9 Solo Sailing YouTuber Channels

Joshua Slocum set the record for the first single-handed trip around the world on his boat Spray in 1898. Too bad he didn’t have a KZbin channel! Thankfully these 9 Solo Sailors do. Missing one of your favs? Let us know in the comments.
[9 Solo Sailors Every Cruising Channel Lover Should Know]
9 The Sailing Frenchman / @thesailingfrenchman
8 Routes of Change / routesofchangeorg
7 How to Sail Oceans / @howtosailoceans1423
6 Sailing Learning By Doing / vernondecklearningbydoing
5 Wind Hippie Sailing / windhippiesailing
4 Adventures of an Old Sea Dog / adventuresofanoldseadog
3 Sam Holmes / samholmessailing
3 Alluring Arctic / @alluringarctic
1 Erik Aanderaa / erikaanderaa
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[@AdventuresofanoldSeadog]

Thanks for including me. Cheers.

[@svamandolin3546]

your a legend. Love your vids

[@gardensofthegods]

Yes I love his channel . We love your channel Barry .

[@andrewhagan7750]

Love ya berry

[@fairwayray]

Patrick Laine is a legend and a good guy!

[@jbeck7660]

Agree! He should have been included.

[@legend343]

I really enjoy his adventures 👍⛵️

[@rimasmeleshyus9486]

The best sailor, I like it

[@rotttrottt390]

Great hockey player

[@limirl]

He is great unfortunately he only produces a video every few months

[@shakey2634]

Eric anderaa is the most badass of all these sailors

[@legend343]

Completely agree👍👍

[@rimasmeleshyus9486]

Eric from Norway 🇳🇴 good sailor .Never boring to watch.

[@warrenmaxxon1305]

It's comforting to watch channels without the reality -show , desperation drama.

[@SailingChannels]

Agree completely. Thanks for the comment

[@thejourneyofmalu3495]

YES!

[@bobwilson7384]

Adventures of an old Seadog and Sam Holmes videos both helped get me through these Covid times. Thanks guys!

[@fishin4bogey]

Very glad to see this list. The best part is they're all actually sailing, not the usual T&A show that so many "Sailing Channel's" have become.

[@chriszanf]

That post pretty much the same thing, with the same generic music from endemic sound, with the same generic editing style, saying the same generic things with the generic cal to support their generic lifestyle on Patreon

[@rykehuss3435]

Yep exactly. Although Wind Hippie isnt shy of showing herself in bikini, she knows it gets views

[@sailjer]

All great, especially Sam Holmes. Thanks for the video.

[@darren5472]

Patrick Laine and Mjambo get my vote. Both guys have their own style and you can learn a lot from them. Some good channels listed but by no means definitive.

[@frankvanasten6403]

Yes, you’ve missed Patrick Laine, Samingo sailing, Cristian Williams, m Jambo, Wave Rover, sailing withThomas, whitespotpirates.

[@SailingChannels]

Is Cristian considered a sailboat cruiser? I’ve uploaded the list to 101 for September. Stay tuned.

[@dasimparmy2289]

@@SailingChannels The guy has literally writen the book.

[@donnakawana]

White spot Pirates are amazing!Why We Sail has taught me so very much...

[@hrmacdonald4471]

Wave Rover series is excellent.

[@alhester7159]

Very well done, thank you. I would like to see Patrick Laine included as well. James of Samingo Sailing is also very good. Luv both those guys.

[@theHairyProject]

You missed Whitespotpirates. She has to make any solo sailing KZbin channel. One of the longest running and she does it in 2 languages. Any female that does that solo is amazingly crazy. And love the list. It’s impossible to list them all. Glad to see Sam on here. Cheers.

[@edwardhart8449]

WSP is not a Solo sailor she sails mostly with crew. In one episode she even said she is afraid to sail solo.

[@fredbaer7066]

Although it was a short piece I am happy to see that you have Erik Aanderaa . 😊

[@rimasmeleshyus9486]

Eric the best sailor and beautiful sailboat ⛵ Contessa . My favorite channel.

[@paulgarcia1147]

How to Sail Oceans is my favorite.

[@edwardfinn4141]

These sailors are all to be admired, I admire them. Their sailing exploits and their documentaries have added much to sailing for ordinary cruisers ordinary people like me! And they have inspired me to cross an ocean. But I have to confess that Wild Man - Erik Andrea, sailing north of the Arctic circle, in wintertime, he takes the cake!

[@vincentstouter449]

Roger Taylor: MingMing 2; 12 years of boat building and high latitude solo sailing In the North; author of several books; Junk Rig expert.

[@jlsinchina]

Patrick Laine

[@mattchannel7075]

Thanks, only knew 4 of the 9. Gives me something to watch on the weekend ;)

[@andrewhagan7750]

Love adventures of an old sea dog. Berry Perrins is full of historical knowledge.

[@paulkube3901]

I follow most of those but Kevin Boithby is favorite with that Viking Anderaa (sp?) for absolute thrills and chills.

[@tiborsedlak9549]

so,correct! Thank YOU.

[@howardinothegreat136]

The old seadog is the man🤣👍

[@tommyranger9228]

Erik is my favorite.

[@rykehuss3435]

Mine too for sure

[@sailingarista]

You missed Niki on White Spot Pirates and could have named Holly on Wind Hippie. Thanks for some good channels.

[@jodyssey9921]

Holly is my favorite channel by far.

[@legend343]

Holly was on there.!

[@sailingarista]

@@legend343 if you listen you didn’t “name her”

[@normanrubenis7283]

She is named in the captions like the others

[@sailingarista]

@@normanrubenis7283 you missed my point. The name was on screen but as I recall others had their title tracks with their names and Holly’s channel wasn’t given the same courtesy.

[@cjg6364]

Erik and Hugo are inspirational. Sam is just a little crazy but he's gotten better - he now actually has AIS to help avoid being struck by passing ships while dozing off in the shipping lanes....and with a few more near misses in fog, he may actually be convinced to splurge for a radar (eyeroll)

[@johnputt6029]

Great vid! thoroughly enjoyed it. From my "Offshore Yacht" 32' ketch lying in San Francisco Bay

[@johnnewman8412]

Patrick Laine is the first name that comes to mind. M. Jambo is another really good one.

[@jonnorousseau3096]

100% spot on, you missed quite a few that I can think of but no big deal

[@darrenwatson1539]

I "Fallow" and enjoy them all, but, Adventures of an old Seadog is by far my Favorite.

[@rimasmeleshyus9486]

Me too ,the best every episode filming.

[@ijustwannabeadrummer]

Wind Hippie and Sam Holmes !

[@svmagnolia]

As a fellow solo sailor, I respect them all- great examples!

[@leostuntman]

Simon Carter is a small channel but a goody 👍🇦🇺👌

[@retepekooc]

Yes very good a lot of insights ,cruising North Queensland coast along the Great Barrier Reef in Australia in a trailer sailer

[@delukxy]

This is a great idea to get channels more subs and and the viewers more enjoyment. This one has back ground music too loud and dominant. Keep doing what you do. I prefer proper sailing/cruising rather than T's & A's but I won't knock them for it as it gets the clicks. Last one showed no boat details. It is Contessa 35. Very nice!

[@gonzaloluna5371]

I like Erik, have balls. The contessa is a beautiful boat. I'm looking for a 35 sailboat too

[@patmacdonald9545]

Definitely in the top ten!

[@billhanna8838]

Solo sailor - At one with the sea & Dont have a time table , All great in there own ways , Thanks .

[@elitedavidhorne8494]

Wow. I've become quite the armchair sailor since the pandemic happened.

[@Ash-cy7yw]

Respect to All .

[@josemiguelespada1159]

Patrick Laine is another great and smart solo sailor.

[@rickkwitkoski1976]

I read the story of Robin Lee Graham and "Dove" about 45 years ago. It was very inspiring but I thought about it and realized that I would probably never be able to do that. I was beginning my undergrad Bio degree at the time. MAYBE! Just MAYBE I would be able to follow that and I did some exploring. Robin was given his boat(s) by his Dad so that is always a plus. Even so, I thought a lot about doing the same thing in following years. I made a sailing rig (three times) for a canoe that I put to wonderful use in sailing large wilderness lakes and wild inlets on the BC coast. I was self-reliant for a week or so several times. That is pretty much the extent of my sailing except for a few times on a larger sailboat in the Georgia Straight area of BC's coast. The first sailing channel that I began watching was Sam Holmes. HOW WONDERFUL, I thought. But years after my first introduction to solo sailing via Robin Graham, I realized that I would NOT want to do it solo. Even Graham quit sailing and went to live in the bush in Montana! After Holmes, I found other channels and realized that there was quite the world of YT sailors out there. The solo ones are fun but they are not my favourites. I really like the interactions between the couples and the larger groups. Having more than one person's perspective on a scene tells much more about it. I admire the Solo Sailors! GO FOR IT! It is not my idea of sailing though.

[@SailingChannels]

Thanks for the comment. I also discover Robin Lee Graham around the same time. Sam Holmes is the MacGyver of sailing. I would also suggest Holly/Wind Hippie kzbin.info

[@michaelnelson9140]

A sailing rig on my canoe is what prompted me to get a sailboat. 😀

[@jvodan]

whitespotpirates would be on of the longest running solo sailing channels or a close second to old sea dog

[@rimasmeleshyus9486]

Beautiful channel, every episode to see something intriguing. The British sailors always good .and from France 🇫🇷 too the best sailors, no doubt 👌 ⛵

[@donnakawana]

I watch all of these guys an gal...I hope to join them !!

[@patrickwentz8413]

2 of the Sailors chose sailboats designed by Carl Alberg. Greatness.

[@MrSimonious]

Christian Williams, Patrick Lane. 2 of the best

[@blueskyredkite]

Roger Taylor on Ming Ming is missing, but I haven't seen any uploads from him in such a long time.

[@SailingChannels]

I’ll check it out. Thanks for the heads up. I’ve never seen Ming Ming

[@nicholashead5979]

I believe Roger has swallowed the anchor and retired in North Scotland. Still the greatest though. His website and books are great resources. Thesimplesailor.

[@daveblackford6097]

Ya fergot Nike from White Spot Pirates, and Christian Williams.

[@edwardhart8449]

It doesn’t take much to circumnavigate in a large boat with crew. To do it solo is a whole other thing.

[@Trajectionable]

James Frederick at Sailing Triteia.

[@sailingvolupia]

Grste video

[@halibut1249]

I love watching these solo sailors take on these ocean passages. Been watching Sam Holmes since Hawaii. They're all great, nerves of steel, tons of confidence, they make it look easy. And they're filming so we their couch potato subscribers can tag along vicariously. Kudos & respect.

[@thejourneyofmalu3495]

Where’s Christian Williams?

[@iainlyall6475]

thank you that has given me some options to watch :-) holly on 'another adventure', but she might not qualify.

[@mariajosemorenoguerrero8638]

Te has olvidado del "Comino" de Attila Vedo, del "Mingmimng", del "Betsy",....

[@mailbagps]

you have forgotten to list webb chiles youtube channel. six circumnavigations, last one in a moore 24 ULDB. And a very good sailor just by the way his boat looks in video.

[@paalnic123]

Sailing with Thomas. Teaches a lot by sailing, reading maps, reading the weather and the like. Very nice channel.

[@jonathanwetherell3609]

Holly and Barry, the "Wind Hippy" and "Old Sea Dog" both keep me going.

[@jonnorousseau3096]

Yip, me too, they're especially pertinent to me right now as I'm planning a solo Atlantic crossing from Cape Town to Grenada in December 2021 on my chined steel Van De Stadt 34'. But Erik Anderaa is awesome, respect to him and his Contessa, Alluring Arctic too, for high latitude sailors respect is automatic

[@jonathanwetherell3609]

@@jonnorousseau3096 Fair winds!

[@mehmetatik9003]

Fatih Aksu form Turkey he is on the way to south Pasific islands solo Sailing

[@ayceedhisi8633]

I also like the other Holly, on SV Another Adventure.

[@blackhawkteam8625]

yes, you missed white spot pirate She is bad ass.

[@hanihani-kl1po]

''Cristian williams'' my best sailor and best channel. also free range sailing good channel.

[@NotOnYourLife]

When I see the words "Why We Sail" I can only think of Cristian Williams. I hope he is behind this channel or else someone stole his tagline.

[@paulmiles6437]

Christian Williams has a great channel and book: Alone Together

[@Joshua-dw8wu]

Maybe winded voyage

[@stevecookson3201]

Sailing Triteia...

[@Kampup]

its a curio that you left out Cristian Williams as you used his tagline 'why we sail' as your channel name, how did that happen...

[@SailingChannels]

I had come up with the channel name before I realized Christian was using that moniker. Also, initially I was looking at liveaboard solo sailors when I started putting this together but ended up scrapping that idea. I do plan to include Christian in my next solo compilation. As an older guy his channel is inspirational. Appreciate your comment

[@Kampup]

@@SailingChannels great stuff thanks

[@ille.b.8508]

Sailing Malou

[@dgourdine50]

Webb Chiles is The Godfather of them all. Six circumnavigation, in his 80’s and still out there! He is extremely “old school “ and abhors self promotion. But he does post from time to time, but prefers journaling on his website. Has written 5 books ( I believe, maybe six) and they are available free to download. ( Erik Anderaa) is Webb Chiles reincarnated antemortem A deeply philosophical digital periodical on sailing.... “A sailor is an artist, whose medium is the wind” - Webb Chiles

[@cjg6364]

Christian Williams - duh.....

[@Nifilheimur]

Some of these people have inspired me so much i have just bought a sailboat and am going on my summer holiday alone on my boat. Nothing extreme tho:p

[@mountainmandale1587]

I like this, but fully expected names like Joshua Slocum, Vito Dumas, John Guzzwell and the others who made it possible for the rest of us to do what we love.

[@SailingChannels]

Spent most of my time as a child re-reading Slocum and I'm sure is inspiration for many of these solo sailors. I'm glad you commented and hope you are well.

[@nicholashead5979]

They not on YT though

[@xfoxtrotwiskeykilo995]

Forgot Christian

[@DeepSeaOrca42]

Lauren Landers

[@marcomorando9551]

good job ! I think that BAHIALASISLAS1 with more than 100.000 subscribers can enter in this list by right

[@retepekooc]

Sailing With Thomas

[@bradmilano3717]

When do you all think S/V Delos will make the list?...it’s coming.

[@SailingChannels]

He’s pretty much solo now with a solo parent in the cabin but it’s probably temporary. Kids grow up fast

[@JC-21470]

Be Free is a good solo channel.

[@kijetesantakalu]

Great list, but I'm surprised that no-one in the comments is missing Sailing Uma!

[@kijetesantakalu]

@@PepeLePewPew-qy3en Oh, of course.

[@chhindz]

Laura Dekker!

[@tommybradley1798]

Six of these are some of my favorites, three others soon to follow I'm sure...

[@SailingChannels]

Seems like we have 6 things in common! Let me know how well you like the other 3. Cheers