Crossing Their Wake
March 15, 2024
We’d like to recognize and congratulate those boaters who have completed the Great Loop in 2023.
We’d like to recognize and congratulate those boaters who have completed the Great Loop in 2023.
From air draft to shore-power cords, here’s what you really need in a boat to complete America’s Great Loop.
While having a general plan for the Loop is always important, for us, the ability to be flexible along the way was key to making great memories.
Here are the 2020 Gold Burgee recipients, as recognized by the America’s Great Loop Cruisers’ Association.
Completing the Loop in a larger boat brought special challenges, but also more space and comfort in which to handle them.
As the Bowlin crew aboard the Cruisers 4450 “Light & Salty” found, there’s no shortage of grand moments on the Loop.
AGLCA’s Kim Russo shares her own “local knowledge” about the Great Loop and how to make this bucket-list item a reality.
These Loopers all completed the journey, but
each one did so a bit differently—and wouldn’t
have it any other way.
A couple outfits a Fountaine Pajot Maryland 37 for their second cruise around the Great Loop.
Also known as the Smuggler’s Run, the Florida Mini-Loop has more to offer than its rich history of scofflaws.
How to maintain your boat’s exterior during extended voyages.
An interesting and well-optioned 3-stateroom newcomer to U.S. shores
After overplanning for a Gulf Stream crossing on my refitted Grand Banks 47, I found myself in a scene that would have shocked anyone.
Your boat and its systems are composed of a wide variety of fasteners.
It’s smart to keep an eye on the boat’s emergency equipment, even between scheduled service intervals.
Discover how Captain Luuc Klop transformed a rugged, unfinished 44-foot pilothouse trawler into “Barabbas”—a stunning, family-friendly passagemaker.
A Veteran of Two Great Loops on Small Boats Considers a Third in a 25-foot C-Dory TomCat.
Setting expectations and communicating clearly can make time on the hard shorter and more fruitful.
It’s not every day that a builder and owner take Hull No. 1 for 1,200-mile, open-water shakedown, but the Demey 60 Spaceship is headed for new frontiers.
The concept process behind Croix du Sud demonstrates how to consider a future refit for a classic build.
