Does anyone else just *love* the fact the video starts exactly where it should, with him pushing off? Not rambling for 5, 10, 15 minutes about how & why he's doing it. Thank you for that.
yes but is anyone else pissed that he didn't wait until daylight to make landfall? If he was so all fired eager to arrive he could have kept it to himself then went back out the next morning and filmed an epic arrival with proper lighting. I want my 40 minutes back.
I feel like this is the type of video the founders of UA-cam had in mind when they created it. It was amazing to be able to experience this journey with you, thank you Sam!!
Videos like this is what made youtube great. Now they just want the celebrities and ad revenue and couldn't care less about the people who made the platform.
There was a kayaking group that was in the Grand Canyon all of February and then when they left the canyon in March they were shocked because the world was so different compared to the when they first went camping 4 weeks prior
At age 74 and no longer having a boat my love of sailing is satisfied (almost) by You Tube sailing videos. This one is the best because its shows how it really is aboard a small boat alone.
Yes Mr Michael. I am in your age brackett also and this is sure a neat way to sail without leaving my living room. LOL I really enjoyed it and now I can appreciate the St John's River alot more !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
at 71, i wish i had done this, all i can do is dream...but they ain't bad dreams at all. Be an island unto yourself....you've inspired many dear youngster
@@11calmday00 As parley revival said: "You will regret the things you didnt do" At 71 I only wish I had gone sailing 20 years ago, I might not have a pacemaker imbedded in my chest if I had skipped all that stress of supporting a money hungry, ungrateful wife.
@@pjreynoldsa1 sorry to hear about the pacemaker. I was just telling someone older than me, why are you working longer when you have more than enough!? I hope they wake up as time is literally running out.
this is why i'm contemplating buying a ranger 23 sto see if I want to get a bigger boat at a bigger price. I need to learn to sail so maybe I get a smaller boat now and pass it on to the next lad down the line right@@pjreynoldsa1?
This could be the start of a good zombie movie. He is sailing for a month and during that time the outbreak hits and when he gets to Hawaii its abandoned and everything is destroyed. Idk something like that.
Cause this Solo trip turned out to be a Duo trip in all reality. He had at least one other dude with him on that boat. I first noticed the other guy talking first when he was frying that first flying fish.
@@jordanc58 The fuck are you on about? Timestamp? He has the radio going from time to time, but I never heard or saw anything that let me to conclude there might be somebody else with him.
This was in 2018, please search for Sam Homes Sailing, then use the Video tab, then search for his older videos. After crossing from LA to Hawaii, Sam sailed all the the beautiful Hawaiian Islands, look for his many adventures sailing after this Pacific crossing. Sam later crossed the Atlantic Ocean - in a new to him, 28 foot sailboat.
murat ulagay alright bro why every video i click on there’s this weak ass comment shit was funny last few years now it’s just aggravating at this point
@@Jimmy_Watt I was referring specifically for his sea sickness as he approached Hawaii. No matter how much you like roughing it, and I'm one who does, THAT is a miserable feeling.
Cool video. My dad and I sailed from Berkeley, California to Honolulu, Hawaii in 1985 on a 25 foot Nordic folk boat. We used only celestial navigation and compass.(no such thing as GPS back then) It took 28 days to Hawaii and we had planned to go to Tahiti after that, but we stayed in Hawaii instead. I’ve been here ever since. Aloha from Hawaii 🤙🏼
uterotourettes15, no, actually we intended to sail around the world. But that was when we had the 30’ Tahiti Ketch. That boat could have made it around the world. My dad lost that one in his second divorce, so he bought the 25’ Nordic Folkboat. A beautiful little wooden boat with a lap strake hull. That one was pretty squirrely in higher winds and didn’t lend itself to self-steering, but it was built sturdy and we sailed it up and down the coast to see if she could handle the open ocean. We decided to just try the passage to Hawaii and see how that goes. My dad had single-handed the Tahiti to and from Hawaii twice, so he knew what to expect. We hit a few storms and got banged around some. Then just as we got close to the tropics we were utterly becalmed for about 5 days. I think we drifted backwards for about a hundred miles. The tradewinds got us moving west again. We spotted Haleakala on Maui and decided to cruise to Oahu and dock at Ala Wai harbor where my dad knew the harbor master from previous trips. That was a great adventure but that little boat kicked our butts. My dad got a job on Oahu as a sailing instructor and I worked in the boatyard. I guess Hawaii kinda grew on us and we decided to sell the boat and stay for a while. My dad got married to a Canadian tourist and they retired up in Canada. Sick of the relentless tropical heat mostly. I’ve been here since 85’ but I travel to Canada to visit dad. Anyway, sailing across the Pacific in a small boat is not for the faint of heart. But when you get to your destination alive, there’s nothing in the world that compares to that experience. Aloha.
Great life story man. I have five brothers yet I am the only son who will sail with our dad. It is a shame because he is so happy when he is sailing. Hello from England. Forever keep that wind in your sails, cheers
I asked an old timer how he sailed from Cali to Hawaii with no GPS...He said to look up and watch the airliners passing overhead from LA. and follow the contrails.
Im a retired Airline pilot (Continental)...and you are laughing but i flew with a crazy captain who turned off our INS equipment back in the 80's...and we FREAKED OUT...but he said..."follow the contrails...they are all going to Hawaii..."...the flight engineer turned him in to the FAA and they wouldnt believe it..nobody was that crazy..but it was true....Bob are you out there you crazy bastard??
Apparently you all made it ,unless you're posting from a desert isle in the South Pacific . :) You say the FAA didn't believe it , so did Bob keep his wings ?
27 days alone on land would drive me crazy. You did it in a small yacht with little sleep and mother nature to contend with. All with a smile. Well done!
Try jumping into clear deep blue open ocean with a mask and look down ... That's creepy. You see your legs dangling clearly and nothing below you. You actually lose your stomach, until you look up and see the boat!
Its actually really beautifull after you get used to it. You feel like an astronaut in space tethered to your spacecraft floating above you. At least thats how i felt.
@@daleoriane6974 I’m glad your happy, I’m now trying to figure out if he was sailing the speed limit, but I think he was 45 seconds too fast to have gone at a steady 3787 mph, which everybody knows is the sailing speed limit... so how do I go about reporting him to the department of sailing?
Doing this on a 23 footer is genuinely incredibly impressive. I wouldn't attempt anything like this in something shorter than 30. You're a hell of a solo sailor.
I once as a very young lad sailed my RC boat from the tap end of the bath to other end..but that's as far as I got in the boat world...however I love watching this dudes vid...
He would be the only only one's who has not been brainwashed by FAKE NEWS about a FAKE Virus that is being used by president Trump to run the central bank/ federal reserve into the ground and give the power back to the people.
Joe surfer lol restoring power to the people by making the bank inflate the currency even more than he was already advocating for? Bailing out hedge funds and all the other businesses that leveraged themselves too high in debt? Hyperinflation and no purchasing power is really gonna help America. Trump is the swamp. If he wasn’t, he’d restore free markets, end the wars, and stop usurping more power to spy on Americans.
@@diablalexfull Yea, but most people that can afford to sail to Hawaii and then be in the Caribbean for as long as they want can afford shit like that. After looking at his page it looks like he sails all over the place and gets jobs. He said something about Disney and some other restaurant.
In the 60s a guy named Robin Graham sailed around the word alone in boats 20 to 25 ft long. Was featured in several National Geographic articles. Began when 16 trs old
@@robertwelch2843 Ah, I see. Interesting as well. Come to think of it, the times I have been out on the ocean on large vessels it did seem the open waters seemed to be a bit cleaner of that marine smell. In any case, crazy that being out there close to the environment so long as in the video can help accentuate the senses a bit.
This is truly epic. So many little highlights scattered throughout the duration… not to mention just the very impressive mid-voyage repairs, navigation, all the little nautical tidbits… very impressive. I hope you’ve got some serious sponsorships going because this is damn impressive. Beats the hell out of any of the reality TV shows I’ve seen lately.
It's a facet of Thalassophobia (from the greek "thalassa", the sea), one of mankinds oldest fears.. You know, that dreaded feeling you get, when you put your head under the water in a body of water, and the only thing you can see under your feet is darkness..
A little friend like a bird can really do a lot for the morale even if ever so brief. Edited: And then the little bugger flys away and it's like, no..... wilson, noooo... willlllssssoooooooooonn!!!!!!!
I worked on a 280 foot research vessel out of Oahu for 17 years. The longest time continuously at sea being 24 days with a crew of about 22. I couldn’t imagine being out there alone for that amount of time. That’s an amazing accomplishment and you should be proud. Well done 🤙
Now if only we could get rid of self-righteous boomers who know but don't care that the planet is in trouble and for some weird reason are always whinging about people trying to make a living doing what they love instead of wasting their lives voting Republican and writing shitty comments on UA-cam.
By contrast my biggest achievement yesterday was I successfully washed all my own dishes between Overwatch matches. Jesus I need to do more with my life ...
I hear you dude ... gaming's addictive at the age of 45 I'd stay up all night Fri & Sat playing battle field. I realized I can't keep doing this. If you have friends thinking the same as you get together with them - set up a small group of men hang out and do other ativities - working out, brain storm idea's, or just talk about life. I'm 51 now and havn't gamed since 45 or 46.
@Mountains & Sea good question you find men you respect. Here's a thought " If you spot it you've got it" what that means is - you saw what I said as truth because you have it in you already but didn't realize it until you read it. These things take time to build but men need openness and honesty between them in order to grow into manhood. There are groups out there or you can creat your own.
I've been following a few sailing channels for a long time and your channel pops up on my feed of you sailing the Hobe Cat from Miami to Bahamas. I thought this dude is either stupid or insane but after watching several videos of you crossing entire oceans alone, I've got a new respect for you. Well done dude and smooth sailing.
Dear Sam, I believe scarce few here truly understand what you accomplished. In raw reality. A fickle mortal, venturing into the belly of the archetypal beast for a month, without safe harbor or lifeline, in the only spirit that could make such a feat possible. The quintessence of the Epic Journey. The stuff of deep-time mythology. In modernity. Absolutely incredible! This is the kind of experience that defines a lifetime, that so few will ever know on their deathbed. You, Sir, are my Hero, and I could never say something like that superficially. Respect. Truly.
We should compare a lion to him. I don't know how he held on to his nerves sailing into those squalls ... I would cry, pee my pants and kill myself if I had to do it solo.
@@Akashpagol Could you imagine being in the pitch black dark, and start to hear the droning of a 1000 ft container ship somewhere very close by? I would be so terrorized, that I would be as frozen as a salt statue.
sam you inspired me. i sail solo all the time. 300-500nm a year. I'm going to solo a 100nm loop on Lake Erie this week as a qualifier on my resume for the GLSS class solo challenges next summer. im excited! you have me more prepared than ever.
He didn’t use anything of that. What he did use is skill and determination to do something amazing and what a lot of sailors would consider to be crazy!
Notice how his sanity subtly deminishes the longer he’s at sea. Also, you all realise he probs had to sail it back edit: Thanks everyone for the enlightenment regarding him selling the boat, I appreciate it :)
he actually sailed around hawaii, for a couple months and explored it all, then flew to tokyo, explored tokyo, then flew back home to florida. hes crazy 😂
@@nnotloc- I guess it did help though that his job offer entailed that he go to Tokyo. Also worth mentioning that he just up and sold his boat in Hawaii, didn't even keep anything off of it.
Interesting to check back in 5 yrs later. Sams defo the Man in the YOU TUBE sailing world . Thats even without all of his onboard conquests. Go bro you're living the life of my alto ego . X
@@samholroyd9548 Solo sailors always anthropomorphize their boats. After all the boat is transporting them a long way. They aren't doing it all themselves.
I've been sailing, on and off, since I was 16. Always believed I was efficient around the foredeck and a decent helmsman. But I wouldn't have the courage to attempt this voyage single handed in a 23 ft sloop (or any othert boat for that matter). A tip of the hat to you Sam.
Of all the videos I have seen, this guy is the most positive of all. No complaints, no cursing. Just having fun during his journey. Ah and in a 23 ft boat??? Congratulations
I was in the US Navy and I thought 5 days transit from San Diego to Honolulu on a ship with all the food and amenities were miserable... sheessh. More power to this guy.
this comment epitomizes what I mean when i tell people that outside of maybe a few special forces, US soldiers are not really "warriors"... they just pledge themselves to be willing to kill innocent people "for the good benefits". Not to mention, those same people who support them and often are or have been those people themselves then have no issue turning around and berating say, for random example Brian Laundrie or Charles Manson or Ted Kazynski, and calling them villains. No. American soldiers are a bunch of softies. Hence, this comment.
@@marked4death076 the only reason you think what i said is stupid, if you even "really" think that and arent just in denial and trying to project to further your denial, is because you spend your whole life in a bubble, like most people, running from and drugging yourself to the truth and are cowardice enough to gang up on the charles mansons and such of the world and blame all your moral problems on them and think that makes you strong when really you're doing exactly that "ganging up" because you know you cant stand on your own... "softy". That's what cowards do. Which is what you are, clearly. Feel so embolden with popular opinion at your back.
@@hazbutler you need to learn how to use that. Because you look like some who doesnt completely comprehend what they say. There wasnt a joke i didnt understand. You're stupid, thanks for pointing that out to me.
Dude I literally thought the same exact thing.. it seemed like his whole persona was different at times.. I can only imagine the thoughts and conversations one must have in isolation like this
Every time I show my dad a video of someone sailing from California to Hawaii he brings up his time in the Navy and how for the first 2 days after leaving California he was flat on his back sea sick. Now that he's older we've been recording his stories . He's a little less guarded about the hijinks he got into now, when i was younger his stories were much more PG rated
In the 1970's there was an interview of a sailor like Sam ,in Cruising World Magazine ... They asked him about his 'motivation' for ocean sailing. His response was, "I want to be the first person to sail around the world, and not write a book about it".
haha nicee !! funnnny! but ecxept many have done ,that tho ... the 1st guy who didit he even wrote a BOOK about. his journy ... so im ‘am thinking, mabye ur freind was jus lieing to u when said that ? i dont know
@@sleestack6455 could be how he has his mind set for the journey. but he kinda reminds me of my college physics professor who seemed like a mad scientist
@@sleestack6455 scopolamine is one of the most powerful drugs in the world it takes away your consciousness when taken enough. On a small scale itll fuzz your brain 🧠
I can’t even begin to comprehend why this video has 1.6k dislikes, this man just sailed across the pacific by himself and people had the audacity to dislike what the hell.
I know, I wish they could be forced to explain themselves. Like, if you ever wanted to thumb down, your camera would automatically switch on and a robot voice would instruct you to give a reason or a $100 dollars would be deducted from your phone bill. I could be quite a cathartic thing for people to see what they are projecting. Or it would limit the negative thumbs.
Before the 'Not Interested' option disliking was the only was to get certain videos out of the recommendation loop, so I imagine a decent chunk are from that
birdie looked worse for wear. it acted like it was exhausted from flying.....looked young. Henrietta was probably grateful for a place to land in the middle of the ocean.....far from land. His boat turned into its own port in a storm. Tho a small vessel, he seemed comfy and cozy most of the time. Nice rig and he was prepared well. When he grew tired from being vigilant, he started to act drunk and struggle to talk. Make no mistake, he was at work the whole time.
I am 12 years old and when I was 6 I was a part of a sailing team so I basically know how to operate a small sailboat and I gottta say you are brave for doing this and I trully respect you. Good job
This comment is spot on. Such a legand to just show up in a 23 ft boat. Imagine being the harbor master and some dude beig like "yea, i just arrived from LA in my 23' sail boat" Iconic.
@@MrVleeschouwer it's actually pretty common to see 20-27 foot cruising sailboats, they are nothing like power boats on the ocean and can take so much poor weather that most wouldn't believe it
Watched a lot of these videos - even the latest ones to Portugal/Spain. I can't believe how calm you are, nothing seems to fluster you! A great trait to have and very inspirational!
His speech gets slower and slower as the trip progresses. Looks like hard work, but a great sense of accomplishment when he arrives in Hawaii. 27 days in a wallowing small boat not for me. I've had fantasies about sailing across the ocean, but this is the reality of it.... thanks Sam.
I just finished watching a one hundred foot single hull racing sail boat cross the Atlantic in record breaking time. Twenty two crew men, millions of dollars spent. This looked like down to earth sailing.
Just came across your videos and I have to tell you, a few minutes in and you're already rigging a leaking hatch! I'll just say I'm glad my first impression was the wrong one. I live on Maui and just picked up a free 23' Erickson on Craigslist which I am currently rebuilding, so your stuff is kinda speaking to me right now. Anyway I noticed the date of the videos and realized that you're probably still here in the islands so I gotta give some aloha. If you need a hot shower, a night or two on dry land, do some laundry and maybe one good BBQ dinner, feel free to respond. You could probably find a safe mooring at either Kahului or Ma'alaea harbors for a day or two.
I got stranded Christmas Eve when I had to leave my VW camper at Bear's repair. Tried to get some sleep right on the grass above where Sam birthed by Suisan. Then rain pushed me to a doorway and then caught the bus to Kona at 3:20 am. What a night!!! Lost my cell phone in the process. Stranded and no communication
AND at night. Did he even have a depth finder. All these sophisticated sailing channels have spoiled me. Guy was using a sextant and the Sun to navigate if his gps crapped out.
@jisang The average depth of the ocean is 4km deep (If we have technology to get people 11km under, 4km is "nothing") . It still takes 20-30km out from land to reach that depth. Say along ALL coastlines we put a 25km reach of exploration, that'd maybe account for 2-3% (my guess), and with all the expeditions going on over the past 150 years would account for the other half making roughly 5%. Perhaps I'm talking out of my ass but all of this surely equates to more than just a single percent. Here's an article from worldatlas.com cementing my statement: www.worldatlas.com/articles/how-much-of-the-ocean-is-still-unexplored.html
@@ballaking1000 Are you serious? Get off your high horse because of your "exstensive use of vocabulary". Judging someones intellect in a conversation because they said "bruh" is exactly what someone who had absolutely nothing more to contribute to conversation, would do. The dude prooved you and your shitty hypothesis wrong. www.livescience.com/14493-ocean-exploration-deep-sea-diving.html
I've been to Iraq and Afghanistan and I still gotta say you are braver then I. Swimming out there in the infinite dark, sailing at night with literally zero visibility, swells, and more. Dude my hat is off to you
Hey Sam. Loving your videos. Escaping vicariously through you. Anyway, I went back recently and checked out this one to Hawaii. Made me think… I would be interested to hear your (or anyone’s) take or answer to this question: I cannot imagine the early Polynesian sailors that left a safe ports on rickety boats in pursuit of other lands… and somehow arrived in Hawaii or other islands. I can’t comprehend it… technologically, mentally or physically. I don’t know what drove them to do it, but it must’ve been something highly motivating. And I watch your videos with all the advantages of modern technology, and would just be interested to hear your take on these early peoples…
Does anyone else just *love* the fact the video starts exactly where it should, with him pushing off? Not rambling for 5, 10, 15 minutes about how & why he's doing it. Thank you for that.
yes but is anyone else pissed that he didn't wait until daylight to make landfall? If he was so all fired eager to arrive he could have kept it to himself then went back out the next morning and filmed an epic arrival with proper lighting. I want my 40 minutes back.
@@brianj92505 nobody made you watch it dude.
Brian Johnson alright buddy
@@brianj92505 Reality isn't scripted for your entertainment.
he even didn’t ask for likes or subscribers at the end
I feel like this is the type of video the founders of UA-cam had in mind when they created it. It was amazing to be able to experience this journey with you, thank you Sam!!
but the money? the money is tempting
nah, they had $$$ in their agenda the whole time
They didn't care about the videos, they only cared about the product. We are the product.
Videos like this is what made youtube great. Now they just want the celebrities and ad revenue and couldn't care less about the people who made the platform.
@@dinkaboutit4228 If indeed they didnt care about the videos, then howcome so many are censored?
Imagine if he had gone on this trip during January or February of 2020, then arrived and been like "where is everyone?"
Gah. Like 28 Days Later. 😆
There was a kayaking group that was in the Grand Canyon all of February and then when they left the canyon in March they were shocked because the world was so different compared to the when they first went camping 4 weeks prior
LOL.
Hahahahaha Hahahhaha haha!!!!!!!!!
And,,, Kobe! 😢
At age 74 and no longer having a boat my love of sailing is satisfied (almost) by You Tube sailing videos. This one is the best because its shows how it really is aboard a small boat alone.
Yes Mr Michael. I am in your age brackett also and this is sure a neat way to sail without leaving my living room. LOL I really enjoyed it and now I can appreciate the St John's River alot more !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
at 71, i wish i had done this, all i can do is dream...but they ain't bad dreams at all. Be an island unto yourself....you've inspired many dear youngster
@@11calmday00 As parley revival said: "You will regret the things you didnt do" At 71 I only wish I had gone sailing 20 years ago, I might not have a pacemaker imbedded in my chest if I had skipped all that stress of supporting a money hungry, ungrateful wife.
@@pjreynoldsa1 sorry to hear about the pacemaker. I was just telling someone older than me, why are you working longer when you have more than enough!? I hope they wake up as time is literally running out.
this is why i'm contemplating buying a ranger 23 sto see if I want to get a bigger boat at a bigger price. I need to learn to sail so maybe I get a smaller boat now and pass it on to the next lad down the line right@@pjreynoldsa1?
This could be the start of a good zombie movie. He is sailing for a month and during that time the outbreak hits and when he gets to Hawaii its abandoned and everything is destroyed. Idk something like that.
I love zombie movies!! Sounds like a cool story line though!!!
like walking dead, except instead of being unconscious he's sailing
@Nate B Yeah like the first 30 minutes is a survival at sea thriller until he arrives on land.
That's basically the end credits of Dawn of the Dead (2004), lol.
@@LASAGNA_LARRY Haha I was just thinking about that. Might be my favorite zombie movie.
He acts so casual about sailing across the ocean alone for a month it's amazing.
The silent bravery.
This dude is legit my hero
Spanning the great abyss, much love
@matt k 27 days.
Robin Lee Graham sailed alone *around the world* back in the 1960s...starting when he was *16* years old.
I love how he uses words like "we", "we're" and "us" as if we're all there with him just chillin. Thanks man.
AFFAmale he use ‘I’ more times then you
@@YakimaBob oh did you count?
Cause this Solo trip turned out to be a Duo trip in all reality. He had at least one other dude with him on that boat. I first noticed the other guy talking first when he was frying that first flying fish.
@@jordanc58 The fuck are you on about? Timestamp?
He has the radio going from time to time, but I never heard or saw anything that let me to conclude there might be somebody else with him.
kinda like how when ppl say we won the super bowl no u didnt bitch
Sam is the epitome of 'A good attitude will get you anywhere'. Awesome adventure!
This was in 2018, please search for Sam Homes Sailing, then use the Video tab, then search for his older videos. After crossing from LA to Hawaii, Sam sailed all the the beautiful Hawaiian Islands, look for his many adventures sailing after this Pacific crossing.
Sam later crossed the Atlantic Ocean - in
a new to him, 28 foot sailboat.
It looks like youtube has gotten significantly better at it’s recommending game.
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murat ulagay alright bro why every video i click on there’s this weak ass comment shit was funny last few years now it’s just aggravating at this point
And he smiled the whole time even when he was miserable. That is the way to live life.
The thing is, he wasn't miserable. Roughing it is something many people don't understand.
@@Jimmy_Watt I was referring specifically for his sea sickness as he approached Hawaii. No matter how much you like roughing it, and I'm one who does, THAT is a miserable feeling.
@@Jimmy_Watt he also literally says that he’s miserable
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Cool video. My dad and I sailed from Berkeley, California to Honolulu, Hawaii in 1985 on a 25 foot Nordic folk boat. We used only celestial navigation and compass.(no such thing as GPS back then) It took 28 days to Hawaii and we had planned to go to Tahiti after that, but we stayed in Hawaii instead. I’ve been here ever since. Aloha from Hawaii 🤙🏼
That's awesome
Awesome story thanks for sharing! Did you guys sail on the intentions of never coming back?
uterotourettes15, no, actually we intended to sail around the world. But that was when we had the 30’ Tahiti Ketch. That boat could have made it around the world. My dad lost that one in his second divorce, so he bought the 25’ Nordic Folkboat. A beautiful little wooden boat with a lap strake hull. That one was pretty squirrely in higher winds and didn’t lend itself to self-steering, but it was built sturdy and we sailed it up and down the coast to see if she could handle the open ocean. We decided to just try the passage to Hawaii and see how that goes. My dad had single-handed the Tahiti to and from Hawaii twice, so he knew what to expect. We hit a few storms and got banged around some. Then just as we got close to the tropics we were utterly becalmed for about 5 days. I think we drifted backwards for about a hundred miles. The tradewinds got us moving west again. We spotted Haleakala on Maui and decided to cruise to Oahu and dock at Ala Wai harbor where my dad knew the harbor master from previous trips. That was a great adventure but that little boat kicked our butts. My dad got a job on Oahu as a sailing instructor and I worked in the boatyard. I guess Hawaii kinda grew on us and we decided to sell the boat and stay for a while. My dad got married to a Canadian tourist and they retired up in Canada. Sick of the relentless tropical heat mostly. I’ve been here since 85’ but I travel to Canada to visit dad.
Anyway, sailing across the Pacific in a small boat is not for the faint of heart. But when you get to your destination alive, there’s nothing in the world that compares to that experience.
Aloha.
Great life story man. I have five brothers yet I am the only son who will sail with our dad. It is a shame because he is so happy when he is sailing.
Hello from England. Forever keep that wind in your sails, cheers
That's sick!
Henrietta was such a good friend, sad to see her leave
Was Henrietta was a storm petrels?
i like how he didn’t stop smiling throughout the whole trip
Alex Sanken even when he was puking
because his mind is not on the present. His mind is on social media land.
i disliked that
Idk how he only smiles with his top lip though
He’s thinking of his payout once he drops the dope off.
I asked an old timer how he sailed from Cali to Hawaii with no GPS...He said to look up and watch the airliners passing overhead from LA. and follow the contrails.
100perdido that’s great until you have a cloudy day
Im a retired Airline pilot (Continental)...and you are laughing but i flew with a crazy captain who turned off our INS equipment back in the 80's...and we FREAKED OUT...but he said..."follow the contrails...they are all going to Hawaii..."...the flight engineer turned him in to the FAA and they wouldnt believe it..nobody was that crazy..but it was true....Bob are you out there you crazy bastard??
Apparently you all made it ,unless you're posting from a desert isle in the South Pacific . :) You say the FAA didn't believe it , so did Bob keep his wings ?
@@jimmychonga5054 I must hear how Bob's story ended. Don't leave us hanging, Mark.
What about the chemtrails?
How many of you were really sad when Henrietta flew away..
Wilson!!!!!
Spoiler alert ...
Felt that on a drastic level 😔
I'm back tho :)
@@henrietta5092 lol
27 days alone on land would drive me crazy. You did it in a small yacht with little sleep and mother nature to contend with. All with a smile. Well done!
How is this not monetized. I feel like I owe him a tip for being such a great guide!
Matthew Gailey links in description ig haha. but agree!
@Matthew Gailey This dude is just fine on the tips. He has 38 Patrons, each month they pay 322$. THATS over 12,000$ a month 😂
@@lukinog9934 Lmao, nope. That is $322 total, not for each person, c'mon now, $322 a month isn't realistic 😂
Lukin OG Lmaoooooo you think people are paying 322 a month
Stevie Hey it may not be realistic but I guarantee people are dumb enough to pay that each month, so it’s not completely impossible
The thought of jumping into the ocean, especially alone, absolutely terrifies me.
If you get stinky and sticky enough over the course of a couple weeks, you may change your mind. Or maybe not.
Try jumping into clear deep blue open ocean with a mask and look down ... That's creepy. You see your legs dangling clearly and nothing below you. You actually lose your stomach, until you look up and see the boat!
Its actually really beautifull after you get used to it. You feel like an astronaut in space tethered to your spacecraft floating above you. At least thats how i felt.
especially when you see sharks hovering around. I could a swore I saw sharks near this dude.
@@chriscook1468 Those where dolphins. the tail goes up and down, dolphin , if it went side to side , shark.
Social distancing level: MASTER!
mustangphil302 😂😂😂😂
@@tokas-kb6rb You're not funny.
@@CamdenKnightly I kinda knew this was coming. I'm sorry I couldn't deliver.
Lmao
Hell of an accomplishment this. Well done.
lmao is this Paul? Put sails on an xcub and give this a try XD
Hi Paul!!!!
avweb here!!!
"A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for."
Well done sailor. Great 40 minutes, thanks.
Can I get a time-stamp for this amazing quote!
I find it hard to believe you sailed from Cali to Hawaii in 39 minutes 45 seconds.
Didn't you see how fast the boat was going???
reading these comments make me happy for like 15 minutes
@@daleoriane6974 I’m glad your happy, I’m now trying to figure out if he was sailing the speed limit, but I think he was 45 seconds too fast to have gone at a steady 3787 mph, which everybody knows is the sailing speed limit... so how do I go about reporting him to the department of sailing?
Yeah man. Total hoax.
I find it hard to believe he made it period.
I love how this dude just always has a smile on his face
No he just has no upper lip is all
Its kinda like a smirk of a crazy person.
he's just high
I would too if I knew I was going to Hawaii.
So cool always with that smile!
Doing this on a 23 footer is genuinely incredibly impressive. I wouldn't attempt anything like this in something shorter than 30. You're a hell of a solo sailor.
THAT SAIL BOAT DOES NOT HAVE A. STAND UP SHOWER NOR A STOVEE TO COOK ON ?? OR A FRIDGE ? TO KEEP FOOD ?????WOW !!!
I have made some crazy trips on my 32' hunter my longest trip was panama city beach Florida to the Bahamas.
@@YuriBaskov-d2zNot even comparable
I once as a very young lad sailed my RC boat from the tap end of the bath to other end..but that's as far as I got in the boat world...however I love watching this dudes vid...
@@johnsondoeboy2772 lol, he compared his daysail to the Bahamas to Sam's 27 day trip to Hawaii.🤣
Imagine being this guy now, arriving in Hawaii after being disconnected to the news cycle for a month
I see he gets there can't land no one there. That would be crazy.
He would be the only only one's who has not been brainwashed by FAKE NEWS about a FAKE Virus that is being used by president Trump to run the central bank/ federal reserve into the ground and give the power back to the people.
Joe surfer lol restoring power to the people by making the bank inflate the currency even more than he was already advocating for?
Bailing out hedge funds and all the other businesses that leveraged themselves too high in debt?
Hyperinflation and no purchasing power is really gonna help America.
Trump is the swamp. If he wasn’t, he’d restore free markets, end the wars, and stop usurping more power to spy on Americans.
He would have done 14day quarantine and good to fly, if they were operating, say solo/dual pilot a small plane back ..
@@joesurfer9754
You need to stop gargling what Vox shoots down your throat.
I can’t stop thinking about how he has to do the same journey back.
did he?
he could technically sell everything and fly back
They have guys that will say your boat for you.
@@brandonkoff damn, it must be expensive to pay a guy to do that lol
@@diablalexfull Yea, but most people that can afford to sail to Hawaii and then be in the Caribbean for as long as they want can afford shit like that. After looking at his page it looks like he sails all over the place and gets jobs. He said something about Disney and some other restaurant.
This is what youtube should be about.
He did believe it.
it was at one point, then the masses came
Steve Wallis too
You missed the opportunity to say aboat
i like your 90s lasers profile picture broski
This is incredible. I had no idea somebody could accomplish this in such a small boat. Amazing.
Sure thing, Latitude 38 has lists for crew ⛵
of coarse you can
In the 60s a guy named Robin Graham sailed around the word alone in boats 20 to 25 ft long. Was featured in several National Geographic articles. Began when 16 trs old
should look for @IgorStropnik chanel
E does long trips with dinghys
I mean, he's insane for having done it.
The most amazing part is how he didn't poop for the entire trip.
Lol, imagine a "director's cut" version of this video where he left in scenes of him taking a dump in the ocean.
That is what he ate to sustain himself.
@@MrBrewman95 *PROTEIN*
Abraham Girt Abraham girth*
@@shiezo Fuck*
"Birds are pretty cool." 15:10
Something we can all agree on.
Nope, they're not real.
Fuck birds!!
Little feathery, beaky bastards..
Jk birds are pretty cool
Government Drones
Fuck geese
15:10
When he said he could smell the land literally upon arriving, that must be a crazy experience
Yes, being away from human civilization for a month, and he can recall a distinct smell of it. Crazy indeed.
You can smell the ocean when approaching it from inner-land, I never even thought about it being the other way around.
@@ryanotte6737 he probably wasnt referring to the industrial smell of humans, but the "ocean" smell that the sea shore gives off
@@robertwelch2843 Ah, I see. Interesting as well. Come to think of it, the times I have been out on the ocean on large vessels it did seem the open waters seemed to be a bit cleaner of that marine smell. In any case, crazy that being out there close to the environment so long as in the video can help accentuate the senses a bit.
Can you imagine wanting to see people?...
This is truly epic. So many little highlights scattered throughout the duration… not to mention just the very impressive mid-voyage repairs, navigation, all the little nautical tidbits… very impressive. I hope you’ve got some serious sponsorships going because this is damn impressive. Beats the hell out of any of the reality TV shows I’ve seen lately.
yea I watch because its rough and he gets into pickles and works his way out. way better than the OMG paradise influencer bullshit
Can you Imagine native Polynesian doing this all over the Pacific with Canoes and using the stars to navigate? Crazy.
yeah and all without the seasick patches
who gives a fuck
@@Crob0506 it hasn't canoes you dummy
@@Crob0506 I'm sorry meant the other dude
@@bone3013 people who are interested you clown
Who else got the chills when he was just swimming around in the ocean
JackR TV same lol
It's a facet of Thalassophobia (from the greek "thalassa", the sea), one of mankinds oldest fears.. You know, that dreaded feeling you get, when you put your head under the water in a body of water, and the only thing you can see under your feet is darkness..
@@DatsWhatHeSaid very interesting.
The shark didn't help
mike M pretty sure that was a porpoise
A little friend like a bird can really do a lot for the morale even if ever so brief.
Edited: And then the little bugger flys away and it's like, no..... wilson, noooo... willlllssssoooooooooonn!!!!!!!
I worked on a 280 foot research vessel out of Oahu for 17 years. The longest time continuously at sea being 24 days with a crew of about 22.
I couldn’t imagine being out there alone for that amount of time.
That’s an amazing accomplishment and you should be proud. Well done 🤙
My FAVORITE thing about this video is that he always has a smile on his face
It was a 27 day trip. You're only seeing the 40 minutes of smiling out of 38,880 minutes of crying, ocean sickness, and diarrhea.
CogniVision 😂😂😂
MidnightFireHuntress stfu hipster
Subscribe to Ban Bass Tabs HAHAHAHAHAH WHAT THE FUCK HAHAHAHAH
It's those prescription opioids
Great video.... no self indulgent monologues.
No e-begging. No "save the world" narratives.
Just raw nuts and bolts sailing.....love it!
It is a nice change of pace with what’s going on right now in the sailing channels
And no annoying, long freakin' TITLE segment.
Sorry the impending doom of future generations is inconvenient for you.
Now if only we could get rid of self-righteous boomers who know but don't care that the planet is in trouble and for some weird reason are always whinging about people trying to make a living doing what they love instead of wasting their lives voting Republican and writing shitty comments on UA-cam.
what's wrong with saving the world? Seems like a good idea to me.
This dude was sailing across an ocean alone in a 23 foot boat and ended up almost domesticating a wild bird
LOL!
By contrast my biggest achievement yesterday was I successfully washed all my own dishes between Overwatch matches. Jesus I need to do more with my life ...
I hear you dude ... gaming's addictive at the age of 45 I'd stay up all night Fri & Sat playing battle field. I realized I can't keep doing this. If you have friends thinking the same as you get together with them - set up a small group of men hang out and do other ativities - working out, brain storm idea's, or just talk about life. I'm 51 now and havn't gamed since 45 or 46.
@Mountains & Sea good question you find men you respect. Here's a thought " If you spot it you've got it" what that means is - you saw what I said as truth because you have it in you already but didn't realize it until you read it. These things take time to build but men need openness and honesty between them in order to grow into manhood. There are groups out there or you can creat your own.
@@OurFantasyLife be your own best friend, would you let your brother sit at home playing games all day? Productivity is key.
I've been following a few sailing channels for a long time and your channel pops up on my feed of you sailing the Hobe Cat from Miami to Bahamas. I thought this dude is either stupid or insane but after watching several videos of you crossing entire oceans alone, I've got a new respect for you. Well done dude and smooth sailing.
"what a nice little bird". Next scene "I made little Henrietta a house"
*loneliness at sea intensifies*
19:15
Soon as I saw him picking up the bird, I said to myself, "yep, it's about to have a name."
Hahaha
@@tylervincent1938 Roght there I was thinking WWWIIIILLLSSSOOOOOOON
Dear Sam, I believe scarce few here truly understand what you accomplished. In raw reality. A fickle mortal, venturing into the belly of the archetypal beast for a month, without safe harbor or lifeline, in the only spirit that could make such a feat possible. The quintessence of the Epic Journey. The stuff of deep-time mythology. In modernity. Absolutely incredible! This is the kind of experience that defines a lifetime, that so few will ever know on their deathbed. You, Sir, are my Hero, and I could never say something like that superficially. Respect. Truly.
Thanks! I really liked this comment. Cheers.
Well said!
i feel like you should be a voice actor for the introduction in assassins creed or some shit 🤣
Drama queen
A bit dramatic but ok... good point
This guy has the courage of a lion. What a amazing solo accomplishment. Total respect for this guy!!!
and after a month on the ocean, the mane to go with it!
We should compare a lion to him. I don't know how he held on to his nerves sailing into those squalls ... I would cry, pee my pants and kill myself if I had to do it solo.
@@Akashpagol Could you imagine being in the pitch black dark, and start to hear the droning of a 1000 ft container ship somewhere very close by? I would be so terrorized, that I would be as frozen as a salt statue.
@@scotabot7826 i can't agree more with you.
With the right equipment you get notified by nasty alarm if something is near. And are seen with a radar reflector up on the mast.
sam you inspired me. i sail solo all the time. 300-500nm a year. I'm going to solo a 100nm loop on Lake Erie this week as a qualifier on my resume for the GLSS class solo challenges next summer. im excited! you have me more prepared than ever.
Good luck!!!
hydergen hybred éktriccsail boats
No girls for clicks no 50ft yachts no fancy gadgets i love it.
Outstanding video “Smile Through It” Sam ! Inspirational and then some on many levels 👍
He didn’t use anything of that. What he did use is skill and determination to do something amazing and what a lot of sailors would consider to be crazy!
For real--respect!
I love it too Greg H. And i imagine doing it myself, alone, and I crap my pants.
I like sailing la vagabond tho
Finally we get to see Andy's vlog after he sailed off with his father's yacht..
TewSlo lol I was thinking the same 🤦🏾♂️😂😭 @TheOffice
damn as soon as he said "I think ive been out here to long" I came to the comments to say that lmao
That what i thought😂😂
I thought the same thing just from the thumbnail alone 😂
Andy, you were gone a long ti....
Notice how his sanity subtly deminishes the longer he’s at sea. Also, you all realise he probs had to sail it back
edit: Thanks everyone for the enlightenment regarding him selling the boat, I appreciate it :)
Right
Funnily enough he actually sold the boat in Hawaii. He's since bought a larger boat and lives in Florida now.
@@CockatooDude Oh cool thanks for letting me know, good for him!
he actually sailed around hawaii, for a couple months and explored it all, then flew to tokyo, explored tokyo, then flew back home to florida. hes crazy 😂
@@nnotloc- I guess it did help though that his job offer entailed that he go to Tokyo. Also worth mentioning that he just up and sold his boat in Hawaii, didn't even keep anything off of it.
Interesting to check back in 5 yrs later. Sams defo the Man in the YOU TUBE sailing world . Thats even without all of his onboard conquests. Go bro you're living the life of my alto ego . X
lets just look at the fact that this dude can sail and knows where his at and how to get there. That's a real life skill
Jeff Hunter it’s comments like these that make me happy
Jeff Hunter ah a man of culture
Jeff Hunter oooookkkaayyy that’s enough internet for a day
Jeff Hunter You’re a freak
@@robbyz512 I'm fucking crying LOL. Thank you, sir!
Wherever Henrietta is, I hope she is alive and well!
she needed some food and water for the journey.. hope he gave her some
Me: I wonder if he starts to lose it after being out there alone for so long
Sam 15 minutes in: birds are cool
I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought and noticed this.
birds are cool
Notice how he is always saying "we"? I'd say he already lost it.
@@samholroyd9548 Solo sailors always anthropomorphize their boats. After all the boat is transporting them a long way. They aren't doing it all themselves.
Wilson!
I've been sailing, on and off, since I was 16. Always believed I was efficient around the foredeck and a decent helmsman. But I wouldn't have the courage to attempt this voyage single handed in a 23 ft sloop (or any othert boat for that matter). A tip of the hat to you Sam.
Only 40 minute video I’ve ever watched without skipping anything
im trying to watch it, but im already sea sick at 3:16
I made it through. Worth the watch 👍🏻
I skipped around but the video was still super impressive!!
Me toooo
Me too
Of all the videos I have seen, this guy is the most positive of all. No complaints, no cursing. Just having fun during his journey. Ah and in a 23 ft boat??? Congratulations
I was reading this right around 23:04 and he's complaining but in a nice way lol
we could all be more positive after watching him
I lost it at "I made Henrietta a house." :)
osbjmg the transition from “I brought the bird inside” to “ I made Henrietta a house” made me burst out laughing
osbjmg
He definitely killed that bird lol
@Scooters Videos lmfaooo
One of the bravest guys I've ever seen. There is almost nothing between Cali and Hawaii. Just an ocean desert. More power to you buddy.
Sailing from LA to Hawaii , provisions a dozen eggs and a can of spagettios and some scotch , Legend
Why bring more than you need?
Don't forget the occasional flying fish meal. 😄 Def would have been bait for me.
Pretty sure he had candy. How much? no body knows.
@regular weed right? It said it took him 27 days... but he also had pasta too! ^^ lol
epic dumbassery. lucky he made it.
I was in the US Navy and I thought 5 days transit from San Diego to Honolulu on a ship with all the food and amenities were miserable... sheessh. More power to this guy.
I feel the same! I did 2 westpac on a carrier and this guy on a 20 footer damnnnn
this comment epitomizes what I mean when i tell people that outside of maybe a few special forces, US soldiers are not really "warriors"... they just pledge themselves to be willing to kill innocent people "for the good benefits".
Not to mention, those same people who support them and often are or have been those people themselves then have no issue turning around and berating say, for random example Brian Laundrie or Charles Manson or Ted Kazynski, and calling them villains.
No. American soldiers are a bunch of softies. Hence, this comment.
@@pandafuckgoogle8406 that might be stupidest shit i ever seen said online haha have some respect softy
@@marked4death076 some respect for what hypocritical murderers?
@@marked4death076 the only reason you think what i said is stupid, if you even "really" think that and arent just in denial and trying to project to further your denial, is because you spend your whole life in a bubble, like most people, running from and drugging yourself to the truth and are cowardice enough to gang up on the charles mansons and such of the world and blame all your moral problems on them and think that makes you strong when really you're doing exactly that "ganging up" because you know you cant stand on your own... "softy". That's what cowards do. Which is what you are, clearly.
Feel so embolden with popular opinion at your back.
I sailed to Hawaii back in 2010 from LA, hardest part was staying away from the buffet table
Good time to go do it again...👀
Cruise ships arent sailboats dumbass
@@richyyyyyy97 Whoosh!
@@hazbutler you need to learn how to use that. Because you look like some who doesnt completely comprehend what they say. There wasnt a joke i didnt understand. You're stupid, thanks for pointing that out to me.
@@richyyyyyy97 You seem happy and fun. Good luck, Dick.
Love how that smile never leaves your face, you must be such a nice person
When he chills with the bird i got some serious Cast Away vibes
YEAH.. he also had a kind of a creepy grin most of the time..
Two weeks into no human contact: "Birds are pretty cool. They've got really long wingspans."
Dude I literally thought the same exact thing.. it seemed like his whole persona was different at times.. I can only imagine the thoughts and conversations one must have in isolation like this
@@MaCottieD not to mention befriending and making a small house for a bird
It's crazy how far in the middle of absolute nothing-ness that birds will still be found.
I love it...he sips hus scotch as he cruises along....heck yeah bro"
What is wrong with Mother Nature and being in contact with it lol y’all some crazy 170 people
dude's taking social distancing way too far
Tony Xie lol
It’s scary to see the progression of him at times not being able to explain what he is doing. I think the isolation is difficult.
Charlie CC8 r/whoosh
Charlie CC8 it’s a joke dude
Charlie CC8 it’s a joke...
completely engrossing watching you sail the waves and encounter random birds. fantastic. i could watch you sail for hours.
Wow, thanks
I have made this trip by ship before. .. (A Navy Destroyer). You are as brave as they come.
Every time I show my dad a video of someone sailing from California to Hawaii he brings up his time in the Navy and how for the first 2 days after leaving California he was flat on his back sea sick. Now that he's older we've been recording his stories . He's a little less guarded about the hijinks he got into now, when i was younger his stories were much more PG rated
Thanks for serving OUR Country Pat !
I want to join the navy should I do it?
@Mao ZeDong
Why would ANYONE listen to an Asswhole who named himself after a Murdering Dictator like Chairman Mao ?
@@jackson.denzler. Join the Marines, you get more tail when you come out ;)
In the 1970's there was an interview of a sailor like Sam ,in Cruising World Magazine ... They asked him about his 'motivation' for ocean sailing. His response was, "I want to be the first person to sail around the world, and not write a book about it".
lol!
haha nicee !! funnnny!
but ecxept many have done ,that tho ... the 1st guy who didit he even wrote a BOOK about. his journy
... so im ‘am thinking, mabye ur freind was jus lieing to u when said that ?
i dont know
there have been many. he did not know. they did not write about it.
@@severalwolves it's called a JOKE
@@severalwolves r/woosh
This Dude reminds me of Andy Bernard when he went on the boat without Erin
Cashy Snipes this ^
Except he knows what he doing lol
Ole Mr. Bernard , Ole Mr. Bernard , who have you silenced today....?
Roo doo doo doo
Oh no my all my clean water fell out but at least I have this filter oh no my filter fell in
My favorite part is when he’s talking about the bird and the next clip the bird has a name and a house 😂 Love every bit of this. Great job 👏
Not only is this an impressive achievement, but the attitude you maintained during the trip is truly spectacular. Well done Sam, great video
I think he may be on something some sort of drug seems a little to loopy but could be just what happens to the mind alone for a month at sea
Couldn’t be more right!
Especially down in the hole with it hot and hatches shut 😅
@@sleestack6455 could be how he has his mind set for the journey. but he kinda reminds me of my college physics professor who seemed like a mad scientist
@@sleestack6455 scopolamine is one of the most powerful drugs in the world it takes away your consciousness when taken enough. On a small scale itll fuzz your brain 🧠
You have a heart of gold thank you for caring after the bird.
Thank you for lying to us about the demise of Henrietta... She, of course, had severe gout and was nearly dead
I can’t even begin to comprehend why this video has 1.6k dislikes, this man just sailed across the pacific by himself and people had the audacity to dislike what the hell.
That's the world we live in these days.
I know, I wish they could be forced to explain themselves. Like, if you ever wanted to thumb down, your camera would automatically switch on and a robot voice would instruct you to give a reason or a $100 dollars would be deducted from your phone bill. I could be quite a cathartic thing for people to see what they are projecting. Or it would limit the negative thumbs.
Before the 'Not Interested' option disliking was the only was to get certain videos out of the recommendation loop, so I imagine a decent chunk are from that
It’s the vegans that don’t like him eating fish
Flat earthers disappointed he didn’t fall off the edge...
This dude is so mellow and unassuming but holy crap, what a badass. Amazing stuff.
The facts that it’s taking him only about 40min to do the trip is unbelievable
it's edited the actual trip took less than 30 minutes
Olas Pramoedya *seconds
mikro seconds
Super seconds
... Seconds
19:30 "This wild bird is not afraid of humans!"
moments later on ocean time: "So Henrietta and I are moving in together"
she left man😔
Lol 🤣🤣🤣
Won't Wilson get jealous?
birdie looked worse for wear. it acted like it was exhausted from flying.....looked young. Henrietta was probably grateful for a place to land in the middle of the ocean.....far from land. His boat turned into its own port in a storm. Tho a small vessel, he seemed comfy and cozy most of the time. Nice rig and he was prepared well. When he grew tired from being vigilant, he started to act drunk and struggle to talk. Make no mistake, he was at work the whole time.
I am 12 years old and when I was 6 I was a part of a sailing team so I basically know how to operate a small sailboat and I gottta say you are brave for doing this and I trully respect you. Good job
Keep on doing what you love!
Mr ARTZ wtf white people Breh when I was six I jumped to border and ur here driving ur own boat
@@andrerodriguez9714 Dude you're talking crap to a 12 year old chill out.
@@andrerodriguez9714 keep hating and you'll never get anywhere
Brian O who tf is hating u stupid ass
What’s really amazing is that his balls fit on that tiny boat.
Incredible display of human knowledge and courage.
the best part is when the bird suddenly has a name
So glad this was in my recommendations and yes I agree this is what UA-cam had in mind when they created it.
ESGAR MONTALVO Well said, I concur on both yr points. 💯
Yep this is what youtube is about fam!
So low key, shows up late at night, no party, wakes up to get kicked off the dock, video ends. This dude is legit AF 💪🏼
This comment is spot on. Such a legand to just show up in a 23 ft boat. Imagine being the harbor master and some dude beig like "yea, i just arrived from LA in my 23' sail boat" Iconic.
Yes he is.
@@MrVleeschouwer it's actually pretty common to see 20-27 foot cruising sailboats, they are nothing like power boats on the ocean and can take so much poor weather that most wouldn't believe it
Best comment ever!
Watched a lot of these videos - even the latest ones to Portugal/Spain. I can't believe how calm you are, nothing seems to fluster you! A great trait to have and very inspirational!
This is 1000% better than any movie I have watched in awhile.
Movies suck
I don't watching movies anymore... this is the real deal
Watch master and commander
His speech gets slower and slower as the trip progresses. Looks like hard work, but a great sense of accomplishment when he arrives in Hawaii. 27 days in a wallowing small boat not for me. I've had fantasies about sailing across the ocean, but this is the reality of it.... thanks Sam.
I just finished watching a one hundred foot single hull racing sail boat cross the Atlantic in record breaking time. Twenty two crew men, millions of dollars spent. This looked like down to earth sailing.
@@timmayer8723 I did the exact same thing today, you also got this in your recommended after watching that Comanche almost fly over the water?
@@timmayer8723 ha! i just watched that video too!
@@timmayer8723 Same, just watched both today
One of the more challenging aspects of solo long distance sailing is maintaining some sanity.
I miss you💔 and never got to thank you for the hospitality... Thank you ❤️
🕊️🕊️🕊️
Henrietta awwwww this made me so happy 😊😂😂
Hahahahhha
:D :D :D
Chris Breezy no one likes a downerre
Really made a whole account for 1 comment
Im watching this for the second time, after 2 years, wow, so much has changed, but so much is the same! I forgot about Henrietta!
I didn't know Mr. Beast could sail.
My thoughts exactly sir! ...and not once did he mention merch!
Ethan Soars I’m your 100th like haha
@@TequillanSunrise lmaooo
lol
That's the first thing I was thinking about
His voice: there’s a leak in the boat... the weather conditions are frustrating... the wind keeps changing course
His face: 😀
Sounds like sailing. Something is always broken and nothing is never right.
I think hes on another planet or permastoned. Odd disposition and commentary
@@heatmoon yeah...he is sailing and enjoying the hell out out it all...better than pushing meaningless paper around the office
@@McSlobo he needs
@@heatmoon It's the perfect disposition for a person that does single handed ocean crossings in a tiny boat.
Just came across your videos and I have to tell you, a few minutes in and you're already rigging a leaking hatch! I'll just say I'm glad my first impression was the wrong one. I live on Maui and just picked up a free 23' Erickson on Craigslist which I am currently rebuilding, so your stuff is kinda speaking to me right now. Anyway I noticed the date of the videos and realized that you're probably still here in the islands so I gotta give some aloha. If you need a hot shower, a night or two on dry land, do some laundry and maybe one good BBQ dinner, feel free to respond. You could probably find a safe mooring at either Kahului or Ma'alaea harbors for a day or two.
what a great man need more people like you
Trizzle Hizzle ur kinda of a idiot
Trizzle Hizzle ur kind of an idot
I hope Sam Holmes sees this and accepts it haha
I can't imagine what those huge ships are thinking when they see his tiny little sailboat out there in the middle of the ocean
Can we appreciate the fact that this man parallel parked his sailboat after 28 days at sea
and then somebody kicks him out of the spot because...there is no valid reason to take this man's spot.
I got stranded Christmas Eve when I had to leave my VW camper at Bear's repair. Tried to get some sleep right on the grass above where Sam birthed by Suisan. Then rain pushed me to a doorway and then caught the bus to Kona at 3:20 am. What a night!!! Lost my cell phone in the process. Stranded and no communication
AND at night. Did he even have a depth finder. All these sophisticated sailing channels have spoiled me. Guy was using a sextant and the Sun to navigate if his gps crapped out.
28 days?
@@UncategorizedContent well, imagine if somebody parked their car in your driveway... same situation
Be funny if he gets off the boat in the dark, starts walking and immediately runs into an In n Out Burger. He realizes he's back in L.A. :-O
The sun rises to reveal that he's beached in the drive-thru of a Wienerschnitzel in Hermosa Beach.
*kicks map into creek*
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
You are always smiling because you are following your dreams. I respect you sir!
I’ve been riveted watching Sam’s videos. While appearances can be deceiving there’s always a smile.
4:50 good to see the Jawas have expanded from the sands of tatooine to the ocean. Good for them!
That’s the first thing I thought of too!
im literally trying to figure out how that thing floated
What kinda ship is that it's massive?
I love how after sailing 2100 for a month he pulls up to the harbor parking the boat and someone's like "hey that's my spot"
This Is when you realise how huge the ocean is. It’s unbelievable .
@jisang 95%*
@jisang The average depth of the ocean is 4km deep (If we have technology to get people 11km under, 4km is "nothing") . It still takes 20-30km out from land to reach that depth. Say along ALL coastlines we put a 25km reach of exploration, that'd maybe account for 2-3% (my guess), and with all the expeditions going on over the past 150 years would account for the other half making roughly 5%. Perhaps I'm talking out of my ass but all of this surely equates to more than just a single percent. Here's an article from worldatlas.com cementing my statement: www.worldatlas.com/articles/how-much-of-the-ocean-is-still-unexplored.html
@jisang Didn't realize who I was speaking with. The second I saw "bruh"; decided not to go further with this conversation, later.
@@ballaking1000 Are you serious? Get off your high horse because of your "exstensive use of vocabulary". Judging someones intellect in a conversation because they said "bruh" is exactly what someone who had absolutely nothing more to contribute to conversation, would do. The dude prooved you and your shitty hypothesis wrong.
www.livescience.com/14493-ocean-exploration-deep-sea-diving.html
jisang Not saying you are wrong but never just take a top google search as an absolute fact. Gotta do more research off multiple sources.
The video that started it all! I enjoy coming back to this one. Fair winds Sam!
The crazy thing about this is you can’t just give up halfway through
He could radio for help... if a passing plane or ships picks up the signal they could rescue him.
@@TheFlyingZulu you'd definitely like to think that..
@@Nobody7720 Oh yea good point he is in the middle of the Pacific... hahaha.
I mean ... You can..
@@ernestopulido8837 there are always choices.
Now sail from Hawaii to Japan.
Iamarobotbanana4 it’s about the same distance, tbh
No mames
@@MuzikMann96 Sailing from Japan to Hawaii is easy. Sailing in the other direction without a motor is extremely difficult.
@@MrDarkside1355 oh
Iamarobotbanana4 he would have to dodge the miriness trench
I've been to Iraq and Afghanistan and I still gotta say you are braver then I. Swimming out there in the infinite dark, sailing at night with literally zero visibility, swells, and more. Dude my hat is off to you
@@pd7131 hahaha well look at the little internet warrior.
@@aprilnguyens I don't think He was attacking the Guy Personally but Replying for his Choice of Words on the Comment He Made.
@@pd7131 Does Pd stand for pretty dumb or prefer dick?
@@pd7131 he's been tested
What was your test toots.
@@pd7131 he's been tested, what was your test? Spent some time on the two way have you,. I doubt it. Because that is what weaklings say.
Hey Sam. Loving your videos. Escaping vicariously through you.
Anyway, I went back recently and checked out this one to Hawaii. Made me think… I would be interested to hear your (or anyone’s) take or answer to this question: I cannot imagine the early Polynesian sailors that left a safe ports on rickety boats in pursuit of other lands… and somehow arrived in Hawaii or other islands. I can’t comprehend it… technologically, mentally or physically. I don’t know what drove them to do it, but it must’ve been something highly motivating.
And I watch your videos with all the advantages of modern technology, and would just be interested to hear your take on these early peoples…