I really enjoyed your video and always look forward to them. You would not think it but during the First World War Folkestone Harbour was the main port of departure for soldiers and medical personnel. 10 million soldiers left from the harbour wall you were on and 1 million Red Cross workers and it was known as the ‘gateway to the trenches’.
At 3:09, you can see me in my canoe desperately trying to get out of the way of blade runner! I couldn't quite believe that when I saw it. I remember seeing you come close by Calshot.
I love your attitude. You obviously enjoy sailing and can take care of yourself. You don't have a crisis breakdown like cruisers on so many other channels. You just take care of it and move on.
I add the Filter around 8:20 to 8:30 where "Thats why I say Hey man nice shot." Good drone footage of yourself screwing around with the anchor, nice work dude.
I love that you take us on cool adventures; beautiful scenery, calming water sounds, breezes and I can feel myself on your boat. And I love the music you create to go along with it all. Thank you.
You saw the Shieldhall! That's a preserved Clyde steamer that is a fixture on the Solent. Twin triple-expansion steam engines. It's a lovely ship. Not as old as you might think; just built old-style in the 50s. It was in the movie _Angelas Ashes_
sully biker is correct and the yellow funnelled ship was the sheildhall. She was used on the clyde to remove sewage out to sea . Southampton then purchased her to do the same job and dump sewage out at sea. She is now used for charters and has been completly renovated and even has a cafe. Twotube was also correct that they saw the waverley steam paddle ship. She had the red funnel and was in the solent area at the beginning of september.
That drone anchoring shot was really well done! It’s weird to see you sailing through my local sailing area, shame I didn’t see you out on the water. You should have got the paraglider out, those cliffs are all flyable.
I use the fuel pump bulb you squeeze that mounts on the fuel tank. works great for priming the line and you leave it in the line. Just like on an out board
Someone installed one on the inverter generator that was at our town's dump. It uses a pulse fuel pump like lawn tractors use that have under seat fuel tanks which had failed but I left the primer bulb as a back up with a set of pliers taped to the access cover. Better safe than sorry I guess.
Motor sounds much better. That was my issue, a small leak in the suction side between the tank and the pump. It was really annoying. Racors are great, I like the nalgene idea. Thanks for the video man, fair winds and following seas...
253rd desktop shipmate LIKE and 1900th view... especially these shots at 7:21 and always the drone footage is the favorite. More at 19:47... and WOW! 20:42... when the tide goes out, it REALLY GOES OUT!! 21:10 these local, old village images are so cool; thanks for sharing these adventures.
ahh , Folkestone , My home sailing port for 18 years , quite a lot of history around this harbour , the building upon high at 21;15 was once connected to the German embassy , the arched bridge you crossed with a now defunct swing bridge once was a double track onto folkestone pier which had ferry service to france and many years ago the Netherlands . The fishing quarter you walked through has been connected wish the industry for many years , but now though surviving is very much a shadow of its former self .
in the bay there's a chair lift up to the top of the cliffs. You can also make a bottle full of different coloured sands up there.. Also the cliffs you zoomed in on with the light houses is Beachy Head
That's my local river, I kayak there every week. My profile picture has the needles in the background lol. Fun fact, you probably sailed over a load of bodies because just off the needles is one of only 2 places in England that people can be buried at sea!
Thanks! I've sailed around the Isle of Wight (in the 80s) and you made it look so easy, cool and relaxed. I guess it's all about attitude and perhaps experience and knowledge? Or maybe just weather forecasts? I dunno?
That was cool! You actually saw the Waverley steam paddle boat from Glasgow. She was at the boat show. It's the last sea going paddle steamer in the world! Lucky you!
Hey Sam another natural great video thanks! No it's not a german (or admirals cup) mainsheet system. That uses a single block on a cockpit traveller with the mainsheet running forward along the boom on each side then down to turning blocks on the side decks near the mast and back to cockpit winches on each side. Gives very little friction on the traveller block for ease of tacking, but is something of a pain when solo sailing.
Sam that was a good video. The droan gives good perspective too. Hope the engine is good for the N Sea. Farrow's have some current issues. Enjoy the calm waters before your challenge going north. Cheers mate 👍
Even though the conditions were not perfect it still made me want to toss a match on the floor as I walk out the house and drive down to the coast and never look back after buying a bigger boat.
As you were leaving the Solent you passed a building around netley where there was a huge hospital where they landed the poor sods from ww1 maybe 2 also.it had its own jetty.may of been so outbound troops didn't see them as they left from southampton.enjoy your vids cheers.
Yes it was largest building in Europe at one time and all now demolished by Soton council in the eraly 60s except for the chapel as you say - built through efforts of Florence Nightingale and Lord Palmerston for the Crimean war and after. Its said US troops drove jeeps up and down the corridors in WWII idk if thats true
I couldn't help but notice the single blade for the wind turbine being shipped on that small freighter burning diesel fuel. Now considering that most turbines have three blades, that means three of those trips, plus the other ships &/or big transport trucks required to get the rest of the parts to the site. So my question is, how many years would the turbine have to produce green wind power to compensate for all of the fossil fuels expended just to get it constructed & that's not including the fossil energy required to manufacture all of those parts? At least when you're sailing, you are truly using green wind power. Keep up the great voyages Sam & best of luck for the winter with the reconstruction down in Florida (wish we were there).
I’ve had my Pacific Seacraft 34 for 25 years and I never knew that check valve was there. And my engine does lose its prime on the fuel supply so this will help - I just ordered a seal kit to take with me. 1:43
Here comes the wave…yep, that’s what happens when you sail down the main channel. Small boat channel is a few 100m to your port. Hurst, where you anchored, is a great spot to overnight. And yes, check the tides or you experience the same issues as when you tried to enter Portsmouth against the tide. Conditions looked perfect (apart from the lack of wind), safe travels
Love watching your videos , it would be amazing to hope into a boat and go to different countries for a day or 2 then sail on , keep at it mate enjoyable to watch
Sam keep a tin of fiberglass filler on ya boat it's great for many things but it's also great for patching up holes in exhausts .. it's heat and fire proof ... if used it to fix holes in care exhausts before and the repair has out lasted the rest of the exhaust lol .. you can use it to seal up the elbow leak on yours mate 💪
So glad to see such comprehensive sojourn accounts even of snail sails and diesel travails. I can see you going higher tech Nikolas T. electric on a future vessel. Really fine uke interlude.
You saw 2 of our most iconic heritage steamers! Shieldhall, an ex Glasgow sewage disposal vessel, preserved and kept afloat by volunteers and the paddle steamer Waverley that is very sucessful as an excusion steamer around the coasts of the Uk every summer. Little lighthouse on the cliff after Seven Sisters was the Belle Tout which has been moved once back inland and is threatened again now! Those cliffs towards Eastbourne are where some poor souls end their lives by jumping off!
Sam, I just quit my job in Search of something else. Sailing, adventurebiking, flying, etc.. I'd give Anything to come sail with ya for even like a week!
I really enjoyed your video and always look forward to them.
You would not think it but during the First World War Folkestone Harbour was the main port of departure for soldiers and medical personnel. 10 million soldiers left from the harbour wall you were on and 1 million Red Cross workers and it was known as the ‘gateway to the trenches’.
Thanks for that history, very cool 👍
Wow!
At 3:09, you can see me in my canoe desperately trying to get out of the way of blade runner! I couldn't quite believe that when I saw it. I remember seeing you come close by Calshot.
Loved that little foiling Moth that flew by on Southampton water, pretty sure that boat was in the world championships.
Thanks for the ID.
I love your attitude. You obviously enjoy sailing and can take care of yourself. You don't have a crisis breakdown like cruisers on so many other channels. You just take care of it and move on.
A real “can do” guy. Great minute by minute videos. Really makes you feel part of the journey.
loved the Drone anchoring shots! that's a lot of work! I'm still trying to figure out my anchor setup
Probably the nicest bit of filming you've done yet .....well done on the editing Sam.
Thanks!
I add the Filter around 8:20 to 8:30 where "Thats why I say Hey man nice shot." Good drone footage of yourself screwing around with the anchor, nice work dude.
Love those shots of your boat moving when you walked out to the bow.
Your smile has made you the best sailing RUclips content maker. Keep smiling! We love you
Love the They Might Be Giants tease around 11 minutes into the video. Your older than you've ever been and now your even older.
I love that you take us on cool adventures; beautiful scenery, calming water sounds, breezes and I can feel myself on your boat. And I love the music you create to go along with it all. Thank you.
You saw the Shieldhall! That's a preserved Clyde steamer that is a fixture on the Solent. Twin triple-expansion steam engines. It's a lovely ship. Not as old as you might think; just built old-style in the 50s. It was in the movie _Angelas Ashes_
Ah... I was going to see what the ship was. I liked it very much.
Glad someone out of us knows their shit. There was even a slight twinkle and man fizz when you typed it. I could tell.
I saw the Clyde steamer and at first glance I thought it was Waverly ! I'm very glad you knew it was sheild hall , cheers
sully biker is correct and the yellow funnelled ship was the sheildhall. She was used on the clyde to remove sewage out to sea . Southampton then purchased her to do the same job and dump sewage out at sea. She is now used for charters and has been completly renovated and even has a cafe.
Twotube was also correct that they saw the waverley steam paddle ship. She had the red funnel and was in the solent area at the beginning of september.
I don't think Sam likes ocean liners and historic ship. He sailed past QM2 and called a big cruise ship lol. :)
Very nice..
Needles is my home playground kayaking and sailing.
That drone anchoring shot was really well done! It’s weird to see you sailing through my local sailing area, shame I didn’t see you out on the water. You should have got the paraglider out, those cliffs are all flyable.
Almost at 200k!!! Awesome!!! Keep frowning! Great vid as always!
Been watching these videos for a while now and I can’t believe he stopped right where I live
I use the fuel pump bulb you squeeze that mounts on the fuel tank. works great for priming the line and you leave it in the line. Just like on an out board
Someone installed one on the inverter generator that was at our town's dump. It uses a pulse fuel pump like lawn tractors use that have under seat fuel tanks which had failed but I left the primer bulb as a back up with a set of pliers taped to the access cover. Better safe than sorry I guess.
Wonderful interlude with winter coming closer here. Nice footage there on shore& out at sea! Good health to you& thank you.
First rate vid. Pacing, nuts -n- bolts, musical interlude, scenery. Good work.
Awesome drone footage of you dropping the sail and anchor. pretty sweet.
Another great Sam Holmes Sailing video update. Thanks for sharing.
The best sailing I ever did was around The Needles. The Solent has the best sailing on the planet, it's where I learned to sail.
Agreed!
I did my RYA competent crew certification in Port Solent.
Motor sounds much better. That was my issue, a small leak in the suction side between the tank and the pump. It was really annoying. Racors are great, I like the nalgene idea. Thanks for the video man, fair winds and following seas...
Cool! I’ve ever opened one up. I learned something today.
2 or 3 thousand views in an hour? You're getting there Sam Holmes, you are getting there.👍
What a wild harbor. Better keep track of the tide around there! 🍻
That sequence of you putting everything away with the Uke was beautiful. Happy sailing dude
253rd desktop shipmate LIKE and 1900th view... especially these shots at 7:21 and always the drone footage is the favorite. More at 19:47...
and WOW! 20:42... when the tide goes out, it REALLY GOES OUT!! 21:10 these local, old village images are so cool; thanks for sharing these adventures.
Hi Sam I didn't realise you was at the needles I would of come out and said hi, we are out most weekends to the needles on our jet skies
I always enjoy your playing Sam
You're coming to the Netherlands! ;-) Awesome! Wight to the Dutch coast - I must have sailed that a hundred times. Nice piece of travel!
Now that’s a Sam Holmes video, single handed engine repair!
Awesome video! I love the work you do on your engine.
Amazing drone footage!!!
Love sailing round the Solent - great footage
Thanks again for sharing your travels. I love seeing placesI have never been :)
so many beautiful sunsets thankyou Sam
ahh , Folkestone , My home sailing port for 18 years , quite a lot of history around this harbour , the building upon high at 21;15 was once connected to the German embassy , the arched bridge you crossed with a now defunct swing bridge once was a double track onto folkestone pier which had ferry service to france and many years ago the Netherlands . The fishing quarter you walked through has been connected wish the industry for many years , but now though surviving is very much a shadow of its former self .
in the bay there's a chair lift up to the top of the cliffs. You can also make a bottle full of different coloured sands up there..
Also the cliffs you zoomed in on with the light houses is Beachy Head
Fascinating thanks, great drone footage .
That's my local river, I kayak there every week. My profile picture has the needles in the background lol. Fun fact, you probably sailed over a load of bodies because just off the needles is one of only 2 places in England that people can be buried at sea!
Thanks! I've sailed around the Isle of Wight (in the 80s) and you made it look so easy, cool and relaxed. I guess it's all about attitude and perhaps experience and knowledge? Or maybe just weather forecasts? I dunno?
Nice video Sam. The music was pretty special and fits well with the boat.
Beautiful Anchorage silhouette Sam great show
That was cool! You actually saw the Waverley steam paddle boat from Glasgow. She was at the boat show. It's the last sea going paddle steamer in the world! Lucky you!
Hey Sam another natural great video thanks!
No it's not a german (or admirals cup) mainsheet system. That uses a single block on a cockpit traveller with the mainsheet running forward along the boom on each side then down to turning blocks on the side decks near the mast and back to cockpit winches on each side. Gives very little friction on the traveller block for ease of tacking, but is something of a pain when solo sailing.
Sam that was a good video. The droan gives good perspective too. Hope the engine is good for the N Sea. Farrow's have some current issues. Enjoy the calm waters before your challenge going north. Cheers mate 👍
Live the views of other watercraft and scenery.
Interesting video as you were sailing in my home waters. Great drone footage especially of the anchoring in Keyhaven Lake.
It has been a while since I last watched you and man you must have got a new camera. Looks amazing!
Beautiful shots Sam. Thank you.
Those spliced eyes in that rope looked really good! Thanks for showing that, would like to learn to do that someday! :) Fair winds, Sam!
The best thing by far I've ever bought for the boat was the hot water. Fully understand how good it is to feel like a human again!
Sunset drone shot while reefing the sails… epic. Nice camera work sir.
Even though the conditions were not perfect it still made me want to toss a match on the floor as I walk out the house and drive down to the coast and never look back after buying a bigger boat.
As you were leaving the Solent you passed a building around netley where there was a huge hospital where they landed the poor sods from ww1 maybe 2 also.it had its own jetty.may of been so outbound troops didn't see them as they left from southampton.enjoy your vids cheers.
Yes it was largest building in Europe at one time and all now demolished by Soton council in the eraly 60s except for the chapel as you say - built through efforts of Florence Nightingale and Lord Palmerston for the Crimean war and after. Its said US troops drove jeeps up and down the corridors in WWII idk if thats true
@@davidbuckland6095 cheers never knew that.it oozes history of a sad kind.
I couldn't help but notice the single blade for the wind turbine being shipped on that small freighter burning diesel fuel. Now considering that most turbines have three blades, that means three of those trips, plus the other ships &/or big transport trucks required to get the rest of the parts to the site. So my question is, how many years would the turbine have to produce green wind power to compensate for all of the fossil fuels expended just to get it constructed & that's not including the fossil energy required to manufacture all of those parts? At least when you're sailing, you are truly using green wind power. Keep up the great voyages Sam & best of luck for the winter with the reconstruction down in Florida (wish we were there).
I’ve had my Pacific Seacraft 34 for 25 years and I never knew that check valve was there. And my engine does lose its prime on the fuel supply so this will help - I just ordered a seal kit to take with me. 1:43
That was super cool Sam. Took me right back there to the south UK coast. Special places. Cheers.
interesting places that you visit. Thank you for taking us with you to places we may never see. ben
Great job on the splicing!!
Here comes the wave…yep, that’s what happens when you sail down the main channel. Small boat channel is a few 100m to your port. Hurst, where you anchored, is a great spot to overnight. And yes, check the tides or you experience the same issues as when you tried to enter Portsmouth against the tide. Conditions looked perfect (apart from the lack of wind), safe travels
Folkestone!! My hometown. I haven't returned for ages.
Very cool shot of you at sunset setting anchor as the boat slowly drifts out of the frame
Love watching your videos , it would be amazing to hope into a boat and go to different countries for a day or 2 then sail on , keep at it mate enjoyable to watch
Sam keep a tin of fiberglass filler on ya boat it's great for many things but it's also great for patching up holes in exhausts .. it's heat and fire proof ... if used it to fix holes in care exhausts before and the repair has out lasted the rest of the exhaust lol .. you can use it to seal up the elbow leak on yours mate 💪
Thanks for the sail. I was across the state in Fl day before the hurricane hit there
So glad to see such comprehensive sojourn accounts even of snail sails and diesel travails. I can see you going higher tech Nikolas T. electric on a future vessel. Really fine uke interlude.
Folkestone Harbor reminds me of old town Sacramento, CA on the river.
Excellent drone video work. Very enjoyable to watch. Adds so much to your vids.
Another great video!
The harsh ocean sun and wind are taking a toll on Sam. He's starting to look like a longshoreman
Or perhaps a longfaceman. His beard is getting longer, and his hair is getting taller.
Heya Sam, it seems like you gotta clean that tank!! trust me it is worth it!
Thanks!
A blistering two knots, lol!🤣
This was beautiful, Sam.
Nice video Sam 22 minutes woohoo. I assume fixing the end of the hose solved the problem. Liking to see Amsterdam.
Great video, Sam… You’ve taken singlehanded sailing to a whole new level.. a little pun intended 😂😂
He's still the greatest one armed Sailor around!
Sam, this HDR video is looking awesome. If possible please use it. Love it!
Sailing the east coast south on a custom 55’ thinking of going east soon
It's spooky seeing all those boats aground.
You saw 2 of our most iconic heritage steamers! Shieldhall, an ex Glasgow sewage disposal vessel, preserved and kept afloat by volunteers and the paddle steamer Waverley that is very sucessful as an excusion steamer around the coasts of the Uk every summer. Little lighthouse on the cliff after Seven Sisters was the Belle Tout which has been moved once back inland and is threatened again now! Those cliffs towards Eastbourne are where some poor souls end their lives by jumping off!
Sam, I just quit my job in Search of something else. Sailing, adventurebiking, flying, etc.. I'd give Anything to come sail with ya for even like a week!
Southampton, the Needles. Evokes for me images of the Age of Sail, Wooden walls and Iron men.
I’ve never seen a marina that dries out at low tide. Very fascinating.
strictly only suitable for bilge keeled yachts , very sheltered except for easterly winds when it can be quite rough
I literally was sailing there today. That’s hilarious
What boat do you sail mate ?? I'm also local to here 😁
Add lubricant or grease to your O-Rings, and seals. It helps in more ways than one!
Nice tune on your uke!
Thanks
Go Sam!
I saw my little hurley 22 moored just outside ocean village, shame i didnt know you were here
Have you cleaned the tank? Do you use racor antifungal in your diesel? Tiller pilot on the windvane paddle is great for light winds or motoring.
So close to 200k subscribers!
Thought you would have come up to Bristol and experienced the Bristol Channel Sam! So close.
Another TMBG fan
Nice score on the free Gill merch from the boat show. I'd like to know your thoughts on the Revolve folding boat hook.
Wish I could do this 👌chilled on the brain no worries just relaxing to the un known 👌👌
I think the “German” main sheet system is the continuous loop that can be trimmed alternatively from starboard or port cockpit winches?
I’m about to pull the trigger on a 30ft hunter. Florida man life!!