Great Loop Radio Podcast

You've made it through Chicago! Now what? Popular Rendezvous Speakers Rick & Betsy Johnson will share details on how to tackle the rivers, including navigation tips, ports of call, dealing with barges and tows, and more!  

AGLCA currently has several events on the calendar, which leads to questions about the best event to attend for your specific place in your Loop Life.  This episode provides details on the upcoming Fall Rendezvous, Looper Lifestyle Seminars, Successful Boat Buying Seminars, and the Gold Looper Reunion.

Join us as Bob Kunath, Waterway Guide's Great Lakes Cruising Editor, shares details of the Wisconsin side of lake Michigan.  Bob will talk about specific ports to visit, weather on the lake, and 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!

Gold Looper Barb Reinken is our guest for this episode.  Barb has been boating on Lake Michigan for more than 40 years, and just finished cruising the eastern shore on her second Great Loop trip. Barb joins us from her boat, docked in Hammond, Indiana, and shares detailed information about the ports on the Michigan side of the lake. Please note: During our discussion, we promise to provide additio...

Join us as Lee Wheelbarger of Electric Blue tells us about his project to do the Great Loop completely under solar power, not just for propulsion, but for powering all the boat's systems!

Mike McKeown of Parkbridge Marinas is back to give us cruising information on the North Channel.  He'll share navigation tips, fishing information, anchorage suggestions, and what to see and do when in this picturesque area of Canada.

Mike McKeown of Parkbridge Marinas tells us what to see and do while cruising Georgian Bay.

Join us as we talk with John Guider, a 66-year-old on his final leg of the Great Loop in a 14-foot, non-motarized boat he built himself!

Our guest this week is Chad Buchner, Manager of Canal Operations for Parks Canada.  Chad will lead us through the Trent Severn Wateray, covering details about this historic and unique waterway and how to plan for this part of your Great Loop Adventure.  

As many Loopers get ready to tackle the Canadian portion of the Great Loop, join us and our guests, Bob Anderson and Chuck Wells, presenters of the USPS webinar on Crossing Borders. They'll give us all the information needed to cross into Canada.

This week's episode covers Cruising with Kids. Our guests are John and April Scarcella, new members of AGLCA who are about to begin the Great Loop with their three children, ages 12, 10, and 2 1/2. We'll talk about why this is the right time for their family to do the Loop and what they hope the kids will gain from the experience.

We often receive questions from people contemplating doing the Great Loop without a first mate. So this week, we're rebroadcasting a previous episode featuring Tanya Binford, a Gold Looper who single-handed her boat for most of her adventure. 

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.