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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.

Becoming a Long-Range Power Cruiser

James Waters and his wife nearly purchased a 63-foot trawler. But the jump was too big for insurers. So they bought a smaller vessel and cruised far and wide, learned its many systems and earned sea time with the goal of a life as liveaboards on a proper trawler.

Aquila 50 Video Walkthrough

Powercat Alert: Aquila just debuted their 50 Yacht, a stunning boat that’s bound for private ownership and charter that’s pushing the boundaries of multihull design

On the Electric Blue (Podcast)

This couple had the boat of their dreams, a Marlow 62, built for them to take on the Great Loop—which they completed in 2023. And they’re just getting started.

Crossing Their Wake

We’d like to recognize and congratulate those boaters who have completed the Great Loop in 2023.

The Go-Anywhere Office

Boaters nationwide, on all kinds of vessels, say new technology is making it easier than ever to work and homeschool from on board.

Loop Dreams

A few years ago, April and Rio DeGennaro had never heard of the Great Loop. But once they did, they never looked back.

Beyond the Great Loop

These Loop veterans cruised north on their powercat to explore Canada’s lakes and historic canals.

Outside City Limits

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

Absolute 70 Fly

Absolute 70 Fly Reviewed

Twin 1,000-hp Volvo Penta D13s and 285 nautical miles of range give the new Absolute 70 Fly the room and speed to roam.

Twin delivery captains Assen and Nikolay Alexandrov standing on the bow deck of a motor yacht docked alongside a pier.

The Twins

After more than 500,000 nautical miles as yacht delivery captains, Assen and Nikolay Alexandrov are still bringing boats home.

Alt Text: A close-up view of two polished stainless-steel windlasses and anchor gypsies mounted on the white foredeck of a yacht under a partly cloudy sky.

Anchors Aweigh

Windlass and ground tackle maintenance can make all the difference in an emergency.

A Garmin marine chartplotter display screen showing a digital nautical map with AIS vessel tracking, route waypoints, and navigation data overlay.

Understanding AIS

Good seamanship means using every available tool, but never relying on any one alone.

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.

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