Sailing lightning storm to Greek island paradise

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@user-jv4ki7up9d 8 ай бұрын

Sam you are 20 times the sailor I ever was in my prime.I am 65 years young...very impressed with your skills,fair weather and following seas.

@samholmessailing 8 ай бұрын

Thanks

@Alsatiagent 8 ай бұрын

I was just thinking how Sir Robin Knox-Johnson might have been cursing like, well, a sailor, under those same conditions. He'd have triumphed as well but the blood pressure alone! I can only imagine. Captain Cook was an even keeled receiver of unruly conditions as well. Is Captain Holmes of Quaker stock as well? Richard Nixon aside, they are a VERY patient bunch.

@trailsandsails2722 8 ай бұрын

Really neat seeing that foil in the water. Never seen that filmed before. Outstanding video Sam!

@Alsatiagent 8 ай бұрын

How did he get the camera to follow? A timer? A tracker? For a moment I thought maybe ole Sam was hiding a companion.

@samholmessailing 8 ай бұрын

@@Alsatiagent its a 360 camera so you can create the pans after the fact.

@Alsatiagent 8 ай бұрын

Thanks Sam. I am now somewhat less of a luddite!@@samholmessailing

@simonpritchard6074 8 ай бұрын

You've cracked it with the foil and the filming...awesome Sam..

@neilcampion3118 8 ай бұрын

My fav sailing channel along with “The sailing Brothers” Both these channels are pure sailing at its best

@samholmessailing 8 ай бұрын

Cool I will have to check out their channel

@debfr 8 ай бұрын

Totally agree, no fuss, no ‘clickbait’ headlines, just pure honest sailing 👍

@tomatobrush3283 8 ай бұрын

I feel you might be setting an extreme precedent for a generation of KZfaq sailors and I like it.

@kentwalker1496 8 ай бұрын

Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip, that started from this tropic port aboard this tiny ship.....the storm reminded me of Giligan's Island..

@Building_Bluebird 2 ай бұрын

Wow. That was some cool wingfoiling footage Sam!

@robreibel3491 8 ай бұрын

Some great shots on the foil. Another great episode. Thanks Sam

@lacfilms8345 8 ай бұрын

45 degrees heled over and... it's a little windy outside. U don't say? Those new sails have given the Pickle newfound power Sam. She is just pounding through those waves. The lines & reefing points and maybe a slight rigging tune, new block & tackle, some clutches, find out what's going on with that winch- you'll be ok. Just a little reset. Very kool kite foil cam action. That was sick. Stay safe out there Sam, re-check your lifelines & attachment points- cause the Pickle can fly now. Safety first always, Speed comes second as a byproduct. Keep tuning on Pickle, she has more to give you.

@hmspain52 8 ай бұрын

Heavy winds... and you are FLYING! Scary as all get out, but you are FLYING! LOL

@dspatchin 8 ай бұрын

Not sure how the foil fully works, but the 360 view from the wing is crazy cool

@SVTrinityTube 8 ай бұрын

The storms in Greece can be pretty spectacular stay safe and fair winds

@Metalearning_cz 8 ай бұрын

This is so pleasant to watch, Sam. You were the first one who sparked my interest in sailing a few years ago. This October, I completed my practical exam while sailing around the entire Peloponnese. We were at the exact spot in Elafonisos where you filmed this video (on the other side of the bay, experiencing 45kts gusts during the night). Thanks for sharing your journey!

@olivierorban787 8 ай бұрын

Hi You make amazing progress in foiling, nice to see fish eyes Keep going bud

@ColmGBreen 8 ай бұрын

Nice foiling footage !

@SailingMarieholmIF 8 ай бұрын

Great video, cool sailing!

@billbaxter2914 8 ай бұрын

Great video Sam. Thanks for sharing

@perfectweather 8 ай бұрын

Great video, thanks 👍

@jacobfirst2365 6 ай бұрын

Awesome! ❤

@maxmarbeya 8 ай бұрын

Totally awesome foiling bud😎👍👍👍

@bowdezaufa2609 8 ай бұрын

Love watching you sail pickle. I live and sail on Charlotte harbor. Always hoping to see you one day coming in boca pass bringing pickle back to where this journey began.

@stantrucker1150 8 ай бұрын

Use Fluid Film on all areas that you need lubricated and don't want to rust. It works great, I use it on my jet skis and we are always in salt water here in FLA.

@samholmessailing 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info!

@lawrencecanright2541 8 ай бұрын

wow! Great foiling video

@joephillips7612 8 ай бұрын

Radical, Sam! Thanks!

@samholmessailing 8 ай бұрын

Thanks

@simoncaselton9020 8 ай бұрын

Great video skills Sam ,not to mention the sailing.

@benjitsuPL 8 ай бұрын

As usual Sam - wonderful :) cheers from Poland!

@samholmessailing 8 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@cadroncreek 7 ай бұрын

Awesome video!!

@TheWrightAdvantures 5 ай бұрын

Love the video edits!

@jimrellis 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful water - great video Sam

@samholmessailing 8 ай бұрын

Many thanks!

@theapplguy 8 ай бұрын

I like the Smaco Air Tank- hopefully the company will send you the 12v Compressor so you could do your own fill-up! ⛵️

@shroommcfanta2020 8 ай бұрын

Those new sails look sooo good..

@samholmessailing 8 ай бұрын

I think so too!

@DougVarble 8 ай бұрын

15:32 Sam, great content…. You are incredible 🎉 thanks

@mattgartside7885 8 ай бұрын

Love this episode Sam, so good that I watched it three times! Spotted even more shots of you a traveler, thanks very much. ive now been able to sort out my plan for setting my own traveler up .. cant wait to tune in to your next exciting episode! PS. Loved the wing foiling shots, you seem to be getting pretty nifty at that.

@samholmessailing 8 ай бұрын

Great to hear!

@mseller12 8 ай бұрын

Fun, fun, fun! Keep it up!

@JBE158 8 ай бұрын

Very cool footage of you foiling!

@samholmessailing 8 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

@smacnee3278 8 ай бұрын

If anyone deserves new winches you do. Great video. ❤

@qhaneveld 8 ай бұрын

Bedankt

@purpleriboflavin 8 ай бұрын

Dude you're getting the hang of the wing foil, thing looks so fun.

@S.Norman 8 ай бұрын

Thanks

@dancingrick9627 8 ай бұрын

Must be off season? I’m amazed at how few tourists were out and about. That wind foil video at the end was absolutely amazing.

@terrymanetz2276 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful Editing Sam. Just amazing. Terry and I love your Channel 😎🤗🤗 Stephanie M 😊❤️

@samholmessailing 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😁

@KimLewington-zc4ok 8 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@daniw565 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful!

@samholmessailing 8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@joekavanagh5708 8 ай бұрын

An Epic Tempest. I can almost feel the seaspray. Then the calm afterwards. Great foiling footage. How do you edit the 360 camera stuff? So a meal in a modern restaurant. Ok but Ya need to get to a funky Taverna for the real deal. Maybe its all changed from 40years ago? Kalinicta.I Oh and don't forget the magic word 'Parakalo'

@samholmessailing 8 ай бұрын

Thanks. There’s a 360 app on the phone you use to edit it.

@peterrahill9263 8 ай бұрын

832nd subscriber LIKE; 4,837th view about to set sail... yep, the foiling vids are cool.

@samsails9820 8 ай бұрын

Might be a bit late for yours but wipe a small amount of veg or olive oil on the tiller pilot arm when fully extended. Just helps extend life of the motor less restriction an all. Great video, captured well its not always easy sailing weather in Greece like some think. 😎

@caseykandow87 8 ай бұрын

Awesome camera work on the wing foil!

@samholmessailing 8 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot!

@viewerman99 8 ай бұрын

That foil surfer looks like a blast

@fruiinparvarerum 8 ай бұрын

Love the 360 camera views, also please be careful in Turkey.

@samholmessailing 8 ай бұрын

Will do

@belleisleguy 8 ай бұрын

Dang Sam, you've come a long way since that sail to Hawaii.

@eo-oa1610 8 ай бұрын

Sick bro

@joebrown1382 8 ай бұрын

Man that wind just wouldn't quit. Nice foiling Sam. I could never do that. Repair the winches man.

@samholmessailing 8 ай бұрын

Thanks. I’ve got new ones coming for next year

@joebrown1382 8 ай бұрын

@@samholmessailing Awesome. They're kind of a must have lol.

@Ozziesboy 8 ай бұрын

I saw that little jump! nice!!!!😁

@samholmessailing 8 ай бұрын

😁

@RUSSELLHAND-lg7mk 8 ай бұрын

Great video. Music really inhanced your wing sailing.

@samholmessailing 8 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@sailawayteam 8 ай бұрын

Good going, although seeing such sloppy reef with the new mainsail almost hurts my soul. Have fun!

@JHK66 8 ай бұрын

really....the Reef looks horrible....sail must be flat

@samholmessailing 8 ай бұрын

Me too. I’m starting to get it dialed in now though.

@jgroot5617 8 ай бұрын

knap zeilend Sam👍👍👍👍

@Wv8675 8 ай бұрын

Awesome

@Ian-gf8id 8 ай бұрын

Great video Sam 👏 Nice backing track for the wing foiling but maybe nudge the audio level down a bit for the next one 👇

@samholmessailing 8 ай бұрын

Thanks! Will do!

@knolltop314 8 ай бұрын

WILD times!!

@jeffp2142 8 ай бұрын

If that isn’t a great promo for F One, I don’t know what is!

@WillN2Go1 8 ай бұрын

Now I just can't stop thinking about Pickled Herring with hydrofoil keel and a big kite....

@kyleorlowski6895 8 ай бұрын

Hey Sam. Love your videos...Please, don't take this wrong way I absolutely loved your homemade music. BUT...Really very much dig the new soundtracks!! What was the name of the tune you had at like 14:00?...where you were wind surfing...Love watching your videos...I live vicariously through watching your stuff!!!

@dibjr 8 ай бұрын

Wow!

@BrandonPrive1432 8 ай бұрын

Sam channelling his inner Riley Whitelum with the hair and 'stache!

@erdi950 8 ай бұрын

Here's an idea for a bit of filler which I think everyone would enjoy, even though your videos are already so enjoyable. Is there an underwater camera you could use when there is a visible bottom or even obvious fish to see? How often are there fish under you? You spend nearly all of your time above the water - - hence the "boat". But, help us imagine the water beneath your "boat", like you did when you improved use of your maps in your videos so that we could really follow you. Thank you for that, BTW.

@tonysmario817 8 ай бұрын

luckily your boat and rig is in tip top condition...you would hate to break something in those conditions. there's nothing easier in modern sailing than reefing the headsail!! ease the sheet momentarily...a few cranks on the furler...reset the sheet. done. in the old days you had to go on deck and wrestle the genoa on deck...then set a smaller jib. when the wind died you had to do it all again in reverse!! don't be so lazy. furl your headsail to match your apparent wind.

@mikeholt7881 8 ай бұрын

Yep, that's Med weather in October/ November!

@GeorgeGeo 8 ай бұрын

Man.. that beach looks familiar.. like it was used in the movie Trojan or one of those epic ancient war movies.

@Smylzncries 8 ай бұрын

Dope foiling video sir. Loved the action and fish eye 👁️ 🐟 cam! Legit and professional thanks bro. 😎 if I wanted to live like you would you say it’s just that easy sailing I meant? Is it something you just have to dive into and stop thinking about?

@samholmessailing 8 ай бұрын

Thanks. Did this one look easy to you? I’d say it was one of the more difficult ones

@Conks01 8 ай бұрын

Jesus Sam, very brave! Well done you. Enjoy your videos very much. Have been sailing 7 years myself, but not on your level however. Wondered, on average, how much sleep you get on a passage?

@samholmessailing 8 ай бұрын

Depends but not much on this one. Thanks

@roxcrowley 8 ай бұрын

What was the music you played while you were foiling? Loved it

@catdrnan 8 ай бұрын

That was GREAT Sam ! How did you get that video? Fantastic

@samholmessailing 8 ай бұрын

Thanks. 360 camera on a pole.

@MrBboyle1 8 ай бұрын

Nice mustache!

@larkangel6593 8 ай бұрын

Is this your new editor? Super impressed - kept your gestalt

@samholmessailing 8 ай бұрын

Yes. Except for the wingfoiling bit. I edited that part.

@johncavar2914 3 ай бұрын

🎉wow

@mikerankin27 8 ай бұрын

Eek that looked scary! What happens when these boats get struck by lightning?

@Eric_In_SF 8 ай бұрын

That thumbnail is terrifying! It took me a minute to realize it wasn’t a real lightning bolt 😂

@samholmessailing 8 ай бұрын

Lol. Just an emoji lightning bolt.

@deborahdoyle6743 8 ай бұрын

Sam awesome videos. How do you feel about electrically grounding the boat?

@samholmessailing 8 ай бұрын

Mine has a lightning protection, grinding plate thingy. I suppose it’s good to have.

@paulbartholic3866 8 ай бұрын

Can you explain more about the foil board sailing basics? I've sailed windsurfers , cats, and small sailboats and am curious to learn more! Thanks, Paul B

@calvingarrett3245 8 ай бұрын

I have never seen any replies from him yet answering questions good luck on that

@samholmessailing 8 ай бұрын

The foil is like an underwater airplane wing. The rest is just like a windsurfer.

@fluorescent4095 8 ай бұрын

Hi longtime fans of your videos , SAFELY next time your by a lightning storm can you get footage of the lightning hit the surface of the ocean?? I’ve only read of other sailors saying how terrifying the sound was yet how cool it’s looks seeing the colors of lightning spread across the surface ( lightning can’t pierce the water ) It’s the forbidden light show

@samholmessailing 8 ай бұрын

I will do my best to capture it next time

@StudioBeast7575 8 ай бұрын

Wow what a crazy sail. It looks like you was really going fast. What's the fastest you ever been in the Pickled Herring? Also how long do you actually stay at each port?

@samholmessailing 8 ай бұрын

Thanks. 10kts! I was here for a week

@stevehallesy 8 ай бұрын

Hi Sam love your videos, I'm not a sailor myself and have a question, there is a large round spool at the stern of your boat just wondering what its for ?

@samholmessailing 8 ай бұрын

Mooring line

@SCOTT-vm5nj 8 ай бұрын

Great episode Sam! Loved the foiling. Two questions, maybe more, what make is the foil and kite? And do you have a spare autopilot? Ive heard of a sailor who went through three or four of those(he had spares) and how bout a cover for the next one? Thanks Sam!

@samholmessailing 8 ай бұрын

F-one. Yes. Yes i cover it

@SCOTT-vm5nj 8 ай бұрын

Thanks Sam.

@roelofcoertze9453 8 ай бұрын

Will the boat actually tip over? Or is that just a figure of speech?

@victorsmith9495 8 ай бұрын

Hang on buddy

@blanco.norberto 8 ай бұрын

Mr. Holmes, who is the sailmaker of your boat? ¡GREAT!

@12345....... 8 ай бұрын

His video posted October 4 shows the sails at about 3 minute into the video

@nealedickson2859 8 ай бұрын

Roly Tasker on line company based out of Thailand. Used to be a very well known Aussie sailmaker

@samholmessailing 8 ай бұрын

Rolly Tasker

@fishbustin7926 8 ай бұрын

Found out today that M Jambo sank off the coast of Brazil. The German guy had to be in his life raft 20 hours before he was rescued by a freighter ship. I guess he’s fine. Be careful out there!

@ProfessorVolland 8 ай бұрын

He is fine. A cargo ship picked him up on its way to South Africa. Something destroyed his rudder post completely and the vessel sank in minutes.

@samholmessailing 8 ай бұрын

Wow

@alans172 8 ай бұрын

While reefing with the boat doing 6+kts in 30+ wind, you used a tether. I wonder if it would have saved you or would you have been dragged along behind the boat. Love your videos. Please don't go MOB!

@samholmessailing 8 ай бұрын

Hopefully i’ll never have to find out.

@alans172 8 ай бұрын

@@samholmessailing Yes, but "hopefully" you'll never be MOB. So what's the point of the tether?

@samholmessailing 8 ай бұрын

@@alans172 to keep me on the boat

@costasvrettakos 8 ай бұрын

Hey Sam please upload your videos in full HD, sometimes the quality gets really bad...

@samholmessailing 8 ай бұрын

Next videos will be back to 1080

@runarandersen3439 10 күн бұрын

Hi Sam. How are the Biltema ropes holding up?

@stephenburnage7687 8 ай бұрын

How are you doing on your 90 day scheneghen restriction?

@mandrinvuthaj4543 8 ай бұрын

Sam amassing Wingfoiling sessions.how big is that board?

@samholmessailing 8 ай бұрын

120l.

@mikejelinek1413 8 ай бұрын

Those new sails were awesome in the storm. I have a question, Sam, in a storm like that isn't it better to take your main sail down? I'm a novice and I have learned a lot from your channel, but still a rookie.

@tyrotrainer765 8 ай бұрын

Hi, the main is important for stability and steering. In strong winds, especially sailing upwind, you need to balance the weather helm produced by the main, and the lee helm produced by the jib. Usually as the wind picks up you start reefing the main; when you are fully reefed if the lee helm becomes excessive you roll in some jib, or change down a size or more. Some main up helps dampen the roll of the boat. Hope that helps.

@samholmessailing 8 ай бұрын

I needed the mainsail in that case because my destination was upwind.

@timwheeler527 8 ай бұрын

Pretty bitchin to be able to see the wings on the skeg of that foil board.

@wjstewdog 8 ай бұрын

Other than catch a fish. Is there anything that Sam Holmes can’t do?

@Smokesteve 8 ай бұрын

Who is the guitar player near the end in the song during the Boarding session? Thanks Sam

@samholmessailing 8 ай бұрын

Not sure. Just a song I found

@JuanDaringMann 8 ай бұрын

🍪

@LydieBaillie 8 ай бұрын

How efficient is a 45 degree heel on a keel boat? Looks like you need to break your Piggy bank and purchase a new winch. Thanks for sharing your adventures

@samholmessailing 8 ай бұрын

I think 15-20° is more ideal