Making a South Pacific passage, solo, in a 27 ft sloop? Girl, you oughta be an admiral in the U S Navy. If you lack anything in experience you certainly make up for it in sheer guts. You are my new superhero!
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,
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.
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
@@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 .
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.”
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.
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.
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.
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! ❤
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 ❤❤
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👏
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!
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.
You are my inspiration! Thank you so so much!! May I have half the energy you have! I believe I have a fair about of bravery, but who knows if once I am alone in the middle of the ocean I would be pray. Thank you!
Dear Holly its a pleasure to have you in our waters and I hope everyone you meet is kind and welcoming. On behalf of our country I apologise for the outrageous cost of everything from fuel to food..... I think you are very special, have a great stay with us.
You are an inspiration to people everywhere. If I had the money I would buy you a new boat. You are amazing in dealing with the circumstances that encounter you. Thank you.
I find not having things makes those things better. Regardless of both sides of the ying and yang. What you discover is everything is amazing, and you appreciate all that life provides. It is important to experience what is out of your comfort zone so you have that perspective.
I'm not a sailor, however I put myself out into the wild in the year 2000. Gave up a job and a roof I rented to walk from Sydney to Darwin. Reason doesn't matter it was personal not commercial. I had no home but what I carried on my back. Most extraordinary sensations I experienced on my trek were smells, and visions of the clouds. If I thought of food, all the smells would come to me like mosquito's in mangroves. I used to salivate those smells. Clouds, this was a weird one, I often walked at night during moonlit nights up the coast. I would gaze up at the sky whilst walking and my brain would associate the shapes of the clouds with something I recognized. One night blew my mind completely when a Bengal tiger appeared in the sky. Being alone on these kind of trips is a little trippy, without the drugs.
Great sailing adventure against all the odds by this super tough charming feminine lady.One can only stand amazed at her fortitude and great sailing abilities in this very small yacht exposed to really heavy weather and high seas .God bless her snd keep her.
Okay essentially to comments regarding this particular episode and then I will be done number one, please never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever leave your winch handles and on the winch you will get up in the morning look for it and it will be long gone never to be seen again please put your witch channels away. Sorry for the long drawn-out sentence but that's just the way my brain works. Second of all I want to compliment you you've really turned out to be a really good Storyteller and videographer and you're doing everything right and I really appreciate and admire the way you're putting things together and so congratulations sweetheart I'm very happy for you❤❤❤😊😊😊
I have raised thousands of miles literally. And we don't push it any harder than what you're pushing it. So good for you sweetheart I'm so happy for you I'm impressed by you I admire you I think you're doing a great job and good for you❤❤❤😊😊😊
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 !
Wow you've got a lot that you're talking about, so please excuse me if I break up my comments in several separate comments. I want to say like three things number one you're looking absolutely wonderful, you demonstrating great introspection which is what you're supposed to do when you're out Sailing by yourself, and you're showing great physical endurance which everyone admires good for you girlfriend❤❤❤ I will continue to make comments as I watch your video progress but I'm going to go ahead and send off this comment at this portion of your stream😊😊😊
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.
P.s. I also have to balance my gripe about sleeping on AIS below by saying how this is one of the best sailing channels out there, honest, real and gritty, with real situations and solutions. So refreshing to watch. Please keep it up, have watched for years. I just hope you can stand my honesty when calling something out like sleeping to AIS.
I feel your kindness in all the videos. Dude you have taught me much I will definitely apply when we set off on the journey on our Liberator.. Im sending you all loves and happiness ma..
Your seamanship is first class. Your videos are first class and you are so in tune with your boat and the sea. Hope Aussie lives up to your expectations and you get together with that Dan fella again soon.
Just looking at my log for that passage. I left Gizo in late October 1998, and winds were light and seas were low. Stopped for 3 great days at Bagaman Island. Loved Townsville, where you were expected to say good day to everyone you passed on the street. Never smelled brownies.
You are living the dream I was planning 1990 until I met Doris and had a beautiful son who now is 28 and just finishing his engineering degree. Just yesterday he told me he will participate in a sail training at his University and make his sailing license.Boy it was such a Déjà-vu. I hope he will chase my dream? ! We will see You probably have a great support team behind you? 👍🏻😉 fair winds and following seas and always a hand width of water under your keel !
Survivor of the rolling ⛵ seas...don't know how you do it.Your video makes it quite clear all you have to endure.Kudos ! You made it to Australia! (Thanks for all the technical and sage advice throughout)
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 !😉
Its people like you that inspire the rest of us! Keep going, I'm sure one day you will end up in a position where your influence contributes to saving this planet!
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
I love your perspective and attitude, what an amazing life you're living, you're a brave human taking these passages solo like that. I have been around boats and the water all my life but have never done any ocean passages, I've often thought about doing what you are doing, not sure I'd be brave enough though, so I just keep windsurfing!! Awesome videos showing life at sea........you have a new subscriber... Maybe you'll make it across to New Zealand!! EDIT, lol as I watch more videos I see you've been to New Zealand!!
Making a South Pacific passage, solo, in a 27 ft sloop? Girl, you oughta be an admiral in the U S Navy. If you lack anything in experience you certainly make up for it in sheer guts. You are my new superhero!
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,
Thanks!:)
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.
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
Who is rosperper?
@@christyler5722 I think he meant to type prosper.
Bravo to Rolly Tasker for supporting Wind Hippie!!!
You’re a brave human. Thanks for taking us along
Im still reeling from your last vid , 50' from a ship . Fastnet 79 survivor here , you are awesome girl !
Everyone in the comments section claims they are a Fastnet 79 survivor.
@@SOLDOZERyawn . Check lifeboat 70-001 log at lundy island on the 14th smart mouth , the vessel was yacht mauritimus.
Damn you must have some crazy stories!
Have you figured out why your (or presumably their) AIS alarm did not go off?
@@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 .
You have exceptional emotional resilience.. an amazing Soul you are..
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.”
Why do you say your too old?
@@shannonclark-rivera6676 I would have asked why he's glad.
Of all the sailing channels I follow your abilities and courage always amaze me!
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.
Welcome to Australia Holly!
Australia is a very expensive country even for us Australians. glad to see you got here safe and sound .
Welcome to Australia Holly. Really enjoying your channel.
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.
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.
What your doing is awesome ! Being independent , and not tied to the "American dream " is a good move...keep safe 🤠
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! ❤
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 ❤❤
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👏
Soul Sailor is an amazing Journey
You are truly amazing, good stuff WindHippie
And So the Pendulum Swings
Halcyon Days Are Here Again
Enjoy Each Moment ❤
You're a brave, adventurous soul Holly...best to you in your travels....
Another great video of single handed "sailing" there are too few channels like yours.. Stay safe.
Followed you from the start, you're looking great. Your video editor is doing an awesome job.
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!
I feel for you watching this. It’s not easy sailing up there. So good to see ‘Land-ho’ after such a tough trip.❤
Just discovered your channel. You’re only one of three sailing channels I follow. Excited to see new adventures.
You must have a true feeling of accomplishment after 10
days at sea alone with your boat. Be proud, you deserve it.
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.
Another great video,and loved the moral at the end,to treat people kindly. Enjoy Australia!!
You are my inspiration! Thank you so so much!! May I have half the energy you have! I believe I have a fair about of bravery, but who knows if once I am alone in the middle of the ocean I would be pray. Thank you!
You are such a inspiration Holly! Ur so brave to sail through that!! Welcome to Australia 🇦🇺
Thanks! You Rock!
Congratulations for making it and arriving with such an amazing attitude. Rock on girl!
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!!
Dear Holly its a pleasure to have you in our waters and I hope everyone you meet is kind and welcoming. On behalf of our country I apologise for the outrageous cost of everything from fuel to food..... I think you are very special, have a great stay with us.
Your channel came up so I’ve watched a couple. Very impressed.
Well done! Congratulations!!
You're an amazing person. I hope you know that. Thank you for all that you share. It is much appreciated.
You are an inspiration to people everywhere. If I had the money I would buy you a new boat. You are amazing in dealing with the circumstances that encounter you. Thank you.
Congrats on the crossing, happy your safe.
I find not having things makes those things better. Regardless of both sides of the ying and yang. What you discover is everything is amazing, and you appreciate all that life provides. It is important to experience what is out of your comfort zone so you have that perspective.
Simply the best !
I was excited to see land, cant imagine how much you were looking forward to it 😂 remarkable
From Maine to Australia, thats one hell of a journey. Many congratulations amd heres to many more years at sea ⛵
You are an inspiration for this late in life sailor ❤
Good stuff! I cannot imagine doing the things you are doing. You are amazing.
I'm not a sailor, however I put myself out into the wild in the year 2000. Gave up a job and a roof I rented to walk from Sydney to Darwin. Reason doesn't matter it was personal not commercial.
I had no home but what I carried on my back. Most extraordinary sensations I experienced on my trek were smells, and visions of the clouds. If I thought of food, all the smells would come to me like mosquito's in mangroves. I used to salivate those smells. Clouds, this was a weird one, I often walked at night during moonlit nights up the coast. I would gaze up at the sky whilst walking and my brain would associate the shapes of the clouds with something I recognized. One night blew my mind completely when a Bengal tiger appeared in the sky.
Being alone on these kind of trips is a little trippy, without the drugs.
Great sailing adventure against all the odds by this super tough charming feminine lady.One can only stand amazed at her fortitude and great sailing abilities in this very small yacht exposed to really heavy weather and high seas .God bless her snd keep her.
You are one brave and tough girl. I'm cheering you on in your hair raising adventures.
Okay essentially to comments regarding this particular episode and then I will be done number one, please never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever leave your winch handles and on the winch you will get up in the morning look for it and it will be long gone never to be seen again please put your witch channels away. Sorry for the long drawn-out sentence but that's just the way my brain works. Second of all I want to compliment you you've really turned out to be a really good Storyteller and videographer and you're doing everything right and I really appreciate and admire the way you're putting things together and so congratulations sweetheart I'm very happy for you❤❤❤😊😊😊
I have raised thousands of miles literally. And we don't push it any harder than what you're pushing it. So good for you sweetheart I'm so happy for you I'm impressed by you I admire you I think you're doing a great job and good for you❤❤❤😊😊😊
A credit to you ….its a very challenging experience ….i hope everything goes well for you….
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 !
Congratulation Legend. Welcome to Australia.
Absolutely loved this video. Great job with passage. Glad that all went well.
Wow you've got a lot that you're talking about, so please excuse me if I break up my comments in several separate comments. I want to say like three things number one you're looking absolutely wonderful, you demonstrating great introspection which is what you're supposed to do when you're out Sailing by yourself, and you're showing great physical endurance which everyone admires good for you girlfriend❤❤❤ I will continue to make comments as I watch your video progress but I'm going to go ahead and send off this comment at this portion of your stream😊😊😊
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.
P.s. I also have to balance my gripe about sleeping on AIS below by saying how this is one of the best sailing channels out there, honest, real and gritty, with real situations and solutions. So refreshing to watch. Please keep it up, have watched for years. I just hope you can stand my honesty when calling something out like sleeping to AIS.
Thanks for sharing your experiences. It has been said, but it bares repeating.
YOUR FRICKIN AWSOME.
Congrats on your most recent safe passage
Thanks Holly, really enjoyed watching.
You are an awesome person! Thank you for your content.
I'm sad I didn't get to meet you here in NZ.
Always fun to watch! Keep 'em coming!
You are a brave girl, this solo voyage in a small boat like this would be so scary to a landlubber like me. Hats off to you…😄😄
I feel your kindness in all the videos. Dude you have taught me much I will definitely apply when we set off on the journey on our Liberator.. Im sending you all loves and happiness ma..
Always amazing to see your skill and confidence. Inspiring!
Your seamanship is first class. Your videos are first class and you are so in tune with your boat and the sea. Hope Aussie lives up to your expectations and you get together with that Dan fella again soon.
Just looking at my log for that passage. I left Gizo in late October 1998, and winds were light and seas were low. Stopped for 3 great days at Bagaman Island. Loved Townsville, where you were expected to say good day to everyone you passed on the street. Never smelled brownies.
Hollie, Congrats for a long voyages solo to Aussieland. Really cool wildlife to see. I appreciates all your sailing adventures. Jim Rodgers
You and your Boat are really holding up well. I think you are both amazing.
You are our Heroine 🙂 Stay safe and fair winds.
Great video Holly. Congrats from Downeast Maine on another difficult passage that you did!
You are living the dream I was planning 1990 until I met Doris and had a beautiful son who now is 28 and just finishing his engineering degree. Just yesterday he told me he will participate in a sail training at his University and make his sailing license.Boy it was such a Déjà-vu.
I hope he will chase my dream? ! We will see
You probably have a great support team behind you?
👍🏻😉 fair winds and following seas and always a hand width of water under your keel !
Thanks Holly. I really enjoy your REAL vids.
Moon/wave night shots were gorg, Holly. Absolutely stunning! Perfect music choice as well!
XO Darcee
thanks for sharing the trip, always enjoy your honesty about life onboard. :)
Holly - you are da bom!!!! More articulating later but THANK YOU for the inspiration and sailing knowledge and spirit! ❤
Welcome to Oz Holly ,,great to have you here,,
Welcome to Queensland Australia.
🙂
Thanks!
Holly, I'm so glad you made it to Australia! Woo Hoo love your music & share! 😍🙌💖
Welcome to Australia 🇦🇺 😄 it is autum now, head for Airlie Beach ⛱️ 😀
I think you will find that this was I late 2023
Bro these videos are like 6 months old. She probably not even in Australia anymore.
Also it's technically Autumn
Only just uploaded this morning @@alansailing1387
@@SOLDOZEROnly just uploaded this morning.
Welcome to Australia 🇦🇺
Thanx for this episode. I liked the music at 8 minutes in the video.
Survivor of the rolling ⛵ seas...don't know how you do it.Your video makes it quite clear all you have to endure.Kudos !
You made it to Australia!
(Thanks for all the technical and sage advice throughout)
She endures nothing. She,enjoys it.
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 !😉
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. 🙏🏼
You are amazing!! 🥰🥰Very brave lady, you have the courage and confidence to sail in the open water.
I am pretty fearless…but I would have to think long and hard to do what you do. bravo Holly
G’day Holly, have a great time here luv.
Welcome to Australia. If you make it down as far as incredible Jervis Bay (South Coast NSW) - happy to give you the tour. :)
What a passage - you really are superwoman!
Awesome, Just awesome - congrats.
Its people like you that inspire the rest of us! Keep going, I'm sure one day you will end up in a position where your influence contributes to saving this planet!
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
Wow man. Night riding is cool.
Awesome vids, nice to see "reality cruising"... Ups and downs it's fair game while in the high seas. Cheers
A warm hug, and welcome to Australia 🇦🇺
Awesome passage. I have only been following you since the Solomon Islands. I am impressed by anyone who takes on the passages solo.
I love your perspective and attitude, what an amazing life you're living, you're a brave human taking these passages solo like that. I have been around boats and the water all my life but have never done any ocean passages, I've often thought about doing what you are doing, not sure I'd be brave enough though, so I just keep windsurfing!! Awesome videos showing life at sea........you have a new subscriber... Maybe you'll make it across to New Zealand!! EDIT, lol as I watch more videos I see you've been to New Zealand!!
You are a brave young lady but you will look back on all your adventures and be glad you did them be safe out there and thanks for sharing your videos