Long-exposure photograph looking up the mast of a sailboat at night. Star trails arc concentrically around the celestial pole against a dark sky.

An index of sailing channels on YouTube. Searchable by topic, navigable by interest. Currently indexing 42 channels.

Currently indexing

42

The index is built daily. Automated agents pull transcripts, metadata, and topic signals from every accepted channel. New channels are reviewed by contributors before entering the index.

Shearwater under sail. The index is built by the same person who owns this boat.

A sailboat at rest on perfectly glassy water at dusk. Crepuscular rays break through dramatic clouds. The boat and sky are reflected in the still surface below.

A note

Why this exists.

I sail. Shearwater is my boat. I built this index because searching for specific knowledge inside YouTube channels — engine repair, rigging technique, offshore passage reports — required more patience than seemed reasonable for something that should be intuitive, straightforward, near effortless.

“Show me channels featuring monohull sailboats under 40 feet in the Pacific Northwest.”

“I want to see videos of portlight installations.”

“How do live-aboards handle mail, banking, and residency while continuously cruising?”

The index is automated: software works through every channel daily, building a detailed picture of what each one is actually about. A small group of contributors who sail are being brought on gradually to curate and review channels. Their judgment makes it better than mine alone could.

If you sail and want to contribute, write to hello@sailing.directory.

— T.