Holly Martin

{{Short description|American solo sailor and sailing vlogger (born 1994)}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1994}}

| birth_place = New Zealand

| nationality = American

| occupation = {{Hlist | Sailor | sailing vlogger}}

| years_active = 2011{{nbnd}}present

| channel_handle = @WindHippieSailing

| channel_display_name = Wind Hippie Sailing

| genre = {{Hlist | Sailing | cruising | travel}}

| views = 11.6 million

| view_date = January 2024

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| channel_website = {{URL|https://windhippie.com}}

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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.{{cite magazine |last=King |first=Richard |date=2021 |title=Holly Martin and Solo Sailing Women |url=https://maineboats.com/print/issue-169/holly-martin |magazine=Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors |location=Rockland, ME |volume=34 |issue=169 |access-date=2022-11-02 |archive-date=November 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102211032/https://maineboats.com/print/issue-169/holly-martin |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=January 23, 2019 |editor-last=Smith |editor-first=Kevin |editor2-last=Penkava |editor2-first=Melinda |title=Holly Martin and SV Gecko |url=https://towndock.net/shippingnews/holly-martin-and-sv-gecko |access-date=2022-11-02 |website=TownDock.net |location=Oriental, NC |language=en |archive-date=November 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102211023/https://towndock.net/shippingnews/holly-martin-and-sv-gecko |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Hayes |first=Emily |date=January 10, 2022 |editor-last=Zewert |editor-first=Maia |title='Wind Hippie' Living in French Polynesia |url=https://lcnme.com/currentnews/wind-hippie-living-in-french-polynesia/ |access-date=2022-11-02 |website=The Lincoln County News |location=Newcastle, ME |language=en-US |archive-date=November 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102211024/https://lcnme.com/currentnews/wind-hippie-living-in-french-polynesia/ |url-status=live }}

Martin sails a Grinde 27 foot double ender sloop that she purchased in Connecticut and returned to Maine where she spent over a year preparing to make her seaworthy.{{Cite web |last=Brett |first=Jen |date=May 15, 2020 |editor-last=Pillsbury |editor-first=Mark |title=Watch Now: Modern Folk Artist Sparxsea's New Music Video Featuring Sailor Holly Martin |url=https://www.cruisingworld.com/story/people/modern-folk-artist-sparxsea-new-music-video-featuring-sailor-holly-martin/ |access-date=2022-11-02 |website=Cruising World |location=Winter Park, FL |language=en-US |archive-date=November 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102221855/https://www.cruisingworld.com/story/people/modern-folk-artist-sparxsea-new-music-video-featuring-sailor-holly-martin/ |url-status=live }}{{cite magazine |last=Barstow |first=Mary |date=February 1, 2021 |editor-last=Barstow |editor-first=Mary |title=In the Tuamotus: Notes from the Southern Hemisphere |url=https://www.mainewomenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/MWM_Feb2021_CompleteReduced.pdf |magazine=Maine Women Magazine |location=Camden, ME |publisher=Courier Publication |pages=10–13 |access-date=2022-11-02 |archive-date=November 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102221932/https://www.mainewomenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/MWM_Feb2021_CompleteReduced.pdf |url-status=live }} Her goal of completing a circumnavigation started in October 2018 when she left Round Pond Maine and headed towards the Panama Canal.{{Cite web |last=Latimer |first=Greg |date=August 13, 2020 |editor-last=Burnham |editor-first=Kevin |editor2-last=Johns |editor2-first=Susan |title=Maine woman sailing solo reaches Marquesas Islands on world venture |url=https://www.boothbayregister.com/node/137420 |access-date=2022-11-02 |website=Boothbay Register |publisher=Maine-OK Enterprises, Inc |location=Boothbay Harbor, Maine |language=en |archive-date=January 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240127043126/https://www.boothbayregister.com/node/137420 |url-status=live }} 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{{Cite web |last=Buono |first=Grace |date=2023-10-16 |title=A Singular Passion: Solo Sailing Female {{!}} Cruising World |url=https://www.cruisingworld.com/people/a-singular-passion-solo-sailing-female/ |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=Cruising World |language=en-US |archive-date=December 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213051831/https://www.cruisingworld.com/people/a-singular-passion-solo-sailing-female/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Mayher |first=Jenny |title=Holly Martin Encourages LA Students to Follow their Dreams |url=https://www.lincolnacademy.org/2022/03/holly-martin-encourages-la-students-to-follow-their-dreams/ |access-date=2022-11-02 |website=Lincoln Academy |language=en-US |archive-date=November 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102221859/https://www.lincolnacademy.org/2022/03/holly-martin-encourages-la-students-to-follow-their-dreams/ |url-status=live }} to French Polynesia, which she was unable to leave due to COVID-19 restrictions.{{cite magazine |last=Barstow |first=Mary |date=June 1, 2020 |editor-last=Barstow |editor-first=Mary |title=Ahead: The Vast Pacific |url=https://www.mainewomenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/MWM_June2020_Complete_reduced.pdf |magazine=Maine Women Magazine |location=Camden, ME |publisher=Courier Publication |pages=14–15 |access-date=2022-11-02 |archive-date=April 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421141636/https://www.mainewomenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/MWM_June2020_Complete_reduced.pdf |url-status=live }} While underway Martin is an avid reader,{{Cite web |last=Barstow |first=Mary |date=November 1, 2020 |title=Holly Martin's Solo Voyage Around the World – Maine Women Magazine |url=https://www.mainewomenmagazine.com/holly-martins-solo-voyage-around-the-world/ |access-date=2022-11-02 |language=en-US |archive-date=November 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102221856/https://www.mainewomenmagazine.com/holly-martins-solo-voyage-around-the-world/ |url-status=dead }} and at anchor she enjoys snorkeling, catching fish,{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Holly |date=September 13, 2021 |title=Postcard from Holly: Spear Fishing in the Pacific – Maine Women Magazine |url=https://www.mainewomenmagazine.com/postcard-from-holly-spear-fishing-in-the-pacific/ |access-date=2022-11-02 |language=en-US |archive-date=November 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102221855/https://www.mainewomenmagazine.com/postcard-from-holly-spear-fishing-in-the-pacific/ |url-status=dead }} and meeting the new people.{{Cite web |last1=Barstow |first1=Mary |last2=Martin |first2=Jaja |date=October 14, 2020 |title=Holly Martin – Maine Women Magazine |url=https://www.mainewomenmagazine.com/holly-martin/ |access-date=2022-11-02 |language=en-US |archive-date=November 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102221854/https://www.mainewomenmagazine.com/holly-martin/ |url-status=dead }}

Born in New Zealand,{{Cite magazine |date=January 8, 2020 |title=Maiden Voyage |url=https://www.cruisingworld.com/story/people/maiden-voyage/ |access-date=2022-11-02 |magazine=Cruising World |language=en-US |archive-date=November 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102211022/https://www.cruisingworld.com/story/people/maiden-voyage/ |url-status=live }} Martin grew up on boats with her parents,{{Cite web |date=2023-01-30 |title=Characters of the County: Dave and Jaja Martin Are Still Living the Dream |url=https://lcnme.com/opinion/columns/characters-of-the-county-dave-and-jaja-martin-are-still-living-the-dream/ |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=The Lincoln County News |language=en-US |archive-date=February 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225175019/https://lcnme.com/opinion/columns/characters-of-the-county-dave-and-jaja-martin-are-still-living-the-dream/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Into the Light: A Family's Epic Journey |url=https://www.goodreads.com/work/2106888-into-the-light-a-family-s-epic-journey |access-date=2023-06-04 |website=Goodreads |language=en |archive-date=January 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240127043200/https://www.goodreads.com/user/new |url-status=live }} 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.{{cite magazine |last=Barstow |first=Mary |date=April 1, 2020 |editor-last=Barstow |editor-first=Mary |title=Sailing Solo Holly Martin's Great Adventure Around the World |url=https://www.mainewomenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/MWM_April2020_CompleteSepPagesReduced.pdf |magazine=Maine Women Magazine |location=Camden, ME |publisher=Courier Publication |pages=12–17 |access-date=2022-11-02 |archive-date=November 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102222815/https://www.mainewomenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/MWM_April2020_CompleteSepPagesReduced.pdf |url-status=live }}{{cite podcast |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/holly-martin-wind-hippie-sailing-sailing-the-ocean/id1549298143?i=1000559232418 |title=Holly Martin, Wind Hippie Sailing |website=The Ocean Cruisers Podcast |publisher= |host=Andrew Hesketh |date=May 1, 2022 |access-date=2022-11-02 |archive-date=November 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102221854/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/holly-martin-wind-hippie-sailing-sailing-the-ocean/id1549298143?i=1000559232418 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Cartwright |first=Stev |date=February 1, 2004 |title=A Sailing Family Takes to Dry Land |url=http://www.workingwaterfrontarchives.org/2004/02/01/a-sailing-family-takes-to-dry-land/ |access-date=2022-11-02 |website=The Working Waterfront Newspaper |publisher=Island Institute |location=Rockland, ME |language=en-US |archive-date=June 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210615023632/http://www.workingwaterfrontarchives.org/2004/02/01/a-sailing-family-takes-to-dry-land/ |url-status=live }} She holds a degree in marine biology and worked aboard an Antarctic research vessel as a research support technician.{{Cite web |last=Lehmann |first=Philine |date=January 12, 2022 |title=Anders leben auf 27 Fuß: Ohne Schnickschnack allein um die Welt – Holly lebt Cruising-Traum |url=https://segelreporter.com/panorama/anders-leben-auf-27-fuss-ohne-schnickschnack-einhand-um-die-welt-seglerin-lebt-cruising-traum/ |access-date=2022-11-02 |website=SegelReporter |language=de-DE |archive-date=February 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201194308/https://segelreporter.com/panorama/anders-leben-auf-27-fuss-ohne-schnickschnack-einhand-um-die-welt-seglerin-lebt-cruising-traum/ |url-status=live }}