Practical Sailor

Subscribers 72.1K

Videos 264

Views 11.0M

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Practical Sailor covers sailboat ownership, cruising, maintenance, and gear selection through tutorials, reviews, and informational videos. Content centers on making sailing more affordable, safe, and enjoyable, with topics ranging from liveaboard tips and boat maintenance to gear and electronics outfitting, boat buying, and cruising basics. The channel publishes 264 videos since 2011, with an average of about 238K views per video, reflecting a steady upload cadence and broad practical guidance for sailors.

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#1

True Sailing Life

92% relevance

Subscribers 13.2K

Videos 282

Views 3.9M

Appearances 15

SERP 100%

Similarity 86%

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Both target a liveaboard/sailing lifestyle audience and share searches like liveaboard sailing and sailing aboard, with True Sailing Life showing strong audience similarity (92% match) and content around living aboard, though Practical Sailor is more equipment and maintenance oriented.

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Life Well Cruised view on YouTube ▶

84% relevance

Subscribers 480K

Videos 836

Views 102.3M

Appearances 22

SERP 96%

Similarity 75%

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Both cover cruising lifestyle topics and offshore planning, aligning on queries like cruising lifestyle tips and offshore planning, with Life Well Cruised showing a high overall match (84%) but a broader, tour-focused presentation vs Practical Sailor's gear-review emphasis.

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#3

Lady K Sailing view on YouTube ▶

81% relevance

Subscribers 145K

Videos 446

Views 28.0M

Appearances 10

SERP 72%

Similarity 86%

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Both address liveaboard sailing and sailboat living, plus boat maintenance, matching on queries like liveaboard living and maintenance, with Lady K Sailing slightly diverging toward more narrative cruising content while Practical Sailor centers on product testing.

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79% relevance

Subscribers 203K

Videos 137

Views 23.6M

Appearances 12

SERP 66%

Similarity 87%

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Both discuss boat maintenance and sailboat performance topics (e.g., keel issues, fast boats), matching on maintenance/technical queries, though Sailing Zingaro leans toward performance comparisons while Practical Sailor emphasizes practical gear reliability.

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69% relevance

Subscribers 45.9K

Videos 280

Views 3.2M

Appearances 7

SERP 56%

Similarity 77%

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Both appear in queries about cruising basics and rigging, reflecting an audience interested in foundational sailing knowledge; they share substantial search overlap, though Practical Sailor is more product- and test-focused than this channel’s general guidance.

#6

Everyday Sailing

64% relevance

Subscribers 11.6K

Videos 147

Views 1.7M

Appearances 6

SERP 34%

Similarity 85%

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Both compete for interest in fast sailboats comparisons and rigging basics; there is partial search overlap, but Everyday Sailing focuses more on performance comparisons while Practical Sailor prioritizes equipment reliability and testing.

Content Landscape

Top competitors by match strength are Life Well Cruised (84% match) and Lady K Sailing (81% match). They share overlapping queries with Practical Sailor such as cruising lifestyle tips, liveaboard living aboard, boat maintenance sailing, and sailboat living aboard. True Sailing Life ranks first with a 92% match, emphasizing liveaboard sailing and cruising lifestyle tips, while Life Well Cruised also covers offshore cruise planning and cruising checklist essentials, aligning closely with Practical Sailor’s guidance on cruising and gear decisions. Subscriber counts show Practical Sailor at 72.1K, with Life Well Cruised at 480K and Lady K Sailing at 145K, indicating a larger audience for competitors even though Practical Sailor competes on similar topics and search terms.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Practical Sailor?

True Sailing Life — 92% match, 13.2K subscribers; Life Well Cruised — 84% match, 480K subscribers; Lady K Sailing — 81% match, 145K subscribers. All three channels, like Practical Sailor, create content about sailing and boat life, focusing on experiences, tutorials, and real-world sailing topics.

What type of content does Practical Sailor make?

Practical Sailor makes content about living and sailing on boats, with videos like The Best Way to Live on a Boat in the Florida Keys, The ZERO KEEL and ALPHA RUDDER - Are Kraken Yachts Really THAT GOOD?, Top 5 Reasons NOT to Live on a Sailboat, The Great Loop - The Basics, and The Loss of Sailing Vessel Solution in the North Atlantic. The channel has 72.1K subscribers and videos with high view counts, including 616.1K, 353.2K, 275K, 254.7K, and 249.1K views respectively, indicating an average of around 237.9K views per video. Upload frequency is not explicitly stated, but the channel’s average view count per video is provided.

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