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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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Great Loop Cruise Planning, Part 4: Planning Your Next Cruising Day

Great Loop Cruise Planning, Part 4: Planning Your Next Cruising Day

In this part of my multipart trip planning series, I explain how to plan for the next day of travel.
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December 12, 2024Posted inGreat Loop Info, TipsNo Comments
How Long to Do the Loop?

How Long to Do the Loop?

A reader asks whether it's best to do the Loop all in one go or break it up into segments. Here's the answer.
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October 25, 2024Posted inGreat Loop Info, TipsNo Comments
Great Loop Cruise Planning, Part 3: Short Term Planning

Great Loop Cruise Planning, Part 3: Short Term Planning

In this part of my multipart trip planning series, I explain how to plan a week to 10 days out.
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February 4, 2024Posted inGreat Loop Info, TipsNo 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
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
Great Loop Progress Report – 101 Days In

Great Loop Progress Report – 101 Days In

February 10, 2023: A quick update on my current progress.
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February 10, 2023Posted inCaptaining Do It Now, Travelogue2 Comments
Great Loop Progress Report – 67 Days In

Great Loop Progress Report – 67 Days In

January 9, 2023: A quick update on my current progress.
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January 9, 2023Posted inCaptaining Do It Now, Travelogue4 Comments
Moving a 10,800-Pound Boat 2,119 Miles, Part II: The Move

Moving a 10,800-Pound Boat 2,119 Miles, Part II: The Move

We make the move -- in less than four days!
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October 15, 2022Posted inMy Loop Boat1 Comment
Moving a 10,800-Pound Boat 2,119 Miles, Part I: Coming Up with a Plan

Moving a 10,800-Pound Boat 2,119 Miles, Part I: Coming Up with a Plan

How I came up with a plan to move my R-29 CB from Washington State to a starting point on the Great Loop.
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September 27, 2022Posted inMy Loop Boat8 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.

5/30/24
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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