Nine Days Alone- The Final Push to Australia WHSE 142

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  • Опубликовано: 28 апр 2024
  • I have three more days of solo sailing to get to Australia. It's the final push. I battle fatigue as I try to get through the Great Barrier Reef to make it in before the next system hits
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Комментарии • 503

  • @bryansmith1920
    @bryansmith1920 Месяц назад +154

    Hey as a 70yr old Dad, Granddad, and now Great-Grandad, who has gone down to the sea in boats, I am in awe of you, young woman, Long may you rosperper,

    • @WindHippieSailing
      @WindHippieSailing  Месяц назад +15

      Thanks!:)

    • @goofy4birds
      @goofy4birds Месяц назад +11

      I agree. I too am envious of her solo adventures. I daydream about what she actually is doing and why I became a patron, at least one of us gets to do it.

    • @paulb5907
      @paulb5907 Месяц назад +7

      Hey Holly hope you're good how about creating an album of all the best tunes used across the videos, that would be nice to have , see you on the next one

    • @christyler5722
      @christyler5722 Месяц назад +2

      Who is rosperper?

    • @robertbiron
      @robertbiron Месяц назад +3

      @@christyler5722 I think he meant to type prosper.

  • @captainsalty9022
    @captainsalty9022 Месяц назад +35

    Holly, most people have no idea how challenging those windward sailing days are. Bouncing in your bunk when you try to sleep, the constant jolting, spray and mist file air. You are a mighty sailer. I don’t envy you because I’ve done a lot of long passages too. I’m glad I’m to old for that any more. But I admire your “guts.”

  • @keithtidy186
    @keithtidy186 Месяц назад +41

    Welcome to Australia Holly!

  • @thelonerizla1
    @thelonerizla1 Месяц назад +57

    Im still reeling from your last vid , 50' from a ship . Fastnet 79 survivor here , you are awesome girl !

    • @TOMVUTHEPIMP
      @TOMVUTHEPIMP Месяц назад +2

      Everyone in the comments section claims they are a Fastnet 79 survivor.

    • @thelonerizla1
      @thelonerizla1 Месяц назад +6

      ​​@@TOMVUTHEPIMPyawn . Check lifeboat 70-001 log at lundy island on the 14th smart mouth , the vessel was yacht mauritimus.

    • @WindHippieSailing
      @WindHippieSailing  Месяц назад +13

      Damn you must have some crazy stories!

    • @stephenburnage7687
      @stephenburnage7687 Месяц назад +3

      Have you figured out why your (or presumably their) AIS alarm did not go off?

    • @thelonerizla1
      @thelonerizla1 Месяц назад +9

      ​@@WindHippieSailingnot really , that was one storm I'll never forget though , we were lucky . Sailed a few big blows since but nothing like that . I seriously admire what you do , you are some sailor . Love from Wales UK .

  • @jameskiehm546
    @jameskiehm546 Месяц назад +15

    Bravo to Rolly Tasker for supporting Wind Hippie!!!

  • @westbeachum3160
    @westbeachum3160 Месяц назад +28

    You’re a brave human. Thanks for taking us along

  • @genebraaksma
    @genebraaksma Месяц назад +20

    Of all the sailing channels I follow your abilities and courage always amaze me!

  • @TheGoshood
    @TheGoshood Месяц назад +25

    I've followed you from the beginning when you became a sailor, I was impressed then and I am still impressed.,, but I'd rather face the taliban than do what your doing. Sailing in a little boat on a large ocean. Love it.

    • @jpdj2715
      @jpdj2715 Месяц назад +3

      You are her parent that took her on board their ocean sailing journey when she was a small child? Because that's where she became a sailor, I guess, and that's where she learnt what and when to fear, but especially when not. As she demonstrates in these videos.

  • @bernysubbs8445
    @bernysubbs8445 Месяц назад +16

    I hope you are keeping an extensive journal so you can publish it someday. You are an amazing and very profound individual.
    Fair winds and Vyas con Dios.

  • @jimdiamond8246
    @jimdiamond8246 Месяц назад +8

    Australia is a very expensive country even for us Australians. glad to see you got here safe and sound .

  • @JimWalkerMusic
    @JimWalkerMusic Месяц назад +9

    Hiya Holly... I've been occasionally visiting your channel just over a year or so. I spent a week on a 45' Catamaran a few years back and when I was younger I crewed on Morgan 41 in the great lakes. Crossing Oceans on a 27ft boat would scare the shit out of me! You are such a brave person. I got nothin' but respect for ya! Mean it! ❤

  • @WoodRanger138
    @WoodRanger138 Месяц назад +8

    And So the Pendulum Swings
    Halcyon Days Are Here Again
    Enjoy Each Moment ❤

  • @MachTuck
    @MachTuck Месяц назад +1

    Always great to watch your videos Holly! inspirational!

  • @kkeller4789
    @kkeller4789 Месяц назад

    Congratulations! Love your videos 🎉🎉

  • @jaydubya4727
    @jaydubya4727 Месяц назад

    Thanks for sharing, Holly - I look forward to your videos and enjoy your adventures.

  • @kylep292
    @kylep292 Месяц назад

    you are a freaking amazing human! thanks for sharing your vids!!! you are doing something cool! thanks for sharing

  • @ritvenerus2195
    @ritvenerus2195 Месяц назад +1

    Always amazing to see your skill and confidence. Inspiring!

  • @dieteroberkofler4342
    @dieteroberkofler4342 Месяц назад +1

    Absolutely loved this video. Great job with passage. Glad that all went well.

  • @mseller12
    @mseller12 Месяц назад +5

    Always fun to watch! Keep 'em coming!

  • @brucelyle5136
    @brucelyle5136 Месяц назад +2

    thanks for sharing the trip, always enjoy your honesty about life onboard. :)

  • @fgansell
    @fgansell Месяц назад

    So glad you made it, great video, pretty amazing.

  • @michaelconway4316
    @michaelconway4316 Месяц назад

    You're simply AMAZING! Congratulations on making another big step on your journey!

  • @tiborkiss9186
    @tiborkiss9186 Месяц назад

    it has been a hell of a passage...and very interesting to watch it. Thank you for sharing.

  • @sweettony9359
    @sweettony9359 Месяц назад +2

    Good stuff! I cannot imagine doing the things you are doing. You are amazing.

  • @gnsmk357
    @gnsmk357 Месяц назад

    Right on. I think you are going to have a great time in the waters down under. Love this Video. Great Job.

  • @bearitraeb
    @bearitraeb Месяц назад

    You always make me smile with your graciousness. Many blessings

  • @AlaskaRog
    @AlaskaRog Месяц назад +3

    Great video Holly. Congrats from Downeast Maine on another difficult passage that you did!

  • @richardleigh2788
    @richardleigh2788 Месяц назад

    All I can say is wow!!. What a fantastic voyage that was. Well done!!!!

  • @norman4991
    @norman4991 Месяц назад

    Well done Holley what a fantastic good attitude you have. Love your videos.

  • @peterabild1123
    @peterabild1123 Месяц назад +1

    Great video. Well done. Congratulations

  • @dannyfisher9223
    @dannyfisher9223 Месяц назад

    You are such a inspiration Holly! Ur so brave to sail through that!! Welcome to Australia 🇦🇺

  • @colinmiddleton2941
    @colinmiddleton2941 Месяц назад

    Well done young lady. All the best and enjoy your experiences and stay safe.

  • @domhubbard2197
    @domhubbard2197 Месяц назад +2

    From Maine to Australia, thats one hell of a journey. Many congratulations amd heres to many more years at sea ⛵

  • @rickkwitkoski1976
    @rickkwitkoski1976 Месяц назад +2

    Thanks Holly. I really enjoy your REAL vids.

  • @spencer6145
    @spencer6145 Месяц назад +1

    I always love riding along!

  • @karlsawesomeadventures9608
    @karlsawesomeadventures9608 Месяц назад

    Thanks Holly for sharing your passage and adventure. You are a trooper and a breath of fresh air to watch overcoming waves and weather! I'm getting ready to splash my sailboat this weekend in Lake Michigan! can't wait to go sailing again. Fair winds to you... stay free and beautiful !😉

  • @benshore7357
    @benshore7357 Месяц назад

    Good times 🎉 a new country. Looked like a bumpy ride. Can’t wait to see the Australia tour

  • @m.dwightsweezy7361
    @m.dwightsweezy7361 Месяц назад

    Great passage video, thanks for sharing with us.

  • @Lannie1948
    @Lannie1948 Месяц назад

    Incredible Holly, amazing! 😊

  • @elgar104
    @elgar104 Месяц назад +1

    You're an amazing person. I hope you know that. Thank you for all that you share. It is much appreciated.

  • @stevenordyke5990
    @stevenordyke5990 Месяц назад +1

    Congratulations for making it and arriving with such an amazing attitude. Rock on girl!

  • @underthetornado
    @underthetornado Месяц назад +1

    Good job Holly!!!❤

  • @Twelvestonestacking
    @Twelvestonestacking Месяц назад

    Goodonyas Gutsy Gurl! Sending warm thoughts and good vibrations!

  • @jimmyjazz9014
    @jimmyjazz9014 Месяц назад

    Wow I am just blown away by you courage and tenacity. What an inspiration. Safe travels

  • @spider5001
    @spider5001 Месяц назад

    Oh wow this is so cool😀 I just found you. Now I have a really nice adventure update to look forward to every Monday night🙂 Thank you for sharing your journey with us!🫠

  • @williammalvers2780
    @williammalvers2780 Месяц назад

    Girl you are crazy, it was fun watching. Great job.

  • @DanO530.8
    @DanO530.8 Месяц назад

    Wow pretty amazing those waves were huge I always wanted to visit Australia such a beautiful place to see

  • @vanessavandervalk1084
    @vanessavandervalk1084 Месяц назад

    Holly, I'm so glad you made it to Australia! Woo Hoo love your music & share! 😍🙌💖

  • @michaelayliffe7238
    @michaelayliffe7238 Месяц назад

    A warm hug, and welcome to Australia 🇦🇺

  • @bethanderson2940
    @bethanderson2940 Месяц назад +1

    Holly - you are da bom!!!! More articulating later but THANK YOU for the inspiration and sailing knowledge and spirit! ❤

  • @sartorst3376
    @sartorst3376 Месяц назад +1

    You are fearless of those things that frighten me the most. Love it ! Those are the conditions that I could only take for a few days and on a small boat too You GO girl !

  • @raymondhasugulibug168
    @raymondhasugulibug168 Месяц назад

    You are amazing!! 🥰🥰Very brave lady, you have the courage and confidence to sail in the open water.

  • @antfal-n-everything7154
    @antfal-n-everything7154 Месяц назад +5

    Congrats on the crossing, happy your safe.

  • @jamesgordon2289
    @jamesgordon2289 Месяц назад

    great video. I really felt like we along for the ride and the journey was fun :) thanks for including us

  • @carmancloud
    @carmancloud Месяц назад +5

    Holly, you do such an incredible job of capturing and sharing what you are experiencing. If I could smell the salty air I’d swear I’d traveled along! Thank you!

  • @BuffNav
    @BuffNav Месяц назад +5

    Thanks Holly, really enjoyed watching.

  • @Borgone107
    @Borgone107 Месяц назад

    You are awesome. I love your journey, thanks for sharing and blessing us as to what life is truly about God Bless!

  • @peterharper3317
    @peterharper3317 Месяц назад +2

    I was excited to see land, cant imagine how much you were looking forward to it 😂 remarkable

  • @user-ef9fd7fv5f
    @user-ef9fd7fv5f Месяц назад +1

    Moon/wave night shots were gorg, Holly. Absolutely stunning! Perfect music choice as well!
    XO Darcee

  • @DarrenMcManawaynz
    @DarrenMcManawaynz Месяц назад +1

    You are an awesome person! Thank you for your content.
    I'm sad I didn't get to meet you here in NZ.

  • @Jaantoenen
    @Jaantoenen Месяц назад

    Wow, what a ride. Holly, you're so loopy you are ecstatic lol. Great sailing girl.

  • @holodeckdragon8876
    @holodeckdragon8876 Месяц назад

    You are so incredibly capable! thank you for following your bliss and living your truth. so inspiring!

  • @johncooper5293
    @johncooper5293 Месяц назад

    Another epic sail. Well done for coping with sleep deprivation, strong winds and 95k subs! Great videos.

  • @georgepeat5269iearth
    @georgepeat5269iearth Месяц назад

    awesome video& sailor. Good Heath continued successes.

  • @robertvandervelde60
    @robertvandervelde60 Месяц назад

    Hi Holly glad you made it safe to Australia, Geck was really pounding those waves, you sure are a special person, may you always have fair winds❤

  • @petersherman2552
    @petersherman2552 Месяц назад +2

    You`ve become an iconic Wind Hippy. The very very model...etc
    I love the sound of your boat sailing along through wind and waves. I realize it was`t too restful being bumped around, frequent stabs of anxiety, but its a blissful sound. I`m going to listen to bits of it again.

  • @BH195829
    @BH195829 Месяц назад

    Fantastic video, awesome music! You’re the bravest woman I know! 👍🙏🌎

  • @jsimmons3090
    @jsimmons3090 Месяц назад +1

    It's dope you have the skills to run that boat all by yourself and the courage to conquer the oceans! Hands clapping hats off to you!!! Inspiring!!

  • @oldmadandkiwi
    @oldmadandkiwi Месяц назад

    Hey bud great sail , I sailed in to Maggi to years ago 🎉 pretty cool horseshoe bay .yay

  • @sailingcorribeemwera
    @sailingcorribeemwera Месяц назад

    Wow that was such as awesome video, thanks. But also well done to you, you did a monster passage in tough conditions but despite how tired you were you managed the boat so well, and also produced some great footage with the big seas ocean passage vibe continuously going on in the background!! I hope the customs guys cooperated with your inspection plan.

  • @christiancapewell8620
    @christiancapewell8620 Месяц назад +9

    You're such a brave woman doing what you do on your own love watching your videos your smile and personality can make anyone smile when feeling down with your very pretty smile👏

  • @seandayma
    @seandayma Месяц назад

    Awesome passage. I have only been following you since the Solomon Islands. I am impressed by anyone who takes on the passages solo.

  • @larrydodd8255
    @larrydodd8255 Месяц назад

    Thanks for sharing your experiences. It has been said, but it bares repeating.
    YOUR FRICKIN AWSOME.
    Congrats on your most recent safe passage

  • @maryrogers1249
    @maryrogers1249 Месяц назад

    What an Amazing passage Holly. Cannot imagine the courage and determination it took to hang in there and trust your skills and capacity to make it all the way! Huge congratulations to you and the Geck! I am now a fair weather sailor in my 18 ft sailboat and fine with that at 64. I enjoy watching your journey. Thank you for sharing your videos with us.

  • @debkeeley3719
    @debkeeley3719 Месяц назад +8

    I feel for you watching this. It’s not easy sailing up there. So good to see ‘Land-ho’ after such a tough trip.❤

  • @brucemartin2882
    @brucemartin2882 Месяц назад

    Congratulations on Australia from Pensacola.

  • @frankrice5364
    @frankrice5364 Месяц назад +1

    Beautiful picture of the moon thanks for sharing

  • @dennishively5994
    @dennishively5994 Месяц назад +1

    Another great video, looks like you have figured out how to make your sails work better for you , I just received my new Rolly/Tasker main sail with 2 reefs , so I’m excited to get it on the boat & go sailing ⛵️ 😊

  • @kencannuck
    @kencannuck Месяц назад +1

    I'm happy for your safe passage. The rough weather and your sail change regime made me even more confident that, all things considered, my Junk sails are a good choice for me. Thanks for your informative video.

  • @robertfrost8758
    @robertfrost8758 Месяц назад

    One of your best videos👍 ,keep up girl

  • @gbonventi
    @gbonventi Месяц назад

    Awesome vids, nice to see "reality cruising"... Ups and downs it's fair game while in the high seas. Cheers

  • @russellclement2058
    @russellclement2058 Месяц назад

    Welcome to Oz Holly ,,great to have you here,,

  • @mikefriend7570
    @mikefriend7570 Месяц назад +5

    What a wonderfully wise person! You get back what you put out to the world. I’m a 73 year old coastal sailor and am in awe of your approach to sailing. I hope Australia is kind to you for the time you are there ❤❤

  • @nearlynativenursery8638
    @nearlynativenursery8638 29 дней назад

    Hollie, Congrats for a long voyages solo to Aussieland. Really cool wildlife to see. I appreciates all your sailing adventures. Jim Rodgers

  • @Fwdking
    @Fwdking Месяц назад +2

    Holly, I recently watched your interview with James in ? NZ. I liked how open , honest you were. Thank you.
    Enjoy what ever time you have left in Oz. 👍🇦🇺🦘
    24:10 Wow , what a bounce after sleep. You looked great , well refreshed and ready for Adventure Oz

  • @TheSaguache
    @TheSaguache Месяц назад

    Type 2 Fun passage. Well done!

  • @Empathy200
    @Empathy200 Месяц назад +7

    Another great video of single handed "sailing" there are too few channels like yours.. Stay safe.

  • @JunoSolarWinds
    @JunoSolarWinds Месяц назад

    Good on ya mate, welcome to Australia. See you in Broome if you come this way

  • @pparker5113
    @pparker5113 Месяц назад

    Oh man, Holly, your video of the cooking almost made me sea sick, great capture of the "rockin' and rollin'", I can't imagine how exhausted you were. Phew. I am exhausted just watching the vid!

  • @mathewmacpherson857
    @mathewmacpherson857 22 дня назад

    Congratulation Legend. Welcome to Australia.

  • @helmsman141
    @helmsman141 Месяц назад

    Welcome to Australia. We hope you have a nice experience whilst you are here. M

  • @faelsinnes
    @faelsinnes Месяц назад

    Looking bright eyed and bushy tailed in the last section. Must be pleased to have arrived.

  • @davidthacker3213
    @davidthacker3213 Месяц назад +1

    Great job!!!!!!!

  • @bobevans4120
    @bobevans4120 Месяц назад

    Well done Holly.
    Townsville is a lovely town, then Bowen.
    The whole coast has lots to offer, hopefully you will enjoy it as much as I have on my travels in the past.
    Good luck⛵️

  • @garywilliams72
    @garywilliams72 Месяц назад +3

    Holly: wow, such memories you stimulated. Back in 1969 made the Coral Sea crossing from Cairns to Gizo; 39 foot ferro. Your video brought back memories of those unique wave patterns. It also was a rough segment. In '69 of course no GPS, no AIS, sextant only, vane steering was primitive and not effective. 4 of us onboard and cockpit hand steering 24x7. I was 16 then.
    Get this, we arrived in Gizo evening of first moon landing.
    Thanks for 2 great episodes and the memories you restored.

  • @Seafariireland
    @Seafariireland Месяц назад

    I'd like to have seen some of the customs inspection just for...What a trip, well done!

  • @tawharanui5011
    @tawharanui5011 Месяц назад +1

    Cool sailing!

  • @debraderoos5225
    @debraderoos5225 Месяц назад +2

    You are one brave and tough girl. I'm cheering you on in your hair raising adventures.

  • @dougsrepair1060
    @dougsrepair1060 7 дней назад

    You must have a true feeling of accomplishment after 10
    days at sea alone with your boat. Be proud, you deserve it.

  • @monikapfeiffer4107
    @monikapfeiffer4107 Месяц назад

    Congratulations! You‘re my role model, whenever I feel down, I keep thinking: One day I‘ll be sailing. Watching your videos is almost like sailing. 🙏🏼