Great Loops, With a Twist
June 2, 2020
These Loopers all completed the journey, but
each one did so a bit differently—and wouldn’t
have it any other way.
These Loopers all completed the journey, but
each one did so a bit differently—and wouldn’t
have it any other way.
There is no challenge that powercat pioneer and master marketer Larry Graf won’t tackle
I’m embarrassed to admit that even though I have lived and boated in the northwest for the past ten years, this is my first trip
The bow pitched upward as we passed through a ferry wake at 16 knots on our way from Anacortes, Washington, to Friday Harbor. I subconsciously
Cruising through a confused chop of 2 to 3 feet, the Aspen C120 didn’t pound, pitch, or roll. In fact, her ride was eerily smooth and quiet.
Last month Aspen Powercat Founder, Larry Graf, accepted a challenge issued by Pacific Yachting to circumnavigate Vancouver Island, non-stop. Relive those moments with Larry’s person account of the voyage.
We’re dog people, but recently we met a cat that really impressed us. While at Trawler Fest in Anacortes, we were invited to sea-trial the
We follow the path of explorers who ran the Northwest Passage over a century ago, but our journey is a lot more fun
We can spend years planning for a bucket-list trip and then life gets in the way. Go now.
Splashing later this year.
Karly and Evan Nietzel—aka YouTube’s @Navigating Nietzels—tailored their careers for remote work after buying a trawler, moving onboard and completing the Great Loop. Along with their pup, Ripley, they’re just getting started.
This aluminum vessel’s throwback design belies its modern systems, all installed for a Great Loop cruise.
The three-stateroom, semidisplacement model has a range of power options and a low air draft.
A solar-power system on our classic trawler lets us spend time moored or anchored with more than enough juice to meet our energy needs.
America’s Great Loop Cruisers’ Association has been helping boaters complete the ultimate voyage for a quarter century.
The steel-hull Nightfall, designed by William Garden, connects generations of this family through a love of cruising.
Larry Graf, the founder, designer and lead engineer of Aspen Power Catamarans, talks about Aspen’s proa hull designs and adventure cruising on his own creations from the Arctic to the Sea of Cortez.
