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
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.
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.
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.