Sailing the Great Loop for Free: A Budget-Friendly Adventure
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.พ. 2023
- Welcome aboard to our exciting TH-cam video where we take you on a journey of a lifetime, sailing America's Great Loop for free. This 6,000-mile adventure will take us through the iconic waterways of America, including the Eastern Intracoastal waterway, the Erie Canal, the Great Lakes, the inland rivers, and the Gulf of Mexico. Along the way, we'll be visiting some of the most vibrant and historic cities in America, such as Chicago, New York, Charleston, Baltimore, Washington D.C., and Key West, and experiencing the rich cultures and traditions they have to offer. We'll also be passing by some of the most stunning landmarks, including the Statue of Liberty, Niagara Falls, and the Everglades. Join us as we explore the natural beauty and historical significance of the Great Loop, and discover how you can sail this epic journey for free. Get ready for an unforgettable adventure that you won't want to miss. So, sit back, relax, and let's set sail!
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I’ve owned sailboats for 50 years. We lost our Beneteau 46 Oceanus to Hurricane Ian. We moved to power purchasing Hull #1 Pilgrim 40. Sam McGee. Your summary of the great loop is the best I’ve ever seen. I hope our wakes cross in the future. Bravo on this video.
Thanks so much and that would be a pleasure
Hey, I just saw you guys in Florida!!!!
Hope we didn't cut you off. Have a warm Florida day!!
The best region by region I've seen.
Thanks for saying so
Super nice guy!!! Very informative and I’m thinking of a sailboat loop because of fuel cost are much less than trawlers.
Thanks for saying so
Awesome commentary. I've been looking at the Gemini's on the market with the adventure you discuss in mind. Thanks
Great boats
Thanks - Great video!
Thanks so much
Thank you so much for all this information! Glad you had such an amazing experience!!!
Thank you, it was wonderful.
Good video. I watched all your videos and was not aware you had such a rough time on Lake Michigan - probably very busy keeping the boat together and forgot about filming. Thanks.
That's very accurate
@@WaywardTravelers Hope you tell us the story one day as most of us have had the bejesus sacred out us on a marine adventure and enjoy hearing others experiences. Geminis are capable of crossing oceans but most crews cannot stand the psychological effects of ongoing extended bridge deck hull slamming, wondering if the hull will crack or the rigging will fail. WHAM every 20 seconds gets tiring, then draining, then "I don't ever want to do this again" and as a result the Gemini gets the Coastal Cruiser classification. Might make a good video as you're a gifted narrator. Thanks.
Many thanks for a great review
You're very welcome. Thanks for watching
Great video, I am starting the Great Loop from Houston in Oct 23. I have a MacGregor that I can sail or motor and I can take my mast down myself. Just curious what % did you sail vs motor roughly?
I would say we motorsailed quite often 50%, 40% motor only, 10% pure sailing.
Excellent video. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for saying so.
Excellent video, thank you
Thanks for saying so
Hell yah! Great video. I'd love to do this one day, starting from Toronto.
You should do it
Great video, I would imagine there are at the very least a few hundred of us who are more motivated to actually do it than we were before watching. Hope you do it again soon ! 👍👍👍
Thanks for those kind words
Great video. I will be retiring in about a year or so, and have been refitting my sailboat, a retirement present from me to me in 2015, and have decided to do the loop once I no longer work and plan to take 12-15 months to do it. Already done the Clearwater to St. Marys, GA via Okeechobbe waterway, and I hope everything goes well, and thanks for the best explanation of the loop. A bit of anxiety is there because of the unknown, but I'm ready for the challenge. My boat drafts 4.5 ft, a 35' monohaul, so it should be okay. Thank you.
Sounds like a grand adventure. If I may be so bold, since you've done the Okeechobee, hit the keys. Reccomenda the city marina for cost if you can get under the power lines.
this is where the english countries out did us in traveling.. they built bridges that hold water for a boat to cross large mass of land.. we need to go from mississppi by way of ohio river and to nyc.... and bypass the great lakes..
That would be amazing
Thank you. I have travelled the ICW VT to FL a few times, (and Bahamas) and through the Erie Canal. Now caring for my Mom in Ashtabula, OH. Looking forward to looping on my Tartan 37 (after a bit of a refit) Great Loop into North Channel, Georgian Bay, etc. What resources would you recommend? Did you use Navionics?
I did use Navionics and I loved it. Autopilot was a must and an OpenCPN AIS solution is nice to see barges around blind bends in the river.
@@WaywardTravelers Thanks!
you can do the loop on a TRAILERABLE BOAT or do ''parts of it'' when you can... split it up if you have to to GET OUT THERE AND DO IT !!!:)
Amen!!
My wife and I have tossed around the idea of buying a Gemini to do the GL with our boys before they graduate. I am still a full time 9-5'er, so I would be completing it in 2-4 week increments. Were there locations that you would have been comfortable with leaving your boat at any of the marinas or at anchor?
Yes, plenty of places. Some of them for free.
Did you slip out too?
When we could afford it.
Here's the link to the Bahamas Loop group!! fb://group/1092355294681301?ref=share&mibextid=NSMWBT
Hah you lost me at "it's going to be time to get your mast down" although I acknowledge it's good maintenance practice to take it down periodically and check mast step and such.
You have to stepp the mast twice on the loop. Low bridges
Is my draft of 1.6m too deep
5 foot is the max draft to my understanding. It might be possible to make it with timing tides and a little help from mother nature, but you would be pushing it.