An amazingly tricked out lifeboat
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I have the deepest respect for the RNLI and the folks who serve therein. Thanks for sharing this.
Its incredible the weather the RNLI lifeboats head out into, huge respect to volunteers for their commitment. It was great to get a look around the gear and systems onboard 👌
Hi Sam, I am a subscriber and keen watcher of your videos, thank you. I was watching the last video and you were leaving you passed a catamaran ferry coming out of the port. This is a wave piercing cat built by a company called Incat. They are based in Hobart Tasmania at the bottom of Australia. They have been building these ferries for 30 years. There current ferry they are building is 140 meters long can carry hundreds of vehicles and 800 passengers and is fully electric powered. It is the first vessel of this size to be fully electric propelled. Not bad for a small company at the bottom of the world.
Kind Regards
Alistair McRae
Did they let you bring your drill?
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I need to send him a hand drill just in case there is no electricity
So proud and in awe of the RNLI, thanks for highlighting them on your channel Sam, they do such fantastic work across the uk, the volunteers are so selfless and deserve huge credit for what they do. God bless them all.
Who else is so selfless in ensuring these poor immigrants get to Britain beaches safely......... Having worked offshore and at sea for over 30 years, I can honestly say that I and many others are disgusted at RNLI.
The bars to keep things from sliding on a boat (your stove) are called fiddles
My dad works for the RNLI as a surveyor! Great charity and so pleased you managed to get a tour!
I liked the guy on the radio, he was so clear in his speech.
Those lifeboats are incredible! They clearly take this stuff seriously!
seas around the uk are treacherous
Pete gives an excellent tour.
I’ve read of people having buckets of sand on the back of the boat to throw at them if they go for your rudder.
They apparently really dislike getting sand in their eyes or blowhole
Sam, excellent content. That lifeboat tour was fascinating. Thanks for sharing.
There's a new drinking game we came up with - every time Sam drills a hole in his boat, take a shot......we are all still tipsy...
He sure was proud of his awesome emergency boat.
LOVED the volunteer rescue group! Awesome! The big ship was awesome too! Ty!
What a extremely interesting episode. Excellent content. Thanks for sharing.
I really like your normal videos, but I also really enjoy your videos like this one where you interview/do stuff with other people who do boat related things.
I love the water, I have no interest in selling, I have no interest in ever sailing, but I sit here and watch every video religiously. I do enjoy these videos and enjoy, watching the sailing and the adventure and the random fixing. And hopefully, Sam, you’ve enjoyed a few beers on me with my donations. :-)
When a solo traveler utters the word depressing, multiply it by 10.
Sam, I’ve watched your videos. Your awesome and I wish you good luck on your adventures and keep them coming. I’m former USAF in RAF Alconbury but sailing is keeping me in a new frame of mind!
very interesting and informative! thank you volunteers for helping to save our lives
Bluetooth: you’re right it can be quirky - you could try a few ideas. Move the receiving device to line-of-sight and if other devices are using it, turn them off as an experiment, try restarting the receiving device and lastly look into buying a booster.
I was also thinking about swinging its ‘s’ bracket out to the side so the signal isn’t having to come through the entirety of the mast.
It’s cool to see hands on how fast it’s possible to set sails what a great opportunity go Sam
GREAT TOUR OF THE RESCUE BOATS. AND THE TALL SHIP
Funny you mentioned the island that should not be named. I was born in Guernsey leaving there for Australia when I was 6 and even at that age I knew about the rivalry with Jersey. Love your videos Sam, thanks for sharing.
It was really interesting to see all the lifeboat/volunteer stuff they used, really cool.
Touring the rescue boat and the Goetheborg must have been amazing.
I have 4 LI Time batteries in my camper Van. Very well build and super competitively priced.
Great episode, really enjoyed the tour of the rescue boat. Have a great week Sam.
Fascinating stuff as always, thanks for sharing Sam!
Very cool tour of the lifeboats!
I race on j/80s sometimes and those modern asymetric spinnakers are much easier to set and manage than ones that require lines for the pole. That boat looks really fun!
It is really fun - but I might be biased! 😂
Excellent video Sam, many thanks.
That’s super cool how the Brits have a volunteer sea rescue service. We have something similar here in the Rockies for search and rescue but they are taking it to a whole other level!
Volunteer service in the Netherlands too.
The RNLI (royal national lifeboat institute) are amazing and cover rescues at sea by boats and even patrol our beaches (lifeguards). They are a charity organization funded by donations. Was great to be shown aboard the lifeboat learning all the new navigational tools and tips learnt from its long history at sea and saving lives. 👏
Same in France
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I think in polls they come out as Britain’s favourite charity. I know they used to, back in the day.
Same in Sweden
Awesome work by all volunteers
Spent so many trips to jersey and the channel isles on my dads boat as a kid 30-40 years ago so this video was very nostalgic for me, thank you!
Thank you Sam! Fair Winds
Fantastic walkthrough, really enjoyed that. Amazing what these volunteers have to be prepared for
Sweet ride that was love the North 3dl sails ...Sam going FAST!
Excellent video Sam!
Wow, awesome installment Sam, I watch all your vids, keep em coming. you're the best.
Pete is a cool guy. A service we hope none of us have to use!
Thank you to all the voluntaries all over the globe that risk their lives for others! Looks very good.
My favorite sailing channel! paired up with Captain Q, thay have me dreaming
"Ships radar ..just like they had back in the day " 😂😂😂
Wow, what a responder rig, so impressive.
Cool tour 😎
That was a real interesting video - I look forward to each and every one of your episodes.
Nice video. Glad you got to attend the race. That rescue boat was awesome. I sub some UK channels & watched a beach rescue boat launched from the beach, cool. Thanks for the quick tour of the island.
What a great video! Thank you.
You can check for drain on the battery by disconnecting a lead and putting an ammeter in between the lead and the battery terminal. Make sure to put the meter into high current input socket on the meter and pay attention to current direction. A lot of meters can handle opposite direction flow through the meter, but not all of them. Also check the water level if you have lead acid and non sealed, add distilled water only if needed. There are also testers that can test the fluid for appropriate concentrations of electrolytes. If you have a drain with everything off, you can track it down by measuring the current flow on each branch until found. Sometimes it's caused by something connecting to ground. Really cool tour of the lifeboats! Would be nice to build a sailboat that tough eh!
that thing is so trick it would make Batman blush
Thank you for showcasing the RNLI. Any Brit with the remotest connection to the water is enormously proud of the work they do. Charity funded would you believe.
i said this some time ago and im so happy you finally switched to lifepo4. i have been using them for years and same capacity still 100% from full cycles. bravo!
Nice one Sam I'm going to Jersey next week , that was a good heads up. Hopefully I will catch up with you
Thanks for another great video Sam!
Stationary cup holders are a great idea for a car which always stays level for the most part but it is a very bad idea for sailboat which is hardly ever level. Rather, have the cup holders hang from life lines or other horizontal lines, so the liquid in the drink can adjust to the angle of the heel and remain level in the cup/glass/bottle no matter how deeply the boat is heeling - and never spill out.
I haven't yet seen the video. But I would like to say. I love the videos, and it means a lot to me. Keep up the great work. It's the highlight of my week. Thank you
Wow, great video Sam. Now you need to get some cannons for the Pickle. The Harbor Master will be warning other boats when you're coming through!
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Never had to use them but full respect to the volunteer guys and girls of RNLI. ❤
206th subscriber LIKE; 1,729th desktop tag-along view. 10:50 - and here we have it! Another hole drilled in the boat - episode is officially LEGIT!
amazing insight
That lifeboat was dope.
We love you Sam!
God bless you and your vessel:-)
Thank you very much You guys are the best
Radio manners would have you repeat the directional info being said…fyi
What an Amazing ship!!
"One more excuse to drill holes in my boat"... so relatable
Your videos are great man I'm 31 always stuck at home with kids your living the life enjoy it
Sorry there’s always divorce mate
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If I'm not entirely mistaken, the Götheborg is the largest wooden ship being sailed today.
Depends on semantics of "currently sailing". It's about 1100 t displacement fully loaded so certainly up there.
So if we say it has to be currently crewed and sailing then yes. The Bounties are smaller and also all sunk or maybe one still exists. Regardless HMS Bounty was smaller barely displacing 400 t.
The HMS Surprise is about half but I do not consider her a faithful replica or original. Movie prop, though she can sail and is functionally a light frigate, even if the interiors are all wrong. 600 t or so.
Now we have to stretch definition to not currently sailing but perfectly capable of doing so and still does occasionally. Not many of these tall ships sail all year round. They are massively expensive. Our next example and also likely the winner cost 30 million Euros to build and took like 20 years.
I am of course talking about L'Hermione, a French 12 pounder frigate known for her speed and good handling characteristics. She sits comfortably at 1200 t or so and she has the Göthebord by speed as well being. French light frigate. Probably capable of 13.5 knots. She sailed transatlantic twice, touring the US and back home to France. She is a marvel and fulöy faithful besides safety equipment as well as built in the old way. That she does not sail all the time is quite normal. She would die soon. These ships needed major overhauls after 30-40 years.
Now I did lie. As Frenchman I dis want to mention Hermione first, also a replica. But we must now leave the realm of replica and look at surviving originals.
1. USS Constitution. Seaworthy and still sails. Still serving the US Navy as a training vessel. 2200 t displacement. Yes that is the same as a 74 gun ship of the line. 2/3 of HMS Victory (3600t). We can see why she was a "Super frigate".
2. HMS Trincomalee (and Unicorn). Heavy Leda-class frigate, made of teak reinforced with iron bracing. A very modern ship. She rests now. Her days of prowling the Indian ocean and the Pacific have come to and end. She has not sailed since the 1980s. Approx 1500-1700 t, rough calculation from tons berthen. Someone should weigh the old girl.
Her sister Unicorn no longer has masts, she would need some TLC but Trincomalee could sail. She still floats, docked. All the rigging and masts are good. Hull is fine. Made out of teak. Probably worth a fortune.
Now we come to ships no longer or currently not capable of sailing:
1. Undoubtedly HMS Victory. She has iron masts and is bring made seaworthy again. But for conservation. She will never float again. She did for 160 years.
2. HMS Implacable. Last surviving 74 gunner from the lines of HMS Bellona by Thomas Slade (of Victory fame, prolific naval architect). 2200 t or so. Oh wait scratch that she was sunk in 1948 by the English. They put a shell in her. No money to restore. So she sank. Stern Gallery preserved.
3. Vasa. No need to elaborate we all know and love her. Not in sailing condition, wrecked and raised.
One final category: auxiliary steamers.
HMS Warrior, 10000 t. Iron hull.
SS Great Britain: 3000 t.
So yeah count it how you like Götheborg is somewhere between Nr. 4 and Nr. 10. Because sorry but I do count USS Constitution, Hermione and Trincomalee. All larger, faster, heavily armed and two of them originals. Götheborg is an Indiaman. A large trade vessel. Made to make the Swedish filthy rich. The others are light, heavy and super frigates.
Wow, another Sam classic.
Those lifeboats are badass!
Always entertaining!
Awesome video!
Phenomenal!
The Tanmar is designed, built and operated by the RNLI to meet their exact requirements after years or improvement... RNLI lifeboats generally regarded as some of the best in the world. Thabk youbfor highlinging what I consider to be the greatest UK based charity
Great one!
heck out the ocean boat race on you tube. Ben
Loved the muted response the the 'killer whale plague'. so much drama on other sites.
Thanks for another great adventure Sam !
Have you ever heard of the Figawi? It’s a Memorial Day weekend race from Hyannis to Nantucket. Love the content!
Those rescue boats can’t sink right? Awesome group though and typically, British. My dream is to sail around those islands just to stop in for a pint in every pub (and if it’s cold a nice nest Whiskey). Sam, you are living the dream. 🎉
Just to add the RNLI volunteers who man these rescue boats are hugely respected for what they do , and the these vessels and all the equipment is funded entirely by public donations .
Randy macho man savage. Hot dang that fu man chu suits you so good.... bringing g back some seriously classy shit brah!
Hey Sam love the videos. If you’re looking for content I would love to see how you made the jet boil gimbal that you used in some of your earlier videos. Good luck and safe sailing.
Really interesting post with tours of interesting boats especially the tall ship. That new battery is amazingly light, I might get one especially for that reason. By the way Sam, you are looking in exceptional good health, can u tell us what provisions you make and what type of diet / food you have when sailing? SkipRay, Kerry the Kingdom, Ireland.
Nice 👍
Yup.
did you put an ammeter in the battery circuit to see if there is a draw you do not know about? Ammeter in the circuit becomes part to the circuit
I think I solved it. my fridge had been dying and was pretty much running all the time.
@@samholmessailing fair enough, but try to put the ammeter in the circuit just to verify and turn off the fridge and anything else on the boat you can when you do this test...... Automatic seat adjusters in a car have been known to draw even when the car is off.
Pickled herring is such a great name.
very awesome video, thanks for making this one it was really informative,
god bless everyone in the RNLI they are all guardian angels of the sea.
27:35 “The ship has a really cool smell”. Yeah, hemp rope and Stockholm tar; takes me back to 1961, and a week aboard a nineteenth century, three masted schooner.
I exhaled. Thanks from Virginia Sam, you are the man!! ...........⛵⛵⛵
Fantastic filming of the RNLI and just great content anyway. Love your sailing films please keep them coming.
I did a parachute jump in 1991 to raise money for the RNLI, great people 😊
sailing away!
U got some good videos. But u should do some catch and cook. Special u go deep in water that where fresh fish
Great video, thanks. Jersey was occupied by z Germans and used as a U- boat base during WW2. Hope you enjoyed some scones & cream. God keep our RNLI heroes safe.
No way it was a U-boat base. I used to live there!
I think maybe the age of the iPhone you were using was inhibiting the use of that Bluetooth wind sensor. The newer phones have newer BT hardware which offer greater distance and more reliability. I’d have swapped it to your newer phone as a troubleshooting step 😊
Woop!
What sort of boat is Pickled Hereing😮 that is the sort of boat that looks ideal for a single haneldedly sail
Boom!