wing seats! Are you sailing without a jib so it’s safer with much less chance of flipping? It wouldn’t be fun righting it in a storm and attempting to gather all your gear that’d be floating away.
I don't see righting ropes in case you capsize - hobies have a tendency to bury a bow pretty easy and over you go...
This is awesome. Another inspiring adventure.
Life is good Sam!
This guy isn't wasting it...
Great video. The additional weight in front of the tramp may increase your chance to pitch pole in higher winds, so be careful. Cheers.
Nice one Sam. We have a monohull, but I've always kept hold of our folding beach cat. I tie our sup under the trampoline, you might have enough freeboard to get the dinghy under yours and keep the decks clear?
that's cool adventure. But why You use any head sail???
All right - this got me to subscribe. Why no jib? And why is forestay so loose? Cause no jib to tension?
Take the journey across Florida Bay to the gulf side of the everglades. There are some great beaches to camp on up there.
Pirate from Beaufort ,South Carolina
saying AHOY AND SAFE TRAVELS.
This is a childhood fantasy of mine
That's awesome Sam!
Seems like hobie cat camping gear is a thing. You could use sail material and Velcro to make a quick tent using the boom.
This is a really inspiring video. Thanks!
This is great, thanks so much for sharing this!
Nice trip. Also someone has a nice VW wagon. I drive one too!
Cat on the Keys, I like that :-)
you may have answered this but why no Jib?
You're in Florida...its always going to rain. A nice free shower after sailing or a wet mess for the unprepared. At least its usually warm when it rains.
Ive seen it pour where im standing while being dry just feet away and vice versa. Its a trip for an LA native but that humidity kills me.
That said, no shame in mixing in a hotel room into the experience, especially with another person who may not be into roughing it so much.
WHER IS THE JIB?! i lost my jib a couple miles offshore on my 16. After that I NEVER wanted to sail without it again. Great adventure. But please get a jib your hobie will be a totally different boat.
Lock those rudders in the fully down position. Running them up and unlocked will cause them to break in half.
very cool
Hobie sailing is the essence of sailing… bet you’ll wish you had the jib though. Great spot to do this.
I don’t get your reasoning for eliminating jib. Florida bay is also awesome to sail.
This is as fun as your Atlantic crossing.
Sam made Zoey do all of the paddling!
Needs to earn her keep, no one sails for free
The keys are probably the best environment for a hobie sailing trip imo, at least in the US. Lots of infrastructure, lodging if the weather gets too bad, beaches, mangroves in emergencies, and tons of shallow water boating opportunities that bigger boats can't enjoy. Plus amazing water and temps and food spots accessible from the water.
When Zoey was going after her hat, were you anchored, or was there another reason to not turn the boat around?