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/r/Sailing is a place to ask about, share, show, and enjoy all about sailing, sail boat racing, and technical discussions. As long as it is about sailing and civil, it is welcome here. *Please note that if your Reddit account is new or you have low Karma then your post might be blocked as spam*

840k subscribers625 posts / mo in Sep 2026475 authors / mosince 2008

r/sailing has 840k members (+3.2% over the last 12 months). It gets about 625 posts a month from 475 people. Top topics: Boating and Sailing, Boats and Regattas and Boating Adventures.

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Size and growth

How r/sailing has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+3.2%in 12 months · +0.8% in 3 months · +0.1% in 1 month
Oct 2026839k
Growing839k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−31%vs Sep 2025 · −1.1% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026625
QuieterPeaked at 1.3k in Jul 2025
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/sailing

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Boating and Sailing1.5%
  2. Boats and Regattas0.5%
  3. Boating Adventures0.3%
  4. Sunset Beaches & Piers0.2%
  5. Coastal Rescues0.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. YachtWorld
  2. West Marine
  3. National Weather Service
  4. RYA
  5. Defender

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research