6 days crossing the treacherous bay of Biscay on a small sailboat 

Only on Sam Holmes sailing, from middle of ocean: "Hey there, where you going? Going to France, and you? I'm going to Spain, Take care"

i love seeing container boats etc come out of the mist like 12:30 its offworldly

I think Sam was born smiling! Seriously fabulous person. Thank you for bringing us along and Sam I hope you know that we stress with you🤗

Thanks for posting. Nice to see some of the other shades of sailing.

What an amazing trip. We're currently sailing off the west coast of Ireland and getting our first experience of the Atlantic swell!!!

If you could only bottle Sam's attitude and disposition... You could sell it for mucho profit.

Great videos Sam. You are living my dream. I plan to stay in good shape for another couple of years and acquire my sailing vessel to do sail the west coast of North American from Vancouver Island to Central America. You teach me quite a lot. Thank you. Sent SATs in appreciation.

Orcas are a big issue here in Galicia but mostly during late summer. During this period the group that is attacking sailboats is usually located in the Atlantic Ocean near the strait of Gibraltar. Nice to see La Coruña in your videos :)

You are the most upbeat, positive guy I’ve seen doing what you do. Always a smile!

Thank you very much

Your camera work is excellent, great perspective on the size of the seas!

Hope you enjoy my little city Sam, A Coruna is a great place to visit, have fun.

I think the boat you found interesting at 0:40 is a project from Brazilian sailor Amir Klink, who crossed the Atlantic Ocean in a rowboat in the 80s. His boat is called Paratii 2 (I don’t know why it doesn’t have it’s name on the hull)

I've been an armchair Sailer with your soothing yet not so smoorh travels on the SEA. Im so content that i can feel my " Viking " Norwegian Ancestors in my blood, So happy being on the OCEAN With you Sam. I always wanted to buy a sailboat. My Cousin's have them. My Dad being from Minnesota always owned a fishing boat. He moved to Calif. To be with the great Pacific. I was raised on it. Miss it since he passed. We rented a sail in Ixtapa, Mexico, two novice girls, and the waves were brutal. My butt was sore for the rest of the week at Club Med. But best memory tacking the sail and almost falling overboard. Now im back on it with you. The Ports of Call, Long Beach...and now the WORLD 🌎 GRATEFUL i found these videos. Fulfill an empty spot. May All your Travels be Blessed. ⛵

I swear I can smell the sea water watching your videos! Nice editing!

Yeah we'd heard about the orcas smashing off yachts rudders. It seems quite a regular thing. Just started watching your film so we hope you get across biscay without an orca attack 😀 🙏👍

I raced for years on the Bay Of Biscay, there is little doubt no where on the planet offers TOUGHER Sailing! Its at times balls to the wall!

Yeah, Sam. Good one man.

That was a roller-coaster!

The bay is fun, but not much sleep as I remember. Safe travels!

Not a bad Biscay Crossing at all Sam, well done (tbh I avoid it like the plague even after one ok ish crossing )I ❤ Spain, particularly the Northwest, after working there for a while)Have a great time there. Safe Travels and Fair Winds and Seas. Bob in Wales. 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿⛵️🌟🌟🌟

I hope you get a million views on this one! Keep it up Sam!

Great music !!

Always an inspiration, love your videos and adventures

Greetings Sam, I liked the video, I came across your Channel by chance, Congratulations greetings from Chile .- I subscribed to your channel

Thanks for the memories. My vicarious voyage with the unflappable Sam Holmes continues.

Shepherd and sheep all mixed up! Thanks for the passage Sam!

Great video. Liking the longer hair too.

Your vids are great, man. Some of the comments are off the hook.

Nice ride. Good spirits.

Good video thanks

Great sail. Thanks

Great video your editing was top notch...

This is amazing and inspiring

awsome keep going

I’m 27 from Portsmouth, UK. My dream is a buy a small yacht just like yours and travel over the world, I’m hoping to buy a yacht this winter and work on her until summer 2024 but let’s see how life goes. Salut to you sir, I hope to see you on the waters one day!

Been on a boat across the bay of Biscay. It was one rough passage in really big seas. It was an ocean liner and their were waves crashing over the bow. I was awed but I loved it being 11 years old. Went out onto a few of the higher decks. It was awesome. Not so sure I would like to be on a small boat in those conditions but experienced similar sailing between the North and Sould Islands of New Zealand on a ferry.

Great content 👍

Crossing videos are always great

A trick i did with a leaking hatch was to put a heavy canvas cover with lead in the bottom seem that would roll out of the way when not in use , Iven put a clear port in it so i could see out as removing the hatch , Solid dodger was going to be a biggy , lasted for 7 years = Dry boats are nice boats , Glad you didn't run into those orcas , Got sunk in the Tasman sea from one many years ago on a little 36 ft. schooner - 'The Red McGregor" on a delivery trip to Sydney .

Just found your channel but love the videos. I hope I can find someone to sail with because I’ve always wanted to try it but don’t want to do it alone with no experience. Until then I’ll keep watching and dreaming lol

Sam that aluminium boat I think it could be from Amyr Klink, a brasilian saylor with loooot of achievements and a beatiful philosophy of life!

That rig at the beginning is a CarboSpars rig, REALLY easy to sail short-handed, with zero issues with jibing (the fore sail section acts as dampener) sadly the manufacturer went out of business sometime in the '90s

land of the free home of the brave, way to be a star yourself friend bright and shining encourager

Excellent program

Awesome video bro! Wow!❤

Scary encounters with the large freighters there in that dense fog! The Orcas, on the other side, seem to be mostly intetested in more expensive yachts... Stay safe!

From Falmouth to La Coruña takes generally 3-4 days, depending on weather. I did it twice under not the best circumstances being Bft 7. The way the sea looks like and the size of your boat sees like a pleasant trip for you. We had waves of 4-5 metres.

Keep on coming bro We need you on a landing explore on some kind of Rocky mountain

Nice 👍

Love the video. Any chance you might consider adding a map of location in some of the footage. Would be great to see

Just looks like the sort of weather we get here all the time in West of UK.

You are definitely closer to those tankers that I would ever want to be :)

Good one.

Boat of 0:41 I think that's the Brazilian LEGEND! Paratii II From Amyr Klink !

La Coruna is beautiful

the image stabilization of the iphone is crazy when you film the cruise ship.

Thanks

"It'd be pretty cool to swim with [aggressive attack] orcas." - famous last words of Sam Holmes, Legendary Adventurer.

Sam, I love all your stuff, but I love the voyages most of all.

Like that lil edit at 29:14 lol

Im a new watcher and I’m sure you have answered this question already but how do you sleep if you’re not anchored? I would be tooo nervous. Luv your videos.

24:40 that was a real cool edit

Seems like a few cans of chunky soup stashed away could save you some of that 'running out of food' fear. lol

Watch out for the orcas!

Great video. I know quite well Brittany (raised in Saint-Malo) and I find enjoyable to see what foreigners have to say about it. By the way what navigation app are you using? Better winds for the rest your journey

Anyone else get major anxiety when the big boats pass by 😂

Just curious, how much would it cost, how many gallons of gas, to just motor from France to Spain? 😊

The Bay that gave birth ro the Corsairs

well done. Also, you have a striking resemblance to Canadian musician Matt Mays.

That was funny: "I may have to put my preventer out, or I could just turn up my noise canceling headphones." 😂 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KUrMiDmUmBw.html

Calm conditions..... Do you supliment your food by fishing??

Great video man. Why would you be running out of food?

Are you transponding or just receiving AIS ? Nice job Sam !

That’s really cool. Why do you not use your motor or is that for emergencies only?

I thought the agro orcas are down, in and out, of the straits ? ☝️❤️

I’m just learning about sailing and this seems horrible. If this is sailing, I don’t know if I want to proceed. Lol

Nice i bared off long ago. Lol

That dodger is worth its weight in gold.

I got attacked by orcas a few weeks ago, bloody scary. They did bite off our rudder haha

28m, they were ogling over that money! HAHA

Was the €182 just for 1 day? Or did you check in for a week?

What is the device that lets you see other boats and the map?

Do you know there's a technic to reef the mainsail always from the high side with blocks on the boom each side at the reef points

Nice video. What vessel is it at the moment?

What navigation software are you using?

Why do you put the sails down when there is no wind?

I would love to see a very wealthy person step up and buy Sam a new boat. He gives al of those who watch his vids great experiences through his lens. If I had the money Sam, you would be in a Hallberg Rassy, minion 34 footer. Thx for sharing your adventures Sam. Better yet, Sam if you had your choice of boats, what would you pick ? Thx

Baby Portuguese Man-O-War

With the current taking you backward, why wouldn't you raise the iron Jenny and putt along at 3 knots until you found some wind??

How long does it take to adjust to being on land after a big passage?

What app is that you're using?

Anyone know which app is used around the 3 min mark?

You've got a nice suite of smartphone apps around. Which are their names?

Why didn’t you go through France on the canals and go straight to the Med?

It's always nice If the people assume you own a 28m sailing yacht instead of 8m, 😂

Hi Sam. Do you have AIS linked to your ph? How?

What did you install to get AIS on your iPhone?

Only Sam smiles when his bed gets drenched and his food goes bad. You’ve mastered the art of letting go of what you can’t control! Bravo Sam

I think is my favorite video of yours, and one of the best sailing videos from anyone. It really shows how even a “simple” sail can suck, with the chaotic waves and surprise tankers. I love your lassiez-faire disposition, out of food, sea coming in the galley… yup, all good.