Encountering heavy fog on Mt Desert Island

[@doomedtosail403]

We were at the Somes campground/mooring around the same time...at 2:45, that ketch is the SV Delos.

[@jackbeale6135]

I'm glad some other people saw that.

[@GBRmedic]

@@jackbeale6135 I just watched this episode again, and only just noticed it too... Was curious if Sam knew?

[@mauricepowers8079]

I remember standing on top of Cadillac Mountain watching the fog roll in on Labor Day Weekend summer of 80'...The Harbor was TOTALLY socked in within about 20 minutes...came in from the West...warm air hitting COLD North Atlantic waters...awesome sight but a nightmare for Mariners...fog horns blaring constantly and boats scrambling to get out of the channel...it happened twice that day...I hiked down the mountain to Bar Harbor and hid my pack in a wooded area in a Cemetery that I slept in that night(bitch of a time finding the pack in pitch black and fog😂😂😂)...I loved Bar Harbor...great video dude...thanks for shaking lose the cobwebs in my brain and reawakening some great memories...your going to have some great memories also...fair winds sir.

[@1958rwc]

I grew up sailing off Mt. Desert. At the end of Somes Sound is the town of Somesville, the first settlement on the island. It's about as "quaint Maine Town" as you can get. As you headed out, you noted some boats on your starboard side, They were at Valley Cove which is a good anchorage, sometimes a free mooring's available. You can land and then hike the Acadia Mountain trail over to Echo Lake then past the beach and climb the ladders up to the top of Beech Cliff (my old summer camp is still operating and just up the lake from there). The Porcupine Islands is where you launched the drone. One of them was used for target practice by the Navy and Coast Guard during WW II. The German ship Kroninprizen Cecile anchored there when was was declared for WW I. Pretty Marsh is a nice anchorage on the West side of the island. Also go out to Swan's Island and Burnt Coat Harbor offers a nice anchorage as well. Now getting very homesick. So many awesome places to explore. Now living in Los Angeles and there's just Catalina, which is great, but lacks the variety and the ability to sail for however long you want and then just hole up somewhere.

[@stevekeblinsky7259]

Southwest Harbor is the place to be. Has all the services a cruiser could want. Hamilton Marine West Marine, grocery store All sorts of cell service. You went right by S/V Delos anchored in Valley Cove. You were inches away from some awesome hiking trails. If you ever get back to MDI look me up I have moorings in SWH.

[@kynndarrnwilliamson7073]

I love how you show everything little frustration 🙃

[@JoeTurner141]

Beautiful drone shots man! When you come across the pond, you'll no doubt visit Oban on the West coast of Scotland. Hit me up when you're here, would love to show you the cruising and hiking ground around here!!

[@bffaris]

And your sails were set beautifully in the drone shot.

[@jm5150]

I used to camp on Somes sound every year, 15 years in a row.. Beautiful up there. but yeah, Somes is just the campground and vacation homes. nothing else unless you have a car to drive 1/2 a mile. Bar Harbor has everything you need

[@fletcherhill6418]

Hey Sam, I used to live in the Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse near Bar Harbor. Awesome seeing you enjoying the beauties of coastal Maine by sail!

[@ThatLauraPerson]

Acadia might be my favorite national park. Awesome trails! Sweet vid, loved the fog entering bar Harbor!!!

[@mitchellbarnow1709]

Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful area with us, Sam! We have to get you Spacex satellite internet Starlink when available!!

[@samholmessailing]

Send spaceX a message for me 😉🛰

[@mauricepowers8079]

@@samholmessailing it was advertised at about $100 A MONTH...PLUS a $400 NONREFUNDABLE STARTUP AND EQUIPMENT FEE...FYI

[@AdventureCyclist]

You've got awesome names for your boats. Swedish Fish, Pickled Herring, and Lingonberry the Dinghy! All my sports stuff is named from Hemingway references and all the tech in my house is named after types of monkeys. Aside from that, you got some amazing shots and footage.

[@selfstudyden6489]

Nice music around 4:18 🙏 thank you for these videos. Nice big bodies of water and great narration. Blessings

[@RobHaren]

In 2016 I sailed on the Issac Evans for a week in the same Maine waters. We were part of the boat parade celebrating the 200 year anniversary of the National Parks. 8 tall ships and hundreds of others in Somme Sound all at the same time it was fabulous. Hooked on sailing I’m now on my second sailboat and hope to head back to the same waters this summer.

[@thomashendricks9774]

We love going to Bar Harbor and Acadia, we were just there in July. We rented a house via Airbnb, it had a heated pool. It was needed, it barely got into the 70's. Our kids love hiking and biking, especially the Carriage trails.

[@samholmessailing]

Cool

[@Thebonesoftrees]

So fun to watch tour channel evolve . Fair winds from Victoria British Columbia :)

[@pw7030]

Love the drone shots of the sail boat ♡ in Calif lockdown and enjoying every min of outdoor shots..Thankyou

[@edwardwerthner7717]

In 2017 in Guadalupe I met a Connecticut 20 year old on a 27 ft . He sailed all the was by himself . Nice person . Great dreams

[@DayDreams-sailing]

Next time in Bar Harbor go to The Barnacle. Really excellent bar! Low key, perfect cocktails

[@kimberlyb5512]

I wouldn’t be heartbroken if your videos were 30-60 minutes 🤩💁‍♀️ Love them!!

[@swilliams0079]

I love how your aerial shots get better and better with every video, keep it up sam

[@samholmessailing]

Thanks

[@hoogaba]

That area looks amazing I need to make my way there sometime. Also the footage of you navigating the Bar Harbor at night was pretty sweet.

[@skippercirelli2097]

Photography is getting much better - nice work man! Thanks for sharing.

[@EnHestUdenNavn]

It's cool when you show the maps of your hiking trips and sailing routes - more of that please :)

[@samholmessailing]

You bet

[@mammaholmes]

I like that too!

[@ninline2000]

The drone footage was awesome! The boat really looked good flying along like that. What a wonderful place to visit as well. It makes me want to get a sailboat and go traveling along the coast. I don't think I'd want to do blue water without a bigger boat and at least one other person but hopping along the coastal islands seems like a blast.

[@maine-bill7276]

my house is 1/4 mile from the dock and bar island! you were in my backyard very nice footage from drone glad to see you visited i recognized the trash can at hannaford supermarket in parking lot where you shopped! cheers from my hometown

[@smosh91]

Abe's Shop 'n' Save!

[@joerosasco5306]

Sam, thank you for sharing the sailing experience. Cheers!!

[@mammaholmes]

I loved the drone shots, Sam. You were going so FAST.

[@davidc6510]

Great adventure Sam. Thanks for sharing!

[@MrMichaelcurran]

Gung-holing is not always what is cracked up to be. I have got suck in mud, and sand, and in kelp beds all in the change of a tide. Comment from the NW of Washington State & Puget Sound.

[@mhannibal60]

I just bought a tartan 34c that needs work over the winter months. I plan on doing just what you are doing; living on and sailing a boat. Living in Portland Maine, had I found your channel before you came through I could have offered to meet you for a beer or help you resupply, give you a lift, something. Thanks for sharing your projects with us. It was fun to see you hiking on Cadillac. Mainers don't do switchbacks, as you found out. Its straight up, straight down. Enjoying your vids. Looking forward to what you do next.

[@nonimus2030]

Congrats on the new boat, I hope you get lots if enjoyment out of it 🙂🤝🏻

[@GBRmedic]

Hows that T34c coming along? Did you splash her?

[@jeff_newriver6350]

Stunning views ... great videos.

[@Drzee1968]

Great drone footage and hiking.

[@silasmarner7586]

Ohhh yer gettin' fancy on us w/ the video production. Nicely nicely sir!

[@f1mikeyboy]

It’s pronounced Ba Haba, not big on the R’s up there in Maine.

[@stevekeblinsky7259]

down there

[@doninhawaii4433]

Mahalo for the drone shots Sam!!! Very cool braddah!!! 👊💯🤙👍

[@williamwirick886]

Kinda of a cliff hanger ending! Nice. Beautiful drone footage the boat. It looks great.

[@hydra8138]

I love all your videos, they are all amazing!

[@DayDreams-sailing]

Really cool! Love hiking Acadia, it smells like pine forest and the ocean all at once

[@MrA1582000]

Thanks for the adventure. It is so beautiful there.

[@sonnybrooks264]

Great shots with the drone.

[@captainseymoursailing4516]

Minute 2:35 it looked like you passed Delos hard to miss there big internet dome 🧐 keeps the videos coming really enjoy them.

[@samholmessailing]

Yup it was them!

[@J2005ification]

Great stuff Sam.

[@symphonyfarm2009]

I think your voice overs are cool! - You should do more of those - it fits your style!

[@chuckleber3484]

I believe I saw Delos at around 2:46.

[@sharkmentality9717]

Wish we could coordinate the dates you were in Maine. Live very close to your stops!

[@duanemiller5606]

Hey while you’re up in the area have you ever thought of going to Castine, Maine were Fort George is located? It’s also the location for the Maine Maritime Academy. Just think it be kind of neat to walk around there. I’ve been wanting to go there because it’s the site of a revolutionary war battle but unfortunately America lost even though the BRITs were one shot away from surrender. You could probably find out about it at the historical society in Castine.

[@brianpaladino420]

I want to learn how to sail After watching you sail to Hawaii...awesome

[@windonwater3895]

Great drone shots. Not sure how you kept off the lobster pots when flying it though. Must have been pure SKILL. Thanks for another great episode. Ron

[@samholmessailing]

Thanks. I dont have to worry about the lobster pots when sailing, they just slide under my keel. Only when motoring I avoid them to protect the prop.

[@idian100]

If you want food head to the Southwest Harbor foodmart. Everything is closed or closing FYI.

[@robm7543]

Good video & it looked like a fine hike!

[@esotericexposal3737]

Self sufficient living. A man who is not a debt slave.

[@Senorzilchnzero]

or a slave to a marriage license.

[@gglaw42]

Really enjoy your videos, such wonderful freedom!

[@tommypetraglia4688]

Wait for the tide. The schedule is more flexible than the bow. If you watch the sunrise on Cadillac Mountain you are the first person in the U.S. to see the sum that day

[@jdenmark1287]

Son of a gun mate, last year you were in my state Hawai’i, now you are over in my home state. You’re a busy bee.

[@trippontwowheels]

He’s back!

[@scottjohnson7016]

My kids ran the Bar Harbor Marathon from Bar Harbor To Southwest Harbor. This is truly Maine at its best. Just go up to The top of Cadillac Mountain and take a deep Breath you will know what I mean!

[@joedwyer2313]

Great show!!!

[@rmccarrillo1759]

Got to enjoy another cool vid. Keepem coming ⛵🌊😎

[@georgebetar923]

Drone shots were great, ty...

[@samholmessailing]

Thanks

[@xrover1]

Proposed to my now ex-wife on the shores around Acadia 30 years ago. I don’t hold that against this lovely area! :)

[@richardwestabrook9733]

Sam, Wonderful adventure. Great drone video. I hope to sail the coast of Maine once we get past the Corona Virus. We are based in North Carolina and spent 6 months aboard our Hunter 340 in 2018 & 2019 and wintered in the Exumas Bahamas. Wayne s/v Wind Drift.

[@samholmessailing]

Cool im in Oriental now

[@dosquats]

Awesome work!

[@robertpatterson641]

Your the real deal bound to cover just a little more ground

[@marcelogaio3641]

Hey Sam. Love the videos. Check out what Hank at Sailing Cadoha did to his drone to catch it easily: It's pretty much just a small (thin) wood block with a pole attached to the bottom. Makes catching the drone pretty easy (especially if you're doing it single handed). Cheers!

[@samholmessailing]

Cool

[@marcelogaio3641]

@@samholmessailing I think they used a couple of Velcro straps to hold it in place...

[@nixonooi8276]

Love your content keep going !

[@samholmessailing]

Appreciate it!

[@mvg2993]

Sam you should get a cannon for your boat to spice things up.

[@samholmessailing]

That would be a rad addition to my boat

[@mammaholmes]

Ohh.... Or a trebuchet like the one you, Dad, and Paul made!

[@jeannestark6293]

Hello Sam I am! Jeanne and Scott Stark here Clearwater Florida waving hello we just started watching your channel and you’re pretty 😎

[@danielkoehn3209]

Autel Evo II, Drone. It can handle 40 mph wind. Awesome drone.

[@runningwindadventures]

Automatic thumbs up on your videos!

[@knormie]

Super aerial shots!

[@choochoodebut3059]

Staty safe Sam!

[@TheBackyardVerticalGardener]

Nice drone shot!

[@ppumpkin3282]

Sailing down east without a radar, is like going to a knife fight without a knife.

[@anotherBailey]

wait...at 2:42...is that SV Delos?!

[@ryanvandewater3380]

I think it has to be... the sat dome is pretty prominent!

[@samholmessailing]

Maybe. They were rumored to be in the area!

[@willfox2121]

Never been there by boat... now I gotta

[@danielprinsloo2917]

Hi Sam at 2:40 to 2:43 was that SV Delos by any chance ??

[@diyoregonnowtexas9202]

Sam, did you take sailing lessons, or how did you learn? How long until you felt confident enough to sail long distance on your own?

[@samholmessailing]

I took lessons as a kid.

[@roncanizares9966]

Another great video! Questions: 1) What software do you use for navigation and 2) Did you find the abundance of lobster pot bouys very constraining? I ask as I've heard they are, and that in summer an alternative is to sail directly to beautiful Nova Scotia where the lobster season is over by June. Thoughts?

[@clubracer6]

Yes, awesome drone footage! But what’s up with the abrupt ending?

[@Jack-ne8vm]

Looks like Delos at 2:40

[@nonimus2030]

Sam, do you still have the little green dinghy that packs up light and small? Do you recommend it? I need something like that for when going ashore in cities where leaving a dinghy is ill-advised. Can u give me the name of it?

[@rsfarris86]

I have a random question, and my apologies if it’s already been discussed in a previous video...how do you do laundry on the boat? Do you wash your clothes in the ocean, with soap?? Just curious!

[@samholmessailing]

Sometimes but i usually use laundromats.

[@rsfarris86]

Sam Holmes Sailing ahh ok gotcha, thanks!

[@christianvonleckstergaard1301]

02:44 I think you passed DELOS. Love youre videos. Stay safe ;O)

[@gertonw]

Yes, that was Delos anchored at Block Island

[@chocloditelensman]

What is the weirdest experience you have had on the water ? And by the way, you are one of the bravest people I know being in that boat out on the ocean in unpredictable weather !

[@Cyberbronco]

May I ask what editing software you use? Your expertise at editing ads greatly to the enjoyability of your episodes.

[@samholmessailing]

Imovie on the iphone.

[@SFDY241]

I think you went past Delos. The ketch with the solar arch and communication dome. at 2:44

[@dominic1846]

That engine sounds like its hitting really hard

[@SOLDOZER]

Its an old diesel, they all sound like that.

[@will_p]

Is that Delos at 2:40?

[@yeoldegunporn]

could be, they were in the same area at the same time

[@SOLDOZER]

I dont know. I dont watch clickbait fake sailing channels.

[@Yeaitstemp]

Are you goin for the great loop next year

[@samholmessailing]

Possibly. They were rumored to be in the area! I will investigate that.

[@farrellko]

@@samholmessailing It was/is Delos. it's the only Amel SM with a viasat dome on the back.

[@mullarky]

I turn my adblocker on for Sam Holmes Sailing.

[@thomasgistinger1885]

Man your a mountain goat, we drove to the top of Mt. Cadillac..

[@eddrm4685]

Just watched the "Sailing with sharks" video and was wondering what app that is in the video.

[@samholmessailing]

Navionics

[@eddrm4685]

@@samholmessailing Thank you

[@davidbement7386]

That motor seems to be moving around more than it should, does it have motor mounts?

[@duanemiller5606]

I don’t think the question is does it have motor mounts? It’s more like are your motor mounts worn out?

[@davidbement7386]

@@duanemiller5606 I meant any left.

[@duanemiller5606]

@@davidbement7386 yeah I knew what you meant I was just playing English teacher, which if you knew anything about me you know when it comes to the English language and reading and writing it’s not my strong suit. I am a terrible speller and I have dyslexia which makes it difficult to read. I am so thrilled with the new Technology that edits my spelling or for that matter lets me simply talk and it takes dictation. To put it simply I was just having a little fun. So don’t worry so much about whether I was nitpicking on you and realize I was just making a joke to be laughed at. Life‘s better when you’re laughing. I wish you happiness and Joy in your life and may you have a wonderful day.

[@davidbement7386]

@@duanemiller5606 jokes on both of us I’m an English major well my degree is in English! However that was like 6 years ago.

[@duanemiller5606]

@@davidbement7386 🤣

[@marine919]

Do you plan to sail south for warm weather, Sam?

[@idian100]

Sam I live in Southwest Harbor Maine

[@samholmessailing]

Right on

[@idian100]

If you can get up Cadillac Mountain on Bar Harbors side you should do so. Ben and Bills Ice Cream is a must I think they are still open.

[@idian100]

How long are you staying around MDI Sam?

[@Ridetheflow]

catching the drone still sketchy huh lol

[@halibut1249]

Nice drone shots. Really shows your boat in full sailing glory.

[@davidc6510]

Hey Sam it looks like you motored past SV Delos at 2:38 - you actually did find them

[@jacksmith8002]

It;s Baa Haba

[@Ash-cy7yw]

Sam you dont seem to use a fixed marine type GPS device? Do you only use a tablet ? Any issues with that?

[@samholmessailing]

I mainly use my phone with the Navionics app. Only issue is keeping it charged and using the touch screen in the rain.