Upwind passage to Ibiza / Formentera

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[@jelbic]

"This is too loud. Off to Ibiza" :)

[@andyw6938]

😆

[@danielgreener4574]

It's too loud, so lets leave for I-beeezza instead.. 😶😂😂

[@thomasnowell]

Yeah that gave me a chuckle too

[@niccolomarini7232]

AhahahhahHahHH

[@niccolomarini7232]

Enjoy peacefull and quiet Ibiza 😂

[@hmspain52]

Very considerate of Sam to sail in close quarters instead of motoring! A true sailor, and gentleman!

[@DavidIke07]

I have seen so many sailors with thousands of dollars' worth of equipment, this geezer sails with a bloody phone and doing a damn good job at it too. More power to you mate.

[@GeomancerHT]

Seems like you have a different concept about what "thousands of dollars" are because the boat + equipment he sails on literally cost thousands of dollars.

[@DalarionLol]

@@GeomancerHT if i got it right, he meant recording devices worth thousands of dollars

[@Kit2Canada]

Right! Wind Hippie Sailing on Geko (Holly Martin) is similar

[@Some-Guy-]

"It's getting too loud... let's sail to the island who's name is synonymous with 24hr partying"

[@sparkeyjones6261]

🤣 Yeah, he's going to last about one night there.

[@cburgdorf]

That said, there are pretty wild and isolated anchorages on Ibiza. No buildings, no cell phone data, no people, just nature. Especially on the west side.

[@o_oo_o1812]

lol i noticed that too

[@sheilamorrison1954]

I'm guessing this is tongue in cheek but 90% of Ibiza is calm and remote. Its the 10% in 1 area which gave it the name.

[@pauldionne2884]

Well, he either had to break out the saxophone or head for the next gig.

[@ianjones1118]

Between your adventures and the building of the Tally Ho every Saturday morning....30 minutes that stokes my weekend.

[@GarySmith-up1un]

Love the “Tally Ho” project.

[@johntchb]

​​@@GarySmith-up1unSam will probably have circummed the planet several times in several cheap multi drilled hulls by the time tally e ho hits the briney 😂😂

[@randomtraveler3363]

Good info about those winch handles. The ease of use you show with the regular handle, proves sometimes simpler is better.

[@shemraschke]

I like that he didn't cave to pressure. I see other "popular" channels use them and I just don't see how they would not end up being a pain in the ass when things go bad

[@stephenburnage7687]

I briefly thought about installing them on my boat until I saw the price. Then I decided that they have no advantage over a conventional winch handle.

[@ShroomKeppie]

Would have been great if Sam had just ceremonially tossed them overboard.

[@Corkedit]

I like the honest review of the handles. Saw them at the Southampton boat show a few years ago I asked the guy what the advantages were and he said most things you named as not an advantage. I then asked the price, gulp..... I said before I left that I think someone has invented a problem to find a solution when the basic design of a handle has held that way for many years and works very well. 😮😊

[@ernmoran]

I appreciate your honesty on products and reviews.

[@sailinggemini]

I like the way you our honest about the stuff you try out , fair winds

[@edl617]

That’s a funky winch handle

[@sailboatmystic9610]

Sam a humble yet truly quintessential sailing adventurer.

[@robwilton9539]

Interesting that you find Sam humble. I have seen all of his videos going back to his voyage to Hawaii. In the beginning I thought he was humble and self preservation was the last of his priorities. Now I feel he is quite arrogant and ultra safe. Maybe the change is due to the mountains of money he has made since starting out.

[@erikjalefors9377]

happy days when a new video hits ! , Gotta say you have inspired me to trade in my bike for a boat ...

[@joseph.d5187]

Now you have inspired me to do the same. I'm getting to old to be stuck in the rut. Passage 410, here I come.... .

[@vidadepuerto]

Its always so nice to see a new video of you Sam!

[@michaelspooren9213]

Thank you for your honest opinion on the easysea winch. They are praised above all else on social media. But no one shows how they really work at sea. This saved me from making a bad buy😊

[@jamesgordon2289]

great to watch you sail and love our life Sam. you see so many sailing channels in fully tricked out pristine boats. Its fun to watch your more organic for of cruising :)

[@shanep5121]

Sam will never lie to us! My favorite part is when he destroys a would-be sponsor!

[@d5mcfall]

Looks like you had some nice metal work done recently for your solar panel mounts. Could you talk through your design considerations?

[@samholmessailing]

Its actually an arch I scavenged off a wreck in Florida. Just happened to fit but its a little low for headroom.

[@romantiachristiana5147]

I hope you're doing OK in the ferocious Mistral from the southern French coast. It should calm down by Monday night / Tuesday. You have your own weather forecasting devices. I wish you a safe passage.

[@samholmessailing]

Was 30kts of wind sailing downwind from Sardinia to Sicily yesterday 💨

[@Gigantasy]

New Pickled Herring speed record incoming!@@samholmessailing

[@SailingMarieholmIF]

Nice episode and analysis of the winch.

[@DougVarble]

I would agree the length and strength of a winch handle are important aspects 🎉

[@rolfsvensson5777]

Agree! Don't like them~

[@jfv65]

The extra pivot points are also potential points of failure.

[@samholmessailing]

@@jfv65 another good point

[@rhett7716]

@@samholmessailing hi Sam. Loved the vid. and the music, greetings from down under 👍🙂👏

[@RelaxThinkGrow]

New winch review was very cool 👍🏾

[@RelaxThinkGrow]

Awesome I want to sail to Ibiza now 😎👏🏾🤙🏾

[@OMIF1]

Winch handle... As I recall, they are as expensive as a lot of people spend for their small-ish sailboats. 😛

[@crowmack]

Living the dream there Sam. Thanks for the vids.

[@scottmarkham9466]

Sam, I just wanted you to know that Captain Q and Randay were talking about you and Pickle . They were talking about type,size and brand of Pickle ! Oh, Capt.Q has a KZbin channel as well. I follow several other sailing channels as well !

[@dennishopkins8046]

I appreciate your honest reviews.

[@Techgnome21]

That water looks beautiful!!!

[@GarySmith-up1un]

Cleaning the prop would help in speed & fuel economy. I used to clean hulls & the speed increase was unbelievable.

[@paulklein6962]

I need new winch handles and was considering those folding ones. I appreciate your honesty and you have saved me some grief!!

[@HehHehYeah]

I enjoyed the video, but if you could show on a map where you are starting from and where your destination is so we could get a better understanding of the trip that would be amazing.

[@o_oo_o1812]

i think you can track him on gps

[@deborahdoyle6743]

Thanks for the honest review.

[@hmspain52]

Can you imagine what those old time sailors felt before motors? A huge ship just sitting in becalmed water. The crew morale must have been horrible!

[@Nifilheimur]

Thats why they had rum rations😅

[@o_oo_o1812]

they gay

[@ddouglas3687]

Hey Sam! Just wish I could be there with you! What beautiful water! You're living an incredible dream. Never stop! Cudos from the East Coast of Virginia and we're all jealous! 😁

[@williamlanark3038]

`Enjoyed this vlog Sam. Take care!

[@tonysmario817]

i agree about the winch handles...those aren’t for real sailors, less for offshore sailing...and, though i appreciate the concept, there’s real NO application where i want them folded and attached to the winch...i either need a handle or i don’t, when i don’t it doesn’t belong stowed there.

[@rolfsvensson5777]

True statement!

[@alebroker7587]

Formentera is a paradise

[@simonblackwell4273]

so inspirational

[@markbailey6051]

Good show! Keep it simple sailer and don't reinvent the wheel.

[@brucerleech]

thank you

[@FIL357]

Slow going today. Still, I enjoyed the video. Thank you Sam

[@jimmymilne6065]

Hey sam, with the sea grass you can get apps that overlay the sea grass onto GPS. We had the same problem in Ibiza!

[@caractacus22]

Good passage. You can catch a large storm in these waters sometime, to be afraid of.

[@brownnoise357]

Er Ibiza today tends to be Stark Raving Bonkers Sam. Ibiza Old Town in 1969 was ❤ though very Dippy Hippy. Today, it may be even louder than the place you Left. Minor a you may well find is less insane, and ajorca is very upmarket Boaty, and I have heard is a bit difficult now for Moorings and Anchorage ability. Anchoring used to be ok around Ibiza, but I have no idea what it's like now. Best Wishes and Fair Winds. Bob. 👍⛵️✨️✨️✨️

[@allencabinetsinc.7989]

Hey - we enjoy staying current with you! We hope to take up sailing soon, inspired by you.

[@T25de]

Dope looking thumbnail for this one ☝️

[@claytonmetternich7814]

I dig the song

[@technopirate5050]

Love the vids bro

[@AwsomeLifeofBrian]

Keel crabber! A robot that cleans your bottom automagically! I thought this should be more like an octopus! with a vacumn and filter. Also, freight farms indoor garden with low voltage infra red led lights! may provide fresh greens on board! +H3O!

[@jaggederest]

RE the dodger windows at night, you can get antireflective glass, coatings, or film that make a world of difference for night visibility. Don't know how they hold up in the marine conditions though!

[@user-lb2cg9tc2y]

super puuperr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@chriskelly6559]

Thanx dude.

[@leversforever9748]

Whats a plus with the folding winch handle it's folding and can be stowed for a backup

[@albertblake007]

Absolutely love the vids Sam! P.s . Ibiza is Ibeetha ! Lol 👍

[@boooshes]

Thanks

[@mikefriend7570]

Whoa....too many fecking people! Liked your assessment of the winches. Nothing beats simplicity eh? Im reminded of occams razor. Simplest solutions usually the best

[@bellwether9496]

Yay!!!

[@arbolitosarbolotos2274]

If you get to Kalymnos Greece we would be really happy to invite you climbing

[@st05002125]

If not there yet, port de pollenca is worth a visit.

[@LydieBaillie]

Spain marinas are often surrounded by discos and bars that project mega noise

[@lawrencecanright2541]

I think a bottom handle winch works smoother than the folding handle idea. Of course that means new {hard to find} winches

[@Derckules]

I’m in Mallorca now. Hoping to see you

[@olivertitz9972]

an easy FIX for getting some fresh air into your dodger: Buy an oval PORTHOLE (i.e. Vetus Portholes) and install it ON TOP of your dodger with the hinges pointing stern. The glas is funneling the wind into your dodger when you open it. Cheers mate...

[@tremorist]

Solid state winch handles ftw!

[@pinkladybikermamma3603]

GOOD REVIEW ON WENCH.

[@iurioffcourse]

💙

[@rainmaker3700]

GOAT 🐐🐐

[@pinkladybikermamma3603]

ALWAYS GOOD TO RUN THE MOTOR FOR A WHILE

[@triggerfish999]

The folding handle looks like a solution looking for a problem…given that the tried and tested regular handle works ok.

[@saxophool]

Love the honest reviews but I imagine you won't be getting more free energy drinks or boat parts.😅

[@samholmessailing]

Thanks. You’d be surprised though. The free products just keep coming

[@DeadBaron]

I have no idea how Sam singlehands all over the world. I tried single handing a Slipper 17 today, everything went wrong, and I ended up on the rocks. Mainsail wouldn't raise all the way, outboard motor died, got stuck in the wind shadow of an island, next thing you know I was on the rocks. Had to use a signal flare and ask for someone to tow me back to the ramp. Luckily met some very nice people but my boat is severely damaged :(

[@Steve-ul8qb]

Hard luck bud, it happens fast when it happens

[@dooleyfussle8634]

Yep, while singlehanding I turtled my Mistral 16 and the mast stuck in the mud. If a friendly massive power boat hadn't come along I'd be stuck there still. And it was all he could do to get it unstuck! Put a new kink in my mast, too.

[@MarcelLENORMAND]

Sorry for you. It’s often the way that multiple failures cause an accident. Any one of those problems and you’d probably have been ok.

[@Steve-ul8qb]

As a safety precaution add an anchor and a good strong paddle 💪

[@martinhoflich6150]

proper seamanship is the solution . Check your Equipment and conditions bevor you go out ✌️⛵

[@felixmarschner5590]

Hey Sam, I’ve noticed you often start a passage in the evening - is there a particular reason for this? We’re really enjoying your videos, and we’re currently preparing for a trip to the meds (from NL) as well, so it’s really nice inspiration to follow your adventures! 👍 - Fair winds, Felix

[@stephenburnage7687]

If Sam is like most of us cruisers. You start from a position of wanting to arrive at your destination in daylight hours. Departures at night are preferably avoided, too. Coastal passages therefore tend to fall into one of three buckets: (i) less than 20 NM (depending upon the length of day but the tropics are always 12 hrs) - leave in the morning, arrive before sunset; (ii) 20 to 80 NM's - leave just before sunset, arrive in daylight hours; (iii) more than 80 NM's - your average speed made good is too uncertain and therefore your arrival time too, so leave either at dawn or sunset, at your preference. Unless you have a lot of time (ie not driven by the Shenegan 90 day rule), most cruisers want to make at least 50NM passages, so nighttime departures are very common.

[@o_oo_o1812]

lol he's just trying to get the most daylight time at port and he sleeps on the boat. not for everyone, but he's used to it

[@johnnyjohnie]

@@stephenburnage7687 Yeah, put the boat in autopilot, watch the sun go down, have something to eat, take in a movie, have a few beers before going to bed. Wake up the next morning at your destination. Easy life.

[@andrewbailey7999]

​@@johnnyjohnieProvided you're not in a busy shipping lane

[@sheilamorrison1954]

The winch handles are a solution to a problem which doesnt exist.

[@t.a.ackerman4098]

💘

[@jonstivers]

Get those new sails going, then you enjoy going upwind :) Old sails are depressing, making for slow progress upwind. Dude! At about 18:20, there was a shot of your main luff. It was sooo loose and bellied. You will never get to windward with the sail like that. You need to rig a downhaul or cunningham on the main luff and get it tightened up. The more wind, the tighter you set the luff.

[@3941602]

Great thumbnail

[@OnTheFlipSide]

Love your mum's soup concept, I bet it would be amazing with some raw Raman or small pasta into it to boil.

[@samholmessailing]

Great idea!

[@olympiabrown3288]

Ya Sam !

[@wdahlstrom]

I like my folding winch handles. I know the issues Sam describes but I don’t find them as annoying as he does. I probably wouldn’t race with them but they fit well into a more relaxed sail to windward.

[@aarons.watches]

I’ve never sailed at night but would, say, rechargeable night vision goggles be helpful? Night time makes me so nervous😦

[@samholmessailing]

That’d be fun to try!

[@RechargeableLithium]

I had a chance to try NVGs sailing. Visibility is amazing! The problem is that the field of view is very narrow and one has to keep moving their head around - that can trigger sea sickness. They are very expensive. They are monochromatic as well, so one loses all info from light colors pros/cons.

[@stephenburnage7687]

Night time sailing is the best, but it is better away from crowded areas. At nighttime, I stay at least 5 miles off the coast. Once your vision has adjusted to the low light, you don't need artificial aids. Sailors have been sailing at night for centuries.

[@chrisk4119]

Hi Sam, Whats your ideal single handed sailing yacht if money was no object and why?

[@o_oo_o1812]

he's been wanting a catamaran for a long time

[@peterb9038]

Its called the med , Motoring Every Day

[@rickaspentv]

Just sat down to eat and watch youtube and saw nothing interesting on the frontpage. Pressed F5 hoping for something better... And then you uploaded 23 secounds ago. Perfect! :) Anyway keep up the good work my man. Safe sailing brother.

[@joseph.d5187]

Don't forget to subscribe and thumb it up! 🎉

[@DiegoRodriguez-kq2mu]

Buenas Cuando llegas a Mallorca when you arrive in Majorca Saludos

[@ottisthedog3544]

so i gotta ask. what is the round reel thing that looks like something to wind up rope stern side of the cockpit? you'll have to excuse my ignorance as my sailing is limited to a sunfish and small hobie cat on small inland lakes.

[@samholmessailing]

Its spool of webbing for anchoring or shore ties

[@retropalooza]

I'm DJing first set at kanaka, wish I knew you were coming to dock sooner, gladly would have shown you a fun night.....sail safe

[@joseph.d5187]

I took a pill in Ibiza...

[@Yeaitstemp]

Uma been using those winches a long time w

[@JPerry-jw9ik]

Uma only cares about $ though. They sold out YEARS ago.

[@peterrahill9263]

36th subscriber LIKE; 273rd desktop tag-along view about to happen. 13:58 - excellent & honest product demonstration & review. Hopefully the maker will see what the issues are, and maybe want to improve the design. Your mileage may vary.

[@cherylsibson2529]

Hey, Sam, gotta do what fits for Sam.

[@keithmcgrath687]

Where is that beautiful water at?

[@DK-ey6ph]

What type of goggles are you using, Sam?

[@polishway5170]

I took a pill in Ibiza

[@thenomadtrader1142]

I luckily skipped to 11:00 when Sam jumped in the water and the music started 😂 love your vids Sam 1

[@o_oo_o1812]

does the usa have such beaches you can sail up to? i feel like we are missing out

[@kjdude8765]

In the great lakes, especially Lake Michigan, there are many.

[@Coleen_West]

Nice! -- QUESTION -- I read a funn story that you skipped out on paying and that is why you often "leave" in the middle of the night to the next place. Is that true? Sounds funny but not sure if that is what is going on - who leaves in the middle of night?.

[@tohuwabohu195]

That's actually Cala Saona in Formentera you anchored at, not Ibiza (perfectly pronounced as per the local Balearic language, tho!). And it didn't take you too long to experience the prevailing winds in this neck of the woods: the Noselies.

[@Wv8675]

I'm older now but still running against the wind

[@scrumpymanjack]

Can anyone tell me what boat he has? Thanks.

[@roxyknight4909]

Are you sailing to New Zealand Sam ?

[@zhuljojo]

Owh..that why many rich kid go ibiza....its expensive

[@billmoxon9506]

As I recall you turned off the electric device that's supposed prevent algae growth in case that was bothering the whales? Maybe you can turn it back on?