A long solo sailing passage to Syracuse Sicily

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  • Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
  • Sailing from Gozo Malta to Syracuse Italy. Light winds try to derail my trip but my new sails make the trip more enjoyable.
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Комментарии • 214

  • @bennickell8477
    @bennickell8477 10 месяцев назад +29

    It's always a good day when Sam uploads

  • @openmic4153
    @openmic4153 10 месяцев назад +7

    Sam’s review of the prickly pear matched his enthusiasm for the EZ Raft.

  • @WillN2Go1
    @WillN2Go1 10 месяцев назад +11

    Syracuse is where Archimedes lived and did his work. It's also where he died. So displacement/density, your propeller! (that's an Archimede's spiral ...

  • @TheRaferaf
    @TheRaferaf 10 месяцев назад +17

    So many cool places he goes to. Every time I watch his vids I wanna just quit everything and go sailing.

    • @elmothedoggy
      @elmothedoggy 10 месяцев назад +2

      Let's go. I'm in the same boat. Grab the brass ring. I'll see you out on the water soon.

    • @TheRaferaf
      @TheRaferaf 10 месяцев назад

      @@elmothedoggy lol I keep looking on yachtworld for boats all the time. But buying one is only the beginning. They say that the happiest times in sailor's life are the day when they get their boat and the day they sell it. 😂😂😂

    • @davidsmith731
      @davidsmith731 10 месяцев назад +1

      "They" are wrong.

  • @shawnlund
    @shawnlund 10 месяцев назад +12

    I’ve never sailed a minute in my life but drifting absolutely seems to be the correct choice 😊

  • @NC0Q
    @NC0Q 10 месяцев назад +20

    I like how you transitioned from the clarinet(?) player’s performance, with his audio continuing through the rest of your sightseeing shots. That was groovy.

    • @samholmessailing
      @samholmessailing  10 месяцев назад +9

      Thanks! Always nice when I can incorporate some live music.

    • @dooleyfussle8634
      @dooleyfussle8634 10 месяцев назад +1

      Yeah, one of my faves tunes " All of Me", I think?

  • @elmothedoggy
    @elmothedoggy 10 месяцев назад +4

    Thank you very much for sharing your experiences. This helps me and I'm sure many others to go outside and explore this vast world. I'll keep watching and waiting for the next Odyssey. Stay safe.

  • @ClanGunnBushcraft
    @ClanGunnBushcraft 10 месяцев назад +5

    I've been a full time live aboard for over a year now and I bet you sail more miles in a week then I've done in the past year lol
    I sailed 6 miles to the next bay today... I'm well chuffed lol

  • @FunsongsMusicByPeterRahill
    @FunsongsMusicByPeterRahill 10 месяцев назад +3

    440th subscriber upward thumb, 3,399th tag-along view starting now... let's go sailing with Sam. Liking this 'snapshot' segment from the bow - beginning at 6:17

  • @richhocker209
    @richhocker209 11 месяцев назад +3

    life without a motor... (sounds like a t-shirt) thanks for taking me along on your latest passage.

  • @mikejelinek1413
    @mikejelinek1413 10 месяцев назад +3

    With the new prop and sails you're rocking, Sam. Stay Safe we are in a very turbulent world right now. Sam, watching your videos is a great escape for me. Take care, my friend.

  • @lindabeaman5889
    @lindabeaman5889 10 месяцев назад +3

    Nice new dingy! Syracuse seems lovely! Love to you, Sammo!

  • @vajindertaak3158
    @vajindertaak3158 3 месяца назад

    MSC Divina! Went on a 11 night Caribbean cruise on that in 2013 - great ship! Keep up the amazing content, I'm still 7 months behind you!!

  • @michaeledmonds3027
    @michaeledmonds3027 9 месяцев назад +1

    Hey Sam, I've been with you since that first solo to Hawaii.... Smart, energetic thrillseeker guy, small patched up bluewater boats, layedback attitude....perfect formula. Add some female companions here and there, fearlessly jump in deep ocean water miles from land....great. tour guide view of exotic ports of call....bonus. Rough seas footage, lightning and equipment failure....realistic. Now, maybe mount a waterproof Gopro during storms to capture breaking waves, etc during storms....lot of work, but would be awesome! Best tagalong sailing stuff on RUclips. Cheers, Michael

  • @stevepenn
    @stevepenn 11 месяцев назад +17

    Sam, it would be great if you could include a small map in the corner of the video to follow your adventures

    • @memyselfandi9365
      @memyselfandi9365 10 месяцев назад +1

      Yes I agree.. it's a adventure video and we can only guess as to where he is or has been..

    • @user-lv7ph7hs7l
      @user-lv7ph7hs7l 10 месяцев назад +1

      Yes like Erik Aanderaa

    • @elmothedoggy
      @elmothedoggy 10 месяцев назад +2

      Google maps helps me keep up.

    • @williamturner1517
      @williamturner1517 10 месяцев назад +1

      If you can find You Tube, surely you can find Google Maps. Some thinking may be required.

    • @mtmanning67
      @mtmanning67 7 месяцев назад

      If you want a mini map play GTAv.

  • @ZAN-THE-GOAT
    @ZAN-THE-GOAT 10 месяцев назад +1

    Those sails are the best in the world. Love them

  • @davewestner
    @davewestner 10 месяцев назад +3

    Last few weeks worth of stops have been my favorite so far. Such old cities.
    Kinda surprised that the board for the wingsail doesn't have foot straps. Woulda figured that would be a necessity, but clearly not. Shows ya what I know!

  • @davidclark3563
    @davidclark3563 10 месяцев назад +3

    The new sails look really good quality they stay tight hence more knots 👍

  • @user-ey6rc1uo3i
    @user-ey6rc1uo3i 10 месяцев назад

    I love how Sam relaxes after a long sail ... by going for a sail on his board.

  • @jjm9902
    @jjm9902 10 месяцев назад

    Really enjoy the end-of-video sight seeing portions of your posts. Thanks much!

  • @herenow6953
    @herenow6953 10 месяцев назад +1

    Syracuse looked amazing. I love travelling vicariously with you Sam - what a fabulous life you live!

  • @zenandink3531
    @zenandink3531 10 месяцев назад +1

    The best part of our sailing (a while ago)… raising the sails and cutting the motor…ahhhhhhhhhh

  • @brucedryden7207
    @brucedryden7207 10 месяцев назад

    Dude, I enjoy you're laid back demeanor. I single handed many years.

  • @laurieolson830
    @laurieolson830 9 месяцев назад

    Thank you Sam;
    Being half Siciliano i so enjoyed sailing to my ancestors stomping grounds & familiar shorelines
    It is as beautiful as i imagined
    Being from an Island off a
    " Boot " makes you love the water even more...
    Ciao bella, may your SAILS TAKE YOU always with the
    WInds at your back
    Ah'reverderci...

  • @SailingAndInvesting
    @SailingAndInvesting 10 месяцев назад

    I can sense a renewed enthusiasm with the new sails and prop.

  • @JBE158
    @JBE158 10 месяцев назад +1

    Cool video Sam. Pretty funny to see you whirring thru the channel on a dinghy with massive ships all around 🤣

  • @lukehayvaz9194
    @lukehayvaz9194 10 месяцев назад

    Getting tired of living vicariously through your channel. 91 more months until I can be a full time sailor. Keep going. Don’t give up.

  • @sachamo100
    @sachamo100 10 месяцев назад +3

    Sam, you are making it happen on that Board!

    • @tgalbraith2152
      @tgalbraith2152 10 месяцев назад

      Gybing looks way harder than a sailboard, well done so far Sam

  • @johncavar2914
    @johncavar2914 5 месяцев назад

    Awesome 🎉Sam 😎...good lord st Christopher always look after u ..on ur great adventures..super 😎 videos 📸 luv it .

  • @litespud
    @litespud 6 месяцев назад

    Stopped off in Syracuse for a few days last year while sailing from the Aegean to Portugal - awesome city!

  • @Kevin-zz9nc
    @Kevin-zz9nc 5 месяцев назад

    Really cool video he's not just a hairy hippie.

  • @eddieseachord4985
    @eddieseachord4985 10 месяцев назад

    Thanks Sam! How Majestic. I'm having a wonderful time just watching.

  • @jimkempton5568
    @jimkempton5568 10 месяцев назад +1

    You are one laid back dude! Fair winds!

  • @mskills821
    @mskills821 10 месяцев назад +4

    Best sailing channel on RUclips. You're the man, Sam.

  • @carlp3214
    @carlp3214 10 месяцев назад

    This video is just perfect, Sam. I love the way your embrace the calm.

  • @Politician62
    @Politician62 10 месяцев назад +2

    Thanks!

  • @cyphen21
    @cyphen21 10 месяцев назад +2

    Love it dude. Really inspiring. I cant wait to do one of these trips around the Mediterranean myself.

  • @davidfecak9569
    @davidfecak9569 10 месяцев назад

    Salad’s looking good there, Samwell! Thanks for the peace, bud.

  • @brettholt6277
    @brettholt6277 10 месяцев назад

    Was stationed in Sicily for 3 years. Beautiful Country. Best Italian food in the whole frickin country. Cefalu, Catania, Palermo, and Taouromina are buono.

  • @joejoe2928
    @joejoe2928 10 месяцев назад +2

    Great LIFE you have sailing sam..well done indeed..unfortunately I'm disabled...from VETERAN SCOTS GUARDS..!!

  • @jamesgordon2289
    @jamesgordon2289 10 месяцев назад

    Great Vid Sam, looking forward to seeing how that new Dinghy works out

  • @dmmaddex
    @dmmaddex 10 месяцев назад +1

    The new sail looks good on the PH

  • @jonstivers
    @jonstivers 10 месяцев назад

    We're moving pretty good. It is amazing want good sails get you, so much more power.

  • @rapido2963
    @rapido2963 10 месяцев назад +35

    George Bernard Shaw is supposed to have said “youth is wasted on the young and wisdom is wasted on the old” - this doesn’t & won’t apply to you!

    • @ZAN-THE-GOAT
      @ZAN-THE-GOAT 10 месяцев назад

      I can assure you, if he met my in-laws that are in their 80’s there was no wisdom spared. When it was being wasted, they were being wasteful

    • @ZAN-THE-GOAT
      @ZAN-THE-GOAT 10 месяцев назад +2

      Oh and now the young are wasted on drugs

  • @davidlj53
    @davidlj53 10 месяцев назад

    It must amazingly quiet when it’s calm and you’re offshore

  • @tinah7344
    @tinah7344 10 месяцев назад +1

    "The ripples are the wind" merchandise, please :)

  • @Tzippi
    @Tzippi 10 месяцев назад +1

    Get it, Sam! ❤

  • @corporalclegg914
    @corporalclegg914 10 месяцев назад

    12:47 that little pole guy zips along
    that’s a cool motor & seems to stow easily

  • @triggerfish999
    @triggerfish999 10 месяцев назад +1

    V cool video, Sam. That raft thing looks a bit odd. Like…I'd be worried about losing stuff over the side.

    • @samholmessailing
      @samholmessailing  10 месяцев назад

      Yeah Its got some neat ideas but I think it could use some more refinement. I tested it for a month but ultimately went back to my achilles. The light weight of the thing is awesome though and it tows really good.

  • @Ozziesboy
    @Ozziesboy 10 месяцев назад

    I saw that switch foot move on the foil board nice 😊

  • @dale6349
    @dale6349 10 месяцев назад

    Thankyou for sharing your life with us!!

  • @RogerMather-gq8rn
    @RogerMather-gq8rn 10 месяцев назад

    Always fun to follow Sam

  • @petersoakell6950
    @petersoakell6950 10 месяцев назад

    man, looks like youre having a blast, new sails are good, kite surf thing looks great too. nice one.

  • @lordhamercy9098
    @lordhamercy9098 10 месяцев назад +1

    Fantastic adventures

  • @octosquatch.
    @octosquatch. 10 месяцев назад +1

    Fire works best to get the little hairs off the prickly pears

  • @aarons.watches
    @aarons.watches 10 месяцев назад +1

    Samilicious episode ❤⛵️

  • @johnwalker6711
    @johnwalker6711 10 месяцев назад

    The new sails look great must be a good feeling for you

  • @edmcg1918
    @edmcg1918 10 месяцев назад

    My Cape Dory is jealous. Looking forward to where you lay up for the winter, and a Spring start in the Med. Don't miss Dubrovnik and the Croatian isles! Thanks ,Sam. great videos..

    • @samholmessailing
      @samholmessailing  10 месяцев назад +1

      Thanks. Im sailing to dubrovnik now

    • @edmcg1918
      @edmcg1918 10 месяцев назад

      watch out for crazy wind gusts from the mountains if you sail up the fiord to ACI marina Dubrovnik. Cheers!@@samholmessailing

  • @MrJosephray
    @MrJosephray 10 месяцев назад

    my favorite show!

  • @nz_sailor
    @nz_sailor 10 месяцев назад

    Just spent a week in Ortigia. Beautiful place. Loved it

  • @briangately8104
    @briangately8104 10 месяцев назад +1

    I haven't got a clue as to how you filmed that wind surfing....????? But, it was great!

  • @StudioBeast7575
    @StudioBeast7575 10 месяцев назад

    Great video i especially really liked the windfoil footage.

  • @pinkladybikermamma3603
    @pinkladybikermamma3603 10 месяцев назад +1

    SYRACUSE LOOKS LIKE A NICE PLACE TO VISIT

  • @keithdesign6231
    @keithdesign6231 10 месяцев назад

    best green screen usage ive seen in awhile

  • @emanueltal5537
    @emanueltal5537 10 месяцев назад +1

    My innocent question made a big waves here, yes, but I asked Sam and no one else

  • @S.Norman
    @S.Norman 10 месяцев назад

    Thanks

  • @x73.
    @x73. 10 месяцев назад

    Those new sails tho 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @patrickjames1080
    @patrickjames1080 10 месяцев назад

    Brilllllliant Sam

  • @mindebrolis9582
    @mindebrolis9582 10 месяцев назад

    When doing a jibe on wingfoil and changing feet do not jump. Just move your feet until your front foot has the most pressure. Then push the nose down and as it just starts coming back up - move your back foot next to the front one, move the ex-front foot back. 2 steps. The lifting momentum will give you couple seconds to make it a two-step thing instead of a jump, more control, more success :)

    • @samholmessailing
      @samholmessailing  10 месяцев назад

      Thanks for the tip. I still need to work on those foot switches

  • @jordanwilkins3483
    @jordanwilkins3483 10 месяцев назад

    Whilst becalmed, Sam finds a salty Zen

  • @gbaker9295
    @gbaker9295 10 месяцев назад

    My great grandparents were Sicilian. The island is calling me. I've never been. Oh, those prickly pear slivers are nasty. Those are almost invisible but manage to poke the skin

  • @antonioarroyas7662
    @antonioarroyas7662 7 месяцев назад

    That's not a dingy, it's an above water torpedo. Looks like he was going for a trimaran concept?

  • @OnTheFlipSide
    @OnTheFlipSide 10 месяцев назад +1

    Sam, it would be hilarious to set the electric motor on your dinghy, but row, from afar or air it would look hilariously fast!! Do you think the mini dinghy could be pulled by your foil sail? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @samholmessailing
      @samholmessailing  10 месяцев назад +1

      That would be cool. I was thinking about using the wing on the dinghy the other day but I figure you could really only go downwind without a fin or keel.

  • @grahamsmith8122
    @grahamsmith8122 10 месяцев назад

    famous for dinghy thieves, watch out Sam!

  • @philipmemm
    @philipmemm 10 месяцев назад

    the long hair definetly suits you!

  • @jimrellis
    @jimrellis 10 месяцев назад

    I’m starting the process of getting out there. I have learned a lot from you and the YT sailing community. I feel like I’ve learned a ton. Wing boarding (?) looks like great exercise. Like full body/core and arms. It looks tiring, is it? Is there a better “health fun activity” living aboard? Exercise is boring, so I’ve been keen to identify something I can do like that. Cool! I ride bikes now to stay healthy/fit-ish… Thanks

    • @jimrellis
      @jimrellis 10 месяцев назад

      Not interested in skiing (yet) like Juho. Looks pretty though but that’s a lot of hiking. 😂

    • @samholmessailing
      @samholmessailing  10 месяцев назад +1

      Yes very good workout at least when you don’t know what you’re doing. I also have a Brompton folding bike and hike every chance I get ashore.

  • @motor-head
    @motor-head 10 месяцев назад +1

    Did you say "holes in my para glider"?
    That sounds...........less than ideal. :)

  • @gurunathchoughule5828
    @gurunathchoughule5828 7 месяцев назад +1

    Sam please ais active live tracing

  • @timwheeler527
    @timwheeler527 10 месяцев назад +1

    If it will pull 3000 rpm that is close to the right propeller.

  • @chriskelly6559
    @chriskelly6559 10 месяцев назад

    Long distance hikers get trail names, I'm Crackerjack. Your long distance sailing name should be Mr. Adventure.

  • @vincentklotz5849
    @vincentklotz5849 10 месяцев назад

    I love breakfast burritos!

  • @sbmoonbeam
    @sbmoonbeam 10 месяцев назад

    at first I thought that fishing trap thing might be some sort of drugs drone lol

  • @caractacus22
    @caractacus22 10 месяцев назад +1

    Syracuse is where archimedes lived. He’s the “ eureka” man. Nice to see you eating salmon and cuscus. Something healthy for a change!

    • @caractacus22
      @caractacus22 10 месяцев назад

      @SamHolmesSailing._ sorry,not on telegram…super sails though, you’re pointing much higher!

  • @moflyboyblanquito541
    @moflyboyblanquito541 10 месяцев назад +1

    To bad Egypt is not that safe I always found it fascinating that the ancient Egyptians would be able to travel north and south on the Nile. The river flows one direction and the wind the other. Kind of a dream of mine to do that. I can’t even sail though. P.S hello from Fort Myers Florida.

  • @ES-mq9ox
    @ES-mq9ox 10 месяцев назад

    Sam - Could you please give us an update on your propeller situation? It sounds like it's fixed, but I guess I missed something as far as how that came about. It was kind of a big deal a while back and it would be nice to know how it got resolved.

    • @samholmessailing
      @samholmessailing  10 месяцев назад

      I posted a video about it
      ruclips.net/video/M6QUtoWaCBM/видео.html

  • @giannithestud1
    @giannithestud1 10 месяцев назад

    That dinghy I think it was an oops

  • @tengonadacluewhatsgutsprec1419
    @tengonadacluewhatsgutsprec1419 10 месяцев назад

    That hair is looking great

  • @1KemosabeLarry
    @1KemosabeLarry 10 месяцев назад

    Who made his Sails. A very, very nice suit, set well, and Sam noticed big differences in performance from the previous, even they were new.

  • @retropalooza
    @retropalooza 10 месяцев назад +1

    Hey Sam, what's the scariest things that's ever happened while u were out at sea,?...plus why do u anchor so far from land it seems

    • @samholmessailing
      @samholmessailing  10 месяцев назад +1

      I was attacked by pirates once. Probably because the wide angle camera lens

    • @retropalooza
      @retropalooza 10 месяцев назад

      @@samholmessailing wow, I was totally expecting to hear a story about a broken engine or a lost sail....thanks for replying, hope next time you're Boston way you let me buy the drinks

  • @stevenholton438
    @stevenholton438 10 месяцев назад

    More footage with more clarinet please Sam!

  • @giantELF
    @giantELF 10 месяцев назад

    When you were becalmed on the glassy seas and talking about not using the motor there SOUNDED like a motor/machine running in the background. What was that? The fridge? Something else? Curious. BTW -- I always dig it when you make music. More of that please.

    • @giantELF
      @giantELF 10 месяцев назад

      OK. I think I figured it out -- the fans. It was hot. They just seemed loud since the wind was non-existent. (I also want to thank you for never giving updates on your battery levels and how your solar panels are performing. Most of the other RUclipsrs are waaaaaaaay too into their electrical generation.)

    • @samholmessailing
      @samholmessailing  10 месяцев назад

      Yes its the fan noise

  • @Ozziesboy
    @Ozziesboy 10 месяцев назад +1

    So why do I hear a motor running at 5:30 in the background with no wind and you’re not motoring 😮

  • @kiterufus1081
    @kiterufus1081 10 месяцев назад

    Nice busker music 😂.

  • @jamesgrigsby8201
    @jamesgrigsby8201 7 месяцев назад

    Hey Sam, I’m an older guy (74) with a 30’ sailboat. Really interested in the ezraft due to space. What’s your opinion of it?
    R/ Jim Grigsby
    Virginia Beach

  • @Freetalkfm
    @Freetalkfm 10 месяцев назад

    I dont like that idea of wholes in the pataglider 😂 dude

  • @kleeni1231
    @kleeni1231 10 месяцев назад

    wow

  • @Seafariireland
    @Seafariireland 10 месяцев назад

    It would be nice to include a bit more history and info on places you visit and maybe interesting statistics on the population???

  • @ericeykel2462
    @ericeykel2462 10 месяцев назад +2

    What kind of sailing tablet did you pick up?

  • @vincentklotz5849
    @vincentklotz5849 10 месяцев назад

    I love your electric dingy motor. Can you post a link?

  • @michaelvanwinkle7919
    @michaelvanwinkle7919 10 месяцев назад

    Sam, your new sails look good. Are they making your boat faster?