Member Benefits
From discounts to events to connections with follow Loopers, membership in AGLCA has many benefits. Join us!
Welcome to America’s Great Loop Cruisers' Association
We are your one-stop shop for all things related to the Great Loop. There is much to discover! Explore our site and let the Home Port Crew know how we may assist you with planning your adventure.
Loopers cruise the 6,000-mile Great Loop route aboard their own boats completing a circumnavigation of the eastern U.S. and part of Canada via mostly protected inland waterways. The Great Loop route follows the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, the Chesapeake Bay, and the New York Canals northwards, goes across the Great Lakes, south on the Inland Rivers, and then east Gulf Coast to complete the Loop.
From discounts to events to connections with follow Loopers, membership in AGLCA has many benefits. Join us!
The majority of the questions we receive are answered here. There are FAQs about the Great Loop route and about what the requirements are for a Great Loop-capable boat.
Start Here! Resources include details on popular boats for the Loop, finding insurance, working with a broker, and more!
Download the AGLCA app for mobile versions of FAQs, route information, and the easiest way to find Harbor Hosts, sponsors, and "Best of the Loop" things to see and do!
It all starts here! The AGLCA website has tons of resources and it can be daunting to know where to start so we've made it easy for you. We've organized a collection of the resources that will most benefit you as you plan your Great Loop adventure.
AGLCA's members-only discussion forum is the place for a deep-dive into all things Great Loop. Cut through the noise on other sites and social media. Ask questions and get detailed answers from veteran Loopers.
Check out the Great Loop Route more detail via our Segments pages that tell more about what you need to know to safely cruise each area, legs for each segment that offer one of many possible Great Loop itineraries, fly-over videos, and .gpx files you can download to further explore the route. You can also follow the route in detail on our Great Loop map.