Sam Holmes Sailing · video

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Sam Holmes completes a final 24-hour passage from Key West to Fort Myers Beach aboard his Cape Dory, marking the end of a 32,000-mile journey.▶ 2:39 During the transit, he struggles to tune his wind vane on a broad reach and experiences a temporary autopilot failure, which he resolves by power-cycling the unit.▶ 0:48 Upon arrival, he anchors near the mangroves to clear five years of accumulated gear, repaints the deck and dodger, and prepares the vessel for sale.▶ 4:01 He successfully finds a buyer within a week.▶ 6:08 Following the sale, he travels to North Carolina, windsurfs with a friend, visits a boatyard to inspect a hurricane-damaged Antares catamaran refit, and practices kiteboarding in Charleston.▶ 6:38 He concludes his trip by renewing his passports in Washington, D.C., and test-driving a Tesla Cybertruck before preparing for a return to Malaysia.▶ 9:18

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