Great Loop Information

Great Loop Planning Tools

• Great Loop Map
• Safe Harbor Marinas
• Description of the Great Loop (video)
• America's Great Loop Cruisers' Association
• America's Great Loop
• Great Loop Boat Requirements
• Great Loop: Critical Information and Resources
• Cruisers Net

Ensign Magazine: Great Loop Articles

• Great Loop Part 1: Chicago to Grand Rivers, Kentucky
• Great Loop Part 2: Grand Rivers, Kentucky to Fairhope, Alabama
• Greal Loop Part 3: Fairhope to Key West
• Great Loop Part 4: Key West to Stuart Florida
• Great Loop Part 5: Stuart Florida to Norfolk Virginia
• Great Loop Part 6: Norfolk Virginia to Troy New York

Books

• The United States Coast Pilot
• Skipper Bob's Cruising Guides
• Great Loop Navigation Notes
• Waterway Guide

Ranger Tug: Improvements and Upgrades

• Storage and Other Upgrades
• The Head and the Shower
• Trailering and Camping with a Tug
• Checklists and Instructions
• Modifications and Additions
• Ranger Tug Operating Tips, Skills and Lessons
• Maintenance & Repairs

Chicago to Mobile

• Ranger Tug: Chicago to Mobile
• Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico
• Cruising the Illinois River
• Cruising the Upper Mississippi River
• Cruising the Ohio River
• Land Between the Lakes - National Recreation Area
• Cruising the Cumberland River
• Cruising the Tennessee River
• Cruising the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway
• Joe Wheeler State Park Marina - Alabama
• Chattanooga to Mobile Cruise
• Kingfisher Bay Marina

Mobile to Florida

• The Gulf Crossing
• The Gulf Intra-Coastal Waterway
• Cruising & Navigating the G-ICW
• Cruising the West/East Coast of Florida
• Key West: Side Trip to the Marquesas

Atlantic and New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway

• Atlantic & New Jersey Intercoastal Waterways
• Cruising the Georgia Coast

Hudson River & Erie Canal

• Hudson River Cruising Information
• Cruising the Hudson River
• Erie Canal Information
• Biking the Canal
• Canal Boat Rental
• Mid-Lakes Rentals
• Historic Canals in New York and Canada

Cruising the Great Lakes

• A Source for Canadian Charts
• Cruising the Great Lakes
• Parks Canada: The Trent-Severn Waterway
• Parks Canada: Lockstations of the Trent-Severn

Great Loop Cruiser Web Sites

• M/V Slow Bells does the Great Loop
• Bill & Ruth's Adventures aboard Integrity
• MemoryMaker Cruises the GL. Good Pictures
• Cruise with the Crawfords
• Cruise Journal & Photos
• Mike & Jess (Ranger Tug)
• Then Again (Ranger Tug)
• Winter Harbor Marina
• Cruising Aboard Monk36 Trawler Sanctuary
• Cruising the Georgia Coast
• Travels of Tug 44 (Erie Canal)
• Voyage of the Calypso Poet
• Evening Star: Mobile to Carrabelle and other Legs

Podcasts

• Trawler Talk Podcasts

Equipment and Checklists

• Required Boating Safety Equipment
• Suggested First Aid Kit
• Ranger Tug R-27: Recommended Onboard Tools
• Ship System Checklist
• Planning a Day on the Water
• Cruise Preparation: CUBAR Baja Cruise
• Diesel engine Maintenance

Tablet Based Navigation

• Tablet Based Marine Navigation