Lost count of the days on the 350 mile sail through the Kattegat

[@davidlj53]

I know nothing about sailing, never even been on a sailboat but, I really enjoy your videos! Be safe and enjoy yourself.

[@jonnybyrne989]

I'm the same way, but his videos are fantastic, glad he sailed up the coast of Ireland, living in the states now, an it made homesick, Keep up the content man, an stay safe 👍

[@Tb0n3]

I've never sailed, but his ocean crossings and sailing videos has inspired me to learn and I'm currently looking at a dirt cheap O'day 23 to sail around Lake Champlain or wherever I want as it goes on a trailer.

[@joshuapatrick682]

So relaxing to watch you do your thing man. Congrats on living your best life for those of us who can’t/won’t.

[@chriskelly6559]

In this day and age, with all the chaos, it's such a pleasure to forget about that for a while and watch Sailor Sam. More please! Take care, Crackerjack.

[@readre6543]

Sam, you’re inspiring. And remember, there’ll always be people telling you how to “adventure” better/safer/smarter. But they’re sitting at home and wishing they were you. Thanks for getting out there and getting it done!

[@pctechgaming1314]

Haha nice! That " Spear Ship you saw " is an Incat built Ferry. They are built in my home town of Hobart, Tasmania and they are built about 500 meters from my boats Marina Birth here at Prince Of Whales Bay.

[@andrewwhitehead7463]

You can't imagine how I look forward to a new video from you. I've watched all your earlier ones and so enjoy them all. Thanks for giving me a taste of something I'll likely never experience. Good sailing to you.

[@DiGertsi]

That mast camera is genius! Ideal for sailing solo to see what's up ahead! Great one!

[@stephenkillick5812]

When I was at school, my 2 brothers and I owned a tiny dinghy - Mike, short for Microscopic - that we sailed on the nearest dam to where we lived. Often when we were out on the water, the wind died. Even in dead calm, the boat sailed as there was always air movement. We used to watch the water surface as even a slight breeze ruffled the surface of the water.

[@pabloyvieng]

Hey Sam, I know nothing about sailing but I learn so much watching your YT channel.

[@221b-l3t]

You're inspiring me to work overtime and set money aside for a boat of my one. And I work when I want, just don't earn money if I don't so it's perfect for sailing, I can take months off if I got enough saved. Really want to someday cross the Atlantic, though in the other direction :)

[@michaelosmon]

Thank you for bringing me along and allowing me to escape for 20 minutes. You have created a wonderful life for yourself i am happy for you and grateful to you for sharing it

[@Deb-fs9st]

The sunset is gorgeous

[@romantiachristiana5147]

That's a very interesting idea, using a spinnaker as a big genoa. I always learn new things from you. I mentioned your name to a couple of friends who sailed with me on the Golfe du Morbihan, and they admire your inventiveness and positive attitude about everything. Bonne continuation!!!

[@brucerleech]

thanks Sam

[@craigcollyer8026]

Brilliant.I’m learning a lot from you.Thanks

[@sailawaywithmatthewdennis9691]

Just got my first boat Pearson 28-1 single handing down to Florida. Currently in the process of single handing down to Florida. I am in Scituate Ma right now waiting for the hurricane to pass. You have helped me impoverished my sailing quite a bit and would love to connect to pick your brain on my set up. Also I know you have sailed the Atlantic coast before any good free anchorages along the way running a little dry financially 😅😂. Good luck with the sailing. See you out there

[@Roxon321]

Exciting times on the sea!!! I really liked the way you talked out your thought process on the preventer lines.

[@Deb-fs9st]

Thanks Sam ✌️

[@carriesmith5080]

Sam is awesome!

[@wynyardhandyman]

You make such great sailing videos, always relaxing and informative - stay safe!

[@andyconnor4863]

Hey Sam, came across your channel, u are the bob ross of sailing, he’s an artist if u haven’t heard of him, I live in Scotland so love the water and sailing but your chilled out vibe is awesome dude. 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ⛵️

[@georgepeat5269iearth]

Picture of calmness with a smile with almost overflowing happiness, I almost expected you to go “waahoo there once, but you stayed the calm helmsman. Great sail!

[@skyearthocean5815]

11:37 this is the donning of the age of asparagus

[@mmccartney6579]

Never ceases to amaze me how you do so many things with one hand while holding the camera in the other. I, on the other hand (pun intended) need three hands to do just about anything. Another great video, Sam! Cheers, mate! :)

[@GoldcoastSurfCam]

Great video!

[@joepcdejong9214]

Thanks!

[@MrShankwheat]

Half way through the video I was thinking to myself "I wish he would explain more how his boom stay set up works" and like magic you did it. I'm going to try it out on my Catalina 27. Thanks so much.

[@franktartan6808]

thanks Sam!!!

[@johnmccarthy6451]

Sam, if you've not gone down the Straits of Dover yet, try and plan a visit to Rye Town /Harbour. Make sure you read the sailing directions as it was one of the original Cinque Ports (a bit of history for you to read up on) and as I recall there was a good pub or two in Rye Town. Further on down the English channel you should stop by both Cowes & Bucklers Hard up the Beaulieu river. Both fabulous spots to visit..

[@rainfinger]

Wonderful video. LeWalder Boom Brake is a great preventer.

[@lawsonshilingkendall4246]

THESE PRESENTATIONS ARE SO SURREAL THAT EACH VIDEO FEELS LIKE AN EPISODE FROM THE "TRUMAN REPORT".

[@sailingbeyond9657]

Use a snap shackle on one clew of the spinnaker and attach to the anchor bar. If you do 2 sheets on the other clew you can jibe it as you move thru dead down wind

[@LaurensvanRooijen]

You're not even looking that bad on that pumptrack seen you're riding a folding bike with the saddle that far up, Sam. All about unloading the wheel that needs to go up the bump and shifting your weight to the wheel that rolls down, and keeping that rhythm. Speaking about keeping: keep them videos coming.

[@webecamping0056]

Been following you for bit, I see how very important that dodger comes that you built in dry dock repair. Safe travels and fair winds.👍🏽

[@2FastNSX]

Watching your videos is relaxing. Im stuck in the rat race with an office job. Every day is the same. Im happy your living out your dream

[@tengonadacluewhatsgutsprec1419]

Where there's a will there's a way so get free man, Don't let the feeling of being stuck (and whatever gave rise to that feeling) prevent you from living your dream. You got this!

[@davidc6510]

Another great Sam Holmes Sailing Production. Thanks for sharing!

[@enderdragoon]

I was actually just thinking about how to set up a preventer you can manage from the cockpit without having to rig the whole thing up every time. I was planning to use 2 control lines for it but now youve got me thinking about how to set it up for single line handling without going forward.

[@bbbart77]

Great stuff again as usual 👏

[@martinliedtkeFEB67]

Come to Cardiff Wales Sam :) Tiger Bay!

[@janisspalvins677]

Thanks for amazing video.

[@riffseeks10s46]

Sam, great content! I have been using your preventer set up but with a slight modification you might consider. I attach the preventers from the end of the boom to the gooseneck using shock cords. This is a quick and efficient set up. The unused preventer is stowed along the side of the boom but is readily available when you jibe.

[@samholmessailing]

I might give that a try

[@southerntexashomestead5028]

Great sail ! Thanks.

[@mogliilgom5055]

As you're heading to the UK you may consider heading to the Humber estuary and up the Trent, along a roman canal to Lincoln.

[@timbyford1400]

Great video Sam. The currents are due to the barometric tide in the Baltic; high pressure over the Baltic with low pressure over the North Sea and the Baltic starts to empty a little. Well done for the sail into London, many shy away from it as it has a reputation. Hope you enjoyed the Boat Show.

[@Boatyarddog]

Smart ! Use that preventer religiously!

[@CChissel]

I wish I could do this all year around. You’re living the dream, looking forward to the next one, safe travels.

[@javiador602]

Hey Sam I'm flying every night over kattegat sea from jönköping to Billund this week. It's nice to think you're actually down there!! Have a nice sail mate.

[@joeg5414]

What are you flying?

[@javiador602]

@@joeg5414 ATR 72

[@Dhelmise29]

Never change man

[@johantaube3022]

Currents in the waters between Sweden and Denmark are mostly affected by changes in air pressure when the weather changes. So they can be a bit weird and unpredictable at times

[@billb2176]

Super well done guys :-)))

[@jamesgordon2289]

great Video Sam. I enjoyed the discussion on your preventer set up

[@paulpuckerinGM]

Brilliant work Sam. Uplifting video. Really great content. Fair winds and safe travel matey. Ciao, Puck.

[@JeroenSWart]

Nice one! Just cross over from London to the Netherlands to the province of Zeeland so I can visit you.:)

[@martinhyem953]

After have seen you sail from the other side of the world, it is so strange to see you in my own waters :-)

[@hello_newman3116]

Always a great video!

[@Guitorgpiano]

Thanks for the video Sam! Noticed you dropped a fishing line in, wondering how often you do that / if you have much luck! It would be fun to see you catch a few here and there.

[@samholmessailing]

Mostly only on the bigger passages. I’ve caught a few tuna and a mahi

[@theraboinfrancislawfirm5699]

Great stuff!

[@dumbvixen3776]

15:00 what is the wooden box with the intake thing for? is it ventilation for the cabin?

[@samholmessailing]

Yes

[@dumbvixen3776]

@@samholmessailing :D Hi Sam, and thanks

[@virgis21]

NIce video! Small advice regarding preventing line. I have one single line starting on one side of the boat, goes forward via pulley and then comes back on another side.. Then using, I bring boom in the center, connect one end the side where the boom will go and tension opposite side. Then jibe - switching line ends :) Good luck!

[@MikeSantis]

does the line goes on the outside side of the shrouds? If yes, that means that the tension side would be chafing on the shrouds? And is the line attached at the very end of the boom?

[@virgis21]

@@MikeSantis yes, goes outside of the shrouds. Tension side does not have that much tension to do any damage, this is preventer :) Yes, connected to end of the boom. I am a solo sailor and my idea was to avoid leaving cockpit..

[@makebelievestunt]

Enjoyable video, as always. Thanks.

[@allenbuck5589]

Always enjoy your videos. Land locked old sailer thanks again from. SC.

[@DavidPaulNewtonScott]

I wonder when you will be down to my new home Portugal.

[@dalwilson4511]

Hey Sam, where ya going after the uk back to Florida?

[@MonostripeZebra]

beautiful

[@davidholmes8274]

Re - Preventer, I use one line from cockpit to block on forepeak to mainsheet attachment, (inside shrouds) works fine, just have to change sides after gybe. Also I have double mainsheets, which holds boom in position except for down wind sailing when I use preventer. Been watching for a few years, keep if up. Cheers from New Zealand

[@BigSkyImagery]

I really enjoy your content, please keep it up! I’m former Navy and the only sailboat that I’ve owned was a Siren 17’, someday I’ll get back into it!

[@davidoneill7752]

"Never get upset over a bad weather forecast" preach my queen

[@micheldevries7975]

Very cool you didn't take the kiel canal route.

[@grantofat6438]

"Over to somewhere on the east coast of the UK i guess." Is that what is called navigation?

[@esunday]

$60 of diesel, not so bad given that most boat things go in $1000 increments! Love your calming vids

[@harryjohnquest7102]

Sail ON.

[@fleshreap]

What are your plans beyond the UK?

[@brucerleech]

cool

[@tomatobrush3283]

Did you see Alluring Arctic Sailing channel, I think he out does your paragliding with his 200km kite ski -20 camping trip. Epic channels love it.

[@sligeach]

Great video Sam. Not being negative but being a very technical minded guy I see potential for disaster with your mainsail preventer. Firstly it should run from boom to widest part of boat, ie, the beam so as to get the widest possible angle on it. It should certainly not run outside the shrouds as in the event of a sudden blow up and wind backing sail the loading could snap shrouds or transfer sideways loading and snap mast. I would suggest a block fitted at widest point near toe rail, run preventer from boom through aforementioned block and back along the side deck to cockpit where you can control it from and easily adjust it and tie it off. Fit a caribiner so you can easily clip onto boom. A separate line on each side deck clipped to side rails when not in use and aft ends coiled up won't be in your way. The setup you have now is crazy.

[@jonherod955]

Totally wrong. Read any sailing text book. Imagine if the widest part of your boat is abeam the mast, then using your system the preventer would essentially lie below and in line with the boom providing zero angle between the boom and preventer. Don’t fit a karabiner to the end of the boom because you won’t be able to release it with the boom out of reach over the side of the boat.

[@sligeach]

@@jonherod955 Jon it seems you did not get the jist of what I am saying. A preventer is a line taken from somewhere along the length of the boom (usually aft of half the boom length) to a point on the side deck (usually near the widest point of the hull, i,e, the beam and on the same side as the boom is swung out, and a metre or two forward of the swung out position of the boom) , and used to prevent the boom from violently swinging across the cockpit from whichever side it is out on. Once the main sail & boom are swung out when running directly down wind and the preventer is tensioned/tightened up (by whatever means used) if the wind backs the sail it won't slam violently across , possibly taking someone's head off in the process. I never suggested attaching a caribiner to either front or aft end of the boom. Just to clarify. When I advised Sam to fit a caribiner , I meant for ease of attaching the preventer to the boom, NOT for a lifeline/harness strop. The lines a suggested having coiled up on each side deck were preventer lines for boom,NOT for a life line or harness strop, but the preventers when not in use.

[@jonherod955]

@@sligeach Apologies for my rather strident reply earlier, but I did fully understand what you meant and I disagree with your advice. I agree that the key to a preventer is the largest angle possible between the boom and the preventer. If you picture a yacht sailing downwind with the boom well out, then your method gives a small angle and the preventer could be ineffective if an accidental gybe occurs. A bigger angle is generated by taking the preventer as far forward as possible, as Sam is already doing, and running it through a bow cleat outside of the shrouds. The preventer should always be attached to the end of the boom if possible. If it is attached at some point before the end of the boom then there is a risk of the boom failing at that point should the boat broach and the boom go into the water. This has been the guidance in any sailing text book I’ve seen. Your original post states ‘fit a caribiner so you can easily clip onto boom.’ Again I understood you meant the preventer and not a life line, but again I disagree for the reasons I stated. If you use a carabiner to attach the preventer to the end of the boom(where the preventer should be) then you cannot reach it to release the carabiner if the boom is well out whilst sailing downwind. However it is rigged, it should be possible to remove the preventer on any point of sail, or stow it along the boom in the case of a preventer that is permanently attached to the boom. Sorry for the longwinded reply.

[@Finnmark4]

Is the problem with your “autopilot” disengaging due to lack of speed? We used an autopilot on a fishing boat and it used to disengage at low speeds.

[@karolptak371]

I like watching Your videos, I really consider buying a small sailboat, too :) Could You tell what's the make/model of Your bike? Really nice one, seems to fit to a small boat quite nicely ;)

[@manuelherk3236]

Hey Sam, I will be in Denmark around November 25th. You still gonna be up there somewhere by then?

[@samholmessailing]

I will not

[@stevelawrie9115]

Lots of pretty boats :)

[@thewaywelive2775]

Nice! That's my hood ! Funny to watch you sail around these parts. The water kind of looks familiar but waves must be waves. It must be because I know it. Looks like you enjoyed it 😉

[@svthorasailing4868]

Sam on the shrouds I’ve seen electrical conduit slit down the centre line and slipped on to the shrouds,safe sailing buddy.

[@sailingbootlegger3870]

What’s the end game? Back to usa? Or keep boat in Europe? Rock on Sam

[@vincethomrenaissanceman1731]

Oh man! Just when I thought it started to look easy, you throw in the preventer line. Looks like quite a web. Aloha 🤙

[@hughburgess4168]

Really enjoyed this video Sam. I’m guessing that you are in the UK now and catching up on your editing. You seemed to have sailed on so quickly from Helsinki and Tallinn. Interesting tips on the Spinnaker and the Preventer, neither of which I have ever used…but want to. Did you get your engine issue resolved? Thank you so much. ⛵️

[@samholmessailing]

I think I might have narrowed it down to two fuel line connections

[@Escapetosea]

I’m looking forward to the day you and James sit down for another interview. Someday, somewhere.👍🏻

[@markgamble7699]

Same, like when they can hook up and share memories from the sea…

[@karaDee2363]

You're sailing through my ancestral Waters.,

[@basicinfoplaybook]

Noice shout out to James on Sailing Triteia! (YT Channel is SailorJames)

[@naretanenui7228]

James the sailor man 😆 lol

[@roydaley3413]

👍

[@swyork]

Are you ever planning to go south to the Mediterranean?

[@styx85]

Neat preventer setup!

[@sailingcitrinesunset4065]

08:38 Your pirate ship appears to be a "Schooner Brig" staysail, inner jib, outer jib, flying jib, fore coarse sail, topsail, topgallant, royal, lower mizen staysail, middle mizen staysail, upper mizen staysail, mizen gaff , mizen gaff topsail

[@seppoe]

Looked a bit like ’tres hombres’

[@david_4246]

Can you only use a spinnaker when the wind is behind you?

[@BlueHen123]

That's the purpose, just downwind as far as I know

[@MrKneeDropper]

Dude you should film yourself setting up the rig!

[@CesarRodriguez-vs2tn]

What are your thoughts on Vito dumas??

[@sebastiancuevas3112]

What was the last stop before sail to United Kingdom in this video?

[@BlueHen123]

Southern Norway

[@indydawson]

Sam, what are your thoughts on a Solent rig?

[@ontheruntonowhere]

Solent rig is people!!

[@indydawson]

@@ontheruntonowhere your over sixty. I’ll bet Sam won’t even get your reference.

[@ontheruntonowhere]

@@indydawson I am NOT over 60 😝

[@MikeSantis]

In this video you have been sailing through my sailing grounds. I just wonder what's the rush that you had to sail non stop and not stopping so many nice places you sailed by.

[@samholmessailing]

90 day Schengen limit is the reason

[@MikeSantis]

@@samholmessailing oh yes, sure. I forgot about that.

[@BlueHen123]

@@samholmessailing Quick question I have on this, with smaller stops you had like in Latvia or Bornholm, do you check in with the visa and do they count those days as well? Or is it just at major ports you check in with customs?

[@SteveeCee]

Hey Sam, guessing you're already in UK, did you make our late Queen's funeral?

[@mrnickisntaprick]

Good to hear from you.