American solo sailor and sailing vlogger (born 1994)
Holly Martin
Personal information
Born
1994 (age 29–30)
New Zealand
Nationality
American
Occupations
Sailor
sailing vlogger
YouTube information
Channel
Wind Hippie Sailing
Years active
2011–present
Genres
Sailing
cruising
travel
Subscribers
97,800 [1] (May 2024)
Total views
11.6 million[1] (January 2024)
Website
windhippie.com
Holly Martin is a solo sailor and sailing vlogger best known for sailing her 27-foot sloop Gecko as part of her YouTube channel Wind Hippie Sailing.[2][3][4]
Martin sails a Grinde 27 foot double ender sloop[2] that she purchased in Connecticut and returned to Maine where she spent over a year preparing to make her seaworthy.[5][6][7] Her goal of completing a circumnavigation started in October 2018 when she left Round Pond Maine and headed towards the Panama Canal.[8] After spending time in the Caribbean for a year she transited the Panama Canal and entered the Pacific Ocean in May 2020. After a 41-day solo passage[9][6] to French Polynesia, which she was unable to leave due to COVID-19 restrictions.[4][8][10] While underway Martin is an avid reader,[11] and at anchor she enjoys snorkeling, catching fish,[12] and meeting the new people.[13]
Born in New Zealand,[14] Martin grew up on boats with her parents,[15][16] first on a Cal 25, as they sailed in the south Pacific and later the Arctic where she spent time being schooled in Iceland, Norway, and Canada.[3][17][18][19] She holds a degree in marine biology and worked aboard an Antarctic research vessel as a research support technician.[2][20]
^ ab"About Wind Hippie Sailing". YouTube.
^ abcKing, Richard (2021). "Holly Martin and Solo Sailing Women". Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors. Vol. 34, no. 169. Rockland, ME. Archived from the original on November 2, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
^ abSmith, Kevin; Penkava, Melinda, eds. (January 23, 2019). "Holly Martin and SV Gecko". TownDock.net. Oriental, NC. Archived from the original on November 2, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
^ abHayes, Emily (January 10, 2022). Zewert, Maia (ed.). "'Wind Hippie' Living in French Polynesia". The Lincoln County News. Newcastle, ME. Archived from the original on November 2, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
^Brett, Jen (May 15, 2020). Pillsbury, Mark (ed.). "Watch Now: Modern Folk Artist Sparxsea's New Music Video Featuring Sailor Holly Martin". Cruising World. Winter Park, FL. Archived from the original on November 2, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
^ abMayher, Jenny. "Holly Martin Encourages LA Students to Follow their Dreams". Lincoln Academy. Archived from the original on November 2, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
^Barstow, Mary (February 1, 2021). Barstow, Mary (ed.). "In the Tuamotus: Notes from the Southern Hemisphere" (PDF). Maine Women Magazine. Camden, ME: Courier Publication. pp. 10–13. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 2, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
^ abLatimer, Greg (August 13, 2020). Burnham, Kevin; Johns, Susan (eds.). "Maine woman sailing solo reaches Marquesas Islands on world venture". Boothbay Register. Boothbay Harbor, Maine: Maine-OK Enterprises, Inc. Archived from the original on January 27, 2024. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
^Buono, Grace (October 16, 2023). "A Singular Passion: Solo Sailing Female | Cruising World". Cruising World. Archived from the original on December 13, 2023. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
^Barstow, Mary (June 1, 2020). Barstow, Mary (ed.). "Ahead: The Vast Pacific" (PDF). Maine Women Magazine. Camden, ME: Courier Publication. pp. 14–15. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 21, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
^Barstow, Mary (November 1, 2020). "Holly Martin's Solo Voyage Around the World – Maine Women Magazine". Archived from the original on November 2, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
^Martin, Holly (September 13, 2021). "Postcard from Holly: Spear Fishing in the Pacific – Maine Women Magazine". Archived from the original on November 2, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
^Barstow, Mary; Martin, Jaja (October 14, 2020). "Holly Martin – Maine Women Magazine". Archived from the original on November 2, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
^"Maiden Voyage". Cruising World. January 8, 2020. Archived from the original on November 2, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
^"Characters of the County: Dave and Jaja Martin Are Still Living the Dream". The Lincoln County News. January 30, 2023. Archived from the original on February 25, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
^"Into the Light: A Family's Epic Journey". Goodreads. Archived from the original on January 27, 2024. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
^Barstow, Mary (April 1, 2020). Barstow, Mary (ed.). "Sailing Solo Holly Martin's Great Adventure Around the World" (PDF). Maine Women Magazine. Camden, ME: Courier Publication. pp. 12–17. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 2, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
^Andrew Hesketh (May 1, 2022). "Holly Martin, Wind Hippie Sailing". The Ocean Cruisers Podcast (Podcast). Archived from the original on November 2, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
^Cartwright, Stev (February 1, 2004). "A Sailing Family Takes to Dry Land". The Working Waterfront Newspaper. Rockland, ME: Island Institute. Archived from the original on June 15, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
^Lehmann, Philine (January 12, 2022). "Anders leben auf 27 Fuß: Ohne Schnickschnack allein um die Welt – Holly lebt Cruising-Traum". SegelReporter (in German). Archived from the original on February 1, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
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