Thrilling Adventures: Offshore Sailing to Nazaré & Cliffside Paragliding! With​⁠

[@samholmessailing]

Special thanks to Andre and Gemma for hosting me and videos! Here is their outstanding online paragliding courses andrebandarra.thinkific.com

[@AndreBandarra1]

Great to have you here Sam!

[@Ready4pressure]

Question sam. If you are right cheap what are some items you don’t cheap out on or go without?

[@lindabeaman5889]

Happy birthday, dear Sam! Love ya! Grams

[@samholmessailing]

Thanks Grams ❤️

[@chriskelly6559]

Naz has the biggest waves. Killers.

[@mammaholmes]

Whoa, amazing photography. loved the 360 stuff. loved the unfurling of the spinnaker. LOVED the life jacket. You know the way to your mamma's heart.

[@mvanvliet4953]

I can imagine how proud you are of your sailor! I have been a water person my whole life but medical has stuck me on land. I love watching my SV people and their adventures.

[@juliancasa9602]

Take it easy buddy

[@sailaway1015]

The waves at Nazaré get huge only around September - October....this is when professional surfers get out there to break records. The waves hit huge just North of the lighthouse.

[@cdanielrocha]

Man, you should have stopped in Aveiro instead of Figueira! There is a beautiful lagoon and much more to see!

[@trevhedges]

That was pretty cool!

[@lonniepee9804]

Congratulations on your perfect execution of a touch n' go with Andre's rig. ;-)

[@Mrcaffinebean]

My favorite part about your sailing videos is you actually sail a great deal of the time. I often see sailing vessels motor up the second the wind dies. I totally understand the desire to get moving but I always enjoy your willingness to relax and enjoy the moment.

[@actuallyitskevin]

That parasailing at the end was bad ass! 🤙🏻

[@markboehme]

“I’m just an amateur”. One of the things I love about you Sam is that you make sailing relatable to couch sailors like me despite the fact that you’ve sailed almost every ocean on this planet. Makes me think I could do this one day too. 👍

[@sukijohnson5398]

The dolphins are beautiful!

[@robertcalifornia4821]

The 360 cam is AWESOME!

[@samholmessailing]

My new favorite toy!

[@RoversAdventure]

You have inspired me to try paragliding!

[@samholmessailing]

You should! Be carful though, its addicting

[@kriskemp4952]

Crosses Atlantic solo….”I’m just an amateur!”

[@DougVarble]

Sam the Man, great sailing and flying, thanks🎉

[@njbaskipper]

Hi Sam. I see that you don't have a sock in the spinaker, well, that doesn't matter. I'll tell you how I do it When adducting or organizing the Spinaker, you stretch it along its entire length and put it together until it becomes a cigar, you take sewing thread and in sections every 50 cm you tie the thread to the spinnaker as if you were tying a bow, an ordinary, loose knot. It's just keeping the spinnaker organized and you do it until you get to theholes of the brooms, you fold it in the middle joining the three holes and put it in the bag. Once you want to do the maneuver you already have the three fists in sight, you just have to hoist the Spi, quartering it only with the main one, once up you present it to the wind with the same force of wind and pulling the brooms it will break the fine threads of sew and it will open evenly and suddenly withelegance. P.S. It is making a worm with many bellies with its belt of sewing thread. That's called quartering a Spinaker WITHOUT HAVING A SOCK.

[@SCARFACE69247]

This man is living the dream!

[@timburnett6729]

Another fine holmes production. Making friends wherever he goes

[@shortwidgets]

Sam, I met you in Titusville a few months ago. I was the guy that said hi Sam as I came into the dock and you were working on your free boat. Anyways I was just in the German Alps and watched many paragliding flights and it was pretty amazing. Thought of you since you said at the time you'd be going to the Alps after I mentioned how much we all enjoyed your flights I believe in Scotland. Enjoy your sail through Europe.

[@geraldandrew1]

Stay safe out there Sam. The whole world has just been reminded of the power of the oceans.

[@otto16121970]

The world has been reminded of stupidity of mankind…

[@fuhlavaflave]

"I am just an amature" - I look on in complete wonder.

[@johnross440]

Thanks for the ride Sam, enjoyed every moment… John, Ontario, Canada….

[@martinrasmussen]

Great episode with spinnaker and flying session 🙏🏼 greetings from Denmark

[@leonelmateus]

I'm glad to see you are enjoying Portugal!

[@nielsvelinga332]

Your videos always keeps me up at night cuz you upload them so late, but also makes me fall asleep after

[@samholmessailing]

I try to post them late so they will come out when my largest audience in the US will be awake.

[@nielsvelinga332]

@@samholmessailing I understand. sleep well/safe sailing wherever you are now

[@ThunderOfFreedom]

Your videos always brighten my day. I loved the 360 cam.

[@Anglosaxon69]

He brightens your day because you’re more boring than he his .

[@ThunderOfFreedom]

Well, he sets a high bar, eh?

[@jamessandman3708]

@@Anglosaxon69 Do you make videos Mark?

[@jamessandman3708]

Another awesome Sam Holmes sailing video! Thanks Sam, I needed that!!..⛵⛵⛵

[@roberth7894]

The paragliding was cool, so neat that have have that skill and can enjoy it!

[@waughthogwaugh3078]

Nice! Guess who is lining himself up for a new wing? :)

[@stevelawrie9115]

Ah.... What is it they say? One boat and you're sailing, two boats and it's a race :)

[@danoalex2977]

Danger equals excitement, and Sam is smart enough to realize that fact.

[@SmithServices1]

Ive always wanted to go to portugal to find my roots. Im so glad you enjoyed your time there

[@GarektHagen]

This is one of the best videos I've seen on this channel!

[@Ian-gf8id]

I love your unpretentious can-do attitude - very refreshing.

[@joephillips7612]

Thanks!

[@gbaker9295]

I grew up on the ocean but I'm not comfortable sailing more than a few miles out EXCEPT I would trust this guy to sail us anywhere. I have a lot of confidence in Sam

[@gbaker9295]

@SamHolmesSailing. I'd rather not

[@simpsons721]

Im jealous

[@MadMazov]

Man to just leave it all and live on a sailboat. It's all I think about now.

[@burningsuns1]

Another great one! Good to sea you paragliding again! Thank you!

[@MrBvdw]

Sam you might wanna keep the pole of the forestay when you are on a reach. Big risk of breaking the pole (or worse: the forestay) if you don’t 😅. Stay safe out there, love following your voyage!

[@littlemi9343]

7000 views in 3 hours, way to go Sam. You provide us with some great content, useful and great viewing as usual

[@X2UKeith]

Just missed you in Nazare!

[@danceswithcarsdc]

Seems like you'd miss your own boat stepping off learning that trick Later with dolphins 🐬 as well Waveguide like radar perhaps with trough And then coming in at night to a new harbor. Cliff hanger wanted another round touch and gos Looked like fun Local knowledge as well thermals where to get the lift...

[@cherylsibson2529]

Loved the Dolphins, the unfurling of the spinnaker, and your attitude makes it seem like a lot of fun, I could see you using a drone out in the middle of nowhere! Happy Paragliding!

[@timburnett6729]

Another fine holmes production 😂

[@christip20]

This was great! I thoroughly enjoyed the paragliding and the differences between yours and Andre’s . His was like a race car compared with everyone else’s 4door sedan’s! Everyone should look great with it, although he’s like part bird …..I have a feeling you’ll have one of the lighter ones soon too, you looked like you were enjoying it.

[@bowdezaufa2609]

Great video as usual. Love content with the pickle out on the high seas.

[@dlunderdahl]

The selfie cam on a stick footage is terrific.

[@John_Smith__]

Nazaré is a Awsome place .. I think you should show the Lighthouse and the area of the Worlds Biggest waves ... that is the Spot!

[@scarletbegonias2359]

That was awesome

[@harpoon_bakery162]

thanks - RIP Ocean-Gate !!!

[@brianhaney9122]

Boat looks good with the spinnaker.

[@dennisdecker4980]

I had sailboat all my life. But now I live in the North Carolina mountains, playing golf. You make me want to get back in the ocean!

[@keithgarwick7029]

Good point on the spinniker pole - keep it perpendicular to the wind and lifted so that the foot of the kite is as level as possible. They are effective downwind and very pretty. If you want to get rich, figure out a cleat that automatically plays out spinniker sheet as the boat heels excessively to avoid broaching.

[@hmspain52]

Wow! Those shots with a camera somehow on the end of a pole are spectacular!

[@jabjab1010]

Good to stay busy and good with putting up. . .but I agree with everyone else, for not racing, a code zero or Asym is 90% of the spinnaker with 20% of the set up. Can still use the pole but don’t really need the uphaul/down haul. . .Super light don’t need to roller reefing. . .Just an easy low wind sail. . .Love that you put the time into the spinnaker, but it looked like you had it resting on the forestry. . .It might not have been, but that’s not safe.

[@gatesgoza9703]

Awesome

[@jonstivers]

Pole perpendicular to wind, trim to fill, then ease the sheet until the luff just breaks.

[@johnbrooks1188]

Tie a piece of yarn (12" or so) to the middle of the pole, and it makes a great telltale. Easy then to set it perpendicular to the apparent wind.

[@larkangel6593]

The really big waves at nazare you see photos of only break 2-3 times per year The rest of the time its still big (and dangerous for navigation) by normal standards The record breaking waves are the result of the most intense winter storms per season No one would be out sailing anyway; the local fishermen probably stay in as well

[@opinionsmatter5201]

Sam your cool dude Love your channel.

[@trailsandsails2722]

Love the flight and insta 360 footage! Also appreciate you brining in more dock handling and sailing notes of experience like flying the spinnaker. One of your best videos! Dean

[@Seafariireland]

Cool flying!

[@aaronthake]

Learnt to fly at around the same time place as Andre.... Great guy... as ifhe's in your video 😂... much love

[@S.Norman]

Thanks

[@Bang_Camaro]

So cool

[@williamallen3715]

So awesome Sam. Thank you.

[@SailingWithDave]

I have a GP14 Symetric spinnaker for my Drascombe Lugger. It added 1.5KTS of speed recently in a very low wind situation. I mostly fly it Asymetrically as its a lot easier to sale and as long as you pull it down hard with a cleat fore of the shrouds it flies really well. I only use it for low wind scenarios and try not to use it symmetrically as its so hard to pole out etc. Many people assume you want to go fast with a spinnaker but you;re right Sam, they often just keep you going in light airs which is exactly why I have one.

[@samholmessailing]

Right on. Exactly. Ive tried using mine without the pole. I found the most time consuming part was running all the lines and repacking it. the pole didn’t add much extra time or effort for me and seems to fly a lot better dead downwind. So I always use it. I do have a really well set up track system from my pole that’s really easy to deploy so that might make the difference.

[@TheCornucopiaProject-bd5jk]

That was some great sailing and gliding.

[@Useless_Knowledge07]

Good stuff. You made that hang gliding look somewhat easy!

[@mvanvliet4953]

I hear you are meeting up with Atticus Ii...the Budds!

[@samholmessailing]

Yes I met them today just before they left for Greece. Love them!

[@jobertvangool9961]

Really enjoy your footage, makes me considering plans to leave land to explore all seven seas! btw I cannot agree more with you concerning flying the spinnaker! Thank you!

[@redwood1957]

Only one thing to do. Reach out see if a company can gift you a sail so you can fly higher. Thanks safe travels

[@georgemacdonald8899]

Nice to see you flying again!

[@Sail-Ride-Walk-Repeat]

Fab! Sailing with the hope of a surf and going paragliding instead! Life's good for sure.

[@allmotivation3827]

Livin the good life, for sure!

[@jiefflerenard1228]

I feel uneasy to point anything to a great sailor with so much experience but I have to: 4:30 Beware Sam do not let the pole rest on the forestay as the lateral force is translated in a much stronger longitudinal pull on the stray that could break it (or the pole). Might not be critical in your case but why tempt fate when so much sh%t can go wrong already. I know you knew, ,just absentmindedness I guess. Great video again and thank you for sharing your journey with us . PS:Dolphin#1 "human jumping in the water" Dolphin#2 "smells like asparagus, lets split"

[@inter-linked]

Loved the flying segment.

[@ryangilbert6452]

Thanks a bunch for the dolphin swim attempt.

[@sthtemp2]

Bro, you got a 360. Very cool.

[@patr5810]

That's a magical selfie stick there my friend... Haha.. great video... Only watch your channel and James the sailor.... Much respect...

[@pinkladybikermamma3603]

NICE SAILING AND PARA GLIDING TIME

[@markbailey6051]

Good times Thank you SHS!

[@Kingcactus20000]

Cool to see you flying again

[@A.U.Q.T]

IS THERE ANYTHING YOU DON'T DO ,,,,YOU ARE 1 BAD DUDE ...BLESSINGS

[@coolcreamykiwi]

The solo spinnaker is a thing to consider, just be careful, its a lot of rag,

[@CaptainAtSea]

Try trim your whisker pole more down towards the boat. It might help some towards it not collapsing as often

[@johnjackson7464]

enjoy the ride!

[@PN_48]

Naz is safe as anything in the summer… winter on the other hand is big wave surfing season. Glad you enjoyed it; we loved our winter there!

[@jamesmillin42]

Great video!!!!

[@gsftom]

Very cool

[@Joannesyoga]

Good stuff Sam :)

[@BillChild2njoy]

You are awesome .... channel should be called "Sam Holmes the Sky's the Limit Sailing Canvas and Wing" .. Too bad they didn't have bigger swells to look at while soaring? Oh well...Loved the episode.😊

[@Smokesteve]

Good one Sammy!

[@jbird73]

So sick!

[@eskokoskenranta6280]

Now I understand why you dont have the sidewires on either side of the cocpit, easier to step aboard, am I right, Sam ? Br. Esko

[@Karma-fp7ho]

Super nice. I like your friend.

[@soaringman]

I met so many great people paragliding

[@jodyssey9921]

I'm sure I read somewhere dolphins like playing in the bow wave of moving boats, probably when you stopped they lost interest and left.

[@yannickongena7520]

Sam its not good for your frontsail that your spinnaker beam is leaning against it. Its not good for your mast and your jib with too much wind your mast can crack In the vid min 4:35 you can see it

[@samholmessailing]

Really? Thats how Ive alway flown it when i have to reach i square it to the wind. Its hard for me to imagine it damaging my jib or mast. Have you heard of it happening?

[@yannickongena7520]

@@samholmessailing my grand dad has a sailing boat to a westerly conway 36 2 masts but on his old boat his mast was seeing some bending after he sailt across the ocean with it not a big bent but you can see it with the naked eye he sailed with the spinnaker al the way up the whole journey

[@yannickongena7520]

I don't say you cant do it but just you maybe wanna look out for especialy in strong winds in light winds it doesn't really matter