Solo sailing Los Angeles to Hawaii on 23ft boat

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  • Опубликовано: 16 июл 2019
  • This video documents my trip from Los Angeles to Hawaii. I spent 27 days alone at sea aboard my small Ranger 23 sailboat.
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Комментарии • 12 тыс.

  • @tylerc5311
    @tylerc5311 4 года назад +28253

    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.

    • @brianj92505
      @brianj92505 4 года назад +192

      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.

    • @sk0kiE
      @sk0kiE 4 года назад +634

      @@brianj92505 nobody made you watch it dude.

    • @ViperrVFX
      @ViperrVFX 4 года назад +144

      Brian Johnson alright buddy

    • @MelindaGreen
      @MelindaGreen 4 года назад +577

      @@brianj92505 Reality isn't scripted for your entertainment.

    • @k_cliques1103
      @k_cliques1103 4 года назад +189

      he even didn’t ask for likes or subscribers at the end

  • @maxmason5042
    @maxmason5042 4 года назад +5144

    Imagine if he had gone on this trip during January or February of 2020, then arrived and been like "where is everyone?"

    • @jeaneugeneguan5855
      @jeaneugeneguan5855 4 года назад +172

      Gah. Like 28 Days Later. 😆

    • @kingcarlos7048
      @kingcarlos7048 4 года назад +333

      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

    • @DavidaGene
      @DavidaGene 4 года назад +5

      LOL.

    • @andypeterson2126
      @andypeterson2126 4 года назад +2

      Hahahahaha Hahahhaha haha!!!!!!!!!

    • @knicholson1
      @knicholson1 4 года назад +28

      And,,, Kobe! 😢

  • @jbautista616
    @jbautista616 3 года назад +348

    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 💪🏼

    • @EFHondaEF
      @EFHondaEF 2 года назад +48

      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.

    • @Max-jq3kj
      @Max-jq3kj Год назад +1

      Yes he is.

    • @norml.hugh-mann
      @norml.hugh-mann Год назад +10

      ​@@EFHondaEF 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

    • @Henry_the_Frenchie
      @Henry_the_Frenchie Год назад +1

      Best comment ever!

  • @michaelmitchell6898
    @michaelmitchell6898 2 года назад +245

    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.

    • @MrBill0246
      @MrBill0246 2 года назад +7

      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 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @11calmday00
      @11calmday00 2 года назад +7

      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

    • @pjreynoldsa1
      @pjreynoldsa1 2 года назад +10

      @@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.

    • @gobfranklin6759
      @gobfranklin6759 Год назад +3

      @@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.

    • @DrewVaxination
      @DrewVaxination 9 месяцев назад

      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?

  • @muratuzo6263
    @muratuzo6263 4 года назад +5027

    It looks like youtube has gotten significantly better at it’s recommending game.

  • @samuelflabra7326
    @samuelflabra7326 4 года назад +2022

    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.

    • @jh299110
      @jh299110 4 года назад +18

      I love zombie movies!! Sounds like a cool story line though!!!

    • @tacopig7605
      @tacopig7605 4 года назад +10

      like walking dead, except instead of being unconscious he's sailing

    • @samuelflabra7326
      @samuelflabra7326 4 года назад +18

      @Nate B Yeah like the first 30 minutes is a survival at sea thriller until he arrives on land.

    • @LASAGNA_LARRY
      @LASAGNA_LARRY 4 года назад +15

      That's basically the end credits of Dawn of the Dead (2004), lol.

    • @samuelflabra7326
      @samuelflabra7326 4 года назад +1

      @@LASAGNA_LARRY Haha I was just thinking about that. Might be my favorite zombie movie.

  • @marktracy586
    @marktracy586 Год назад +87

    Sam is the epitome of 'A good attitude will get you anywhere'. Awesome adventure!

    • @michaelishoj1111
      @michaelishoj1111 Год назад +1

      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.

  • @vsGoliath96
    @vsGoliath96 2 года назад +170

    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.

    • @ronneal1100
      @ronneal1100 Год назад +7

      THAT SAIL BOAT DOES NOT HAVE A. STAND UP SHOWER NOR A STOVEE TO COOK ON ?? OR A FRIDGE ? TO KEEP FOOD ?????WOW !!!

    • @user-qv9bd4ye1f
      @user-qv9bd4ye1f Год назад +5

      I have made some crazy trips on my 32' hunter my longest trip was panama city beach Florida to the Bahamas.

    • @johnsondoeboy2772
      @johnsondoeboy2772 11 месяцев назад +7

      @@user-qv9bd4ye1fNot even comparable

    • @woodyforest7308
      @woodyforest7308 11 месяцев назад +14

      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...

    • @jonmccauley6490
      @jonmccauley6490 10 месяцев назад +7

      @@johnsondoeboy2772 lol, he compared his daysail to the Bahamas to Sam's 27 day trip to Hawaii.🤣

  • @mjbrands
    @mjbrands 4 года назад +4405

    I feel like this is the type of video the founders of RUclips had in mind when they created it. It was amazing to be able to experience this journey with you, thank you Sam!!

    • @iamf6641
      @iamf6641 4 года назад +11

      but the money? the money is tempting

    • @hby7768
      @hby7768 4 года назад +34

      nah, they had $$$ in their agenda the whole time

    • @dinkaboutit4228
      @dinkaboutit4228 4 года назад +15

      They didn't care about the videos, they only cared about the product. We are the product.

    • @toivoha
      @toivoha 4 года назад +55

      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.

    • @bertjesklotepino
      @bertjesklotepino 4 года назад +4

      @@dinkaboutit4228 If indeed they didnt care about the videos, then howcome so many are censored?

  • @tonythenonja
    @tonythenonja 4 года назад +2594

    dude's taking social distancing way too far

    • @logiic8835
      @logiic8835 4 года назад +6

      Tony Xie lol

    • @spb1179
      @spb1179 4 года назад +15

      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.

    • @maxvalerius229
      @maxvalerius229 4 года назад +5

      Charlie CC8 r/whoosh

    • @elidaniel5939
      @elidaniel5939 4 года назад +2

      Charlie CC8 it’s a joke dude

    • @2close4missiles88
      @2close4missiles88 4 года назад +2

      Charlie CC8 it’s a joke...

  • @Toddis
    @Toddis 3 года назад +36

    Henrietta was such a good friend, sad to see her leave

  • @AVweb
    @AVweb 2 года назад +233

    Hell of an accomplishment this. Well done.

    • @BHRxRACER
      @BHRxRACER 2 года назад +6

      lmao is this Paul? Put sails on an xcub and give this a try XD

    • @TecHDynamic
      @TecHDynamic 2 года назад +5

      Hi Paul!!!!

    • @pesqair
      @pesqair 10 месяцев назад +1

      avweb here!!!

  • @kylefaherty1744
    @kylefaherty1744 4 года назад +2421

    This dude was sailing across an ocean alone in a 23 foot boat and ended up almost domesticating a wild bird

    • @windowbriteplus
      @windowbriteplus 4 года назад +14

      LOL!

    • @OurFantasyLife
      @OurFantasyLife 4 года назад +108

      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 ...

    • @windowbriteplus
      @windowbriteplus 4 года назад +33

      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.

    • @mountainssea9642
      @mountainssea9642 4 года назад +8

      Monte Craig yea brain storming ideas with a group of men. Where do I sign up? 😂😂

    • @windowbriteplus
      @windowbriteplus 4 года назад +9

      @@mountainssea9642 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.

  • @frozen_pizza1492
    @frozen_pizza1492 4 года назад +1536

    He acts so casual about sailing across the ocean alone for a month it's amazing.

    • @Thezuule1
      @Thezuule1 4 года назад +26

      The silent bravery.

    • @crfyou5767
      @crfyou5767 4 года назад +10

      This dude is legit my hero

    • @W.A.F
      @W.A.F 4 года назад +2

      Spanning the great abyss, much love

    • @mukkasaurus
      @mukkasaurus 4 года назад +2

      @matt k 27 days.

    • @seikibrian8641
      @seikibrian8641 4 года назад +8

      Robin Lee Graham sailed alone *around the world* back in the 1960s...starting when he was *16* years old.

  • @michaeloakes7213
    @michaeloakes7213 Год назад +24

    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!

  • @PumaBeats
    @PumaBeats 2 года назад +115

    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.

    • @DrewVaxination
      @DrewVaxination 9 месяцев назад +1

      yea I watch because its rough and he gets into pickles and works his way out. way better than the OMG paradise influencer bullshit

  • @DruMorgan
    @DruMorgan 4 года назад +1860

    Imagine being this guy now, arriving in Hawaii after being disconnected to the news cycle for a month

    • @bobbylineberry146
      @bobbylineberry146 4 года назад +41

      I see he gets there can't land no one there. That would be crazy.

    • @joesurfer9754
      @joesurfer9754 4 года назад +59

      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.

    • @hunden8404
      @hunden8404 4 года назад +100

      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.

    • @danceswithcarsdc
      @danceswithcarsdc 4 года назад +8

      He would have done 14day quarantine and good to fly, if they were operating, say solo/dual pilot a small plane back ..

    • @mushroomcloud1
      @mushroomcloud1 4 года назад +58

      @@joesurfer9754
      You need to stop gargling what Vox shoots down your throat.

  • @rawdawgg_
    @rawdawgg_ 4 года назад +1689

    I love how he uses words like "we", "we're" and "us" as if we're all there with him just chillin. Thanks man.

    • @YakimaBob
      @YakimaBob 4 года назад +4

      AFFAmale he use ‘I’ more times then you

    • @rawdawgg_
      @rawdawgg_ 4 года назад +14

      @@YakimaBob oh did you count?

    • @jordanc58
      @jordanc58 4 года назад +3

      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.

    • @DatsWhatHeSaid
      @DatsWhatHeSaid 4 года назад +11

      @@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.

    • @IggyWulf
      @IggyWulf 4 года назад +1

      kinda like how when ppl say we won the super bowl no u didnt bitch

  • @alexanderlyon
    @alexanderlyon 2 года назад +107

    This is incredible. I had no idea somebody could accomplish this in such a small boat. Amazing.

    • @worldchangingvideos6253
      @worldchangingvideos6253 2 года назад +2

      Sure thing, Latitude 38 has lists for crew ⛵

    • @wb2278
      @wb2278 2 года назад +1

      of coarse you can

    • @millicentsmallpenny5837
      @millicentsmallpenny5837 Год назад +3

      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

    • @moraoworks
      @moraoworks Год назад

      should look for @IgorStropnik chanel
      E does long trips with dinghys

    • @kevinmencer3782
      @kevinmencer3782 11 дней назад

      I mean, he's insane for having done it.

  • @Sarasdad91
    @Sarasdad91 3 года назад +13

    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.

  • @woodypapacane
    @woodypapacane 3 года назад +1752

    And he smiled the whole time even when he was miserable. That is the way to live life.

    • @Jimmy_Watt
      @Jimmy_Watt 3 года назад +34

      The thing is, he wasn't miserable. Roughing it is something many people don't understand.

    • @woodypapacane
      @woodypapacane 3 года назад +34

      @@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.

    • @tylerborglin5215
      @tylerborglin5215 3 года назад +35

      @@Jimmy_Watt he also literally says that he’s miserable

    • @Rachelleines
      @Rachelleines 3 года назад +2

      🍇

    • @Rachelleines
      @Rachelleines 3 года назад

      💩 in the streets

  • @MrSkate4money
    @MrSkate4money 4 года назад +1298

    I can’t stop thinking about how he has to do the same journey back.

    • @AdamKnows
      @AdamKnows 4 года назад +7

      did he?

    • @diablalexfull
      @diablalexfull 4 года назад +149

      he could technically sell everything and fly back

    • @brandonkoff
      @brandonkoff 4 года назад +32

      They have guys that will say your boat for you.

    • @diablalexfull
      @diablalexfull 4 года назад +47

      @@brandonkoff damn, it must be expensive to pay a guy to do that lol

    • @brandonkoff
      @brandonkoff 4 года назад +90

      @@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.

  • @joeywells637
    @joeywells637 2 года назад +12

    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.

  • @beejdailey9824
    @beejdailey9824 3 года назад +29

    The fish he caught:
    "You've got to be kidding me"

  • @jcl_piano
    @jcl_piano 4 года назад +561

    How many of you were really sad when Henrietta flew away..

  • @colbymullis5275
    @colbymullis5275 3 года назад +3231

    I find it hard to believe you sailed from Cali to Hawaii in 39 minutes 45 seconds.

    • @ziparis
      @ziparis 3 года назад +234

      Didn't you see how fast the boat was going???

    • @daleoriane6974
      @daleoriane6974 3 года назад +108

      reading these comments make me happy for like 15 minutes

    • @connornobbs3487
      @connornobbs3487 3 года назад +92

      @@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?

    • @ryangiesbers
      @ryangiesbers 3 года назад +21

      Yeah man. Total hoax.

    • @DanneyTanner
      @DanneyTanner 3 года назад +23

      I find it hard to believe he made it period.

  • @richardrichard2028
    @richardrichard2028 3 года назад +6

    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 🤙

  • @punkynoodle9370
    @punkynoodle9370 10 месяцев назад +3

    You’re always smiling! Never mad! Your attitude is the best. No wonder you accomplished such a feat! Congratulations! You deserve it!!

  • @JackR_TV
    @JackR_TV 4 года назад +1249

    Who else got the chills when he was just swimming around in the ocean

    • @epsillonX
      @epsillonX 4 года назад +4

      JackR TV same lol

    • @DatsWhatHeSaid
      @DatsWhatHeSaid 4 года назад +173

      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..

    • @JackR_TV
      @JackR_TV 4 года назад +4

      @@DatsWhatHeSaid very interesting.

    • @mtmadigan82
      @mtmadigan82 4 года назад +21

      The shark didn't help

    • @MrThatnativeguy
      @MrThatnativeguy 4 года назад +26

      mike M pretty sure that was a porpoise

  • @DudeMichaelJackson
    @DudeMichaelJackson 4 года назад +5104

    I didn't know Mr. Beast could sail.

  • @henryschmidteastpointmarke7746
    @henryschmidteastpointmarke7746 2 года назад +7

    An amazing accomplishment! Your constant smile and overall attitude throughout the video is truly inspirational. Well done and thank you!!!

  • @isabellavalencia8026
    @isabellavalencia8026 Год назад +5

    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

  • @ddbsu30
    @ddbsu30 4 года назад +634

    The most amazing part is how he didn't poop for the entire trip.

    • @19midnightsun87
      @19midnightsun87 4 года назад +140

      Lol, imagine a "director's cut" version of this video where he left in scenes of him taking a dump in the ocean.

    • @MrBrewman95
      @MrBrewman95 4 года назад +21

      That is what he ate to sustain himself.

    • @everlivingraptergaming8991
      @everlivingraptergaming8991 4 года назад +5

      @@MrBrewman95 *PROTEIN*

    • @shiezo
      @shiezo 4 года назад

      Abraham Girt Abraham girth*

    • @angrydinosaur8plus9
      @angrydinosaur8plus9 4 года назад

      @@shiezo Fuck*

  • @100perdido
    @100perdido 4 года назад +1354

    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.

    • @ncrh5186
      @ncrh5186 4 года назад +288

      100perdido that’s great until you have a cloudy day

    • @MAgaSUXX
      @MAgaSUXX 4 года назад +407

      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??

    • @jimmychonga5054
      @jimmychonga5054 4 года назад +48

      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 ?

    • @Highwater2008
      @Highwater2008 4 года назад +38

      @@jimmychonga5054 I must hear how Bob's story ended. Don't leave us hanging, Mark.

    • @c.t.6314
      @c.t.6314 4 года назад +22

      What about the chemtrails?

  • @jonno5843
    @jonno5843 2 года назад +17

    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.

  • @jasondesjardins7371
    @jasondesjardins7371 Год назад +6

    This dude is so mellow and unassuming but holy crap, what a badass. Amazing stuff.

  • @mustangphil302
    @mustangphil302 4 года назад +873

    Social distancing level: MASTER!

    • @theredshow2397
      @theredshow2397 4 года назад

      mustangphil302 😂😂😂😂

    • @CamdenKnightly
      @CamdenKnightly 4 года назад +1

      @@tokas-kb6rb You're not funny.

    • @tokas-kb6rb
      @tokas-kb6rb 4 года назад +2

      @@CamdenKnightly I kinda knew this was coming. I'm sorry I couldn't deliver.

    • @bigchivo4199
      @bigchivo4199 3 года назад

      Lmao

  • @brianwalsh7931
    @brianwalsh7931 4 года назад +2031

    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 🤙🏼

    • @AMAINE207
      @AMAINE207 4 года назад +64

      That's awesome

    • @uterotourettes15
      @uterotourettes15 4 года назад +27

      Awesome story thanks for sharing! Did you guys sail on the intentions of never coming back?

    • @brianwalsh7931
      @brianwalsh7931 4 года назад +418

      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.

    • @relax-tn1hx
      @relax-tn1hx 4 года назад +65

      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

    • @zapotecocoronal2006
      @zapotecocoronal2006 4 года назад +3

      That's sick!

  • @King_of_Africa
    @King_of_Africa 2 года назад +4

    Two weeks on a cruise ship & I'm losing my mind. Mad props to this guy 👍🏾

  • @lukedrysdale
    @lukedrysdale Год назад +2

    I’ve been watching a few of your sailing videos…you are definitely a legend…thank you for enabling us to see a snapshot through your lens on the wide open seas

  • @mattoftexas
    @mattoftexas 4 года назад +699

    How is this not monetized. I feel like I owe him a tip for being such a great guide!

    • @andrewkneale335
      @andrewkneale335 4 года назад +3

      Matthew Gailey links in description ig haha. but agree!

    • @lukinog9934
      @lukinog9934 4 года назад +4

      @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 😂

    • @StevieDoesYT
      @StevieDoesYT 4 года назад +45

      @@lukinog9934 Lmao, nope. That is $322 total, not for each person, c'mon now, $322 a month isn't realistic 😂

    • @marceloramirez5008
      @marceloramirez5008 4 года назад +18

      Lukin OG Lmaoooooo you think people are paying 322 a month

    • @lukinog9934
      @lukinog9934 4 года назад +1

      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

  • @Chris-yj2di
    @Chris-yj2di 3 года назад +1568

    This is what youtube should be about.

    • @ianc643
      @ianc643 3 года назад +3

      He did believe it.

    • @lostinthewoods3918
      @lostinthewoods3918 3 года назад +33

      RUclips IS about this. There are tons of channels like this. As much as RUclips itself tries to push trendy bullshit you can't deny the hidden gems on this site

    • @SyDiko
      @SyDiko 3 года назад +9

      it was at one point, then the masses came

    • @BattereChicken
      @BattereChicken 3 года назад +1

      Steve Wallis too

    • @pypernadon4845
      @pypernadon4845 3 года назад +5

      You missed the opportunity to say aboat

  • @lanerothsailing2293
    @lanerothsailing2293 2 года назад +14

    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.

  • @andrewmeschter3205
    @andrewmeschter3205 2 года назад

    My new hero - totally understated, brave, gentle demeanor with astonishing courage and grace under pressure.

  • @RussellSyx
    @RussellSyx 4 года назад +635

    The thought of jumping into the ocean, especially alone, absolutely terrifies me.

    • @Orcinus1967
      @Orcinus1967 4 года назад +28

      If you get stinky and sticky enough over the course of a couple weeks, you may change your mind. Or maybe not.

    • @SkyChaserCom
      @SkyChaserCom 4 года назад +40

      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!

    • @michaelmikesmarinhandyman1642
      @michaelmikesmarinhandyman1642 4 года назад +11

      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.

    • @chriscook1468
      @chriscook1468 4 года назад +7

      especially when you see sharks hovering around. I could a swore I saw sharks near this dude.

    • @imjusttoodissgusted5620
      @imjusttoodissgusted5620 4 года назад +13

      @@chriscook1468 Those where dolphins. the tail goes up and down, dolphin , if it went side to side , shark.

  • @williamthompson8282
    @williamthompson8282 4 года назад +692

    When he said he could smell the land literally upon arriving, that must be a crazy experience

    • @ryanotte6737
      @ryanotte6737 4 года назад +35

      Yes, being away from human civilization for a month, and he can recall a distinct smell of it. Crazy indeed.

    • @dragonsember
      @dragonsember 4 года назад +34

      You can smell the ocean when approaching it from inner-land, I never even thought about it being the other way around.

    • @robertwelch2843
      @robertwelch2843 4 года назад +9

      @@ryanotte6737 he probably wasnt referring to the industrial smell of humans, but the "ocean" smell that the sea shore gives off

    • @ryanotte6737
      @ryanotte6737 4 года назад +4

      @@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.

    • @walterkersting9922
      @walterkersting9922 4 года назад +3

      Can you imagine wanting to see people?...

  • @ruthhollard7339
    @ruthhollard7339 7 месяцев назад

    Love how that smile never leaves your face, you must be such a nice person

  • @suel3804
    @suel3804 2 года назад +2

    Loves this. No ego. The guy is incredible

  • @mannfredvoncarstein4410
    @mannfredvoncarstein4410 4 года назад +801

    Me: I wonder if he starts to lose it after being out there alone for so long
    Sam 15 minutes in: birds are cool

    • @tuskegeeace2840
      @tuskegeeace2840 4 года назад +15

      I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought and noticed this.

    • @lean4real_11
      @lean4real_11 4 года назад +6

      birds are cool

    • @samholroyd9548
      @samholroyd9548 4 года назад +5

      Notice how he is always saying "we"? I'd say he already lost it.

    • @emilybh6255
      @emilybh6255 4 года назад +16

      @@samholroyd9548 Solo sailors always anthropomorphize their boats. After all the boat is transporting them a long way. They aren't doing it all themselves.

    • @chrisolson84
      @chrisolson84 4 года назад +5

      Wilson!

  • @alexsanken465
    @alexsanken465 4 года назад +919

    i like how he didn’t stop smiling throughout the whole trip

    • @grifcan0621
      @grifcan0621 4 года назад +13

      Alex Sanken even when he was puking

    • @eduardochavacano
      @eduardochavacano 4 года назад +4

      because his mind is not on the present. His mind is on social media land.

    • @ethanowens2030
      @ethanowens2030 4 года назад +2

      i disliked that

    • @ryanbeach9298
      @ryanbeach9298 4 года назад +3

      Idk how he only smiles with his top lip though

    • @mikeoconnell4108
      @mikeoconnell4108 4 года назад +8

      He’s thinking of his payout once he drops the dope off.

  • @user-vx1th6sd4d
    @user-vx1th6sd4d 10 месяцев назад

    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!

  • @HarryJVaughn3
    @HarryJVaughn3 10 месяцев назад +1

    The video that started it all! I enjoy coming back to this one. Fair winds Sam!

  • @GOgunbangbang
    @GOgunbangbang 4 года назад +1503

    Can you Imagine native Polynesian doing this all over the Pacific with Canoes and using the stars to navigate? Crazy.

  • @TheLegendOfRandy
    @TheLegendOfRandy 4 года назад +1935

    This looks like the beginning of an, "I Shouldn't Be Alive," video.

    • @matteframe
      @matteframe 4 года назад +25

      This is why the coast guard is so busy. But more power to him I guess. Takes some guts.

    • @gazzarover
      @gazzarover 4 года назад +2

      lol

    • @Sean-rx7mz
      @Sean-rx7mz 4 года назад +28

      People used to sail the fucking pacific and the Atlantic ocean on shitty wooden boats. It's really not that bad.

    • @MegaDragon1974
      @MegaDragon1974 4 года назад +26

      @@Sean-rx7mz not alone though lol

    • @MarkJacksonGaming
      @MarkJacksonGaming 4 года назад +1

      -- Yup

  • @richardblackhound1246
    @richardblackhound1246 3 года назад +16

    Henrietta's new house is very nice but I'm wondering about the wisdom of saddling her with a lifetime of mortgage debt at this time in her life.

    • @brianfield792
      @brianfield792 2 года назад +1

      I laughed so much when I read that,lol, Brian,uk.

  • @gilbertpatterson2497
    @gilbertpatterson2497 2 года назад +1

    Mate honestly, you're such a complete bloody legend. I actually like the kinda 'bare bones' videos in comparison to some of these over done ones you see from other channels...gives it a much more personal feel I reckon. Love your work bro. Stay safe!

  • @ufodude1000
    @ufodude1000 4 года назад +1720

    No girls for clicks no 50ft yachts no fancy gadgets i love it.

    • @johncook5774
      @johncook5774 4 года назад +18

      Outstanding video “Smile Through It” Sam ! Inspirational and then some on many levels 👍

    • @jeremyholland4527
      @jeremyholland4527 4 года назад +23

      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!

    • @Carpster
      @Carpster 4 года назад +6

      For real--respect!

    • @MrDrmillgram
      @MrDrmillgram 4 года назад +3

      I love it too Greg H. And i imagine doing it myself, alone, and I crap my pants.

    • @o.a.m9515
      @o.a.m9515 4 года назад +7

      I like sailing la vagabond tho

  • @smoothsailing7773
    @smoothsailing7773 4 года назад +378

    "A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for."
    Well done sailor. Great 40 minutes, thanks.

    • @7KRexCHAT
      @7KRexCHAT 4 года назад +1

      Can I get a time-stamp for this amazing quote!

  • @ashtonroot3515
    @ashtonroot3515 6 месяцев назад

    I love Sam's perpetual smile that goes right along with his positive outlook and attitude. Good on ya mate!

  • @zippy4185
    @zippy4185 Год назад +1

    I have done trips across the Florida straits from the Florida Keys to the Bahamas on boats/yachts more than double the size of this gentleman's boat and I can not imagine the courage or sense of adventure it takes to make such a trip on such as small boat for such distance!!! Wow!!!!!

  • @shivkhandelwal5648
    @shivkhandelwal5648 4 года назад +767

    I love how this dude just always has a smile on his face

    • @clide427
      @clide427 4 года назад +14

      No he just has no upper lip is all

    • @crisprtalk6963
      @crisprtalk6963 4 года назад +22

      Its kinda like a smirk of a crazy person.

    • @loupremo
      @loupremo 4 года назад +22

      he's just high

    • @animaysh
      @animaysh 4 года назад +7

      I would too if I knew I was going to Hawaii.

    • @evaguarneri8081
      @evaguarneri8081 4 года назад +4

      So cool always with that smile!

  • @aSmelly1
    @aSmelly1 3 года назад +1186

    Two weeks into no human contact: "Birds are pretty cool. They've got really long wingspans."

    • @macottiedenjen5844
      @macottiedenjen5844 3 года назад +41

      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

    • @supremesoldier354
      @supremesoldier354 3 года назад +39

      @@macottiedenjen5844 not to mention befriending and making a small house for a bird

    • @jayjayjames2332
      @jayjayjames2332 3 года назад +61

      It's crazy how far in the middle of absolute nothing-ness that birds will still be found.

    • @micahhardman3183
      @micahhardman3183 3 года назад +7

      I love it...he sips hus scotch as he cruises along....heck yeah bro"

    • @wiggitywhitefox
      @wiggitywhitefox 3 года назад +4

      What is wrong with Mother Nature and being in contact with it lol y’all some crazy 170 people

  • @rossvoorheis2391
    @rossvoorheis2391 3 года назад +4

    6:58 The happiest way I've ever heard anyone say "Monday!"

  • @tombattisti8682
    @tombattisti8682 10 месяцев назад +1

    I’ve been riveted watching Sam’s videos. While appearances can be deceiving there’s always a smile.

  • @AMS937AMS
    @AMS937AMS 4 года назад +190

    the best part is when the bird suddenly has a name

  • @willgordge6003
    @willgordge6003 4 года назад +526

    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 :)

    • @Kevingarcia-lv2wm
      @Kevingarcia-lv2wm 4 года назад +6

      Right

    • @CockatooDude
      @CockatooDude 4 года назад +123

      Funnily enough he actually sold the boat in Hawaii. He's since bought a larger boat and lives in Florida now.

    • @willgordge6003
      @willgordge6003 4 года назад +17

      @@CockatooDude Oh cool thanks for letting me know, good for him!

    • @nnotloc-
      @nnotloc- 4 года назад +41

      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 😂

    • @CockatooDude
      @CockatooDude 4 года назад +9

      @@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.

  • @sticks1058
    @sticks1058 2 года назад +4

    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 👏

  • @robertspringer4019
    @robertspringer4019 3 года назад +1

    Wow! What an amazing trip. And with out any major problems well done Sam.

  • @brian2e
    @brian2e 4 года назад +399

    "what a nice little bird". Next scene "I made little Henrietta a house"

    • @tylervincent1938
      @tylervincent1938 4 года назад +55

      *loneliness at sea intensifies*

    • @potionmaster3793
      @potionmaster3793 4 года назад +5

      19:15

    • @krozareq
      @krozareq 4 года назад +16

      Soon as I saw him picking up the bird, I said to myself, "yep, it's about to have a name."

    • @mickeywalnuts2406
      @mickeywalnuts2406 4 года назад +1

      Hahaha

    • @tclark4974
      @tclark4974 4 года назад +6

      @@tylervincent1938 Roght there I was thinking WWWIIIILLLSSSOOOOOOON

  • @MikeHudspeth
    @MikeHudspeth 4 года назад +1174

    His voice: there’s a leak in the boat... the weather conditions are frustrating... the wind keeps changing course
    His face: 😀

    • @McSlobo
      @McSlobo 3 года назад +49

      Sounds like sailing. Something is always broken and nothing is never right.

    • @heatmoon
      @heatmoon 3 года назад +21

      I think hes on another planet or permastoned. Odd disposition and commentary

    • @jyee2217
      @jyee2217 3 года назад +55

      @@heatmoon yeah...he is sailing and enjoying the hell out out it all...better than pushing meaningless paper around the office

    • @lebronzejames9738
      @lebronzejames9738 3 года назад

      @@McSlobo he needs

    • @jekanyika
      @jekanyika 3 года назад +43

      @@heatmoon It's the perfect disposition for a person that does single handed ocean crossings in a tiny boat.

  • @thegreatnorthwet5864
    @thegreatnorthwet5864 2 года назад

    Even when he complained about conditions he was smiling and finding it all so amusing. Attitude is everything, congrats!

  • @arlandoamb6754
    @arlandoamb6754 Год назад +1

    18:50-20:50 me and my children are sitting here watching this and they love Henrietta 🥰🐣🥰👏🏿👏🏿👍🏿🥹

  • @MidnightFireHuntress
    @MidnightFireHuntress 4 года назад +389

    My FAVORITE thing about this video is that he always has a smile on his face

    • @CogniVision
      @CogniVision 4 года назад +51

      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.

    • @GoatThroatGoblin
      @GoatThroatGoblin 4 года назад +2

      CogniVision 😂😂😂

    • @subscribetobanbasstabs2599
      @subscribetobanbasstabs2599 4 года назад +2

      MidnightFireHuntress stfu hipster

    • @glocksantana853
      @glocksantana853 4 года назад

      Subscribe to Ban Bass Tabs HAHAHAHAHAH WHAT THE FUCK HAHAHAHAH

    • @aaronh8943
      @aaronh8943 4 года назад +3

      It's those prescription opioids

  • @spencersmith791
    @spencersmith791 4 года назад +619

    Only 40 minute video I’ve ever watched without skipping anything

    • @goy1849
      @goy1849 4 года назад +7

      im trying to watch it, but im already sea sick at 3:16

    • @notmefrfr
      @notmefrfr 4 года назад +6

      @@goy1849 the baby bird had me hooked for the rest of it

    • @goy1849
      @goy1849 4 года назад +3

      I made it through. Worth the watch 👍🏻

    • @xtzyshuadog
      @xtzyshuadog 4 года назад +1

      I skipped around but the video was still super impressive!!

    • @barsx2o9
      @barsx2o9 4 года назад

      Me toooo

  • @tatoshawty
    @tatoshawty 2 года назад

    I love that you're always smiling, very wholesome man.

  • @Roxon321
    @Roxon321 10 месяцев назад +1

    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!

  • @bonkalo_issh8284
    @bonkalo_issh8284 4 года назад +516

    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

    • @htalan5975
      @htalan5975 4 года назад +30

      Jeff Hunter it’s comments like these that make me happy

    • @maxipad9620
      @maxipad9620 4 года назад +18

      Jeff Hunter ah a man of culture

    • @obiwankenobi1685
      @obiwankenobi1685 4 года назад +18

      Jeff Hunter oooookkkaayyy that’s enough internet for a day

    • @ryanbeach9298
      @ryanbeach9298 4 года назад +2

      @@robbyz512 I'm fucking crying LOL. Thank you, sir!

    • @melkroll6962
      @melkroll6962 4 года назад +5

      Jeff Hunter Thats a real life skill

  • @ECAConcepts
    @ECAConcepts 4 года назад +444

    Finally we get to see Andy's vlog after he sailed off with his father's yacht..

    • @Real_Captainn
      @Real_Captainn 4 года назад +12

      TewSlo lol I was thinking the same 🤦🏾‍♂️😂😭 @TheOffice

    • @cjpinksgames8748
      @cjpinksgames8748 4 года назад +4

      damn as soon as he said "I think ive been out here to long" I came to the comments to say that lmao

    • @itsethan3623
      @itsethan3623 4 года назад +2

      That what i thought😂😂

    • @newyorklegoboy
      @newyorklegoboy 4 года назад

      I thought the same thing just from the thumbnail alone 😂

    • @walterkersting9922
      @walterkersting9922 4 года назад +2

      Andy, you were gone a long ti....

  • @gobfranklin6759
    @gobfranklin6759 Год назад +2

    Sam is inspiring. Because of him I am headed for a smaller pocket cruiser for my inland sound sailing then a small power boat from FL, up to the great lakes and loop back to FL via the Mississippi. This guy is inspiring

    • @beridus
      @beridus 6 месяцев назад

      I hope that trip went well!!! Sounds like it would be great sightseeing

  • @airdromeaccount7922
    @airdromeaccount7922 3 года назад

    I really enjoyed watching this, thank you for being you Sam!

  • @jorgerubio8335
    @jorgerubio8335 4 года назад +246

    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

    • @djdestroyer
      @djdestroyer 4 года назад

      I was reading this right around 23:04 and he's complaining but in a nice way lol

    • @MetalTeamster
      @MetalTeamster 4 года назад +2

      we could all be more positive after watching him

  • @psynchro
    @psynchro 4 года назад +282

    19:30 "This wild bird is not afraid of humans!"
    moments later on ocean time: "So Henrietta and I are moving in together"

    • @iainmohan8874
      @iainmohan8874 4 года назад +14

      she left man😔

    • @tsimmons1974ts
      @tsimmons1974ts 4 года назад

      Lol 🤣🤣🤣

    • @bcubed72
      @bcubed72 4 года назад +5

      Won't Wilson get jealous?

    • @vikkinicholson2300
      @vikkinicholson2300 4 года назад +6

      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.

  • @jimmymurphy7789
    @jimmymurphy7789 18 дней назад

    Man ! They ought to call you the
    "CHILL"- SAILOR (or something like that) - You are so Easy-Going & you Do/Say everything with a Big-Ol'
    SMILE ! 😊
    You Got it All, Lad - You Got it ALL !

  • @GMHD777
    @GMHD777 2 года назад +1

    Henrietta will remember the human that let her dry off in the safety of a newly built home. Brilliant watch.

  • @daneulekowski929
    @daneulekowski929 3 года назад +461

    Sailing from LA to Hawaii , provisions a dozen eggs and a can of spagettios and some scotch , Legend

    • @Tiralful
      @Tiralful 3 года назад +2

      Why bring more than you need?

    • @cccaaa9034
      @cccaaa9034 3 года назад +1

      Don't forget the occasional flying fish meal. 😄 Def would have been bait for me.

    • @Relic142
      @Relic142 3 года назад +3

      Pretty sure he had candy. How much? no body knows.

    • @thedopeexperiment
      @thedopeexperiment 3 года назад +1

      @regular weed right? It said it took him 27 days... but he also had pasta too! ^^ lol

    • @PlateletRichGel
      @PlateletRichGel 3 года назад +2

      epic dumbassery. lucky he made it.

  • @scotabot7826
    @scotabot7826 4 года назад +370

    This guy has the courage of a lion. What a amazing solo accomplishment. Total respect for this guy!!!

    • @genelomas332
      @genelomas332 4 года назад +4

      and after a month on the ocean, the mane to go with it!

    • @Akashpagol
      @Akashpagol 4 года назад +5

      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.

    • @scotabot7826
      @scotabot7826 4 года назад +2

      @@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.

    • @Akashpagol
      @Akashpagol 4 года назад +1

      @@scotabot7826 i can't agree more with you.

    • @danceswithcarsdc
      @danceswithcarsdc 4 года назад +1

      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.

  • @cwmaxfield2000
    @cwmaxfield2000 Год назад +1

    That bird sequence was cool. Imagine she got a nice rest.

  • @austinadams1732
    @austinadams1732 2 года назад

    I love how sam just talks through what he is doing. its very fun to watch, his video of him sailing form bermuda to azores is super cool too.

  • @robotbanana4261
    @robotbanana4261 4 года назад +786

    Now sail from Hawaii to Japan.

    • @MuzikMann96
      @MuzikMann96 4 года назад +40

      Iamarobotbanana4 it’s about the same distance, tbh

    • @edwinpicasso8937
      @edwinpicasso8937 4 года назад +42

      No mames

    • @lasagnapepeeno
      @lasagnapepeeno 4 года назад +28

      @@MuzikMann96 Sailing from Japan to Hawaii is easy. Sailing in the other direction without a motor is extremely difficult.

    • @arbenasatourian9491
      @arbenasatourian9491 4 года назад +7

      @@MrDarkside1355 oh

    • @NorthCdogg22
      @NorthCdogg22 4 года назад

      Iamarobotbanana4 he would have to dodge the miriness trench

  • @cashysnipes
    @cashysnipes 4 года назад +405

    This Dude reminds me of Andy Bernard when he went on the boat without Erin

    • @moscaa2293
      @moscaa2293 4 года назад +1

      Cashy Snipes this ^

    • @calumwilson1120
      @calumwilson1120 4 года назад +12

      Except he knows what he doing lol

    • @Beepbopboh
      @Beepbopboh 4 года назад +2

      Ole Mr. Bernard , Ole Mr. Bernard , who have you silenced today....?

    • @christopherstimson7122
      @christopherstimson7122 4 года назад +3

      Roo doo doo doo

    • @philipchilds4585
      @philipchilds4585 4 года назад +1

      Oh no my all my clean water fell out but at least I have this filter oh no my filter fell in

  • @patton303
    @patton303 2 года назад

    I appreciate people like Sam. I know I’ll never do this because I’d be over it by the end of the first day, but I can live vicariously through a crazy human being. It also makes me appreciate what my Dutch ancestors went through while sailing to America in the late 1600’s. That must have sucked. Lol.

  • @ReggaetonNarrado
    @ReggaetonNarrado 2 года назад

    The thing I like the most (of many) is how positive Sam is, he is so happy ALWAYS that he seems to be a little high!!... lol... I just love this video

  • @FreshHeat
    @FreshHeat 4 года назад +337

    "Birds are pretty cool." 15:10
    Something we can all agree on.

  • @wordpolice7564
    @wordpolice7564 3 года назад +861

    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.

    • @samholmessailing
      @samholmessailing  3 года назад +109

      Thanks! I really liked this comment. Cheers.

    • @bwoody6370
      @bwoody6370 3 года назад +13

      Well said!

    • @MeditationsWithSam
      @MeditationsWithSam 3 года назад +23

      i feel like you should be a voice actor for the introduction in assassins creed or some shit 🤣

    • @tombryan1
      @tombryan1 3 года назад +23

      Drama queen

    • @rottensquids
      @rottensquids 3 года назад +22

      A bit dramatic but ok... good point

  • @horrgamer6974
    @horrgamer6974 Год назад +1

    i like how the bird was calm with you . bird knows your a good person.

  • @platinumbrick6
    @platinumbrick6 3 года назад

    I couldn’t imagine what it would be like to set out on a 27 day journey like this!!props to you man you’re living life right.

  • @osbjmg
    @osbjmg 4 года назад +242

    I lost it at "I made Henrietta a house." :)

    • @jaybosher6144
      @jaybosher6144 4 года назад +7

      osbjmg the transition from “I brought the bird inside” to “ I made Henrietta a house” made me burst out laughing

    • @gelpen7882
      @gelpen7882 4 года назад +2

      osbjmg
      He definitely killed that bird lol

    • @starmorpheus
      @starmorpheus 4 года назад

      @Scooters Videos lmfaooo

  • @arlo12345678910
    @arlo12345678910 4 года назад +241

    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!!!!!!!

  • @stevemiller4292
    @stevemiller4292 Год назад

    I hate water, close spaces, and isolation. A video like this helps me experience those things without actually having to experience them and I appreciate that!

  • @Joyless13
    @Joyless13 3 года назад +3

    I don't know why I would watch this but I'm glad I watched it