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A deep index of sailing YouTube.

How do cruisers provision for weeks at sea before…Which channels have covered the decision to sell…Which channels maintain and sail classic wooden b…
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My engine quit offshore. Now what?Engine failure at midnight in the Gulf Stream — and the sail-only arrival that followed.in Sail Vessel KhalifaWill the anchor hold tonight?How a sandy bottom warns you before it drags, and why rock lets go differently.in YourbestsailCould we cross an ocean as a family?An Atlantic crossing from South Africa, begun at sixteen weeks pregnant.in Sailing Nandji - Frothlyfe

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

A note

Why this exists.

I sail. Shearwater is my boat. I built this index because finding specific knowledge inside YouTube channels — a diesel fix, how a crew actually rode out heavy weather, what cruising really costs — meant scrubbing through hours of video and hoping.

“How do cruisers provision for weeks at sea before an ocean crossing?”

“Which channels have covered the decision to sell everything and go sailing — the life change, not just the boat prep?”

“Which channels maintain and sail classic wooden boats?”

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 judgement makes it better than mine alone could.

If you sail and know a channel that belongs here, suggest it — every suggestion is reviewed by hand.

— tvg

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