E50: 1000 Miles Upwind to the Galapagos and My First Sunset in 10 Days!

[@MrSychnant]

I follow a few sailing chanells on you tube, they are mostly couples on larger more comfy boats,but none compare to you for showing what real sailing is like (and doing all ALONE !! Its such a relief to know that when i am watching these episodes you are nice and safe (hopefully) in some port somewhere. I am aged 70 plus but old sailors never die, (they just make their own wind) Keep on chasing the dream Holly..

[@darlingsailor5381]

I have tears in my eyes watching you girl, you’re amazing...i sailed from Panama to the Galapagos with my husband and i thought it was a difficult passage and truly I couldn’t have done it by myself so I really appreciate your courage and good spirit. Keep on going girl, it gets better and better. Enjoy the South Pacific, it’s a gem.

[@petertorrey236]

You are an extremely cool and brave sailor girl/person.

[@swaverdPino]

Finally, I see you in safety gear and feel better.

[@rogerc4196]

You're doing a great job of capturing what's going on outside the boat and inside your head and I'm really enjoying it! Thanks.

[@symphonyfarm2009]

I am reading Bernard Mortessier's book the Long Way. You are one of two sailing channels that gives a feel of what a passage is truly like! Love it!

[@Onlinesully]

yeah it's pretty enjoyable. Have you also seen the old seadog channel ?

[@andrewprobably1926]

great book enjoy !

[@charlesnash4579]

The difference is that Moitessier stayed stoned most of the time.

[@noechase3516]

a trick: you can watch series at flixzone. Me and my gf have been using them for watching all kinds of movies during the lockdown.

[@ianjaiden6905]

@Noe Chase yea, I have been using flixzone for since november myself :)

[@futuregenerationz]

You are the 3rd sailing youtuber I've been following, and the one I most feel like i could've met at a party or concert. You're also the only solo sailor, and that is particularly amazing. You rock!

[@thecasualcitizen492]

I always marvel at the feeling of the heat of the Sun. Especially when I'm not feeling well. To feel it warm my skin makes me feel better. To think that the heat is from an atomic reaction taking place 93 million miles away and I can still feel the warmth. It is always an amazing feeling. Yes, sometimes brings tears.

[@pearlyshells2430]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rabThaKnr5aYaMk maybe of interest if you have not seen it before ,,,,, peace.

[@thecasualcitizen492]

@@pearlyshells2430 Yes, Thank you!

[@Onlinesully]

When you put it that way, it's mind blowing

[@skovsnegl1010]

Thanks for taking a small part of Denmark to sutch beatifull places. My famely (we are 10 sisters and brothers, me being the youngest ((im 60 years old)). are following you with entusiasme, we been sailing all of our lives, and it is wonderfull to see the next generation, in love with the world. In 2022 I myselfe, together with my youngest elder brother (69 ) Will start our last great journy. Please forgive my poor English. All the love in the world from us. Bo.

[@sailingmoonshadow3169]

So in 2022 you'll be 62. That's my age now and I'm setting off next year for my FIRST great journey. I think you've got plenty more left yet - don't write yourself off too soon!

[@skovsnegl1010]

@@sailingmoonshadow3169 You are absolutely right, positive thinking ! Fair winds to you Sailing Moon !

[@herenow4875]

Ah- your still young - I just heard yesterday a 74 year old gave birth to healthy twins.

[@WindHippieSailing]

Takk for this lovely comment. My Grinde is the best companion for my travels, and so well built. My family lived in Norway for two years when i was a kid, and the northern countries will always live in my heart. Your comment made me so happy! Lots of love, Holly

[@aliciamendoza7476]

My Monday is most certainly better now🙂👍

[@guillermodelatorre8592]

It's beautiful, your world and you in it....

[@billhanna8838]

1000 miles to windward in a 'tubby' yacht - Well done .

[@olivierlen8275]

definitly made my monday happier :) Merci ! ! !

[@vincentswerkes8637]

I sailed San Francisco to Hawaii 2000 miles in 10 days no sunsets and only a short glimpse of the moon one night. We were very motivated to get in by day 10 as a hurricane was due to pass over the island on day 11. Thanks for the videos. Vincent

[@BE74297]

wow Also, the sunset use to be deep orange, tears

[@NikiCanotas]

Amazing, inspirational, and it makes me want to cheer you on. Yes you get treats!!! Makes my beekeeping seem so tame in comparison...

[@saylaveenadmearedead]

Thank God for the wind vane!

[@txhypnotist]

'.Hi Holly, glad to see you are doing well and still smiling. Make it a great adventure. "I bless you & all who travel with you

[@seanbruynthejourney6293]

Hi Hollie, let me say again, I enjoy your videos, you are a brave sailor. An inspiration.

[@kerstinmueller8203]

All the best! Come and visit if you get to New Zealand. I liveaboard with my three kids in the Marlborough Sounds.

[@tossed_about]

Thanks Holly you do brighten my (Tuesday here) !

[@tomlachance7474]

Just found your site. You have a wonderfully uplifting spirit and I wish you all the luck and safe sailing. Now that i saw what you did to your boat in one winter, I have motivation to get going and finish my boat. Thanks and catch up with you next time!

[@petahoee8281]

You always make my Mondays better!¡! And remind me of what I'm missing and can't wait to get back to!!

[@Onlinesully]

hi. Are you planning a big sail ?

[@petahoee8281]

@@Onlinesully indeed 💙🏄🏼

[@Onlinesully]

Peta Hoee Gosh that's great. Where are you planning ?

[@petahoee8281]

@@Onlinesully lanai from Miami normally once every other year this is my year off 😭

[@Onlinesully]

Peta Hoee Nice. Where do you sail to from lanai ?

[@carolsiu5640]

Awesome as usual! Thank you for sharing! You are amazing!

[@grahammewburn]

I don't need context. I do enjoy your company via KZbin! I wish you fair winds and a comfortable sail Cheers Gray Australia

[@johnekins4408]

Got to love Monday’s , more singing please!

[@NarrativeX_75]

Fair winds sailor, good to see that you are making good progress. Great laissez faire approach to everthing :-).

[@joebob3177]

You are a real sailor. I watch the other utube sail videos but none are true old school sailing. They have water makers, tons of Electronics, washer and dryers, even dishwashers for God's sake on there boat. You on the other hand sail and do it right. It's so awesome to watch someone truly sailing.

[@Onlinesully]

Hi Yeah it's a great watch. You would probably also enjoy "adventures of an old seadog" Have you seen it ?

[@ianmac86]

Holly, you are amazing and I love your videos. Thanks for sharing. Stay safe.

[@mikereid2865]

Such a bouyant personality and a skilled sailor a real pleasure to watch. Have fun and keep safe.

[@xiles5501]

When you get to the Galapagos get to the bow on your toes and shout at the top of your voice CHARLES CHARLES WHERE ARE YOU !! if you get a answer let me know lol

[@frankrice5364]

Great vedio thank you for taking the time to share

[@roncanizares9966]

Wonderful!!! May I suggest something. On some off shore boat passges, anyone at the galley with water on the stove is required to wear a water proof apron. This is to insure that when the hot water spills, and it surely will one day, that person does not get severe burns. I want you SAFE!

[@pearlyshells2430]

yep solo with burns would not be cool.........never 'cooked' in shit conditions but thats another life.

[@nealbirch9462]

@@pearlyshells2430 ages ago (on a destroyer) we had rough seas, galley was midships so the pitches weren't too bad, but the port to starboard rolls were something else. You lurched down the food line fore to aft, at the end, there was a bit of athwart ship walk way, someone had fallen and spilled their breakfast, it was cleaned up, but the deck was slippery. I got my eggs, bacon and greasy potatoes (YUM), half filled my coffee mug and got to the end of the fore-aft part holding my tray and slid from port to starboard, doing a half pivot so I hit the soda machine stationed there with my back. Didn't spill a thing and got a round of applause from my shipmates, who were waiting for the next fall and spill. You get your amusements where you can at sea. The worse part of being in rough weather is/are those who get seasick, they can't stand watch, they're miserable, so it's hard not to pity them, but after a few days of standing 6 on, 6 off watches because you're short handed, you get a bit cranky as it's hard to sleep with the pitch and roll in our aft berthing. (I was the jerk who smoked cigars and ate sardines and crackers on watch, so it evened out.)

[@jbrat1967]

Best sailing channel on the Tube.

[@legend343]

Love the series... well done 👍⛵️⚓️ Warren

[@mauiswimboy]

Made the same voyage, and yes headwinds the whole way, sheesh!

[@esling77]

Darwin would give you a Thumbs up.

[@sakoklinker3761]

Great you are going to Poynisia most KZbin posters only stay in the Carabian

[@ezezezy]

Hi I’m giving you 10/out 10 for doing this journey on your own..Good on you...

[@tim7652]

What a great experience. I did the Panama to Galapagos run several years ago and had similar weather but we had 3 people to share the boat chores. Keep smiling it's all good.

[@peterk7377]

Thanks for the open and real sail life videos

[@TheMorganMonroeShow]

Love everything you’re doing.....

[@conyermud1]

Great to see another video, we really look forward to them. Keep rockin' on!!

[@Trevorburk1]

Another great episode. Enjoy and stay safe.

[@jacquelineevers]

I so much love your Monday video's! So good to see you at sea! I sailed on my 'new' Grinde for two weekends now. And also joined the Dutch Grinde community. So many people I meet love the Grinde. I am looking forward to your next video. You're great!

[@0fficialnomad]

So incredibly inspiring! Thank you for making these videos!

[@jojacobs305]

Thanks for sharing you are so brave xx

[@carolynapie7820]

Happy Monday. Hope you have a safe productive 2 weeks!

[@nighttrucker7909]

Your one brave lady.God Bless you stay safe we all worry about you.

[@mowhoknow5098]

Wow you must almost be to New Zealand by now glad your doing great and please be safe and careful

[@yeoldegunporn]

Damn, you are a badass in a 27fter. Kickass.

[@keithcopeland8245]

Thank you for the bit of a song. I was just hoping when the sun was out that you would let us hear you sing. Enjoy yourself be careful

[@richhunter6414]

It's nice to see your doing well. Thanks for posting. Patience (and sea-going experience) is probably a sailors best asset when traveling so far and alone.

[@mvakleko]

10:00 is why I am here...into the wild...

[@olumjumi]

New Video Wahoooo! Good story and happy to see you breaking into singing and your smiling so much. your profile photo upside down, cute

[@tambaker5167]

Lol, 'I'm hoping my batteries go to a good place, not a weird place' 🤔😂🤣😂

[@brianboys9015]

Your videos are so good

[@Stenn333]

Since you don't have constant internet connection that enables regular postings, so you compile a number of these videos "in the past," it would be really helpful to start and end each episode with where you are. We have to sort of "listen between the lines" and watch a number of episodes before we understand and can figure out this has already happened, and you're now safe n sound half way to Australia. ❤🤔

[@C.Sanjana]

Wish I could just sail like you, Thank You for the videos. I will support u in future, as soon as I get money😊😊🤘. Stay Awesome Girl🤘😎

[@leopoldohernandez4939]

You Rock!!I really enjoy your videos

[@jamesbutterson5218]

Your awesome girl, Solo sailing! Good on you good luck and stay well ⛵✌️. 👁️💚🍁💨

[@tophatter15]

Great video!! “ keep on keeping on”. You’re going well!! Stay safe. Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺 🍷🍷🍷🌹🌹🌹

[@Tapo3x]

Happy journey.. Wish from India ♥️🇮🇳

[@thecasualcitizen492]

You made my Monday, Thank you.

[@johnmikel5934]

Enjoyed your vid, nice sail 😷

[@johnrathbun3028]

Happy sailing and I hope you get to where you're going safely. Wish I could be there with you but I got stuff to do here. Trying to get my sailboat. Fair winds and good sailing.

[@glarson2]

Thank you for the vicarious journey!!

[@Sircraig7963]

Gday Wind Hippie, Hope your lovin the rockin rollin life at sea ,, i always loved the smell of the ocean .You said NZ by late October ,, sounds great ,lots of sailors head that way at that time of year, makes for nice safe sailing n great waether conditions. i womdered if your sailing across the ditch to good ol OZ after you meet the Kiwis ,, if so , might even be able to meet "The Wind Hippie" in person . Thanks for the latest vid ,, your doing such a mega cool job of it on your own , so i say go go go you champion little wind hippie , charge gently foward as you trash headlong into those lovingly caressing Pacific seas , and enjoy every second , every moment , and sing your way happily into your next port. Stay safe ,at all times . Much Respect from Down Under

[@dbentley2195]

Enjoy that sunshine❤👍

[@DarceeVorndran]

Oh Hollie, please don't throw metal overboard!

[@mikejohnson599]

geez thats just the first 10 days you still have 30 more to go those south pacific islands must feel so good after that long tedious trip

[@roryvonbrutt7302]

this chick "HOLLY" is so awesome...... ha ha ha ha LAND MEAT ! ! ! this girl is the most awesomest EVER ! LOL SUPER GIRL & the GECKO ! !

[@davie261]

Still following your adventures, love your attitude lovely smile :)

[@debraderoos5225]

Well, you are a brave young lady!

[@taumygilbert9279]

thank you so much for sharing♥! It makes this pandemic easier :)

[@jasonmance7710]

Still incredible 🤩

[@jounihiltunen3729]

Protip: if you cut open the meal bags long edge, you can eat it straight from the bag and save dishes.

[@theoldsailmaker6408]

Thank YOU so much!!!☮

[@dave-vf7sm]

😝 got to love a booby on the bow 😂 I love your videos on KZbin I also watch sailing cadoha and wildlings sailing, and I would love to have a boat of my own however for now I will carry on seeing the world through your videos 😁👍 thank you

[@pearlyshells2430]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJXIfoWBopJoiLM try this dudes channel sailed from canada to australia

[@olavthyvold2288]

Lovely video. You're an amazing sailor. You should also sing more. :)

[@peterjohnstaples]

Usually the coloured one is the toilet and many other duties and the white one is for the bath, clothes washing and dishwashing.

[@moriver3857]

New Zealand? Stop in Auckland if you can. Lots of sailing there and check out the Maritime Museum. It will make you appreciate Gecko even more. Fair winds and stay safe.

[@iainbaker2742]

Love ur vids, been living vicariously thro YT for a couple of years now! Watching ur solo adventures have just inspired me to buy my 1st boat(colvic salty dog 27) Sailing course is booked cant wait to get out and have some adventures myself!

[@WindHippieSailing]

Woohoo! So exciting!

[@anthonyreed9496]

I love the way you are

[@mitzanodeparetzack2198]

brave girl !!!

[@jameshassell8110]

Hey Holly - During a sunset at sea, have you ever seen the green flash?

[@DrRemidi]

Thank you!

[@ballbeanking]

Once again you are bad ass

[@jacobede605]

Hey, I've recently started following you and love your content! I'm thinking of starting to sail in March of next year from Florida (comimg from Portland, OR). I plan to go all the way around South America, and am curious how much you paid for your boat and monthly cost of travel at sea? Solidarity from Portland, and safe travels, - Jacob

[@dirklarson5281]

You need a wind gen

[@michaelargenta3856]

Are there anymore videos? Did the boat sink, was it taking over by pirates , did she get married?, What happened after the Galapagos???

[@williamralph5442]

You are a brave girl. How do you fight Boredom . Thanks WH

[@benlindner5285]

Holly you mentioned that you were heading to New Zealand in October. I had heard that NZ was closed to sailors wanting to spend cyclone season there? How did you workout getting in if you were able to? I am sailing to the S Pacific in March, leaving from Ensenada Mexico in a 27’er also and solo. Love your channel, you are the “real deal”. Luv, Ben S/V DAWN

[@WindHippieSailing]

I'm staying in the pacifc islands. Ill try for NZ next year!

[@dharmeshanandnodualidad3798]

Hi we love you and follow you...we just bought as sailboat jajaja we just found out that navionics is not that cheap as everyone says and we were wondering if we are finding the wrong navionics jajaja sorry such a stupid question :*

[@WindHippieSailing]

No worries! I think i paid $35 for charts of the whole Caribbean. If I were to buy paper charts, each island would cost$50. I think it's all perspective

[@kevinjones2509]

Love it go girl🤘👍❤️

[@christopherlynch4347]

So real

[@roncanizares9966]

Do you have any issues balancing the boat so that the Monitor can steer her on a fairly straight course? Any tips? Also, I just became one of your Patreon supporters.

[@WindHippieSailing]

Thanks so much! The monitor is a tough beast amd can fight an unbalanced boat. But like all windvanes, it steers best when im well trimmed :)

[@glennedwards1449]

Water low Electric low I hope your stock of boxed wine is holding out! otherwise it would be a serious situation :)

[@danmccollister4840]

Hi!Do you see a lot of flying fish in the Pacific?

[@justforfux]

I am not a sailor, but I think you should enclose the rear part of your boat more firmly if not already done.

[@abbigailberumen15]

hii! you might not see this but I’d love to know more about your time in Antarctica 🇦🇶 and your other previous jobs on boats! ❤️