The Boat Blog
How High Can My Boat Be for the Great Loop?
One of our most frequently asked questions via crew email is about the fixed bridge of 19.1' or so south of Chicago on the Cal-Sag. Remember that this 19.1' height is...
Tour Our 1999 Carver 504
Thanks for coming along with us on our Great Loop Journey. We would like to invite you on board so you can see what it is like to live on a floating apartment. Welcome...
Searching for a Dinghy
We decided to find a dinghy to put on the back of our boat. One reason is that we plan to anchor out a lot so we will need a way to get provisions or visit a new place. We...
Our Search for a Boat
Once Sam got obsessed about doing America's Great Loop, he spent almost every spare moment online searching for a boat. The plan was to do the Great Loop after Sam had...