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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.

Graphic novel illustration panel showing seasickness causes and remedies, including looking at the horizon, acupressure wristbands, ginger, and steering a boat.

Why Seasickness Happens

Feeling queasy on the water happens to all of us. Here’s how to identify the early signs and counter them.

Split photo featuring boaters wearing "The 71 Percent" t-shirts on a trawler yacht next to the Trawler Talk podcast logo.

A 10,000-Nautical-Mile Delivery

Nathan and Lindsay of the 71 Percent—the can’t stop, won’t stop power cruisers—completed a “wrong way” crossing of the Pacific Ocean.

Organized set of chrome combination wrenches in foam storage tray inside a boat toolbox.

The Right Toolkit

A traveling boat’s toolbox is never full. Try to equip yours to handle any issues that might arise.

Side profile of the bright orange and black custom expedition yacht Vanguard floating in calm blue arctic waters, perfectly reflected on the surface against a backdrop of massive white and ice-blue glaciers under a pale blue sky.

Tangerine Dream

A small crew finds the adventure they wanted on a bucket-list journey to Greenland aboard a custom aluminum yacht.

Diagram showing how AIS signals travel from ships via satellites and shore stations to a central database server.

Power and Perils

AIS networks are a mighty addition to any onboard suite of electronics. They have significant value, but also limitations.

Close-up of a white marine diesel engine heat exchanger with a metal cap during routine preventive maintenance.

System Crashers

If you give your engine and generators regular love and attention, they won’t let you down.

A white Jeanneau Sea Loft 480 monomoran yacht cruising across blue open water, showing its solar-panel roof, open deck salon, and sunbed on the bow.

Jeanneau Sea Loft 480

A loft-like open layout and a choice of power-train options let buyers choose their own adventure.

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