Sam Holmes (sailor)

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Sam Holmes
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Years active2006‍–‍present
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Subscribers272K [1]
Views40.4 million [1]
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Last updated: June 30th 2025

Sam Holmes is a vlogger and solo sailor best known for his YouTube channel Sam Holmes Sailing. [2] [3] Holmes records journeys on his YouTube channel including sailing from California to Hawaii in a Ranger 23 sailboat, [4] [5] [6] crossing the Atlantic to Europe in his Cape Dory 28. [7] [8] Holmes created some controversy while sailing in Svalbard. During his trip he brought his boat up to a glacier at sea to get ice, [9] [10] turned his AIS off while underway, [11] and hiked without a rifle despite warnings about polar bears in the area. [12]

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  1. 1 2 "About Sam Holmes Sailing". YouTube.
  2. ↑ Rand, Jerome (February 28, 2023). "EP#147 Conversation with Solo Sailor Sam Holmes" (Podcast). Sailing Into Oblivion. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  3. ↑ Andy Schell (October 21, 2021). "#336: SAM HOLMES // SMALL-BOAT SINGLE-HANDED SAILING" (Podcast). 59 North Sailing. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  4. ↑ Greenburg, Emily (March 3, 2021). "Sam Holmes Sailing – Dinghy Dreams" . Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Kleine boot, grote plannen? 3 kijktips". Zeilen (in Dutch). September 5, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  6. ↑ Wyatt, Olivia (October 3, 2019). "Sailing to Kaua'i with a Stranger". Wilderness of Waves. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  7. ↑ Scarano, Megan; Humes, Kiera (April 11, 2021). "Sailing from ENC to Europe, the new adventure starts this summer". WCTI. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  8. ↑ Winkie, Luke (September 23, 2023). "I Sail Around the World Alone. You'll Never Guess What the Scariest Part Is". Slate. ISSN   1091-2339 . Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  9. ↑ Markussen, Anja Charlotte (July 31, 2022). Ylvisåker, Line Nagell (ed.). "Youtuber filmet seilas på Svalbard: Seiler inntil isbre for å hakke løs is til drinker" [Youtuber filmed sailing in Svalbard: Sails up to glaciers to chip away ice for drinks]. Svalbardposten (in Norwegian). Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  10. ↑ Klund, Petter; Grosvold, Roger (August 3, 2022). Beverfjord, Alexandra (ed.). "Reagerer på isbre-stunt: – Livsfarlig En seilevideo fra youtuberen Sam Holmes på Svalbard har skapt sterke reaksjoner. Sysselmesteren kaller handlingen «dumdristig og livsfarlig»" [Reacts to glacier stunt: - Dangerous to life A sailing video from YouTuber Sam Holmes in Svalbard has caused strong reactions. The governor calls the action "foolish and dangerous to life".]. Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  11. ↑ Skogdalen, Jon Espen (August 3, 2022). "Med avskrudd AIS og utenfor kart på Svalbard". www.seilmagasinet.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved March 1, 2023. De fortsetter seilasen nordover hvor de velger å skru av AISen slik at det eventuelt ikke blir oppdaget hvis de bryter forbudssoner. Kapteinen ble bøtelagt for dette tidligere ved Bjørnøya.[They continue their voyage north, where they choose to turn off the AIS so that it is not detected if they break prohibition zones. The captain was fined for this earlier at Bjørnøya.]
  12. ↑ Skogdalen, Jon Espen (July 20, 2022). "– Ren dumskap". www.seilmagasinet.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved March 1, 2023.


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