I became hooked on sailing and living on the water as an adventure way back in the early 70's when I read the story, and later saw the movie "The Dove". My hopes and desires were smashed when a close relative said, do you know what all that would cost??? I live on a lake and had a small sail boat years ago and learned to sail it. Now I'm old, have the $$$'s to make it happen but the body recoils from the thought. So I live it through youtube channels like you'res and a few others. For you're up coming series about you're self, just tell us who you are and where you came from and how you got to where you are today. And what put the dream in you're heart and gave you the strength and drive to just "go and do it".
Hi Holly. I have lived all my life on the edges of the Happy Wetland empire, and Neptune is the Emperor. You just showed us in this video how tough his rules can be but how toughened his subjects become when they embrace him with grace. I wish I had the guts like you or the strong musles of the tuna. You both shine brightly showing us what true living is about. I admire how you help other subjects in true camaraderie. You made my 53rd birthday
It's always great to see a real person such as yourself in this plastic fantastic world we live in today. Sending positive vibrations your way and looking forward to seeing more adventures...........
Hey Holly, I have watched many sailing channels and just recently stumbled on yours......it went straight to #1on my watch list. What an incredible young lady!!!! Looking forward to following you on your upcoming adventures. Love and peace to you from Australia!
That's got to be the coolest collaborative boat repair project I've ever seen! So frigging cool you got the chance to help! And yeah, it would be a great story to hear how an incredibly attractive lady with your skills ends up a solo sailor out enjoying life and helping others! You ROCK!
Hi holly I’m a 43 year old country boy from Oregon so as a child my sister and I had lots of chores helping keeping the home going and now my sister is a strong woman like you and I think it’s so wonderful to see Women that are reliant on man to enjoy and have a nice life’s not that there’s anything wrong with a good man in a woman’s life it’s just nice to see women not afraid to do it your back story will be fun to hear you rock girl 👍👍
What a great episode. It is so good to know see the mast raising and to know it can be done that way. Awesome. Also to see the rigging screw assembly technique. Thanks.
Happy Birthday! May you get all you which fore! And yes I guess how you get the person you are should be an interesting story (you may think about to write a book about?)! Technical skilled girls are rare and precious!!!
I love your stories...you should be a writer...you'd do a great job. But I'm really glad you haven't decided on that career path yet...I would've hated to have missed all these beautiful videos...you do a great job here as well. And your picturesque live shots are just F-A-N-S-U-P-E-R-T-A-S-T-I-C !!! You sure do know how to work that camera!!! You make a body yearn for the adventures of the sea...or even feel like they're actually there already...or at least, that's the way I feel. Love ya, baby. Thanks for being there for all of us.
I´ve just been binging this chanel and must say that I love all this! The positive spirit of a woman solo enjoying life... Being self sufficient and capable like this just puts a big smile on my face! I use to be a one man show on my 47" steel schooner, back in the day doing much of the stuff you are doing and just love to see that there is a woman out there that can hold her own. So keep up the good work...
I like seeing the things you do IRL and hearing your thoughts. Why I prefer your videos is because you aren't trying to be trendy and overproduced. Keep it real.
I guess the most common question is how did you acquire your level of confidence all-around Knowledge in so many areas.at this young age. I also would like to say you present everything with class and dignity , stay free and happy we all love you.
That will definitely be one of my most important subjects on this interview! the whole purpose of this channel is to help everyone realize they have the ability to have that same confidence! :-) Thanks for the input
Great video and advise but I can't help think you kids are from wealthy families that can afford to play with expensive boats, tell me I'm wrong.@@SVAnotherAdventure
I will be so very happy to tell you that you are wrong. Not because I want to tell anybody that they are wrong but because I want to tell everyone that they can! I assure you there is no silver spoon here and will tell you all about it next episode in the interview. Let me know if you have any questions ;)
@@SVAnotherAdventure I too wonder the financial how in a non judgmental way but a serious inquiry! Without out making you feel uncomfortable as you don't need to divulge your financial status. How to make money to keep up with the costs of maintaining and running boats. Seems like a very helpful community with all sorts of expertise to help each other out, but what are the list costs of operating. Also, what about planning- or not planning for future? Where do you see yourself in 5-10-20 years? Also, you mentioned on facebook taking on new crew from time to time and splitting costs.. what would that number be roughly and what are some requirements for a crew...asking for a friend! :) Found you on Bill Black Facebook, another person I hope to connect with soon!
I'm glad you are going to tell us more about your background and how you got started. I read your blurb on Facebook but want to know more. I am impressed by your fearlessness. It inspires me as we are just beginning our sailing adventure (and I'm old enough to be your mother). Don't you ever get scared? And are you just a natural problem solver?
Happy Birthday Holly !! I’d like to make you a pineapple upside down cake too. You are amazing !! Raising the mast on “SV Luna Sea” was off the charts. Was that Gavin’s idea ?? I watch a lot of sailing videos and sailed a fair bit myself. Never seen nor heard of that trick. I always learn something new watching your videos. Thank you. Can’t wait to learn more about you, and how your life’s journey has brought you to us. Stay well. Stay safe.
Happy birthday!!!🎂Always great to see your uplifting smile and another video!Always willing to help friends.Your a rockstar!!!🎸.Fair winds sailing friend😊
Jolly Holly..can’t remember how I found you...but I love love love your videos and free spirit! You are just soo natural and a beautiful soul. I love watching sailing..but am far too fearful of doing it myself....guess I’ll live vicariously through videos!! Lol God bless you and safe journey!!💕💕🙏🙏🙏
Commitment is what transforms a promise into reality, Abraham Lincoln. Obviously, you've committed yourself to this wonderfully free lifestyle and all its Adventures. You promised yourself you would. I was lucky enough to find your channel just today. So, I'll be looking forward to the "interview yourself" episode. I will spend a couple of years of my life sailing about with virtually no schedule. Not to the extent of your adventures, but with the same exuberance and enjoyment I hope. Thank you for all your efforts.
Hi my question has been asked bellow, But I just wanted to say a big RESPECT!. your aptitude is amazing I love the "I CAN and WILL do attitude" and not just because you'r female I've watched quite a few other Sailing Channels (Sailing has always been a kind of an adventure I'd like to have done, might be something to do with Pirates from when i was a kid :-) But I think yours is as real as it gets in terms of actually being self sufficient and sustaining that dream. Long may it continue and all the best Jolly Holly!.
Hi Holly, thanks for sharing your adventure. I loved the Sta-Lock detail and would love you to take the same sort of a-few-second explanations that we can learn from. For example, when you stepped the mast, I would have liked to see the sling or other connection to the mast that you rigged up to lift it and whether that permitted you to avoid a bosun-chair ride to disconnect the makeshift cranes. I thoroughly enjoy your adventures and spirit. The world needs more people like you!
Happy birthday ! I have watched several of your videos and yes you truly are inspiring. Many would consider me old fashioned or even chavinistic but in reality i just believe in matching the person to the life both of which can be changed. My family was watching a video of yours a few nights ago and it was an agreement that you are well matched to your present life. By the way all of my family including the 20 somethings, my children,said your life was too tough for them. My sweet wife wanted to retire to a boat when we were younger before finding out she gets sea sick just watching the toilet flush.lol. Im the only one of the bunch who stands a chance at your lifestyle and that includes my fused spine replaced hips and electronic stimulator implanted in my spine. Oh well we will just have to live it through you. Are you starting to get an idea of why the surge in subscribers? Sometimes we just have to see things through the eyes of others and your energetic vision is the one so many want to use. Congratulations on your happiness and thanks for your vision. Signed, Your number 1 old crumudgen chavinist fan. 😊
Hi, I'm 72 and so far I've had a good life on dry land in the UK. It's lovely to see you and your friends living as you do. Many of us 'sensible' oldies grew up making sure we had a job and money to live our lives and to pay into a retirement pension. So, I'm curious, how do you fund what you do or do you manage without much money? I'm not asking for private details, just an indication of how you fund your lovely life style. If others knew how you make ends meet, maybe they would have a go at sail boat living. If I knew and I were 30 again maybe I would too...... Best wishes Tony
I believe she picks up boat work wherever she goes. I’ve seen her rebuild a transmission on one boat and fix an engine on another. I’m not sure there’s anything she can’t fix. Plus she seems pretty resourceful. I looks romantic but I’m sure many couldn’t handle it. 👍✌️
Grrrreat job!!..never occurred to me to do it that way...excellent original solution thinking..happy you got your outboard back in good shape and happy B-Day!! Bests
I just discovered you today and you videos are fantastic. I'm new to sailing and starting late in life so I'm watching, reading, asking and doing as much as I can. Yea, the sponge thing. Thanks for what you do. Cheer!
😍😍 thank you thank you for sharing your adventures! I can't narrow it down to one question, but I'm looking forward to hearing your story about how you've gotten where you are! You're living my dream, and it's so encouraging to get to watch your videos!
Happy Birthday Holly. I first started watching S/V Delos, then I followed Liz, and found your channel through her. Glad I did. Your one hell of a girl, with a big heart. One day I will get me a good sized motor boat, And travel the world. Till then I will watch you. Fair Winds From Western Australia.
Nice going Holly! Another Old man at sea! I really enjoy watching your vids in the morning, before I head down the hill on my bike to work on my own sailboat! Cheers
You have sparked a new fire in my soul ,I had given up on life due to a spinal injury and a neurological disease, it's not contagious it came from being a butcher talk about karma, any way already taking steps to a new life thank you
Messages like this one ring on my little heart strings! you get out there and do it! The body is a self healing machine... do your research and help it help you and then with the life of your dreams! ;) Wish you the best of luck!
Holly In St Augustine I remember asking you if you were sure you wanted this life and you look back to me and smiled with a emphatical yes. And after that meeting I was hoping you would become a RU-vid Star. I hope our paths cross again Fairwinds my friend
Hello Holly, I just became a subscriber and I can't wait to hear your story. Minimalism is something that I kinda fell into these last few years when we made a lifestyle change. Well done Holly. Cheers, Rodney
Recent subscriber. Love your lifestyle, spirit and attitude. I’ve been getting caught up watching previous vids. I’m just a tourist sailer over the years but hope to do the full time cruising thing when I retire in 8 to 10 yrs. Looking forward to new vids and following along & keeping the dream alive, lol. Continued safe travels.
This video took me back 43 years ago to when we lowered our mast on a 30' sloop with an "A-frame" constructed from a bunch of 2x4s that we nailed together. We nearly killed ourselves!! Your method for raising that mast is ingenious!! Thanks for documenting the procedure. So I have your life for a few years a long time ago but left it to pursue career goals and family life - but kept cruising the New England coast during the summer months the whole time. I now have my course set for a comfortable sailing retirement. Now my question - When I cast off the lines for warm water locations during the winter months and possibly year-round sailboat living, where would you suggest are the best destinations? Perhaps better put, what are your favorite locations and why? Thanks in advance for your response. Looking forward to your next video. Happy birthday!! Cheers. Rick
Love your films-wow-l must say I am envious of your fabulous lifestyle- l do know a few people here in Cornwall that own boats and occasionally go off on adventures-hope you have many more Holly :-)
I have read about the 2 boat method of stepping a mast, neat to see it in action. In your next video it would be interesting to get a tour and description of the make and model of Another Adventure. thx, keep up the good work
I woke up this morning going through my RU-vid subscriptions and when I saw that you made another vlog I said to myself yay I enjoy your vlogs so much I am subscribed to over 20 sailing vlogs and I must say every time you put up another one I say to myself yay another adventure I have had four sailboats myself and have lived on each of them I also have been crew delivering sailboats for people one of my longest voyages was from Fort Lauderdale Florida to North Shore Hawaii Haleiwa Oahu I absolutely love sailing the upon the ocean like most people I went out on a sailboat for the first time with a friend we left about 3 in the morning from a slip at the Bahia Hotel in San Diego and by the time the sun rose I said to my friend I have to have one of these he told me there's one for sale just across from his vessel approximately 3 days later I purchased my first sailboat from the owner we went out for a sea trial he showed me how to sail the vessel a few days after that I boarded The Vessel untied the lines looked around to make sure no one was watching me in fear that I might make a few mistakes after backing up the boat I put it in forward and almost hit the boat in the slip next to me went out of the jetty on to the open ocean by myself and taught myself how to sail I've never been seasick I was having too much fun to even have the time or the thought of seasickness I would have commented earlier on your vlogs but I had a problem an error on RU-vid for comments it don't remember exactly when I subscribed but it was well before you helped papa Gino fix their transmission well Jolly Holly I always look forward to your next adventure thank you for sharing your life with me and everyone else I sold my last sailboat to buy another home so that I might make some money to buy another sailboat I'm getting ready to sell my last home and make my home upon the ocean again thank you for another adventure
Love it sister. With sitting in hospital very sick. Im sittingmy goals to sail. Love it I will make it and to the sea of my true love of my youth. Love you.
Great video and awesome way to raise the rig for that other sailboat 👍🏻🍻🙌🏻 But after putting all that weight and strain on your rigging, make sure you get yours checked! 🙈👌🏻
I completely re-rigged Another Adventure approximately a year ago before I left marathon. So everything is brand new and I do regular inspections So no worries and thanks! ;)
Great videos holly down to earth informative you have a great sailing community plus alot of knowledge great trade skills welldone cheers fair winds calm seas cheers
Hi I'm Mike from the UK London you have gave a insight into your life . And comparing to the he'll I'm in it's heaven. Right I'm diving around London in my taxi in all the madness.. I'm hoping to come out in the next 18 months God willing . Hopefully meet up .. Keep well and save. Mike Owen
I have enjoyed all your episodes, you are in a hurricane area do you think that they are getting stronger and more frequent, I know sailors always watch the weather what do you and your sailing buddies think.
holly, congrats on how successful your episodes have become. you are an inspiration in both your kind heartedness and willingness to give a helping hand as well as your go do it attitude. after meeting you and asking you all the questions i had the only one that remains is, was it hard to change the social aspects of land life and adapt to using a radio to communicate with other sailers?
Hi Solo Holly Enjoying your great sailing episodes. Since I left you a note about my solo sails, I am very concerned for you. When at sea, and alone, on your voyages, PLEASE wear a harness and have a tether attached at all times even before you leave the cabin. Rough waves can happen and toss you from the boat at anytime . Have a terylene line not nylon from bow of the boat to the stern . Have arranged step to get back on board as well. You never want to see your boat on auto pilot sail away in mid ocean. Cheers, ken Holly, I have a daughter your age. Daughters are very precious.
I have all of the above and do use them on most occasions. At the very least I can always always always have a life jacket and My e perb attached to my body. Because of Eperb on calm days I may be less likely to wear my tether but I do have adequate safety devices... And no father So no one is terribly concerned about this ’Daughter’ hence why I learn to take care of myself :-) I do appreciate your concern and advice
@@SVAnotherAdventure Wow! that was a quick answer and thanks. I am greatly relieved. Silly of me to think that you were not on top of what is needed. Few people realize the wonderful capacities of solo sailors. Not only are you Jack of all trades, but have the great mental ability to enhance your being in a very lonely/possible devastating environment and survive . I never was lonely because of so much to do, and land will be soon coming Obviously, your very happy/secure with yourself doing what is impossible for most people. Great hearing from you, Cheers, Ken PS Wondering about your next landfalls.
Hi!! Happy Birthday! Looking forward to hearing more about ya. Some questions for next ep: What was your most challenging mechanical fix? Have you heard of using Dyneema for standing rigging? Would you consider switching to an electric engine? Taking on a boat that was (um, sunk? or partially sunk?) seems risky, could you talk about how the pros out-weighed the cons and the damage typically found on boats under (some) water? Do you take on a crew from time to time?...Where do i sign up?! Hope you choose some of my questions for your next post...can't wait to drink the next episoda, duh.
Looks like fun! Think I'll do it too! Here's my plan. Leave Michigan go to Florida get a free floating sailing thing like you live on and Resurrect it. Step 2 learn how to make it go. Step 3 eat fish party and help my new friends. Step 4 buy Holly a bottle of tequila for making these videos If I ever run into her!! Happy birthday people like you make the world a better place! Question do you see any major flaws in my plan? Nevermind I know that's not possible:-)
thanks for posting your great adventures, I really enjoy watching and compared to all the other sailing channels I subscribe to you for sure have something very unique and cool going - keep it going!!
What island were you guys hiking on? Cool that you are going to do an introduction episode. I was curious how you got started and how you got Another Adventure. Really love that drone shot at the end!
Hey Jolly Holly... Watched all of your videos 2 weeks ago and you are on an amazing adventure. Hope to see more in the near future. Keep havin the adventure can't wait for your next video!!! Peace Luv & Rock N Roll...
I'm really looking forward to hearing how you and Another Adventure came together. How long did it take to get the mast raised doing it that way? What kind and year of sail boat is Another Adventure? Did you have prior sailing experience?
