Lessons From the Great Loop
November 5, 2025
After running the Great Loop with her husband and two children, Alison Major was inspired to help others do it too.
After running the Great Loop with her husband and two children, Alison Major was inspired to help others do it too.
Are you ready to tackle the Great Loop? Here are some tips on identifying the right boat for the job.
After they completed their own America’s Great Loop cruise, a couple volunteered as helpers for other Loopers cruising near their hometown of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, on Lake Michigan.
Mary and Chris Kelleher refurbished their Krogen 36 Manatee for their Great Loop adventure
A liveaboard couple discovers that cruising the Great Loop was even more comfortable on their Aquila 44 catamaran.
After years of cruising down the ICW and wintering throughout Florida, these snowbirds keep coming back to Fernandina Beach and the surrounding area of Amelia Island
Kim Russo and Michael Martin take their Silverton 410 Sport Bridge for a second trip on the Great Loop
After logging 5,000-plus miles on the Great Loop in less than four months as part of a marketing promotion, the Beneteau Swift Trawler 34 named
After 5,137 nautical miles and nearly four months circumnavigating the Great Loop, a Swift Trawler 34 that Beneteau named The Greatest Loop returned to its
The Great Loop is a circumnavigation of eastern North America that includes the Atlantic and Gulf Intracoastal Waterways, the Hudson River, the Great Lakes, the
A foundation is working to rebuild a classic powerboat to create a space for healing on the water.
A fleet of International 110s make waves in Seattle, drawing fans who value this swift, affordable and trailerable design.
The next generation of Beneteau’s Grand Trawler series is a worthy
successor to the 62.
Boaters Helping Boaters Conquer the Great Loop
Photographer Onne van der Wal captures the coastal charm of Jamestown in a new book.
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After running the Great Loop with her husband and two children, Alison Major was inspired to help others do it too.
A Midwestern couple with an empty nest finds the perfect cruising boat, a Chris-Craft 35 Commander, for cruising the Great Lakes
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