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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 KhalifaCan I run everything off solar and lithium?An 1,800 amp-hour lithium bank, expanded solar, and two generators — what it actually powers.in Sailing ZataraCan you still navigate by the stars?A light-air catamaran passage across the Andaman Sea, sextant in hand.in Sam Holmes Sailing

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What rodents, resembling large rats with very short tails, are commonly found on Montserrat and other Caribbean islands?

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

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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.

“Find videos about sourcing replacement parts in remote places with no chandlery nearby.”

“Watch "Sailing Solé" rewire and add solar to a forty-year-old Catalina 30.”

“How do crews handle squalls on a trade-wind passage?”

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

— tvg

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