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Tales of crusing the Loop as crew and then (mostly) solo as captain of my own boat.

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Month: January 2024

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In Miami

In Miami

We get shelter from yet another crazy Florida wind storm in a friend's yacht club slip, visit historic South Beach (twice), and see the largest cruise ship in the world make its first arrival at its home port
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January 29, 2024Posted inCaptaining Do It Now, Destinations, Travelogue2 Comments
Great Loop Cruise Planning, Part 2: Medium Term Planning

Great Loop Cruise Planning, Part 2: Medium Term Planning

In this third part of a multi-part series, I explain how to break your Great Loop trip into chunks based on distance or time and roughly plan out each chunk.
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January 28, 2024Posted inGreat Loop Info, Tips2 Comments
Great Loop Cruise Planning, Part 1: Long Term Planning

Great Loop Cruise Planning, Part 1: Long Term Planning

In this part of the series, I explain the very important seasonal aspects of a Great Loop trip and why you need to plan to be on certain parts of the Loop at certain times of the year.
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January 21, 2024Posted inGreat Loop Info, Tips4 Comments
Logging Your Cruising Days

Logging Your Cruising Days

I remember every single cruise day with a detailed log entry. You can, too.
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January 19, 2024Posted inTips11 Comments
Florida Anchorages: Peck Lake

Florida Anchorages: Peck Lake

One of my favorite anchorages in Florida.
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January 15, 2024Posted inAnchorages, Points of InterestNo Comments
Great Loop Cruise Planning: Introduction

Great Loop Cruise Planning: Introduction

In this first part of a multi-part series, I explain what the series is all about and why you should read it, especially if you're new to long-distance cruising in your own boat.
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January 14, 2024Posted inGreat Loop Info, Tips2 Comments
Four Days at Key Largo

Four Days at Key Largo

January 3-7, 2024: We spend four nights on a mooring ball at John Pennekamp State Park.
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January 11, 2024Posted inCaptaining Do It Now, Travelogue6 Comments
Key West to Ley Largo

Key West to Ley Largo

January 2-3, 2024: We zip from Key West to Key Largo with one makeshift anchorage and a tourist stop along the way.
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January 8, 2024Posted inAnchorages, Captaining Do It Now, Travelogue9 Comments
New Years at Key West

New Years at Key West

December 31, 2023 - January 2, 2024: I cruise down to Key West, meet up with Jason, and become a spectator in Key West's busiest night of the year.
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January 7, 2024Posted inCaptaining Do It Now, Travelogue2 Comments
Nebo Links Fixed

Nebo Links Fixed

I fix the links to the boat's current position on Nebo.
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January 6, 2024Posted inBlog Info2 Comments

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On this Date

Here's where I was on this day during my Great Loop travels. Click a link to read all about that part of my trip.

5/31/24
New Whitehall Marina at Whitehall, NY

Status Report

I crossed my wake in Chicago on August 12, 2024.

The Numbers
Days on the Loop: 464*
Travel Days: 258*
States: 19
Provinces: 1
Countries: 2
Nautical Miles: 8,330
Fuel Gallons: 5,234
Fuel Cost: $23,552
Marina Nights: 278
Marina Cost: $15,590

*Typical Great Loop trip lengthened by multiple side trips.

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