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Great Loop

A wide, sunny shot of a large, classic expedition-style motor yacht named "Walrus" anchored in calm, shimmering water. The vessel features a cream-colored hull with circular portholes and a multi-level superstructure. It is heavily dressed in festive maritime signaling flags strung from the bow to the tall white main mast. At the stern, both an American flag and a Texas state flag fly prominently from a secondary flagpole. The background features a green, tree-lined shoreline with a glimpse of a waterfront house under a clear, vibrant blue sky.

The Walrus is Ready

This aluminum vessel’s throwback design belies its modern systems, all installed for a Great Loop cruise.

Bridging the Journey

America’s Great Loop Cruisers’ Association has been helping boaters complete the ultimate voyage for a quarter century.

A Big Tub Lighthouse. seen from the air in Tobermory, Ontario, Canada

Small Boat, Big Water

A Veteran of Two Great Loops on Small Boats Considers a Third in a 25-foot C-Dory TomCat.

Outside City Limits

A West Coast boating family discovers storied villages and easy camaraderie on New York’s Hudson River.

Time of Their Lives

A Michigan couple in their 70s spent nearly a decade refitting a boat for
post-retirement cruising. Their first major outing was the Great Loop.

Just Right

Numerous boats on the brokerage market can be ideal
for a Great Loop adventure.

Three side-by-side screenshots from the Navionics app showing nautical charts of Hell Gate and Wards Island, contrasting a correct manually plotted water route on the left with two flawed AI-generated routes on the middle and right that erroneously plot course lines directly across land.

A Suspicious Plot

I used AI to chart a course through a notorious waterway. The results were unusable.

An exterior dusk photograph looking through the large side windows into the illuminated, warm cherrywood salon and helm area of a Sabre motor yacht as the sun sets over the water.

South by Down East

A brisk November run from Connecticut to New Jersey showcases just how comfortable the Sabre 51 Salon Express really is.

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