Sam Holmes Sailingvideo
A change of direction. Sailing towards somewhere different.
6 de marzo de 2026 · 26 min · 56K vistas · Langkawi
Sailboat alone on glassy dawn sea horizon
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Departing Langkawi with over 100 gallons of fuel and 200 liters of water aboard, Sam Holmes heads north toward the Andaman Islands, India, with a planned fuel stop in Phuket — roughly 600 miles total.▶ 0:10 The heavy fuel load makes the boat pitch uncomfortably upwind.▶ 1:03 Progress is slow: two days of sailing cover only 20 nautical miles from Langkawi due to constant tacking, dying winds, and repeated squalls peaking at 32 knots apparent.▶ 11:21 The autopilot quits on day two after batteries drop too low overnight; running the DC-DC charger restores voltage and brings it back online.▶ 7:43 Engine alternator belts loosen and shed black dust every three to five hours, a recurring problem Sam attributes to an oversized aftermarket alternator.▶ 14:18 A more urgent breakdown — the port engine losing raw-water cooling — is traced to a worn impeller cover with deep gouges; Sam swaps the cover from a spare pump and restores cooling.▶ 19:42 AirPods prove effective for bow-to-stern anchoring communication over engine noise.▶ 15:21 Ashore, Sam completes a 13-mile solo hike in rain and snorkels at Koh Rok before anchoring at Koh Rock.▶ 5:42 Back aboard, he 3D-scans a hydrofoil connection, prints a three-piece mold, and lays up a solid carbon-fiber hydrofoil adapter to test the process for a future retrofit project.▶ 24:09
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