"I haven't used this in a year...Hope everything still works" *Jumps off mountain anyways* Tune in next week as Sam scales Everest with nothing but a toothbrush.
The bird calls were very nice but they don't replace one of the Sam Holmes Original Music Scores. Love, Mom. P.S. please don't forget your reserve parachute again.
Hey, Sam! The road you cycled up to go paraglide is called Conor Pass (locals call it THE Conor Pass) and it’s the highest road in Ireland. I used to live the other side of it, in Castlegregory. You lucked out with the weather - even though it’s only at 1,500 ft, you’re usually in the clouds up there. Love the vids.
One of my fondest memories with my sister Jennifer was boating in Key West and the Dolphins 🐬 joined us. I’m so grateful for that moment. RIP KW27 🙏🏻❤️
Sam… regarding your Western Union wire splicing, using heat-shrink tubing 50% larger diameter than your splice is a good standard. However, if you had some silicone rubber adhesive to insulate your splice and THEN heat shrink the tubing would probably work best for you.
My wife's grandparents were born on those two islands. One on each. In fact her cousin runs the Skellig island tour boats. They also own a B&B on single bay.
@@ScowlerJase no, there's two islands off the coast of dingle bay. Scarif islands? I've never been there but these were the stories my mother inlaw grew up listening to from her parents. My son and his wife honeymooned near dingle bay also.
@@ScowlerJase hope to visit it myself one day with the Mrs. I have visited Ireland in the 70s to Cork where my people are from. It is an amazing place.
I always tell people never make joint anywhere it can contact salt water! Even if you have to run the cable further it saves a lot of hassle in the end. Tip for hitchhiking, show a lot of leg it often helps !!!
Sam , I’m trying to explain the freedom of sailing to my wife. As a boy I sailed out of seabrook Texas to corpus and Veracruz with my family. Every summer on a 28’ Columbia. I spent my time as a boy fishing and sailing my 8’ dory in seabrook kemah in Galveston bay by myself. You really pick my spirits up. Me and my brothers had a plan to do what you are doing. My brothers have passed and I’m here and seeing you happy and sailing the seas touches my heart. I’m 59 years my brothers are gone they would be 62 and 64. They are sailing with us and I hope to sail the wind and the swell of the Gulf of Mexico again. God bless you and the holy spirits be with you. Thank you for sharing your life with us.
Sam your channel is fantastic in the years to come you’re gonna have some stories to tell. You are surely an elite adventurer most of us dream of achieving what you do.
@@mammaholmes Ahhh, a breech ;) That's a heck of a kid you have there. I came to get some ideas for a solar panel installation and ended up staying for The Sam. Great stuff!
Those birds look like pollen on a tree.. Wow, 5 min in and my mind is completely... Beautified, is the word I'd pick. I love nature. Also the craziness of nature. You are an absolute boss for doing what you do man and thank you again!! So beautiful on the big screen in surround 🎶
2 ocean crossings with bike rides up mountains followed by paragliding flights. That's gotta be a first! Should be in the guinness book of world records!
Hi Sam, Have you used Low Temp Solder Wire Connectors? You melt the joint with only a lighter and the resulting joint is also waterproof. You could further protect the cables with a length of old water hose. Fair winds!
I was on a diving holiday out of Ballenskelligs and we stopped to see the monastery on top of the Skelligs which involved a big walk/climb up the trail to see it, all in my diving dry suit, It was wetter in the suit than ever in the water, this time with sweat with the climb, folk who were visiting the rock looked at us daft, divers in the monestry.
super cool video. the paragliding was amazing even for a short flight. when packing your gear, 'slow is fast !' make sure you have what you need. cheers
I've been following your videos for a very long time now, you never fail to both amaze and surprise me Sam !! you are a genius, amazing work . I hope you enjoyed your time in Ireland, le meas Colin.
Fantastic video as usual. As for the wiring issue, I stopped using heat shrink based crimp electrical connections (in the automotive business) about 30 years ago in favor of silver soldering all connections both exposed to the weather and not exposed. In the marine environment, silver soldering is a must to provide durability and reliability.
Actually, my understanding is soldering connections in a marine environment can lead to an early failure of the joint. The brittle joint is more apt to break from vibrations caused by the motion / movement of the boat. Im not sure if that is based on marine builder association guidelines.
@@cat30285 Your understanding is wrong. I've been in the high end car service business for 35 years using soldered joints for most of that time in some of the worst environments for wiring - think Audi with the transmission computer under the passenger floor carpeting submerged in water from the lower windshield squirt drain that overflowed into the heating ducts due to a blocked rubber drain fitting. Vibrations in cars are likely orders of magnitude worse than anything you're ever going to encounter in a sailboat. Quite simply, soldering seals the joined wire strands from exposure to the moisture laden atmosphere. Crimped connections do not regardless of how good shrink wrapping is.
@@cjg6364 I would tend to agree, a splice or a crimp like that makes so much surface area for the corrosion to get into, soldering is the only thing I trust, if you can you should. but I've had good natured but heated debates with an ex tank mechanic on this. the solder is not a mechanical join, and should not be relied upon for support, if its failing at the joint its a cable management issue. I always stagger my joints so they can use surrounding cables as support, and am never stingy with cableties or P clips. I mentioned in another post, you can get lowtemp solder impregnated in heatshrink, which is really neat stuff, seals n solders with just a bic lighter. also glue-back heatshrink, got a layer of hot glue. makes for a really strong, waterproof, airtight join. its expensive, but if your not stingy with it, its bulletproof.
Sam you have amazing patience. When I sailed I was always anxious to arrive at my destination. When land was spotted. I wanted to get there as soon as possible. Cheers
Aside from just loving your channel, the fact that you mentinoned Dingal Bay has special meaning for me in that this was the first landfall by Charles Lindbergh on his epic NY to Paris flight in 1927…as a former corporate pilot, Lindbergh’s story is very inspirational….and Dingal Bay especially since he knew he had made it across and was only a few miles off course after a night of doubt about winds and course….all with just a compass, time and speed estimate…..no gps!
Do yourself a favor and replace those bow light wires. When you re-stripped and spliced them the wire looked dull. It should be shiny. That dull looking wire means water intruded - this can happen through capillary action in the previously compromised splice. The connection will corrode again. Great videos Sam!
Fantastic video!!! When jointing the wires it's good to offset the joints on the positive and negative. That way, if your heat shrink fails, the bare wire joints are aligned with the original insulation on the other wire.
I've been wondering how you got your wing into such a small backpack. Mine is about the size of a bail of hay, I need to pack it smaller to fit in my 28 ft boat, I too plan on bringing it with me while cruising. Really enjoyed this episode!, flying, lots of scenery, and a route map!
@@DanielSanSensei cheers Daniel! I find a lot of friends that paraglide are massive sailing fans too. I think it's the whole idea of moving through the world on knowlege and energy of the elements
That was such a great video Sam, thank you. Very uplifting as I sit here downunder in lockdown. In 2018 I walked right around the Dingle peninsula and visited Dingle town several times. That whole area has a real sense of magic about it. My favourite was a visit to The Blaskets, the most westerly islands/land in Ireland. Your video brought it all back. Simply WOW!
