7 days alone offshore in the Gulf Stream. Florida to North Carolina.

[@samholmessailing]

For solo portion start at 4:36

[@JohnAvantiBK]

Don't see anything in the description. You can set the description to default for each video and then write in the key words.

[@GarySmith-up1un]

& miss Zoe ? No.

[@tonyrusso3885]

@@JohnAvantiBK you’kk

[@ragnarragnarsson3128]

I was about to say... my man isn't sailing alone anymore since he got Zoe his boat maiden :)

[@BigShean]

For those of us she haters! Thanks!

[@thomasweatherford5125]

Sam, I’m a very busy dad of 3. I’m 49 and my dreams of learning to sail don’t exactly excite my wife (lol) but it’s just great to live vicariously through your adventures. So exciting to listen to everything on noise canceling headphones. Great job and I’m looking forward to some merch. Who on earth could give a thumbs down to these videos! This guy is living the Dream in every sense of the expression! If you ever make it to Seattle, I’ll stop by to say hi! 🍻

[@johnmcdade6318]

Thomas, in the same boat here...only add the dog...Sam, let us know if you visit Baltimore or Annapolis...

[@mauriceaguiler1184]

Do your dreams excite you? Make time for yourself, man. Nobody else will. In the end, the only things you'll regret are the things you wanted to do in life but didn't even attempt.

[@mechanicdave80]

Thomas, I'm in the same "boat". Father (39) of two (6 yr old girl, 9 yr old boy) and the wife has a fear of the ocean. I want to retire and sail the world, but she is supportive once the kids are out of the best and we have finances in order. I hope you can live your dream, even if it's later than you wanted.

[@corporalclegg914]

I have disliked videos by accident a few times, due to rogue taps on the ole smartphone or iPad. It happens.

[@mammaholmes]

@Fred Flintstone that's good advice! Sam also prefers dealing with smaller vessels overall. The bigger the boat, the less likely you'll have time to sail it because you're always fixing stuff. Unfortunately, we didnt have a sailboat when Sam was a kid but we did send him to sailing day camp for a couple summers. We had kayaks which is another easy, inexpensive way get your kids on the water.

[@bake162]

Life is good when a jar of pickles is the highlight of the day

[@SamBassComedy]

A jar of pickles is definitely a highlight to any day. Love pickles!

[@USVIsteve]

Yeah I like when he said they’re still good. They’re pickled of course they are still good....They don’t even need to be refrigerated

[@surfpapo]

And he gives them a sniff lol

[@kylercolbert7770]

Very well said!

[@kimberlyb5512]

You’ve gotta try the Claussen hearty garlic (sandwich slices are my pref). My god, they’re insanely awesome ♥️ Life changing lol

[@legend343]

Your channel is one of the best on KZbin. No crappy piped music just the fantasic Music of the seas and the wind. Thank you for sharing. Warren s/y Legend

[@denp54z]

Some of the others music is just horrible badly picked for the activities why bother ?

[@dimorrissey]

Love your solo sailing vids. Your passage from LA to Hawaii lit a fire in me. A girl from Boston who has never set foot on a sailboat. But now my husband and I are taking the ASA 101 & 103 in two weeks as our vacation. Thank you Sam!

[@samholmessailing]

Right on! ⛵️

[@robh5601]

That’s so awesome

[@nogaffin]

Sam has the most upbeat attitude. He is the only captain that still can smile when he runs aground or things go wrong. Keep sailing, keep smiling and stay cool.

[@Sp3ktral22]

One of the best things about Sam's videos in the natural sound of the waves and ocean. It puts you right there.

[@moltom26]

Those SpaceX boats are Go Ms Chief and Go Ms Tree. Meant for catching the nose fairings (payload coverings) of their Falcon 9 rockets as they parachute down from a launch. There are two fairings on their rockets so they sent two boats; One for each fairing. The fairings are worth a couple million each so it's definitely worth trying to catch and reuse them. Mr. Steven was the original fairing catcher out of Los Angeles until the original company went bankrupt so SpaceX bought them out and moved them to the East coast where more launches occur.

[@samholmessailing]

Cool!

[@mammaholmes]

24:35 "that was legitimately scary"... Not the words this mom likes to hear 😳. But, of course, he is STILL smiling when he says it.

[@Mindy-s-channel]

Wow thanks for the info. Awesome

[@mitchellbarnow1709]

@@samholmessailing You're cool, Sam!

[@STONEDARTphotos]

I remember getting so excited over a can of Beenie Weenies.

[@emmalfal]

It's weird how stressed out I get when the weather gets really rough out there. I mean, I KNOW Sam is gonna make it. I've seen videos more recent than this one. So why worry? What a blast this channel is.

[@theshonuff8956]

You sir are living my dream. When I finally decide to throw in the towel at work, I'm going to learn as much as I can about navigating the seas, and then I'm going to buy a boat and sail off! Thanks for posting your adventures brother.

[@Denise-DataHelp]

Sam, you did a fantastic job on this video. Really gets across the experience. In fact, I think I'll watch it again!!!

[@stephenrichie4646]

I haven’t been off shore since ‘95. You bring back a lot of memories!

[@bullshed5819]

After hitting a log and dealing with a broken alternator you find a bottle of pickles and say still good. You da man!!!

[@ShroomKeppie]

Sam never stopped smiling, even when his eyes were full of fear. It was almost a death's-head grin for a while there. That's sailoring!

[@WeeJasperVetClinic]

Who would swim alone so far out? A Superman. I would be to worried 🦈 was waiting for me

[@matteastwood87]

The closest I have ever gone to a boat is looking at the supply vessels load up at my work, you sir have an amazing smile and a great attitude, hats off to you sir

[@jason-fu6tc]

Living life to the fullest !!! I have been researching sailing trips for my fiancé and I. At 46 I feel it’s time to start working on that bucket list.

[@thomasspoerer2930]

Love the style of these videos! Just plain and simple yet still enough detail to get an idea of what it’s like out there. It reminded me a lot of another youtuber Colin Haley who documents his alpine climbs - and then I realized that sounds like his voice around 0:39! You guys have a similar style and it’s great!

[@darrinaj14]

Haha I’ve been watching some of your older videos and my favorite part of this one is “I found a jar of pickles”

[@johndeer1756]

So good man! I'm a year into solo sailing from Greece back to Australia. Haven't made any vids yet despite watching loads on KZbin. You've inspired me to get started. Keep up the good work hombre.

[@gunsmoke6230]

That was freaking epic that is what people are wanting to see! 🇺🇸🙏🏻💪⚓️🎖

[@GarethJonese]

Love your videos Sam! No other sailing content as authentic as yours

[@TheConorsmithusa]

I love seeing the inside of your boat. it's interesting . It shows how you're living in the moment

[@attilat8879]

Thanks for sharing this cool trip! Weather can get really tricky out there and meanwhile having second thoughts and fixing elderly equipment gives a real twisted kick to these passages, RESPECT!

[@samholmessailing]

Thanks!

[@treywest268]

It has been amazing to follow your journey from neophyte sailor to where you are now. You have learned and seen so much since that first sail from Cali to Hawai'i. It is has been wonderful to be along with you. Thank you for sharing your adventures Sam!!!

[@clubracer6]

Still have not idea how you ended up in my feed but I certainly enjoy watching these! Congrats on making this happen for you!

[@FlyGuy2000]

He ended up in my feed after watching a bunch of windsurfing videos. I was like, "Who is this guy with the teeth?", but then I watched his Pacific crossing and I've been hooked ever since.

[@aeroearth]

Sam, Good way to fix leaks through small cracks is to mix up some silastic RTV with mineral turpentine. Takes a few minutes of persistent stirring to get it to dissolve but it will eventually. Start with a 50/50 mix and aim for an easy pourability. Pour around the joint or fill a disposable syringe to squirt up hill. The silicon solution will permeate the joint and over a few hours the turps will evaporate leaving a thin flexible cured film. Stay safe!

[@VirtanenDK]

Seems like a great idea, that i might borrow. Sam seems to be, if things just work, it's OK 😆

[@jamespruett27]

Super video! I applauded for $2.00 👏

[@tlittlebo]

You inspire me so much! Really looking forward to the next adventure.

[@TheTWhite]

I feel like this authentic video, especially with a good title as it has, should gain some nice traction. You have had some big adventures afloat! Stay well Sam.

[@markschlumpf5485]

Thanks!

[@BroadBillHunter]

Thanks for sharing your journey! We fish in the gulf stream off of south Florida for swordfish. Your absolutly right about it churning up when that wind turns!

[@huwwilliams9287]

Sea and sky look amazing at 20 minutes or so, love these vids, so relaxing to watch.

[@RobZavalaPhotography]

I love you Sam and I’m glad you made it safe

[@soggybottom3463]

Wonderful stuff Skipper Sam, look after yourself and best of luck with the upcoming maintenance, great video, thankyou.

[@Ash-cy7yw]

NOOOO.... ZOEY PLEASE COME BACK!!! Going to miss her beauty and her smile that is for sure. Sail on Sam, be well. Keep these awesome vids coming Skipper.

[@joesoap9385]

Thank you Sam from South African sailor.

[@skylords2608]

Best video so far? Everyone has their opinion but this one might be mine. No Henrietta but the sailing was just fantastic. Thanks Sam, you are such an inspiration.

[@NoGoodHandlesComingToMind]

Great looking yachts at 4:35

[@joshualaraway]

Hello Mate!!! Sam you are such an inspiration, thank you for your posts.

[@Thomas-ts2gl]

Sam.. your new clamp on cup holder. could be used to catch those drips. .LOL sad to see your friend go.. glad to see almost 50000 subscribers!!!

[@stevecox9714]

Love seeing the pure adventure of it all. The best part was you explaining the legit scary wave. Keep em coming!

[@Mike-bs5pi]

I've seen big waves like that while aboard Navy ships, where the water came all the way up to the smoke deck. Super intimidating. Can't wait to experience it in my own boat.

[@jamesallen2207]

Sam you are a movie star! I sent all my brothers your video!!! Thank you! Jim.

[@ianofliverpool7701]

Thanks

[@gasser5001]

We learned from having an on-board for over a decade... don't have an inboard. We sold that sailboat and bought one that was 2' shorter with an OUTBOARD motor on the back. It's much easier to work on and honestly everything else, too! We were always fighting the inboard... always fixing something, replacing this, doing that. It got annoying. No more! The outboard is such a better option, and you get more room on the boat! Win win!

[@MrScratchydogs]

Love watching your videos geezer. Hope you continue. Anyway chap, take care, and happy sailing to you. From Nick, in sunny cornwall uk.

[@mhannibal60]

So chill despite those gnarly seas @25 minutes. Thats what experience will do for ya. I am looking forward to being tested like this in my T34c. These videos are inspirational.

[@fouraces1949]

Calm, cool and collected! Quite the sailor! ⛵️

[@robertadamsmetaldetecting6324]

Yep, Sam is still a badass! Love your can do attitude. Stay safe out there.

[@jerryjohns7358]

You are one brave man. I admire you.

[@Mindy-s-channel]

The water was so clear! Beautiful

[@NC0Q]

Great video! Thanks so much for letting me tag along.

[@williamwirick886]

Keep your head up! You've gone through some crazy weather amd boat problems. Safe travels.

[@hodadyou]

We really enjoy your adventures. Welcome to Wilmington. We are on the ICW 4 nm south of Wrightsville Beach. We'll be sailing our Bayfield 29 down from Maryland over the weekends beginning 8/1. Maybe a ICW hi-5 as we pass.

[@coolhandluke45]

You are "the man" Sam !!! Keep it up ! enjoying you videos :-)

[@scottanderson9596]

32:11 is Old Baldy Lighthouse on Bald Head Island. Awesome video, God bless!

[@davidmeehan6083]

Nice video Sam. I really enjoyed that one. Thanks.

[@stingray427man]

When you 1st approach/enter the gulf stream you can actually see the top water moving differently. Pretty amazing sight. Makes power drifting way more difficult.

[@brianjoetaylor]

This is one of my favorite SHS videos.

[@facetoface2966]

Thank you young man for the great footage doing something I only dream of doing.I really would like to give it a try.You do a great job narrowaiting thru your video to make them exciting and infromative.Enjoy my friend.Stay safe.

[@kwaitefuni9152]

Another cool video! I really enjoy watching your videos.

[@Claudioanveres]

You are a great sailor! Thank you for sharing.

[@WabeTM]

Keep it up Sam! Best sailing channel ever.

[@micklarson3651]

Hey Sam, glad to see we are both fans of Founders "All Day IPA"

[@samholmessailing]

Its good stuff!

[@mohamedouarsafi3923]

HI Sam, your new undertaking to go to North Carolina from Key West reminded me of your passage from Catalina Island to Hawaii. It seems you are at your best when you do things solo. We will be watching and also wishing you a safe passage. I love your channel!

[@levij4]

Dude what a surprise to see the fairing catching spacex boat?!!!!?? Awesome

[@arekkaniewski4442]

Great video. Definatelly a testament of the cape dorys seaworthiness.

[@TheRedDevil_NC]

Love your videos. I live on the ICW in Beaufort NC. You can dock here any time . Carteret County is great

[@Smith5783]

You're an awesome guy Sam. I love watching your videos.

[@darleneermis4903]

Great channel...love your Down to earth personality 🙂

[@MayaOpperman]

"Stuff breaks, stuff breaks, stuff breaks", that's my new mantra thanks 😂

[@quantum3280]

Absolutely love your positive attitude. Main reason I subbed. I’ve never sailed but you make it seem so fun, it’s great to watch this and act like I’m there with you! Awesome energy all the time!

[@samholmessailing]

Glad to hear you’re enjoying the videos

[@jhackett9482]

Just discovered your channel and I am really impressed with your skills and amazing positive attitude. Now I’ll have to go back and watch them all. One day I hope to get some sailing adventures in if I can just get retired. Maybe not as hard core like this was though. Man that looked scary out there!

[@jholord]

Leaning off the boat to relieve oneself without being attached to the boat, and just "holding on" seems like a sure-fire way to ultimately fall off the boat and drown.

[@tomharrell1954]

Great Job Sam!!! I am sure you like that boat much better! It’s a real tank! Boats by Alberg seem better. Get her all shined up and ready!!!! Sorry Zoe jumped ship, she seemed ok. Hang tough sailor!

[@stasu35]

Love your videos Sam! Good luck on your next voyage

[@hmspain52]

Wonderful video as always Sam! Loved seeing those Space-X recovery vessel shots!

[@danceswithcarsdc]

Survived another one. You know more what leaks are like... And on to drilling more holes... I like the sunsets, skyline, lubbers don't see as much, like big sky out west. Glad you got the battery sorted out no motor not as fun with no wind... (The usual in river sailing, btw) Peace

[@appalachianamerican7171]

That one actually made me a little bit tense, and I'm in the hills. Good job man..👍

[@sebastiantrivino7371]

Great video, Sam! way to own those waves.

[@BipolarBLKSheep]

As someone who has watched a lot of your videos, ive become quite interested in sailing. Is there any way you could make a video where you could give some instruction on how to get started in sailing? Like how did you get your start? How much experience did you have before you felt comfortable going out for long trips? If you've already made a video like this, and Ive just missed it, let me know please! I appreciate the content a lot!

[@williamallen3715]

Absolutely supreme job . That had it all Sam. A incredible installment. Incredible!

[@shane92905]

New to channel. Sailing is my life long dream. Love the videos!

[@PacificSolo]

Weather forecasts are taken with a grain of salt, haha! But it's been smooth sailing until it got to 20 knots, glad you got to Southport safe!

[@toddr.4630]

Excellent adventure young sailin man !!! Living the dream WELL DONE and much appreciated ✌️ 🙏👍

[@davidngo38621]

"I just found a jar of pickles, this is an exciting day." I would be legitly happy to find a jar of pickles anywhere but especially being out in the middle of the ocean, definitely more enjoyable!! Thanks for the entertainment =]

[@jameslewis9107]

As a local NC guy thinking about getting into sailing, seeing these videos has been helpful and inspiring. Hope one day I can get out there and cross paths with you!

[@basilreardon5783]

Since I'm limited on space onboard my wife's sailboat ......i still need to carry a second starter, alternator, compact quiet generator & spare belts while cruising . I also lubricate the alternator with WD40 . I'm also using wheel chair battery's which are more compact & meant to be drained quite low then charge back up......& its a significant price difference instead of the deep cell expensive battery's, oops TMI . A PITA but necessary . Great videos 👍

[@wallyklw5]

I miss Zoe already too. What a sweetheart!

[@theRealJohnnyDubz]

Another awesome adventure Sam! It’s great to live at sea vicariously through your channel! I’d love to help out around the boat when you’re in the Chesapeake Bay Area. Let me know if there is an amazon wishlist you have going for parts needed on the boat or anything else to help keep this dream of yours alive!

[@rhett7716]

Thanks Sam, really enjoyed the voyage. Good how you figured out your charging problem. Now to solve the leak. Looking foward to your adventure travelling north.

[@mynormalventures]

You said Southport and I was like hey I've been wanting to visit there sometime. Maybe someday we get to meet in person. Love your sailing adventure videos.

[@robert23497]

Southport is beautiful and quaint. My parents have a place at oak island which is right down the road maybe 10-15 minutes.

[@Mike-bs5pi]

For the fridge wiring, it's good to change the wiring anyways because the factory wire is most likely pure copper, no tinning. Need to run boat wire and always always heat shrink where possible to avoid intermittent electrical ghost problems from the copper wire oxidizing.

[@danieloliver20]

Nice vlog of your passage. I'm glad you sorted out the bad battery, not having your diesel when you needed it would have been a major pain in the a$$! Let's hope Canada opens up for cruising later this summer and you can visit.

[@samholmessailing]

🤞

[@jamesallen2207]

I sold my sailboat 20 years ago! I'm missing that boat thanks to you! Ha! Maybe 90 year olds shouldn't sail! Totally enjoy the videos. Jim

[@bigchivo4199]

Damn mustve been good ttimes bud

[@jamesallen2207]

Port San Luis ca

[@jamesallen2207]

@@bigchivo4199 is today a good sailing day!!

[@bigchivo4199]

@@jamesallen2207 everyday is buddy

[@joshuapatrick682]

So water is literally a miracle, it takes absurd amounts of energy to fuse hydrogen and oxygen yet here we are, a tiny blue speck in a vast expanse of extreme heat, cold and brain melting forces we vaguely comprehend. So in a way your little sailboat bobbing around the unknowable expanse of ocean isn’t dissimilar to the earth bobbing around the unknowable expanses of the cosmos. Really humbling in a way.

[@tomharrell1954]

“It was a 25 foot wall of water, but I’m OK in my boat,” he said. Sam you are a brave young man. I am afraid I would freak out. Please be conservative!

[@NoelDiotte]

I had the leaking hatch beams on my Cape Dory 30 Ketch, very irritating for 8 years.. I took off the "Turtle" (hood with all the screws) covering the sliding hatch. The water comes from the two opening channels and seeps between the fiberglass and the beams, whether hatch is closed and with boards in won't help. Old silicone had separated. Tried putty, new silicone, didn't help. I finally let 5 minute epoxy to flow in the crack on sides of the beams. Been dry ever since. Since I had a mizzen mast stopped the sliding hatch for complete removal. I had to cut the forward and hidden part of the hatch (the beam is the stop) then re-glass the piece and make strong enough.

[@axiom2k11]

Nice upgrade from the 23ft boat you sailed to Hawaii! Still an amazing accomplishment! Make sure to get those leaks fixed and the battery situation sorted! Cheers sir, from another sailor.