Ranger 23 YouTube Videos
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Final passage aboard Swedish Fish
After a hike and a night anchored on the sandbar, I sail the east side of Oahu from Kaneohe to Honolulu. Tacking through the reefs in Kaneohe at night in 20kts of wind adds some excitement to the beginning of the passage. Once Im away from the protection o...
Shark tour and sailing Haleiwa to Kaneohe
I get an opportunity to go on a shark tour in Haleiwa then sail around to Kaneohe. If you’re interested in contributing, links for patreon, venmo or paypal are below: https://www.patreon.com/samholmes https://venmo.com/code?user_id=2372932546330624672 ...
Another Drone Down
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Beating upwind from Lahaina to Honolua
Sailing again after a short break on the mainland. Weighing anchor in the tight harbor was a bit of a challenge but I got out alright. I sail through some light winds when suddenly the wind flips 180° and strengthens. I make it safely to Honolua bay after...
Maui to Molokai
Sailing from Maui to Molokai and adventures trying to anchor.. If you’re interested in contributing to the next adventure, links for patreon, paypal and venmo are below: https://www.patreon.com/samholmes https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donati...
Solo sailing Los Angeles to Hawaii on 23ft boat
This video documents my trip from Los Angeles to Hawaii. I spent 27 days alone at sea aboard my small Ranger 23 sailboat. If you’re interested in contributing, links for venmo, patreon, or paypal are below: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=2372932546330...
Sailing to Hana Maui from Honokohau Big Island via Alenuihaha
Sailing my 23 foot ranger sailboat from Big Island to Maui. The winds were pretty strong once I got in the channel and I spent most of the the time with the third reef in. Follow my progress here https://www.facebook.com/SwedishFishYacht
SPECIAL EPISODE: SAM HOLMES HAWAII BOUND on a 23ft Sailboat (HE MADE IT TO HILO! JUNE 2 2019)
(UPDATE: SAM MADE IT SAFE AND SOUND TO HILO!) Hello Friends! This is a special episode where I interview my friend and marina neighbor Sam Holmes who, by the time this was uploaded, departed for Hawaii in his Ranger 23 named "Swedish Fish" Our regular ...
Catalina March 2018
The first Catalina trip with my new sailboat. I pleased with myself for getting the boat ready for a Catalina trip just one month after purchasing it. We moored in Avalon. It only took 6 hrs on the way there but the return trip took about 10 hours because ...
Companionway Door Build
This video follows the fabrication and installation of a pair of companionway doors for my ranger 23 sailboat. The hinged doors are made out of HDPE and replace the traditional washboards that are tedious to open and close. They are very convenient in the ...
Varnishing the Tiller
The video covers the removal, stripping and re-varnishing of the tiller on my 23ft ranger sailboat. I also add a forespar twist-lock 27-48"adjustable tiller extension for easier single handed sailing. The time-laps music was created with the roli noise ap...