23 days alone across the Atlantic in a small boat

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[naimplate]

SAM, this is a wonderfully entertaining video. NOT easy to make a trek like this alone, having sailed for 50 years now it can be both scary and challenging. I would like to mention three things that might help you and also save your life. 1) Never trust the weather, it literally can change in seconds on the ocean so NEVER leave your vessel with the sails up, this frankly scared the heck out of me for you. 2) Your drag line should have knots in it, if you were to ever fall overboard traveling with just a few knots of boat speed, a line with no knots would make it very hard to pull yourself back onboard. 3) Try to wear quality sail gloves when walking the decks in windy conditions and traveling at speed. If you were to fall overboard, you could get disoriented very easily and lose site of your drag line in rough seas only giving you seconds to find it with bare hands that can easily be cut from the rope burn resulting from the line rushing through your grip. Wishing you continued safe travels and smooth sailing : )

[captainbontekoe]

I'm a master mariner, I've sailed all around the world on different types of ships and in worst weather possible. But I would never ever cross an ocean in a small boat, it terrifies me just thinking about it . Salute to you my fellow mariner and calm seas!

[sullybiker]

Came back to this, the first Sam Holmes I watched that got me into your adventures. I figure I've watched several box-sets worth of content so I thought you deserved some wonga.

[softlanding]

I am 75 years old and I see you so young making your adventurous imagination a reality! Amazing! Wonder how I could have lived all these years and never manned a sailing vessel? People do the most amazing things! You are one in a gazillion! Thanks for a great video!

[kevin]

Reading adrift while in a storm in the middle of the Atlantic is like watching airplane disaster videos while on board a long haul flight.

[panuprakaisriroj]

Be careful of the current as well. In a short while, you can find yourself drifted 50 meters from your boat and getting back to the boat is almost impossible. Do not leave of your boat alone period. thanks for the experiences, I enjoyed it very much.

[JefferyDollars]

Never been on a sailboat in my life..but I'm sailing across the Atlantic in one right now..love Youtube.

[TombstoneHeart]

Quite a few years ago, I worked with a young bloke who told me of how he and his father had sailed a small boat across the Pacific, from LA to Perth, Western Australia. While he wasn't so much into sailing, his father was and had bought the boat in LA for himself.

At one stage, they were becalmed in the middle of the Pacific, for about 3 days. It was then that he told me that it's not until you're in a situation like that, that you realise just how tiny and insignificant you really are!
When the wind finally started to blow, he said, "I nearly cried from sheer relief! I thought we were going to be there forever!"

It was a funny story, but it shows just how nature can cut you down to size!

[jeffrobodine]

I don't know why, but my favorite parts of videos like this are seeing what people eat and how they prepare their meals. Lol

[kathmandu]

Be CAREFUL swimming with the sails up - and also climbing the foredeck without a lifeline. As a solo sailor, treading water & watching the boat move on without you is a terrible way to go. Terrible.

[truthseeker]

Being alone on a small boat in the middle of the ocean is something that makes me extremely uncomfortable. The calm, cool demeanor you posses in these situations is really inspiring. Awesome videos! It makes me want to face my fear, and take a sailing lesson (in the bay of course lol).

[rwparks]

Don't ever jump off your boat with a sail up. One puff and you are swimming the remainder of the trip..

[mvmmotovlogmusic]

Sam makes it look so easy, but this is one of those “don’t try this at home” situations.

You are my hero Sam.

[chriskelly]

Takes big cajones to do what you're doing. Kudos dude!

[seanmcnally]

Sitting here in my home office I can't help but envy you and your sense of adventure. Watching you kick back, reading a book, beautiful blue water and skies...makes me re-evaluate what I'm doing with my life. Thanks for sharing your journeys and safe travels.⛵

[dankingjr.]

I've been a diver 30 years, and jumping into super deep water still gives me the creeps. :-) Cool video Sam.

[joeg]

This is nuts! I'm an introverted loner that goes backpacking and fishing by myself all over the Colorado mountains. People think I'm crazy for doing it. This is another kind of being alone though. I'm getting anxiety just thinking about it lol and I can go for months with no human contact and not mind 😂

[freakifier]

Rare long youtube video that I just couldn't fast-forward. Very inspiring thanks for taking us sailing half way across the Atlantic !

[marklanders]

6:11, first time I've ever seen Sam NOT smiling. Great trip and video!

[Whaler]

Sailing from Bermuda to Horta is a major sailing achievement - alone in a 28' boat is courageous.