Sea logs crossing the Adriatic, an annoying visit from the Italian police and biking to San Marino

[@BlueHen123]

The Note says: "Dear Mr. Holmes, I wanted to tell you that everyone loves your videos and wish you all the best in life!" -Your fans

[@NEStalgia1985]

Hope there was gas money with it

[@chriskelly6559]

And some new drill bits!

[@ckeilah]

It actually reads: best in live! Maybe the writer is hoping that he’ll get off yootoob and go to LIVE streaming! 😜

[@rossherron8774]

I had the absolute pleasure of motoring up beside Sam in his pickled herring on Thursday in Malta was a once in a life time experienced being so close to the legend himself

[@dankerns171]

Sam always has that big smile because hes living his dream. Safe travels 🙏

[@kiwiwifi]

You make sailing around the world look fun and simple. That's gotta be a rare talent

[@odmaodmadotodma4136]

This guy has made me fall in love with sailing even tho I’m a poor college student who can’t even afford a dinghy 😭, this summer I’ll hopefully be learning to sail. Thank you for helping me discover this interesting hobby ❤️

[@rodneyz4856]

I was where you were once. Hang in there, work hard, and you’ll be the captain of your own boat soon.

[@Kitiwake]

Sailing a dinghy is the way to go.

[@painfree.yourself]

I find it very refreshing to see a down to earth sailing channel. Keep the adventures going, you don’t need to be posh to be sexy.

[@FRANKLINARROYO]

Thanks!

[@chrisstratton987]

Sam, I love the mods you made to the cockpit...and the AC!!! You're sailing in style!

[@samholmessailing]

Right on!

[@joecraven2034]

You have the most enjoyable videos about sailing I've found.

[@PELVIS361]

Phenomenal content you got there chief! For someone who loves the sea, but unfortunately will never be able to do what you do, your channel provides me with endless hours of gleefulness :)

[@henktulp4400]

I wish you a safe journey to Croatia!!! I have lived there for over 5 years and I LOVE the place!! I hope you like it too… Greetings, Henk, from the Netherlands.

[@alias2263]

so happy you and pickle are back Sam love the auto pilot piano song 💙

[@ClanGunnBushcraft]

Savvy navvy is a good alternative to Navionics... it is slightly more money, but it gives little extra like working out the best time to make the passage... by currents, tides etc. Take care and God bless brother 💙

[@TombiggbeeLife]

Thanks for commenting. I was going to get navionics but screw that after seeing this. I'll check out Savvy Navvy. Thanks dude

[@rdevanney]

@@TombiggbeeLife Also check out Orca Copilot

[@SunshineSailing84]

@@TombiggbeeLife Savvy navvy is lacking in functions... Navionics charges 50 bucks for the ENTIRE mediterranean area, per year. That's almost for free.

[@samholmessailing]

Not anymore unfortunately. They divided the med into 3 subscriptions for $50 each now. I wasn’t impressed with the savy navy or orca charts either.

[@HoldFast-un2fc]

I like your videos and you have great patients. May christ Jesus bless your sailing and keep you safe.

[@davidc6510]

Another great SHS video update. Thanks for sharing Sam!

[@robertgold2643]

“That is a great looking log” lol. Almost as good as watching holes getting drilled 😉😎

[@MachTuck]

Such a cool and relaxed sailor , your passages and adventures are awesome, even during no wind! becalmed! your dives in the middle of oceans etc hahahha! Safe saling Sam!

[@patrickjames1080]

Brilllllliant Sam - thanks for sharing ⛵️ 👍

[@brianhaney9122]

Sam enjoy your videos. Thanks for sharing. Keep them coming.

[@Rittlesleo]

What a cute little air con!

[@graceroyse4553]

Absolutely love you! Keep rocking Sam!

[@val-de3if]

Happy to see ya again. Blow wind blow. Will follow and try and support some of the adventures

[@Ivartshiva]

Yay! Actual sailing! Better than girlfriends in bikinis and tourist videos of streets

[@SAILINGDIRTYBIRD]

Happy for you Sam...... Oriental is a long ways away

[@herenow6953]

Fabulous though I got very nervous when you were swimming in 10,000ft deep water - yikes! You really are amazing - I'm a landlocked landlubber - I used to have a dinghy, I might have to get another one and find a lake...

[@jamesgordon2289]

Another great Sam Homes adventure

[@missVmilne]

Thanks for sharing the peaks and troughs of your sailing adventures. Stay well and passionate. hello from Landlubbers in Auckland, New Zealand : - )

[@akcarlos]

Some of us were sailing the Hauraki gulf when you made this comment.

[@dougjacksonart]

Amazing. You two are inspirational ❤

[@cherylsibson2529]

Gorgeous sunset for you!

[@ross.neuberth]

That marina is so nice! 13:00

[@richardi2487]

Sam, we have a similar AC unit on our Aloha-26, we put the output through our dorade, ours is the same diameter so I just use a few strips of duct tape.. coolness

[@ThePrime666]

love your content, Sam!

[@troywalters125]

Sam is one of my fav Emo bands

[@dentaltok]

👍👍⛵️planning and preparation....

[@StudioBeast7575]

Great video Sam.

[@davekrochenski]

7:50 Sam Holmes jazz music!

[@giorgiogrlj]

Nice to know that somebody finally managed to get to the port of San Marino. 😂

[@samholmessailing]

Lol.

[@antonomaseapophasis5142]

3:34 rear view mirror so you can see forward from the companionway below?

[@samholmessailing]

Yea

[@litespud]

Motoring along the south coast of Sicily, from Siracusa to Marsala, we ran over a submerged log. First we heard was it banging along under the hull. Quickly cut the motor, but the log (~10 ft x 18”) snagged the rudder. We were getting ready to reluctantly go over the side to free it when the wind shifted the boat around and the log freed itself. What’s with all the bloody logs?

[@markw1247]

The note says "Dear Mr. Holmes, we're reaching out because you may be interested in an extended boat warranty.."

[@RobertSantos-rw8dy]

Cheers mate

[@maidbloke]

The sunset at 8:35 is INSANE 🌞

[@blankrobber]

Luv dem keyboard riffs, man

[@chrismichals4207]

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence.

[@JeroenSWart]

Great one!

[@samholmessailing]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@WJSpies]

I like this channel a lot. It has to do with real sailing - not many sailing channels do. I guess if you're on the move it's difficult to stop and argue you case for being 'unlimited' charts when all you want is to move on. You should try to argue it though (research applicable dates, etc etc. and pound the facts with their Customer Service). If that fails getting a memory stick with sufficient storage may be the way to go, provided you understand your immanent need to back up those files somewhere (maybe cloud etc). Then updates need to be done every so often to accommodate shoreline and sea changes. Good luck.. watching your channel it great!

[@yardarm5]

. love the cannisters jam .

[@bobbyrogers5052]

When the anchor is difficult to pull up by hand use a snatch block near the bow to keep the anchor rode off the cabin and put the anchor rode around one of your jib sheet winches and you can winch the anchor up easily and even use your motor if you like. I put a video on my channel showing how

[@Ash-cy7yw]

Halyard winch on the mast even better.

[@janetmessman95]

Everyone is getting greedy Sam.. Like software, used to buy software, like Quicken, which would last for several years. Now you have to buy annually.. Stay safe

[@SunshineSailing84]

Compared to buying PAPER charts in the old days (and the hassle of keeping them up to date), the 50 bucks for the ENTIRE Mediterranean is a steal really.

[@handmadeinyorkshire5887]

Hi mate. I’ve always wondered what the big, thin spool thing is at the back of pickled herring? I thought at some point I’d see you use it but I don’t think I have? It looks about an inch and a half deep with a white sort of strap coiled onto it, about 2 feet diameter. Good luck with the trip, always look forward to your adventures.

[@Karma-fp7ho]

Stern tie?

[@tadejpotocnik8615]

Velcome to our beautiful Slovenia

[@jabjab1010]

I don’t remember the keel type of your boat, but would heaving to be an option for you? Never worked with my fin/wing keel, but my full keep boat it was a game changer. . .

[@samholmessailing]

Heaving to works great on my boat too

[@stephenburnage7687]

By a chart plotter and you find you are back with Navionics 😮

[@WilliamBell-t8k]

Sam...get 60 metres of chain (no rope) and an electric windlass. Your will be so much easier....Bill

[@shredderhater]

Ah finally a nice haircut ❤

[@unperdants]

Savvy Navvy is IMO much better than Navionics. The course planning it absolutely great, it interpolates tides and I thin the charts are more clear.

[@dgnmel]

Are you planning on stopping in or near Valencia, Spain ?

[@FunsongsMusicByPeterRahill]

3,704th tag-along view gonna happen sometime soon... good stuff.

[@smallgovisbest]

@1:23 Sam earned himself a beer and a "Burek" (or Börek), best i can tell. Sam is that correct?

[@smallgovisbest]

Sam, when you were 3 miles from shore with too little wind, why didn't you choose to just motor in from there so that you could get some sleep? Was it because of the engine mount issue, fuel levels, or some other reason?

[@lonniepee9804]

BOO-dek 😎

[@jmth1974]

@@smallgovisbest Good question, I think it's just that he motors when he really has to. It's a slippery slope, once you start doing that. No wind, I'll just motor. Head wind, I'll just motor, etc.

[@Karma-fp7ho]

No motor mounts too

[@DB-cm1fx]

19 knots gusting to 20 - wow, that’s specific 😂

[@smokingkippers1173]

Think that was meant to be 21...

[@stevesteel6066]

20 knots is very comfortable sailing, ideally 25 on a monohull!

[@edl617]

I bet Paper charts and cruising guides are looking good right now

[@granularSodacan]

Not really, how do you get detailed info in rough weather while single handed using charts? Not to mention the expense

[@jupitorious7925]

​@@granularSodacanbeen doing it for many years, it's just a generation thing... If you can't get immediate information by a single touch on a screen, then .....PANIC !!

[@Seafariireland]

You are now really “logging” up the miles!

[@kasperlio]

Sam, give Orca a call - quite a modern solution to charts, and you can display it on your tablet

[@kenaf4157]

Sam the software for everything is rental . . prices gone stupid

[@MADSLife]

What is your ground tackle setup? We’re refitting an ericson 27 for cruising and I’m a little concerned about weight distribution carrying the recommended 300ft of chain

[@alanhealth8132]

I made my wind vanes out of Marine ply, they last forever, although I did have spares.

[@samholmessailing]

Nice

[@ckeilah]

Nice piano interlude! I was going to ask which patron played that, and then I got the live view. How much power does that thing suck out of the house bank? I only brought human powered instruments with me.

[@samholmessailing]

Its running on 4 AA batteries and only needed to replace them once in the last 4 years

[@ckeilah]

@@samholmessailing wow! That's fantastic! I used to have a little Casio SK-1 that I carried around for noodling out ideas, but I could never actually *play* on it. I never did find a full-sized keyboard that didn't need 110VAC. Maybe one day I'll get a boat big enough to take along a Baldwin 9' grand! :-D

[@Grantly]

Cm93+ charts for the win

[@Jack-ne8vm]

10:56 "And now I'm in a pickle"

[@qb6025]

4:55 chain over railing?

[@chriskelly6559]

Sampson cut his hair and Delilah said "enjoy your pickle big sailor boy"

[@AstroHuff9990]

You may have seen my inlaws in San Marino! Did you go all the way to the top?

[@BillyHamilton-n8p]

Hey Sam, what sea sickness medication do you use? And how long before sailing do you take it? Thanks

[@samholmessailing]

I haven’t taken any in years but in the past I’ve used dramamine, bonine or scopolamine

[@Karma-fp7ho]

Navionics is driving me crazy. It’s awfull with having to sign in.

[@WillN2Go1]

For hand hauling in the anchor. There ought to be a way using a halyard to raise the rode up in the air in a pulley, so you can just use your weight to pull down the chain/rope. Maybe some kind of ratchet, or easy lock off. And of course it has to drop in the locker and not pull up against the side of the boat. (So a bracing line (or two) from the bottom of the pulley to a cleat(s) to keep the whole thing in position.) Just thinking out loud. Figure it out, call it the SamLass, patent it then let us know how much money you make.

[@granularSodacan]

Mast winch? That's what I use

[@mikedruce1701]

May anyone explain to me how sailors can tell where they are without avionics? Specially the times well before accessible technology. Maps, of course, but what about when there are no landmarks in sight?

[@samholmessailing]

Celestial Navigation with sextants and nautical almanacs and math

[@augustomichelesi9811]

Dear Sam , I'm afraid you've mistaken Rimini for San Marino. Rimini (Italy) is the town where you were while San Marino is about 23 km from there up the hills.

[@samholmessailing]

I meant to say Rimini was the Marina I arrived at, but then I rode my bike to San Marino, but it was pretty far and I just got to the edge of San Marino and turned around so I guess most the video was really from Rimini you’re right.

[@sammyvh11]

Inflation is transitory 😂

[@lawrenceconstantino4961]

Sam do you carry a storm jib? Sorry if this is a rehash of an earlier discussion. I have Pickles little sister a ‘87 CD26, but rehabbing it little by little. Would love to follow your steps but will probably not make it past Bermuda. :)

[@samholmessailing]

I don't. But I can roller reef my headsail.

[@mscrate]

Hi Sam, I noticed you’re also a skilled piano player where are you with that?

[@robmcfarlane4368]

Gday Sam. Wot is the name of ur wireless wind sensor up the mast? I can't find it anywhere.

[@samholmessailing]

Calypso but I don’t recommend the wireless one.

[@robmcfarlane4368]

@@samholmessailing Thanks for reply Sam. Appreciated

[@bimbumbamdolievori]

Next time you fly by near Chioggia drop me a line and we sail together😊

[@binghamhumber]

"That is a great-lookin' log."

[@Franklin-pc3xd]

Is this a different boat?

[@samholmessailing]

This is the cape dory 28 ive been sailing for the past 3 or 4 years.

[@martinjazz78]

Nice video (y). What keyboard do you use to play on board?

[@samholmessailing]

yamaha pss a50

[@martinjazz78]

@@samholmessailing Thank you very much for your answer. I like playing Lyra-8 by SOMA Electronics when sailing.

[@RK-qq3oq]

You are not the only one hating navionics. Garmin bought a good product and like every big corp, destroyed it

[@UUBrahman]

The horses have runny noses!

[@emmottataolcom]

Zero breeze sounds rather loud?

[@thomasmartin2070]

At 0,:57. "wrong rope", there are no ropes on board except for the painter!

[@restlessperson5258]

Bell rope

[@thomasgautney5586]

Un tie that flag, please! America # 1. Love your videos of sailing the globe. God bless you sir, and please be safe in your travels!

[@jon4973]

What did the note say?

[@skaraborgcraft]

Why do you Americans always use so much rope and take up so much swinging room? Please buy some chain and learn to anchor. Signed, angry Italian boater.

[@chumor1253]

Would love to see you throw out a fishing line every once in a while. I enjoyed it in your older videos!

[@samholmessailing]

Maybe one day!

[@ruanolivier4753]

Hey Sam , wondering, have you ever been to Cape Town, South Africa?

[@samholmessailing]

I have not

[@tomeidt7057]

Back to paper charts!

[@TombiggbeeLife]

Eh, let everyone know what NAV system you change to. Can't believe navionics is doing that. I was going to do the same thign you are doing, but if the bought charts expire and you can't use them... I'm totally out.

[@james2398]

If you ever make it up to south bay California I would love to meet you and buy you lunch...you have a awesome channel

[@samholmessailing]

Maybe one day!

[@AlfOfAllTrades]

Navionics has gone out the window for me. Not having that money leech in my boat again.

[@1badsteed]

What ya replace it with?

[@AlfOfAllTrades]

@@1badsteed I am going OpenPlotter with o-charts for now.

[@TheKovi112]

Does anyone know the weather app he is using?

[@samholmessailing]

The weather apps I use are LuckGrib and windy

[@TheKovi112]

@@samholmessailing thanx! I use windy too, but allways searching for other apps.. and double checking the forecast on kore than just one 😅

[@fchurch74]

@@TheKovi112 Try Ventusky

[@mkunes2502]

Gave up on the Med. Annoying to heartbreaking, every time.

[@Ready4pressure]

Avenza maps maybe