Wow 80+ degrees latitude! A sailors bucket list tick mark for sure. Crazy how that active coal mining town tried to gouge you for dock fees when you probably might have spent the same amount or much more for your on shore adventure. Their loss and your gain. Thanks for sharing another great Sam Holmes Sailing update.

You have just blown the top off my expectations. This is an amazing adventure.

Sam makes me wonder what I am doing with my life. Great content! I hope that you keep this up for a good long while.

And you always buy two filters! Or maybe four! LOL

This is a trip you read about in a book years later. I am honored to watch this from the comfort of my chair. Amazing video!

Great video thanks. After seeing this , I can imagine sailors don't worry as much about the cold or icebergs of high latitudes, but more the abuse of the AIS by authorities for issuing fines as well as the gouging of visitors by a per person dock fee!

Your happiness and optimism is infectious! What an amazing time!!

Thank you Sam! Great travels, doing what we all dream of!

Making a trackless wasteland endearing and fun. Thanks!

Amazingly gorgeous up there! I can't believe you have sailed there.

That's one of the cool things about sailing... every different boat you get to sail, every different place, and every friend you find to sail with has great potential to teach you a bit more to make one a better and more capable sailor! Thanks Sam.

Great adventures, Sam! Looks like another planet! Thanks for taking us along. ⚓️👍

👏⛵️thank you for sharing! Very cool that Ed invited you to join them on this fun out-of-bounds adventure!

Happy subscriber right here🤙 can't wait till the next episode Sam 👏

Sam, you must be LOVING being on such a nice boat! Hahaha 🤣. That is one incredible trip. Trip of a lifetime.

You are amazing Sam! Good friends you have there! Wow

Awesome video, Sam!

Hi Sam,, love your videos. You are a true adventurer!

Ok I give in, you have made me want to learn to sail. Might have to go take a sailing lesson and see if it's for me.

Thankyou for sharing your life with us!

Stunning views Sam great contrast with you’re understated style.

Norwegian here, loving your videos ❤️

This “Northern” series is up there with your best work Sam. Like many others, I found your channel on the solo to Hawaii trip but this is better, mostly because you have become more capable with camera and editing. Thanks for taking us along on all these adventures.

I never tier of your videos, amazing

Thanks Sam I like being on the water.

The museum photos (the dental chair) reminded me of my dad who was a dentist. Another good video.

🌈😀🙏 thank you for showing us your videos. This helps me answer questions I had by watching.

It is amazing how you are dealing with icebergs and we are dealing with 103°+ temps.

Upward-thumb LIKE posted for this 15,926th view... from one of your desktop Phantom Shipmates. Looks a bit chilly there; but beautiful sea-ner-ee & mountainscapes.

Been watching off and on for a week woke of your videos. I’m a dry lander 100%. I don’t know anything about being on the water or watercraft. It’s very fascinating. Never knew I’d be interested in watching. I appreciate your optimistic personality. It’s difficult to be optimistic anymore. Enjoy, be safe.

That was off the charts. Literally!

Hanging out for the next adventure!

I was just up there a month ago. Made it to 80.4N, though on a cruise ship and we encountered a lot of ice.

Sweet trip

Thanks!

1:40 The tiny skweegee made me laugh. Keep smiling buddy and good luck to you. Aloha-j

That is beautiful!!

A vacuum gauge on the fuel line shows the condition of the filters Nice video You certainly get around

I’ve subscribed dude I’m really enjoying your content 🙂👍🏻

Within 700 miles of the pole, 15 miles a day walking would get you there in less than a couple months. Perhaps we will see Sam one day on the pole! Kite sledding is done on the south pole, never heard of anyone trying it to the north, perhaps the route is too bumpy with crunched sea ice... Great adventure!!! Thanks again!!!!

Just incredible. What a journey. You have no idea what flat earth channels wonder about the far north. It’s a mission critical query into the movement/rotation of magnetic north carrying-on to the next 26,000 cycle. Very interesting visit. Even if nesting bird was right pissed off you were near the nest apparently. A straight jacket. What a human interest comment. Some jealous trolls I read but more and more good interested viewers will be following & supporting your authenticity!

Very cool Literally!

Poor boy here, wishful sailor. Love the content& northern sailing. I am subscribed, lottery comes in I will send bullion.(or head out sailing) sail on McHolmes. Good health to you.

Very Good video!

If you will be in the area June 3rd -10th you should checkout Isle Of Man Tourist Trophy. It really is a sight to behold. You have to book many months in advance. Its an amazing experience. Ongoing since 1907.

Any boat should have spare fuel filters on board. A simple vacuum gauge on the outlet of the primary filter will warn you when it needs changing before it stops the engine.

I wanted to say..the other sailing channels might have all the hot girls in bikinis in the Bahamas or Puerto Rico or other warm places BUT Sam, you go to other places..COLD PLACES..AND BY YOUR SELF ..My wife and I are working on getting a boat..don't know when we will get it but before the next five yrs I bet we have it..your channel is WAY MORE INFORMATIVE..I couldn't get this kind of content or information from TLC or THE HISTORY CHANNEL..You actually work on your boat..fix the technical stuff..thanks for all the great content.. stay out of the way of big boats like aircraft carriers..lol.keep putting up good stuff THANKS AGAIN

Cool Sam. Here’s to 200k 🍺🍺🍺🍺

You make me want to have adventures now!

Got the same bust of Amundsen over here, from when he landed I think in a nearby village of Teller.

Nice boat.

Sam Holmes sails to the end of the world. Sounds like a good adventure book.

Great video, thanks! Hard to believe 75% of your views are not subscribed. Let’s go people.

Nice ship Sam, you are an upwardly mobile sailor!

Very interesting video

When they give you a high price that means leave. But you do have the most beautiful view sail safe

Get well, bud!

Wow.

Irish whiskey on Irish boats!

You are the coolest person alive I hope you know that

Just scored a 1985 Catalina 27. First sailboat ⛵️. Going to pay tomorrow wish me luck wish you were on Long Island NY

Sam I did enjoy your sail N, Into icy waters and bergs. I'm not surprised the Russian coal town out for pay dirt. Bummer. Sent your a few $$$ to help out. Your very entertaining and adventurous. Be safe!!

Reeling in the anchor "wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wo" 😄

If you liked Moitessier's style, I really liked his book The Long Way, about his time during the Golden Globe Challenge. I read it in french, so don't know if the translation is good.

Damn dude if your going to the south count me in.. pick me up at Aruba!! I wish to sail!!!!

Sorry, Sam. I had no idea I was not yet a subscriber. After all this time watching your videos. I guess its YT algorithm's fault because it shows me all your news videos. Anyway, just corrected that. Great vid, by the way. As north as it gets. 👍

As per NOAA icebergs are 16 ft or more above the sea, bergy bits 15 ft or less, and growlers 3ft or less. Traditionally growlers can be most dangerous being more numerous and difficult to see. Growlers total size size as large as a truck mostly below the surface.

Pass the forbidden ice wall and you'll find an extended world.

Hey Sam, I really enjoy watching your videos! Always makes me want to drop everything and go sailing. I have a question and thought you or one of the helpful people in the comment section might be able to answer this: How would I measure my SOG (speed over ground) without electronics on a turn? I find no explanaintion on it online but thought there had to be a way. You'd have to know how much progress you were making on the ocean no matter if you had power, no? Or do you just triangulate your position using stars and have reference points this way?

nice

Like it

On your recommendation I read A Voyage for Madmen, what an absolutely captivating story! Related to that book and to your journey, are you aware of the ant arctic lab attempt at what is essentially a north-south solo circumnavigation without assistance? He will be hitting all of the oceans by rounding Svalbard at his northernmost end, and rounding Antarctica in the south. It is a great time for sailing!

Old maps shows Mount Meru a magnetic mountain in the center of the north pole. Seems like you found the starting of it!This was removed from the maps. It seems odd that you found more land but google maps shows open seas.

I’m trapped and depressed. You are an amazing source of inspiration.

wish that was a longer vid Sam

Time to come to the mediterranean!

I wonder how many can say they sailed right off the charts , not many i suspect !!!

Do nurse that cold! Stay safe brother!

GIGACHAD Sam doing maintenance on other peoples boat

Wow this was off the charts!

,107° here in south Texas

someone should plant a crashed sleigh with reindeer and toys strewn about up there.

im amazed u dont get sea sick up in the bow

You need to wear a hat in that Arctic - to keep the sun off and also protect you from the Arctic Terns, beautiful but so aggressive :-)!

Hey Sam, i have an extra fuel Filter can Vacume guage for that Racor 500. Its yours if you want it!

Damn icebergs always in the way, keep safe Sam

That's a heck of a boat you're on for this trip. lots of upgraded gear to learn about. I'm sure the captain appreciated that you could share taking the helm while he slept. What boat is it, please?

It's hard to comprehend such a beautiful remote location charging anything....shame on them ....they should be proud people committed so much to get there

dawwwwggggg must have sweet stories to share with the common folkadots

200K Whoop

Great video, thank you. By the way it looks like you have Ray Marine instruments at the helm and a B&G Zeus at the Nav station. I am connecting a similar set up, do you know how this one is wired?

Well, you guys win the record for the farthest North I've seen any youtube sailing channels has ever gone, impressive!

It's crazy to think there's still uncharted waters in this day and age

Love your channel,when are you going to get a head mount for camera? You seem to be in alot of situations where you really need 2 hands if nothing else but for safety. Thks

I hope you go back to your boat soon. It's more fun to watch.

Great video, is this your new boat?

To each their own but damn you couldn't pay me to sail past the Carolinas

I wasn't aware of effective iceberg maps?

What would you do in an emergency also what is the closest you have come to fearing for your life?

Dude... Bro...Dudebro!