Cruising around the world indefinitely on a sailboat.
Heavenly bliss with cocktails at sunset or neverending grinding repairs?
For most people, it is probably both.
Throw YouTube into the mix and it seems part of the sailing community have strong feelings about the situation.
Cruising around the world indefinitely on a sailboat.
Heavenly bliss with cocktails at sunset or neverending grinding repairs?
For most people, it is probably both.
Throw YouTube into the mix and it seems part of the sailing community have strong feelings about the situation.
Whichever way you look at it, these are people living their dream.
How do you feel?
Let us know by clicking "Rate This" by the green arrow, for any of the channels.
Aubrey seems to have a lot going on, one thing being the 51 foot "Pirate Ship" seen in the featured video.
Jeremiah & Brittany are sailing the world on their Antares 44i catamaran.
Currently in the process of refitting their 26 ft catamaran.
James and Camille are exploring the waters of Southern California, with plans to go further.
A health scare pushed captain Bobby into pursuing his life-long dream of sailing the world.
Him and the lady crew are currently doing just that.
As you can glean from the featured video below (their most viewed), there is a slight focus on female bodies.
Chris & Rossella help boat owners buy boats at a great price, carry out DIY boat maintenance, and fund their cruising sustainably via passive income streams.
They are proof that you don't necessarily have to "sell everything" to go cruising.
Wes, Kate and their dog Lola have been on land for a year already.
It seems they have plans to return to the ocean, but at the moment you have to make do with the 5 years worth of sailing content they put up so far.
Captain Rick has been living aboard since 2005 and is now sailing the Caribbean with his crew.
Drake and Monique have taken Paragon to some less common cruising destinations in colder climates.
Dylan is solo-sailing his Morgan 382.
Canadians Tim and Candice are living aboard their Hughes 35.
Currently they seem to be putting out mostly videos with general cruising and boat tips.
After shipwrecking in Hawaii, Captain James crowdfunded his way back to the high seas.
Jordan and Desiree have been living on Atticus for the last 6 years. They are currently in the US on the hunt to find Atticus II.
Aussie Peter and Portuguese Margarida experienced a sailors worst nightmare when they hit a reef and sunk their 42 ft catamaran "Long Reef".
Not getting discouraged they are now happily cruising again aboard a 42 foot monohull.
British Glen and Romanian Oana have been sailing on the 54 foot Cloudy Bay since 2016.
Simon is completely rebuilding his 46 ft Wharram catamaran from 1979 with plans to sail it around the world.
Canadian Steph and Travis took their Hunter 42 and left the Great Lakes with minimal sailing experience for a life at sea.
Swedish Isabelle and Australian Kieran left the Mediterranean to sail across the Atlantic and are currently enjoying the Caribbean.
Beau and Brandy spent 2 years getting their boat into shape and are now full time sailors, together with their dog Oona.
On a boat they built themselves more than 30 years ago, Suzie and Jules have been sailing ever since.
Watch for stories from their vast experiences.
Australian Bruce is building a Van de Stadt steel sailing yacht by himself.
After a years refit, Australian Sam and Norwegian Nicole set off from Norway in 2018 to explore the world.
Herb and Maddie have been cruising since 2017.
Swiss Alex and his boat Galopin have been slowly making their way from France and are now in Cape Verde.
Phillip and Annie have spent several years on their boat, Plaintiff's Rest.
Kate, Curtis and their dog Roxy is cruising around the world aboard their 46 ft J/46.
With the largest sailing channel on YouTube, Australian couple Riley and Elayna have been filming their sailing adventures since 2014.
Together with their young son they are still moving from one gorgeous location to another.
On YouTube since 2016, this family of 4 left the Gold Coast of Austrlia for a life at sea.
After a self-professed midlife crisis, the Texas family took to the sea in 2016 aboard a 55 foot Beneteau.
They are currently travelling in style on their beautiful and spacious Privilege 585 catamaran.
Mother Renee is doing an excellent job documenting their adventures while also homeschooling the kids.
Taylor is heading south from New York, on her newly acquired Catalina Morgan 38.
Kevin makes videos about his ocean sailing adventures and, in his own words "offers information, tips, and advice for those dreaming of sailing wide blue waters themselves".
American Ken and Lithuanian Ziviles boat Aquarius is currently in Thailand for some boat work.
A global pandemic and personal health issues aside, it seems the crew will soon be back at sea.
British Nick and Terysa set off in 2015.
Currently they are awaiting delivery of a Seawind 1370 catamaran.
Self-appointed schmucks aboard this Hunter 37c are taking a somewhat different approach to boat work and boat life in general
After Dana and Lou refitted their 1976 Hallberg-Rassy, they are now slowly learning the lines, in preparation of a life aboard.
Holly has spent more than half her life living on a boat and is now single-handing around the world.
Divers Nate and Jordan are sailing their huge 75 ft boat exploring dive sites around the world.
British Mark and Chinese Nadiyana are currently selling their 28 ft Colvic Sea Rover, to be replaced by a new budget bluewater boat.
Swedish Lisa and Oskar are sailing around the world aboard their 45 ft Jeanneau.
Americans Kirk and Lauren spent years preparing before setting sail a few years back.
At the moment they are enjoying the Caribbean waters aboard their 1979 Tartan 37.
Carly, Dom and their dog Hank are learning as they go and plan to sail the world.
Paul and Sherly Shard have been sailing and filming for the last 30 years.
They are creating a lot of educational style content on cruising and sailing in general.
They are currently in the process of selling their Southerly 480 and building a new aluminum boat.
Jessica, Ryan and family are cruising aboard their catamaran "Hony".
After selling their 40 ft catamaran, American couple Bill and Sierra are currently sailing a foldable trimaran.
Photographer Vernon and newbie Marie are currently on their 37 ft boat in South East Asia.
This American/Dutch couple are cruising in one of the smallest boats on this list, the 27 ft Tarka.
Christian and Fay are the current crew aboard Zero, which has been cruising for years already.
Canadian Dan and Haitian Kika restored their run-down Pearson 36 for 2 years, then set sail for the Caribbean.
Learning as they go, they got Uma into an impressively good condition, sailed her across the Atlantic and are currently in the fjords of Norway.
Ben and Ashley left Canada in 2016 to sail around the world.
They have been separated from their catamaran for quite some time because of the world situation, instead roughing it in a 22 foot monohull with their new baby.
After an 8 year refit of their catamaran, Teal, Linh, Emma & Compass are on the water.
Wendy and Kevin set sail from Scotland in 2017 and is currently doing boat work in Antigua.
German Alex and Dutch Mandy moved onto their 36 ft Beneteau with little sailing experience and a goal of circumnavigating the globe.
Ben, Alie and their dog Bruce live aboard their 41 ft sailboat Kiana in British Columbia, Canada, getting her ready for blue waters.
American Ryan and French Sophie set sail from their homeport of Stockholm, Sweden in 2018 aboard their Beneteau Oceanis 40.
Aussies Yoshi and Bonita have been on Nandji since 2016.
They are currently doing a refit.
Norwegian North Atlantic solo sailor Erik Aanderaas tagline is NBJS - No Bullshit Just Sailing.
This is very much what you get on this impressive channel.
Maya and Aladino are sailing the world aboard their Magic Carpet.
Despite a major health condition, Sam Holmes is doing some serious solo sailing.
He is currently on his 28 ft boat, Pickled Herring but the featured video below is from his previous and even smaller 23 ft Swedish Fish.
Carla and Simon are sailing from Croatia around the world on their Lagoon 400 catamaran.
Delos has been sailing with various crew members since American Brian took off in 2008.
On YouTube since 2010, the Delos crew now consists of Brian, his Swedish wife Karin and their baby girl.
They have just premiered a four part documentary called 80 North - Sailing on Top of The World.
Brazilians Diego and Georgia have been putting out videos from their liveaboard life for 4 years.
They are now on their third boat and are currently expecting their first child.
As described on his YouTube channel; "Christian Williams' videos span his sailing experience from childhood, through early multihull Bermuda races to singlehanded voyages to Hawaii in his 70s.
A former Washington Post editor and television producer, he lives in Los Angeles and currently sails a 1984 Ericson 38."
Nick and Megan are sailing the world aboard their Leopard 46 catamaran.
Michael & Jessie are sailing the Australian coast aboard their 37 ft catamaran.
Andrea and Alejo got hooked on the ocean through kite-surfing.
Now they travel full time aboard their Lagoon 420 catamaran together with their 2 dogs.
David and Amy have been circumnavigating since 2014 aboard their 44 foot catamaran.
Ben and MP have their hands full fixing their sinking 70 ft wooden sailboat.
Previously working as a super yacht engineer, New Zealander Colin spent his life savings on a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran.
With the help of many friends they finally got her on the ocean again in early 2020.
Brett and Jade are in the process of restoring their salvaged 2008 Beneteau 49.
Finnish Juho is taking a different approach to most sailors on this list by focusing solely on arctic sailing.
Mixing icy cold sailing with volunteer research in some of the most remote places of the world combined with great filming and editing work makes this a unique viewing experience.
In 2016 Swedish couple Malin and Johan sold everything and left Sweden in the middle of winter.
They are currently in their home port of Malmö, Sweden, refitting the boat.
Steve and Alix are taking on the monumental task of building a wooden sailboat from absolute scratch, with the goal of sailing it around the world.
Brazilians Duca and Roberta took on a steel boat that had been sitting abandoned on the hard for 22 years.
With a few months left of 2020, they finally splashed the boat and are now working to make her fully seaworthy.
Loren, Eric and young Rivers Danger together with dog Zeke took off on SV Cecilia towards to Caribbean, and beyond.
Khiara and Adam flew from Australia to the US in early 2018, got themselves a boat and are making their way slowly back home around the world.
Seth and Elizabeth documented their halfway around the world journey on a Lagoon 380 in 2009 and are now back at sea again with their 3 children in an Outremer 51.
After years of sailing the oceans, Matt and Jessica are now in the process of building a catamaran from scratch.
With plenty of experience from the marine industry, British Woody and Irenka made their dream come true in 2017 when they took their family and sailed off on SV Haddock (later renamed).
Leo Sampson and a volunteer crew is rebuilding a 100+ year old English sailing yacht called Tally Ho from the keel up. After rebuilding it in Oregon, he hopes to sail it back to the UK.
Chris, Marissa and their cat are preparing their Cheoy Lee 41 for new adventures in 2021.
Dutch Gerben, Rianne and young son Benjamin are in the process of refitting their Beneteau 57, in preparation of sailing the world.