Great Loop Radio Podcast

Great Loop Radio Podcast

America's Great Loop Cruisers' Association brings you this weekly podcast providing information and inspiration to help you plan your own Great Loop adventure.

Episodes

Navigation Lights for the Great Loop

September 26, 2025 • 38 mins

Resources

USCG Navigation Rules – this is the official source. 

https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/navigation-rules-amalgamated

Quick Reference guide to the NavRules. 

https://www.whoi.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Abbreviated-Guide-To-Navigation-Rules-of-the-Road.pdf

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Completing the Loop Aboad 3 Different Boats

September 12, 2025 • 31 mins
There's been a lot of talk lately about Looping in record time, but how about completing the Loop over almost 13 years? And, what if you could compare a trawler, a powercat, and a motor yacht as liveaboard Looping boats? Bruce & Hilary recently completed the Great Loop after more than 12 years, and over that time, they did Loop segments aboard a Silverton, an Endeavor catamaran, and a Mainship. They'll share their unique insight i...
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Cruising from Chicago to Paducah

September 5, 2025 • 48 mins
As Loopers prepare to head down the inland rivers, the Great Loop Radio podcast this week covers the part of the Great Loop route from Chicago, IL to Paducah, KY. This route section includes the Illinois Waterway, Mississippi River, and Ohio River. Wes and Amy Litsey join us to share the details. If you’re looking for more, AGLCA members can check out the article about this part of the route in the September Great Loop Link e-magaz...
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Lithium Batteries for the Great Loop

August 29, 2025 • 33 mins
Lithium batteries are a hot topic! Every time the idea of converting your boat from lead acid to lithium batteries comes up on the Great Loop forum or Facebook group, controversy ensues. Are lithium batteries safe for Looping boats? Will you realize a return on your investment if you upgrade to lithium? This week's episode of the Great Loop Radio podcast covers lithium batteries. Gold Looper Mike Bell is our guest. He helps explai...
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A Record Setting Great Loop Adventure

August 22, 2025 • 45 mins
Chances are you've heard about 71-year-old Robert Youens who recently completed the Great Loop on his jon boat, Ageless Wanderer, in just over 19 days. On this week's episode of the Great Loop Radio podcast, Robert joins us to share the story of his adventure. We'll talk about why he decided to try to break a Great Loop speed record and how his journey was similar in many ways to more "traditional" Loopers who complete the route in...
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Working Aboard

August 15, 2025 • 38 mins
More and more people are working aboard while doing the Great Loop. Why wait until retirement to cruise the Great Loop if you can do your job remotely? This week's episode features Alison Major, author of "Remote Work Afloat". Alison is a Gold Looper and founder of Loop Life Academy, an AGLCA sponsor. Join us as we discuss tips for setting yourself up for success when transition to working aboard. Remote Work Afloat - https://www...
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Life After the Loop with Rev & Sam

August 8, 2025 • 33 mins
What do you do after you've finished the Loop? Post-Loop blues is a real thing! For Rev & Sam, they turned Life After the Loop into a business where they help others fulfill their Great Loop dreams, and they also continue boating in new and different settings. Listen this week as we catch up with Rev & Sam and hear all about their Life After the Loop. Often described as the adventure of a lifetime, America's Great Loop boasts a ...
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Sound Signals

August 1, 2025 • 41 mins

Episode resources:

USCG Navigation Rules – this is the official source: https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/navigation-rules-amalgamated

Quick Reference guide to the NavRules: https://www.whoi.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Abbreviated-Guide-To-Navigation-Rules-of-the-Road.pdf

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What to Expect When Dealing with a Boatyard

July 18, 2025 • 39 mins
Join us as Eric Martin, our current Harbor Host of the Year and Manager at Donovan's Shady Harbor, provides tips on what to expect when needing work done at a boatyard while on the Great Loop. Eric will include suggestions on what parts to carry with you, how to go about planning for scheduled maintenance, and what to do when you need unexpected or emergency repairs.
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Story of Our Loop: Darlene & Mike-Lopping 10 days on/4 days off

July 11, 2025 • 33 mins
We continue our Story of Our Loop series this week with our guests, Mike & Darlene. They did the Loop in a non-traditional way by traveling home every other weekend. They'll share how they made the frequent trips home work, how they arranged travel, and how their way of Looping may have changed their overall experience. Mike & Darlene provide inspiration for those who may need to travel home frequently while Looping to handle famil...
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AGLCA's Sponsor Program

June 27, 2025 • 21 mins

Details about our sponsor program: https://www.greatloop.org/sponsors

Refer a sponsor: sponsors@greatloop.org or submit a form here

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Story of our Loop-Malcolm & Rachel, Mainship 390

June 20, 2025 • 34 mins
Our popular "Story of our Loop" series returns this week as we feature Malcom & Rachel from "Stay Cool", a Mainship 390 that completed the Great Loop in 2023. Malcolm and Rachel share why their chose their boat, the details of their adventure, how they stayed in compliance with regualtions as Canadians traveling for an extended period time in the U.S. and advice for future Loopers. You can learn more about Malcolm & Rachel on their...
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Local Notice to Mariners

June 13, 2025 • 28 mins
Local Notice to Mariners are something that should be in every Looper's toolbox. Checking these reports can give insight into the local issues you may encounter on each movement of your boat on the Great Loop. Robert Rice joins us once again this week to discuss where to find Local Notice to Mariners and how you can use them to be more prepared for the Great Loop. RESOURCES MENTION IN THE EPISODE: Subscribe to LNM by email https:/...
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Being Prepared If Someone Falls in the Water

June 6, 2025 • 46 mins

Resources

Here are a couple of articles from BoatUS on this problem 

Testing Crew Overboard Maneuvers - https://www.boatus.org/findings/41

Getting that person back aboard is harder than you think. - https://www.boatus.com/expert-advice/expert-advice-archive/2012/october/man-overboard-rescue-for-powerboats

MOB tips - https://www.boatus.org/crew-overboard/tips

LifeSling

https://www.ussailing.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2023.SAS-advisory...

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The Lake Champlain Route Option

May 30, 2025 • 46 mins
With the Erie Canal undergoing repairs between Locks E16 and E17, that route is not yet open to Loopers needing to transit the area to continue the Great Loop route. The Lake Champlain route option is a popular choice in most years, but even more Loopers are considering it this year instead of waiting for the Erie Canal to fully open. This week, AGLCA member Bill Ogilvie joins us to discuss this route, the specifications of boats t...
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Great Loop Locking Tips

May 23, 2025 • 41 mins

AGLCA members can download the handout discussed. It is available in our Resource Library on the www.GreatLoop.org website.

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The Erie Canal's Bicentennial

May 16, 2025 • 40 mins
Update on the New York Canals! Join us as Shane Mahar, Director of Public Engagement – Canals at the New York Power Authority & New York State Canal Corporation, discusses the status of the Canals, and the delayed opening of most sections, on what was expected to be opening day system-wide. We'll also discuss the Erie Canal's Bicentennial celebration happening this season. The Great Loop is a 6,000-mile circumnavigation of the eas...
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Anti-Anchoring Bill Passes Florida Legislature

May 9, 2025 • 26 mins

Learn more at about HB 481, why it's bad for boating, and how to get involved in our veto campaign:
Website: https://boatersrightscoalition.org/veto

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BoatersRightsCoalition

The actual bill: https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/481/BillText/er/PDF

Steps you can take now:

Help us fund the effort: https://www.greatloop.com/product-page/advocacy-fund-contribution

Call Governonr DeSantis's office and urge h...

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Great Loop Myths Busted!

April 25, 2025 • 41 mins
If you enjoyed our episode a few weeks back on "Looper Lore", then you'll appreciate this episode as we bust some Great Loop myths. Kim & Ted from Pony are our guests as we explore some of those Looper sayings, or pieces of advice, that you might want to reconsider when planning and cruising your own Great Loop adventure. The Great Loop is the boating adventure of a lifetime. Loopers follow the 6,000-mile route in their own boats,...
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Planning for the Cost of Looping

April 18, 2025 • 30 mins
How do you know how much boat you can afford? How can you be sure you'll have enough money left after the Loop for the rest of your retirement? And how can you make sure the money you've saved for the Loop goes as far as possible? Join us for this episode of the Great Loop Radio podcast as Cathy Aull, Certified Financial Planner with Edward Jones, discusses how to plan for the financial aspects of Looping.
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