Shakedown Chaos 

It's reassuring to me that even some of the brightest people on the planet will drop their phone in the ocean.

“Cascading Events”...sounds like a good name for a boat😁

Your ability to keep calm with all of that happening is thoroughly impressive.

This is a REAL Reality Show !!! I love these videos. Safe travels across the Atlantic !

Good luck Sam!!! You're an inspiration to us all! Be safe and enjoy yet another world adventure. We're all watching and rooting you on as you live your passion!!!

Welcome back Zooey! Thanks for akll the vids Sam. You got a great boat hope your adventuring goes as planned. !…

We all have days like that,no real harm done and it's behind you now.you cast off in your own good time,don't feel pressured,your taking on a big step that demands respect and 100% concentration.best wishes for you Sam.

Sam, I've thoroughly enjoyed your videos showing your progress over the last few months! Your ingenuity, creativity, and patience are very impressive. I am looking forward to seeing you cross the Atlantic!

Great adventure! Great progress! For the port screens, I'd be tempted to try to print just the frame with a channel around the perimeter to hold standard hardware store screen material - retained by standard rubber spline...

Another great video, thanks for sharing. Make sure you take some time along the way to explore. Even though it is a small island Bermuda has some interesting sites and well you could spend a whole summer in the Azores, we did. Every island is a bit different and the people are very open and friendly. Cheers

Glad you got a good freezer I rewatched your Hawaii voyage the other day and the 2+ week old unrefrigerated cheese was slightly distressing.

In the Atlantic the PFD is a MUST! sorry about the loss of the phone but as long as your ok, material things and be fixed or replaced... don't rush just be safe, that's the main thing.... I trust you've got the hose and quick disconnects i sent along to you as well.....safe journey my friend!

Safe travels Sam, can't wait for more great videos.

I recently got the same fridge for my land cruiser. Test ran it for 3 weeks. Worked great.

It will be interesting to see how much of this homemade equipment and 3D printed plastics is still intact when you arrive in Europe.

Definitely a shakedown cruise! Sorry about your phone. Luckily when I crossed the Pamlico Sound I just had to deal with crab pots and fog. That seemed to take forever motoring with a fowled prop only making 3-3.5 knots (barnacles from sitting in Hatteras NC for months)

I have a phone with a wide camera and it's super useful, specially for filming stuff out in sea I wonder, it makes you able to get way more immersed watching it. Also, nice gurka!

I guess that’s why it’s called a shakedown cruise. Better now than later.

It's looking good brother! You're on your way.

That was one heck of a shakedown cruise Sam - very productive to find the weak links but stinks to have the losses. Great to see Zoey back on board. I wonder what she thought of the refurbished Pickled Herring? I love my Gil offshore gear as well. Thanks for sharing!

PLA is pretty good if u do 3-4 outer walls, when finished sand lightly and wash, when dry 1-2 coats primer then 2 top coats and it will usually protect it well

Excited too! Thanks 😊

Rough week brother. Sorry man! Your good spirits will lift you back up.

You're the man Sam. I didn't realize you were leaving so soon. Fair winds Skipper. And....YEAH... Zoe was back for the shakedown, heck yeah!! Looking forward to following your progress are you registered to a GPS site we can track?

The Sam videos just keep coming...just what I need on a sorely-needed mental health day. Thanks for letting us vicariously enjoy your adventures, my friend. Seeing dreams achieved engenders hope and joy.

Bummer on issues. Definitely a lesson for us all on the value of shakedowns. Sending Light and a virtual hug your way.

Maybe you could make a cell phone tether and clip it like the old pocket watch theme, but to connect it to either you or the boat. That way, if, God forbid, you have a knockdown, the phone will stay with you and the boat. What will you be doing about food supplies? Dehydrated, canned, dry goods? When I go kayaking, I dehydrate meals like spaghetti that are nearly cooked. It only takes a few minutes to cook them up, or even put them in a thermos with hot water and let them rehydrate. Yum. A hiker’s box of dehydrated veggies from one of the big companies would make for good grub. Just wondering. Your fridge looks awesome. Please remember to leave “rested”, as there is so much to test. Lucky that you are a skilled sailor from your Pacific crossing. Smart that you are renting your building. Hope they are good tenants. Nice to see you with crew too. Such a bummer on the cell loss.

I love this area. I almost accepted a teaching job in Bayboro when they offered it to me because of it.

Bummer about the lost phone, and lost videos (i.e. lost Ad revenue to support your sailing!) We’re all excited for you Sam, stay safe and keep creating, and we’ll keep watching!!

You need to get a floating case and lanyard for the phones. Love the vids man! Keep it up for all us wanna be ex-landlubbers.

I have a chart plotter on a tablet with a waterproof case. I also have a chart plotter on an old phone and my new 'daily driver' phone. The tablet and back up phone / plotter never go outboard of the cockpit seats and the daily driver phone is never brought topsides at all. I rarely video or take stills but when I do it's with a 'faux-pro' in a water box and it's own life jacket. I would freak out if I lost my main phone over side. I have seen it happen to other people so many times. Sam ~ your videos are awesome ! :)

If it's going to happen, it's going to happen out there.

Sam- you do more in a day than I do probably in a week😉 It is nice to stay busy. Like you I love everything sailn related

Sorry about phone. I keep mine in a case with a ring to which I hook a 28 inch long ribbon which goes around my neck when I am boating. Same with car keys. I still loose untethered sunglasses and hats.

I think we got a brief peek at the new name signage on the side?

Sounds like you're lucky no-one got hurt or knocked overboard when you lost the main sheet and it tore the dorade box off 😳; please be safe and wear your PFDs! The phone is easy to replace (esp if you're using automatic iCloud backups) but there is only one Sam! 😃 Also, welcome back Zooey! 👋

Good luck Sam, be safe and most of all, have fun. 😏

well jel lol ... after visting from the UK in 2010, I've had a long held dream to sail to Ocracoke :-)

Thank you for keeping me entertained while wait at work and wonder if my boat has survived some recent storms.

I hope you can stress less about the lost videos. Obviously we'd like them, but they're just videos and there will be more.

You are awesome Brother

And you are still smiling!

Rough evening, yep when stuff happens, it can escalate fast. It happens. Experience teaches you fast though!....better days ahead...:)

Fair winds, Sam!

That's rough man. Glad you're okay.

Good luck and smooth seas

Mr Holmes you should talk about customs and their cost.

Sam… what kind of iPhone back up connectivity will you have while sailing the Atlantic? Daily backups of your iPhone’s storage would be helpful.

That’s what shake downs are for Sam. Be glad it happened near home and not further afield.

So other than the issues you mentioned, the shake down cruise went well. lol

I have dropped TWO iPhones into the water. BOTH times I had my phone in my top left shirt pocket and leaned over to tie the boat off to the dock. Don't feel bad, we learn from our mistakes.

damn that’s sad to hear about your phone and the other damage, best of luck man!

This is the plan from Sam I love it

Great videos Man even better when you show more of Zoe😎😁😎 sail safe where we go when we go all

Love the jacket 💪👏👏

I really enjoy these day-by day videos. You've become one of my favorite RU-vidrs.

glad to see Zoe

A shake down means get to where you think you are ready and sail not I'm pretty ready and probably won't die. You dodged a bullet.

Glad this stuff didn’t happen while you were in the middle of the Atlantic

Really looking forward to this seasons sailing !

Zoe’s back!

That 3D printer and sewing machine have proven to be a very good investment.

Get a water resistant pbone case, store that in a Pelican case , and keep phone below deck . One hand for yourself and the other hand for the boat ! Great job on re fit !

woow i really like the quality of the gopro, i think the video looks quite better

Gill makes great stuff.

We want to see you off! We are at the FMYB DT FM in a ‘84 Cal 27 are you actually leaving the 7th salty sams marina?

Ohhh Catch phrase " Thats the plan from Sam!"

Cheers from LA

Its going to be fine😮

Fair Winds !!

lol the tour guide at the lighthouse got edited out

Sorry about your phone. Can you print a case that would allow you to install a tether to your phone? And is Zoey going with you on your crossing?

Quite a few sketchy issues that should be corrected before attempting major passage, especially in regards to the rigging.Those mast shrouds are inadequate. Several times in my life we waited for major storm near shore for a shake down after major renovations, then headed into it. Thing broke or were damaged and were able to repair once back in. Then we were ready for ocean crossings. Sam is such a likable guy, I’d hate to see him have severe problems or worse.

Sam, you have the resourcefulness and skills to overcome big challenges. But even more important, ou remain calm to focus on solutions. Excited for you to head out..but will miss those videos.

Take consolation from the fact that there isn't much to crash into while sailing the Atlantic.

Great to see Zoe back on board ! Boats turning into a Yacht ! CHEERS !!!

Somehow this man stays happy in the worst of situations

I worry when I train all summer for a long bike ride to top off the months of riding. Cannot imagine what it must feel like to leave to solo sail across the Atlantic. Great fun to watch you prepare...two steps forward and one occasionally back. But you keep on inspiring. Safe travels.

That's the PLAN from SAM! LOL

Sorry to hear about your phone.

If it's any consolation, I dumped my Nikon Z6 and a telephoto lens into a lake (not recovered) on my camping trip 2 weeks ago....

La Croix Water!

Let's not forget that ferocious crab!

You’re doing a great job, best wishes for a safe and fun voyage. Are you taking Zoe?

What software are you using to design all your 3d printed parts?

What storage did you get for iPhone 12 mini?

What plan did you get with the new iphone or are you planning to only use wifi when available?

Sam, I'm a huge fan of your videos, but sailing into Ocracoke at night? Nine-foot channel bad, Big Foot Slough worse. You do realize that Blackbeard met his end by running aground there, right? Anyone with a keelboat should tread carefully around the area. Shifting winds, channels, and tides can turn a nice afternoon into treachery.

Get it all together before you cross the pond...

what is your backup navigation system? do you use Open cpn on cheap laptop with a GPS usb puck.. very cheap plotter backup solution

When do you leave for your crossing?

Sweet Taco bell shirt! Is that from the 90s?

Hope you trust whoever you’re renting to.

Hello Sam thanks for sharing another good video it's a good thing those happen now close to shore so you can correct all of the issues sorry to hear about you losing your phone but at least you didn't go overboard anyway stay safe God bless you Sam and I love that new fridge you got that's nice anyways take care God bless be safe be waiting for you next video from Ray Garrett Roseville California USA

Watching these I always thought we could be friends but now that I see you in that taco bell shirt I know that we are actually soulmates

You know, some very inteligent people are in to space or other stuff thats so out of touch with reality or computers, etc... but same got into sailing, which you can do. And hes into it too.

Why not get something like a couple used Olympus Tuff cameras instead of relying on the iphones?

Considering what you've done just in the past few months... a phone is a mighty small loss... easy fix. easier than what i've seen you do. PRESS ON MAN! PRESS ON!

Last time I was this early, Noah had just laid the keel.

The beginning