Gales on Fair Isle 

If our man Sam ever drowns, it's not going to be in water. 🤘

To the wind that blows, To the boat that goes, And to the lass that loves a sailor.

Sam, you have by far the most genuine and enjoyable sailing channel. Thanks for taking the time to make them and taking us along with you.

When you come out of Mackays whisky bar even the shortest streets become nearly un navigable. Makes it more precise when you're calling a cab too.

Oh, that dreadful sea affliction. The hangover :)

"5am and we want to get going at 4 so we're doing alright" that's the kind of passage planning that allows for the Whisky then :-)! Pretty impressive pitching on those boats coming out of Wick! Canned food to Highland Beef and Champagne - definitely improvements with Ruth on board - plus nice for us to have someone to film you! Good luck on your next sail!

Hi, Sam. Hi, Holly. Even watching those waves in a video made me a little seasick.

Brilliant Sam you are making some life long memories and providing great video content for your subscribers. I've learned so much about sailing, navigation, tides, currents and winds from your shared videos. Also, getting to see some truly lovely locations and their people and culture. Sail on, Sail on Sailor.

Nice to see you wearing your safety vest!

Great footage of the two boats leaving the harbor. Wow!

I usually don't like music in these types of videos but the music at the end of the video was delightful.

Im so happy to view big brother sam’s travels due to people helping him. Many thanks..!

Sams the man with a worldwide TINDER profile.

Thanks Sam!

Finally we get to see how you adjust your reefs by yourself!

Great footage, thanks for that. Have been following you since your Hawaii voyage, and was hoping you would make it to Northern Ireland but still enjoying all your posts anyway. A point to consider: those jacklines won't save you if you fall or are washed overboard. A number of sailors have died whilst being dragged alongside their boat by a long tether. In one case, a full race crew was unable to recover the casualty before he drowned so there is very little chance that Holly would be able to get you back on board - or vice versa. A better solution is an inboard jackline and a short enough tether to stop you from going overboard even if you fall. More difficult to rig but probably worth the effort. These are not forgiving waters.

Awsome trip Sam! Great to see you share it with a friend ;)

Keep on Sailing bro

Now that looked an enjoyable voyage!!

Keep living the dream Sam 😀

That knitted stuff is so beautiful.

Wild island!

I love your videos they inspired me to start sailing

What a journey! Beautiful scenery. You tell a great story.

Fair isle, fair knits, and fair lass. Good sail!

U have the best sailing chan

Brilliant Sam! Thank you.

Plow on, my brother! You are having a great time! 🤣 I've done it just like that back in the 90s in the Caribbean. Enjoy your time.

Love the video update! Glad to see you are healthy and happy!

great vid and a fine sailing "crewmember" too .beautiful place ,looks much like my home of Newfoundland ,long may your big jib draw !!!!!

Stunning

Non sailors don't appreciate how much more enjoyable travel is on choppy seas when the main is up. Have fun Sam

I worked on tugboats for 30 years and only got sea sick about half a dozen times at first. But it was the most horrible sickness I ever endured.

Absolutely gorgeous, Skipper. The sailing and Fair Isle weren't too shabby either! ( h/t Holly, 😅😅🤗🤗)

appreciate the content. always a pleasure. wish ya both great journeys ahead

You are a great inspiration to many people and thank you for that. Allow me to give you some advice on your auto helmet. The best way to use it is in connection with your wind rudder, where you attach the plywood board. Wind rudder requires almost no power and steers fantastically at calm winds and with motor sailing. Greetings Claus from Denmark

Love the video, always interesting and really well shot and edited. Hope that one day you might get round to publishing your ‘log’ with personal notes on some of your favourite stopping off ports. Would make interesting reading in the long winter nights for us land bound sailors. Nice to see you making friends you encounter along the way . Can I suggest that you fit weather dodgers to your guard rails along either side of your cockpit. They give you extra protection from the wind, especially when sailing in northern climes. Thanks again for sharing your experiences, can’t wait for the next episode, good luck and fair winds for rest of your voyage. Colin

Is it me or did this wonderful video seem less rushed than others from you. Certainly do look forward to seeing you guys. Great work.

Excellent stuff Sam, many thanks.

Sam you are an awesome dude. I wish I found you earlier in my life but now I live through you. Some day I may Learn to sail

Admit it Sam, sailing solo is more fun with two people.

Great sail/travel video. Wonderful place to visit and you are a great ambassador for our country.👍🇺🇸I just sent an email to Hollie Shaw and will be picking up some knit ware from her for Christmas.

Beautiful place. Always nice to share a voyage with a friend.

Aye, ain' he smilin' from one ear t'other. Thanks for introducing us to Holly. She's a lovely lass.

Nice to see so pictures from Fair Isle - I have seen it in person only from sea side by passing it on the way to Tórshavn/Føroyar

Sam - thanks for all your hard work doing these videos. Thanks for introducing your new friend Holly. I approve! She seems a little camera shy but that will improve. She appears to be a trooper and is a pretty girl. Ron

It's a shame you had to bypass the Orkney's, as my family hails from there. Still a terrific video. Nice you have someone to share your adventure with.

I am impressed with your devotion to a task. I have NEVER solved the Rubix nightmare....

Sam, great work again! Love these videos, very real. I feel like I wouldn't be able to handle the rolling, the movement, but it's so much fun watching these vids and dreaming about it. Maybe someday I will have a small sailboat and sail in the bays, in the intercoastal, no storms. And of course would be nice to have a lovely lady on board, that makes the adventure 1000x more interesting.

Very nostalgic for me, I sailed to Fair Isle a couple of years back. Recognised so much. Great episode, great you have some company too!

Love it Sam, I watched this one with a grin, nice to see you had company on that voyage. Reminds me of when I was free to sail to world, unfortunately I'm now chained to a desk running a business I don't enjoy and living vicariously through RU-vid. Nutz!

Mad respect man, your videos are amazing. Seriously, out of all of sailing RU-vid I love your videos the most. Keep up the good work and enjoy your adventures!

your video quality just keeps getting better. This was great Sam

Fantastic video today Sam. Great lookin haircut there at the end bud

I'm glad to see you doing well. New crew member and all!!

New follower here. I like the calm tone of these videos. Good adventures and good commentary, all cool, calm and collected. Thanks, Sam.

fantastic video. the fair isles was amazingly beautiful. Really genuine videos that Ithoroughly enjoy watching over and over. thanks for sharing your adentures!

Sam, I've got to say I have a great deal of respect for your courage. I've sailed in Scotland and in the Baltic but never this late in the year. To sail from Shetland to Norway at this time? Well, most sailors I know just wouldn't. But you are much younger than I am and obviously much braver. So more power to you. I might suggest that, if you haven't already discovered it, you have a look at windguru. I have found their forecasts among the best for Northern Europe. Its pretty sobering for the next week, by the way!

It was a treat meeting Holly. 😁 Another beautiful video.

We love you Sir Sam watching from Philippines 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭

Sam, I'm happy for you. Keep up the great videos and hold on tight to your wonderful lifestyle ...

By far the most beautiful parts of the world!!

Sam's smile tells us that the waves won't be the only thing rocking the boat tonight haahahahaha

The ending reminds me of minecraft with the piano music lol. It's beautiful, thanks sam!

Sam old buddy, latch onto that lass!

Fair Play to you Sam, keep safe, your trips are excellent and a great watch, as my son Liam (13 years old) says "your living the dream"

That is Ebeneeeeezer place like Ebenezer Scrooge

Pity you missed the Orkney Islands, fantastic place to visit. As you say you have to make tough choices, looking forward to see more of your travels.

A date stamp would be helpful. I thought you sailed past Scotland already and that the boat was hauled out for Winter. Confused and a wee bit seasick ya ken?

Amazing, i am hopefully going to be getting up that way next summer. Love and peace from Cornwall ✌

That was dope. Who cares what sailing was done. He did it.

This part of the world is more scenic than the Caribbean or the South Pacific. Keep up the great content.

Your videos just get better and better

Very good video!

Keep up the great content!!! From Memphis with love

Lovely

Sam heat those push rods red hot and quinch them in water to Harding the steel

I'm wearing my Fair Isle sweater!! What a coincidence 😊

finally caught up on all the recent vids. good stuff sam! good luck on your voyages!

Sweet.

Hilarious Sam trying to juggle getting his mac on whilst also making videos

Sam seasick???? Note to self, avoid these waters. Glad to see that you have company. Stark yet beautiful landscape. Thanks for sharing

Hey Sam, some great footage there. It looked a tad frisky going into Wick! Forearmed = forewarned, I'm heading in there in the spring. Interesting seeing you reefing. It looks like you have lines set up for single line reefing and yet you are doing it from the mast...?

it's your perpetual smile and honest footage ... sail on

Ha Ha, It's not the size of your street but how you use it.

Nice fish up there trail a line.

Great videos Sam, you should come and visit Hull sometime, we have a nice marina just off the River Humber..

Old Pultney single malt in Wick

Could have used 10 more minutes of that. So since I said that to myself, it's time to become a patron.

There is a Scot that has written a fiction story about Wick and Thurso among other places up there. It is nice to actually see it.

Nice to have the extra camera person to get some action shots of the reefing.

I hope your ok in last night's storms I've heard of a lot of boats breaking loose last night from moorings .

Go get em sam

No that wasn't a human trap. You can recognise a human trap by the sign out front that reads "wedding chapel".

Hi Sam, are you headed south for the Winter?

Brilllllliant Sam

I'm so jealous, but living vicariously is the next best thing.

Great video Sam👍

Very good video

really enjoyed, thanks