Great Loop Radio Podcast

Join us this week as we talk about meters for troubleshooting on your boat, with a focus on electrical problems. Our guest host will be Keith Ruse of Deltaville Boatyard. Those of you who attended the Spring Rendezvous will remember Keith's very interesting presentaion on this topic! Don't miss it.

Join us this week as we talk about the Big Apple!  Our guest is John Calascibetta, AGLCA Harbor Host for New York City.  John will lead us through New York Harbor, including navigation, anchorages, and marinas.  He'll also give us tips on how to get around New York City and see the sights!

Our guests for this episode are George and Pat Hospodar, authors of "Reflections on America's Great Loop" and "The Great Loop Experience from Concept to Completion".  The Hosposdars start from the Delaware River and Bay and guide us through their home waters of New Jersey.  They share recent and specific information on whether to choose the inside route through New Jersey, or g...

This week the show will be three segments, One will be with a Gold Looper, one with a Current Looper and one with a planner. We'll talk about what they got out of the Rendezvous, best thing they learned, was it what they expected, etc.

On this week's edpisode, we'll explore the Dismal Swamp.  Join us as we talk about this unique ecosystem with Donna Stewart, Director of the Dismal Swamp Welcome Center. We'll talk about what you'll see on this historic canal and how to traverse the canal safely.

Join us as Larry Dorminy of The Salty Southeast Cruisers' Net tells us what to expect while cruising the Atlantic ICW in South Carolina, including tides, shoaling, must-see ports, best marinas and anchorages, and more.

Gues host Dr. Jerry Reves

On this week's episode, members of AGLCA's Home Port Crew will talk about the Spring Rendezvous & Reunion, and what attendees can expect this year from the educational seminars and the social events.  We've got some great new sessions that we're excited to share!  

Who says meals aboard should be from a can or served on paper plates? Join us as Captain Alyse Caldwell of Captain Chris Yacht Services shares tips and tricks for making your boat's galley user-friendly and preparing fabulous meals aboard!  

Join us for important up-to-date information on the attempts in Florida to restrict anchoring! Florida Senate Bill 1548 titled “An Act Related to Vessel Safety”, addresses many valid safety issues related to the anchoring of derelict boats.  However, it also contains controversial proposals limiting boaters’ ability to anchor in areas “within 200 feet of developed waterfront property” from one hou...

This week, Waterway Guide's Southern Edition Cruising Editor, Bud Lloyd, will pick up where we left off in our previous episode.  He'll take us northward on the Atlantic ICW from Stuart, Florida to the Florida/Georgia border.  Tune in for essential information on cruising this part of Florida. To listen to the previous episode covering the Okeechobee Waterway and the Atlantic ICW from Miami to Stu...

This week's Great Loop Radio podcast guest is Bud Lloyd, Cruising Editor for Waterway Guide's Southern Edition. Loopers are heading north, and Bud will guide us through the two routes they're taking to Stuart, Florida: Lake Okeechobee and the ICW in southern Florida.

This week's Great Loop Radio podcast guest is Bud Lloyd, Cruising Editor for Waterway Guide's Southern Edition. Loopers are heading north, and Bud will guide us through the two routes they're taking to Stuart, Florida: Lake Okeechobee and the ICW in southern Florida.

The story of the making of a documentary on a 1906 Great Loop cruise.

Chuck Baier, author of the popular "Great Book of Anchorages..." series and the Trawler Beach House Blog (http://trawler-beach-house.blogspot.com/) will be our guest.  Chuck will share information on the current status of regulations for going to Cuba by boat, including who can go, what to expect when "checking in" upon arrival by boat, what you can bring back, what facilities...

Join us with guests Captains Chris & Alyse Caldwell of Captain Chris Yacht Services and Curtis Stokes of Curtis Stokes & Associates discuss their new one-day seminar, "Boating: How to Start Your Adventure" which is the day after AGLCA's "Great Loop Cruising: A Guide to the Looper Lifestyle seminars.  Listen to learn more!

Ed Tillett, General Manager, and Jeff Jones, Publisher of Waterway Guide Media are our guests. Our discussion was recorded at the Miami Boat Show and covers boating in the information age and new tools available that help make boating more safe and fun!

Katie and Jessie completed the Great Loop in 2014 at the age of 25, making them the youngest Gold Loopers around!  They'll share the story of their Great Loop adventure and talk about why this is a journey like no other.

 Capt. Sterling Kennedy and Capt .Bill McKay will talk about doing repairs and maintenance of your trawler. If you are considering doing the Great Loop it is important for you to know how to repair your boat. There may not always be a mechanic close by!

Chuck Baier talks about what to do and where to go while in the Bahamas.

Chuck Baier talks about crossing to the Bahamas.

Our guest this week is the new Director of AGLCA, Kim Russo. Kim will share with our listeners some of her own history as well as plans for the future direction of AGLCA. This should be a great show for anyone interested in the organization.

Our Guest Hosts this week are Flint and Leslie Firestone.  Leslie and Flint have been helping our Loopers ever since 2007.  Members since 2003, the Firestone’s completed their Loop in 2011 and are now living Life After the Loop, wintering in Marathon, Florida. They will tell us all there is to see and do in the Florida Keys during winter.  

Gold Looper Jim Favors will join us to talk about his favorite anchorgaes in the Florida Keys. Jim and his wife Lisa are the authors of two books related to cruising.

Our guest this week is Capt. Chuck Baier.  Chuck is a frequent contributor to the AGLCA Discussion Forum and a recognized expert on all things Cruising!  Chuck and his wife Susan Landry have published several books detailing anchorages along the loop, and they’ve been members of our organization since 2011.  They currently are cruising in Florida aboard their 34’ Marine Trader, Beach House.  Today...