Sailboating around Greece

Sailing between Greek islands. A little bit of trouble with my head Sail further, and trying out some drone shots. 
If you’re enjoying the videos and would like to help make these videos possible, links for venmo, patreon, or paypal are below:
venmo.com/code...
/ samholmes
cash.app/$SamH...
www.paypal.me/...
members.samhol...
Bitcoin: bc1q23xsnagqat94tcu6tr40zcj504njlzqq2hg39c
Or Coinbase samholmessailing.cb.id
Follow me on instagram @SamHolmesSailing
[e-mail]

[@SailingBritaly]

Another brilliant video Sam - Greece is stunning and your adventures are always a huge pleasure to watch! God bless & fair winds, Chris 👍

[@mafp22w]

As I think about my own faith as it relates to Sam, I can’t help but think of “that you might have life, and life abundantly”. I don’t know if Sam thank God for the life he has been given or not. But, when I think that the righteous should live by faith (Hebrews 11) I can’t help but wonder if Sam is an example we all should follow. My prayer today: “God, where are you leading me today.”

[@DaveForArt]

Been watching you for a few seasons.... At age 35 I picked up a Barnett butterfly 12' scow. I've been sailing 4 times so far! Never thought about sailing before, you inspired me.

[@Bobsadventuresfl]

11:20 words to live by. I had to replay it a few times ... Thanks! 👍😎

[@gregzeszotarski9927]

Wow! Talk about blue water, that was absolutely amazing.

[@everydayeverything]

1:17 Safety First - what a cute lil freighter

[@danielnenni6734]

Enjoying the series. Have been following since the Hawaii trip . Keep on sailing!

[@RC-ob6in]

I can't believe you did all these trips with a Cap Dori 28 ! fantastic. ! super. ! keep the ball rolling..

[@mattgartside7885]

Brightened my day Sam. So looking forward to sailing Soldemar, (my Rival 34) in the Scottish Hebrides this summer. Like the video editing by the way. Matt 😎⛵🌊

[@azdbuk]

Damn, just gorgeous coast line...........wow.

[@RelaxThinkGrow]

Always a vibe sir always a pleasure when I catch a chance at viewing your travel experiences.

[@guylamaupassant]

Sam dosen't wait around to share the beach with tourists. You make good use of the drown. Thanks.

[@jaydubya4727]

Thanks for sharing! I don't think you have to worry about missing anything "good" - you're a "venturing out" kind of guy! Love your life and lifestyle - keep on keeping on.

[@bnelkin]

I'm also currently cruising Greece and can confirm, that Sahara dust was pretty wild. Gotta say Sam, I'm currently living on a boat due in no small part to your videos. Watched for years, finally bought a 1978 Dufour 31 this March and now exploring the Dodecanese. Would be epic to meet you in person if you come this way!

[@samholmessailing]

Right on. The plan is to sail west from Malta in a few weeks. Enjoy!

[@doonhamer252]

Awesome videos.. Brings back so many enjoyably memories sailing charter fleet boats from Turkey to Greece then we sailed 2 to Antiqua from Malta.. double handed with my brother one trip, then we singled 2 boats to Antiqua..talk about into the deep end a swim like crazy.. But Greece, great cheap food and wine .. and hoards of Swedish gals..

[@karlsteingall6832]

Great video Sam! The drone shots were off the hook. You are living the dream. Great for you, we love your drip!

[@JohnCornellier]

Hull Shield ultrasonic antifouling sounds good. (Sounds, geddit?!?)

[@rickhunt4487]

Incredible Drone footage ❤

[@jgalt99]

That is the most pastel light blue I have ever seen water that didn't have some weird algae bloom in it. Even the Carribean islands water has more of a green tint to it. Beautiful!

[@joebrown1382]

Always enjoy your videos Sam. I like the drone footage.

[@stephenfletcher6464]

I know zante well I worked there for 2 years loved the keri caves

[@SailingNauticHunt]

Nice work Sam. Greece looks so beautiful, the water looks amazing and I can't wait to sail there some day soon. ....I'm almost sold on Hull Shield too! Wishing you a safe passage to Malta. -PV

[@SAILINGDIRTYBIRD]

Godspeed buddy....from Oriental,N.C.❤

[@caractacus22]

The windward side wind is called “burro”. Donkey. = the kicking wind by the Venetians 😊

[@Ian-gf8id]

Great episode Sam - love the drone footage.

[@eppro2197]

Great video. The drone shots of Greece 🫶

[@emilybh6255]

Excellent capturing of the sailing conditions, untouched shoreline, beaches and natural beauty of the coast (as per usual). I bet you'll miss that in Malta, But practically treeless Malta seems like the place to go for creature comforts a city can provide for sure. Others' videos of Malta make it seem very claustrophobic. I'll look forward to your reactions to it.

[@patrickjames1080]

Brilllllliant Sam - thanks for sharing ⛵️ 👍

[@samholmessailing]

My pleasure!

[@SoloSailorDave]

Sam, I have been using my solar panels and a piece of green astroturf as a launch pad for my drone. I always worry about hitting a stay or shroud.

[@brucedryden7207]

i am so jealous, enjoy your content, Thanks.

[@olivierorban787]

Hello Sam, Nice to see you again in that beautiful blue water. After seen video of Patrick Laine, Eric from nbjs, and Jacqueline from sailing Loveworkx, like you real person with real balls… Cheers

[@larrytemres1712]

That bay with the ship wreck in it looks an awfull lot like the place where I have seen base jumpers go off the cliff and land next to the ship. Usually there are lots of party boats anchored there.

[@brianjohnson3486]

The blue water is the result of the limestone cliffs being eroded by the sea. The microscopic particles in the water make the sea a turquoise colour. So that beautiful colour is your islands dissolving!

[@My678910]

Wow what a beautiful place

[@darrylmcleman6456]

That water looks extremely wet! CHEERS from HERE!

[@skippyone3085]

Wow I remember that wreck when I was there, it was almost a complete ship. The way the rust has eaten away the steel is amazing, I tried to work out when I was last there, turns out it was almost twenty years ago. How time flies I really did not think it was that long ago. I loved sailing the Greek islands it was such a wonderful place. Sadly now with the new rules it's not so easy to spend enough time in the Med to see it all, I think it's 90 days in any 180 day period. If you want to leave your boat there, after two years you are required to register it in one of the Schengen countries and pay a huge import tax.

[@samholmessailing]

Schengen rule is stupid but as far as the boat tax, you can just sail to Albania or Montenegro or Turkey for a day and then return for another two years tax free.

[@MarkSmeeds]

Just been to Zakynthos 4 weeks ago and its one of the most beautiful islands i have visited. The water was super cold btw.

[@Walterst46]

Hi Sam, We had 2 ultrasound protectors on our 40' Delphia perfectly working for years, I like your videos.

[@samholmessailing]

Good to know!

[@nickgoodall578]

Sam is my favoritist sail boater on the tubes!

[@mitrauz]

Great video! Greetings from Italy

[@tesa642]

To avoid kinks in anchor rode, use 12 strand nylon, it is far more flexible compared to 3 strand.

[@mikeholt7881]

Greece is absolutely the most beautiful country in the World. You should drone Myrtos Beach in Kefalonia sometime.....I'm there in July for the 14th time.

[@thhaar62]

Thanks!

[@rickhunt4487]

Beautiful place Sam ❤

[@gbaker9295]

I'd feel totally at ease w Sam at the helm - no matter the condition.

[@DonRonDog]

Beautiful vid

[@MrToolman33]

Sam awesome to watch you. I've owned Cape Dory's from Typhoon to 22 to 27 now a Typhoon. Which CD are you in now? I noticed 4 bronze ports. Thank you you're inspiring me to sell everything and sail away.

[@samholmessailing]

Im on the 28

[@bretwaldablahblahblah3578]

This will be a trip down memory lane for sure. Is there still a cruising fee for yachts in Greek waters?. Used to be quite a steep one.

[@CrustyBalls007]

The cargo ship at 1.30 is a fuel ship, used to fill larger vessels off shore

[@samholmessailing]

Thanks for the info

[@mwcinci]

That WATER!

[@feikeverweij5926]

Hi Sam. Nice video again, funny that anti growth system really works. Question: your windpilot does mot have a chain but has grip cleats. How does that work for you? Do you keep adjusting these lines or is it fix once and then only the course/degree line on the windpilot? I want to switch from chain ( too much slack, loosens itself) to your idea.

[@spencer6145]

Rockstar!

[@stevetaylor20]

Dude if you're in Crete over next few weeks love to meet for a beer!

[@tuckerswem5264]

Looks like there’s some new lines forward, did you make some changes to your rigging?

[@jennyreed7134]

Sam, we're you heaved to when you first launched the drone? Looked like an odd configuration

[@stephenburnage7687]

Is Greece the very best cruising grounds in the world?

[@samholmessailing]

Greece certainly holds a few highly rank spots for me

[@stephenburnage7687]

@samholmessailing I vote the Greek Islands; the Inside Passage (BC, Canada) and French Polynesia as the top three cruising grounds in the world.

[@ArcolaBridge]

Shipwreck cove looks like heaven

[@Pgrtb]

Couldn’t quite hear what the name was of the anti- fouling system you were, initially skeptical of, but now impressed with. Could you clarify please. Thanks.

[@samholmessailing]

Hull shield

[@soaringman]

Great drone work , is this your music ?

[@smokeymchaggis73]

"I hope I dont just crash this drone" - You. "I hope it doesnt just fly away like the other one" - Me. 😆

[@stephenkillick5812]

Am I mistaken - you bought your current boat in LA for a 30' all GRP Vessel and had the pick of a few choices for $10 000?

[@MilledSteel]

Do you still have that other sailboat you were using in FL or did you sell it? (Not sure if you named that boat)

[@enriquelaroche5370]

A couple of small styro foam pontoons on your drone might save it.

[@samholmessailing]

I experiment with Styrofoam floats previously and they seem to work, but if there’s any wind, the drone flies pretty badly

[@enriquelaroche5370]

@@samholmessailing Just enough flotation perhaps on the body of the drone? least change to surface area?

[@games-dj9qg]

How often do you run across pirates? And is it a real thing and should a guy worry about it? Please answer i'm a good follower

[@samholmessailing]

Ive not run across any yet

[@JeffreyWattsJayhawk]

Any reason you don't launch the drone off of the solar panels? Would allow you to have both hands free.

[@samholmessailing]

It’s very close to the backstay, and I’ve crashed two drones from flying into the backstay.

[@timwheeler527]

Santorini

[@eddieseachord4985]

❤

[@gatecrasher1970]

what you got turbo charged boat you all over the place

[@davecopp9356]

I noticed that your skin stays white even that you are exposed to the sun on the sea. How do you protect it against sunburn? Thank you.

[@samholmessailing]

My main strategies are shade and sunscreen

[@davecopp9356]

@@samholmessailing Thank you. I watched almost all of your videos from when you still had a smaller boat and I really like your style of explaining things. Hopefully I meet you some day out there. Thank you for your videos. All the best.

[@snorungar70]

Im just angry with everything and everyone,sam helps

[@6r4metroman]

Love the drone shots 🙂

[@bellwether9496]

Rad!

[@FunsongsMusicByPeterRahill]

909th LIKE.

[@michaelchalabian3307]

Slow the speech. Thank you for the video.

[@mattyjproductions6257]

Nice video. I was not fully present while watching it. Did you drill any holes in your boat?

[@samholmessailing]

I dont think I did in this episode. They were behind the scenes

[@AWBepi]

Dude.

[@yusufahmed3678]

Man you really look like Mr Beast

[@samholmessailing]

Thanks

[@o_oo_o1812]

"sailing around greece" sailboat isn't a verb xD⛵

[@samholmessailing]

Thanks for the correction

[@MsMesem]

Yep, I was also surprised by the title. More 'sailing yacht'. A sailboat is a childs' toy to me.

[@larkangel6593]

Whoosh

[@o_oo_o1812]

@@MsMesem omg he can't say "yachting around greece". to americans that sounds so pretentious xD so i encourage it xD "sam holmes yachting" ftw

[@justjohnn]

I'll be sailboating on my sail boat every time I sail from now on.

[@blanco.norberto-w6n]

I NEVER TOLD YOU THAT HE WAS NOT RELIABLE, BUT THAT HE IS IN MISERY, Well, ask MANTUS carefully and they will send you one made of stainless steel. You don't realize that the rust is penetrating the base of the map and the anchor rod, FROM THE INSIDE OUT, all the edges are corroded. COME ON DEAR, IT'S NOT CRITICISM, IT'S SAILOR CULTURE, YOU KNOW. 🤝

[@blanco.norberto-w6n]

Well, my dear neighbor and my brother, I'm sorry to tell you that you paid U$D 1,200 for an anchor that is breaking in layers, YOU WERE SCAMMED, now you are in that Mediterranean puddle, But in Florida there is a store and you know it, which for a MANTUS of use and good you pay 800 the rest is freight. Gee you know what's good for your safety, I hope you don't have to go looking for the Bayfield 29'

[@blanco.norberto-w6n]

Good morning Mr Holmes, be careful with the genoa winder. Wow, that anchor you have, where did you buy it? at a Chinese electronics fair? You know that the best anchor is a MANTUS. I see that you are doing things the other way around, you buy cheap to substitute things in pickles and you pay dearly to the Greeks just to see stones and pagan history. Poor Cape Dori 28'

[@samholmessailing]

Huh? Are you talking about my Spade anchor? Its a $1200 anchor. How much do I have to spend to get a quality anchor lol. 😂

[@samholmessailing]

Not sure where you’re getting that information from but Spade anchors are some of the most highly regarded anchors out there. Mantis offered to send my one of there anchors a while back but I’ve stuck with spade because I know its reliable.

[@brunorosa2227]

Have you done your engine mounts yet ?

[@anthonybomberry9935]

Thanks!

[@Gardureth]

Sailing is: Learning the 1001 different colors of blue! What beautiful superblue water!

[@loudonbands6296]

Sam, I've been following you for years, even when you bought your first sailboat. Your passion is inspiring, and one day, I will follow your wake once I figure out how to manage diabetes and sailing.

[@stephenkillick5812]

Diabetes should not be more difficult to control on a boat, compared to normal daily life! I take meds to control my blood sugar which is what causes diabetes. I avoid bread, rather eating wraps and drinking Sparkling mineral water - no sugar added.

[@sloht4061]

@@stephenkillick5812 He may need insulin which, unfortunately, is hard to get abroad

[@dentside78]

If it's T2, HFLC carnivore, keto, ketovore will get you right.

[@HoistTheBloodyColours]

Just got my food and saw Sam posted a video? Can't get better than that! 😂😂

[@cortical1]

Sam often says "we" at the beginnings of his videos referring only to himself and then I spend the rest of the video looking for Ann-Elin.

[@Jusoon]

I always find it amusing when tourists get mad when other tourists show up

[@jameslarson6555]

That water is the most beautiful blue!

[@MarcoPolo-y1k]

Your mellow personality and positive attitude when difficulties arise and your videos on the water, under, and air are amazing.

[@s.v.corycia5643]

I always enjoy your videos, thanks Sam. I wonder if you will be heading to Tunisia in the next few weeks? I will be sailing there soon...Fair winds!

[@samholmessailing]

Yes that is the plan. Probably mid june

[@s.v.corycia5643]

If i see you, i will buy you a coffee!

[@yvindnilsen94]

i found this 3d printable catch handle thing for the mini 3.. its basically a handle that looks like a T with 2 arms sticking out and hinges on the top for a screw.. i think it fits on 4 aswell.. and i bet you could transform it in cura to fit 2 aswell.. it would however put a stick under your drone so if you attempted to land on an island it would tip over and possibly dammage your props.. still cheaper than fumbelling a catch and losing your badboy to davey jones though.. its a 1 time print with hinges and although the creater says you need screws, a ziptie works just as good.. and quicker to release

[@Building_Bluebird]

Hey Sam, I started your videos over from the Ballstronaut, Sheetz Fandom, and Wicked Unicycling skills, and now I'm all caught up. Your northern Europe and Med adventures have been very cool. - Larry

[@jamessandman3708]

Your videos are awesome!! I've been following you since the beginning and your videos just keep getting better and better!! ⛵⛵⛵

[@11regnartseht]

You may already use it, bot some blue locktite helps with the things that have self loostening fastners.

[@adamaxe1]

You jumped overboard you weren't anchored you left your main sail up for stability

[@MsMesem]

Rare to have shipwreck bay to oneself! So NOW you are going to Malta, great; shouldn't be missed.

[@azdbuk]

Sam, I saw a book recommend in the wall street journal today: "Sailing Alone" : Solo at Sea, by Richard King....might be interesting read for you.

[@RatonBeton]

Its a shame you dont fish, you could have dinner very easy and free

[@johnfisher7143]

“because everybody hates a tourist” 👍😆

[@tristanmason7405]

Is that the cave Jason went trough ?