In the Media
Costa Mesa couple, boating enthusiasts complete 6,000-mile Great Loop voyage, Daily Pilot, November 14, 2024
Crossed the Wake: Great Stories from the Great Loop, Lakeland Boating, Pg. 40, September 2024
A Real Retirement Adventure, PropTalk, Pg. 31, November 2024 Issue
Cruising the Great Loop on a 31-foot Camano Troll, PropTalk, September 16, 2024
An American Adventure on the Great Loop, Boattest.com, September 12, 2024
A Healthy Start to America's Great Loop, PropTalk Magazine, August 20, 2024
The boat ride of a lifetime for Friendsville trio: 6,000 miles around half of America, Knoxville News Sentinel, August 14, 2024
Getting Loopy with the Boomershines, Passagemaker Trawler Talk Podcast, August 12, 2024
‘Loopers’ Say the Great Loop Is Their Appalachian Trail, Atlas Obscura, July 18, 2024
Loop Dreams, Passagemaker Radio, July 16, 2024
Adopting the Great Loop mindset, The Spectator World, July 2024
Smoots conquer the Great American Loop, Rappahannock Record, July 2024
Life on The Loop, Power & Motoryacht, June 17, 2024
Solomons couple completes the 'Loop' on boat, The Star Democrat, June 4, 2024
Floridians find thrill in Great Loop boating expedition, WUFT News, June 3, 2024
Members of Little River boating group complete yearlong 'Great Loop' trip, WBTW News 13 Myrtle Beach, March 27, 2024
CHESAPEAKE BAY BOATERS COMPLETE AMERICA'S GREAT LOOP, PropTalk, January 29, 2024
County’s resident ‘loopers’ plan second voyage around eastern US, The Paris Post-Intelligencer, January 11, 2024
'We didn't really want to come home': Racine couple completes 'Great Loop' sailing adventure, CBS 58, November 2023
We Live: Local mariner returns home a Looper, The Wakulla News, November 20, 2023
6,000 mile Great Loop journey stops in Ottawa, Shaw Local News Network, October 25, 2023
Loop Dreams, Passagemaker Radio, October 23, 2023
Kenora couple completes the Great Loop, Kenora Miner & News, October 19, 2023
An Adventure Close to Home, Soundings, October 16, 2023
Scottsbluff couple travels America's Great Loop, Star Herald, October 6, 2023
ULTIMATE ADVENTURE: Oakville sailing couple complete 6,000-mile America's Great Loop, InsideHalton.com, September 28, 2023
Mequon couple spends year boating 6,000+ mile America's Great Loop, Ozaukee County News Graphic, September 22, 2023
Mequon couple completes nearly 7,000-mile journey by boat, CBS58 News, September 19, 2023
A 'great' adventure, Sandusky Register, September 14, 2023
What van life? The Great Loop sails through the eastern U.S. and Canada, Stacker.com, September 13, 2023
A Father's Dream Becomes Lemont Couple's Bucket List Adventure, Patch.com, July 18, 2023
Milton couple completes America’s Great Loop, Cape Gazette, July 6, 2023
Lockages along the Trent-Severn Waterway free for Canada Day, Global News, June 30, 2023
‘The Appalachian Trail of boating’-Dawson County couple recognized for this worldwide boating feat, Dawson County News, June 2, 2023
Longboat couple completes the Great Loop, Your Observer, May 24, 2023
Maritime Ambassadors, Door County Pulse, May 11, 2023
New Hampshire couple embarks on trip of a lifetime, The Great Loop, WMUR9, May 4, 2023
For one couple, home is a 52' steel trawler, Washington Daily News, April 15, 2023
Zeeland family to spend year on sailboat as it travels America's Great Loop, Holland Sentinel.com, April 6, 2023
The Great Loop: The Journey of a Lifetime, Quebec Yachting, Spring 2023
Livin' the Dream, The Hinesburg Record, March 2023
Crossing their Wake, PassageMaker Magazine, February 3, 2023
The Great Loop: A north-central Minnesota man's 6,000-mile journey, Northland Outdoors, December 24, 2022
How to Prepare Your Boat For The Great Loop, Power & Motor Yacht, December 19, 2022
Hornell couple are now “Loopers” after three years at sea aboard the Phoenix, Sun Wellsville, November 20, 2022
Locals complete ‘America’s Great Loop’, News Journal, November 14, 2022
Couple finishes America's Great Loop, a 6,000-mile boating feat rarer than climbing Mount Everest, USA Today, November 14, 2022
Manitowoc couple completes feat rarer than climbing Mount Everest — boating America's Great Loop, a one year and 6,000-mile journey, Herald Times Reporter, November 14, 2022
Kept in the Loop: Quincy couple takes nearly a year to complete 6,000-mile boating journey, Muddy River News, November 13, 2022
Wanderlusts on the Loop, PassageMaker Magazine (Podcast), October 20, 2022
Whitehall's Ron and Cathy Russell complete America's Great Loop, Shoreline Media, October 20, 2022
Capable Cat, Soundings Online, October 17, 2022
Helping Hands on the Great Loop, Soundings, October 17, 2022
Going for a Loop: Door County couple takes boat on 6,200-mile America's Great Loop journey, Green Bay Press-Gazette, September 19, 2022.
Former Ashlanders complete 6,000-mile Great Loop, Ashland Daily Press, September 5, 2022
Epic adventure: Monroe family returns from 10-month boat trip, The Monroe News, Sept. 1, 2022
Sheboygan couple boat 6,700 miles of rivers, canals and coastal waterways, completing America’s 'Great Loop', Sheboygan Press, August 23, 2022
Durango couple complete 6,800-mile river and coastal loop, The Durango Herald, August 11, 2022
Fla. Firefighter, Charter Captain Completes Great Loop In 28 Days, The Waterways Journal Weekly, August 5, 2022
Minnesota couple finish 6,000-mile ‘Great Loop’ by boat, Twin Cities Pioneer Press, July 30, 2022
Rockport resident completes 6,000-mile Great Loop sail, Gloucester Daily Times, July 30, 2022
Cruising the Great Loop: Local couple has circumnavigated the eastern U.S. twice, Daily Journal, July 23, 2022
Carsonville couple completes 9-month adventure, Sanilac County News, July 13, 2022
Ray and Shelly Sirois complete "The Great Loop", Boothbay Register, June 13, 2022
Hinsons Complete Boating Adventure on America's Great Loop, Orangeobserver.com, March 16, 2022
Dalton Couple Completes 6,000-Mile Boating Journey, The Daily Citizen, March 11, 2022
Cruising America's Great Loop Part 8, The Ensign, Winter 2022, Pg. 27
From Small Steps to the Great Loop, PropTalk, 2022
Just Right, PassageMaker Magazine, February 2, 2022
Getting Ready for the Great Loop, Seattle Yachts International, February 2, 2022
Time of Their Lives, PassageMaker Magazine, February 2, 2022
The Great Loop: 2 Oklahomans Set Sail To Join An Elite Group, Oklahoma's Own Channel 9, January 12, 2022
Completing 6,000-mile 'Great Loop' in a pontoon a life-changing experience for Tulsan, Tulsa World, January 2, 2022
Cedar Falls couple logs 6,000 miles on Great Loop cruise of a lifetime, Newsbreak.com, December 5, 2021
Cruising the Great Loop: From Norfolk to New York in a Princess V48, Motorboat & Yachting, November 25, 2021
Yooper boaters embark on a 6,000-mile journey, The Daily Mining Gazette, November 19, 2021
Cruising America's Great Loop Part 7, The Ensign, Fall 2021, Pg. 45
Riley Township couple embarks on over 6,000-mile boat journey around eastern United States, Times Herald, October 25, 2021
Great Loop travelers do good deeds while boat repairs keep them in St. Charles, Fox 2 Now, October 16, 2021
Adventure of a Lifetime: Sudbury family takes their school year onto the water, Sudbury.com, October 8, 2021
Boaters Dock in Paducah on 'Great Loop' Journey, The Paducah Sun, October 6, 2021
Couple stops along 6,000-mile boating trip to Pay It Forward in West Michigan, Fox 17 West Michigan, October 4, 2021
Georgia Couple Finishes 6,000-mile Long Boating Journey, Ledger-Enquirer, September 18, 2021
College Station couple completes 6,000-mile journey by boat, The Eagle, September 12, 2021
Gainesville couple finishes 6,000-mile-long boating journey along America's Great Loop, Gainesville Times, September 11, 2021
'What an Experience:' Grandfather, Grandson take on 6,000-mile boating adventure, Forsyth County News, September 8, 2021
An Octogenerian Does the Loop Again, Soundings, August 2, 2021
2021 Sinclair Lewis Days: Visions of Gold, ISSUU, July 7, 2021
Cruising America's Great Loop Part 6, The Ensign, Summer 2021, Pg. 20
A Winning Great Loop Strategy, SeattleYachts.com, June 14, 2021
Cruising America's Great Loop Part 5, The Ensign, Spring 2021, Pg. 32
St. James Couple Travels America's Great Loop, Pine Island Eagle, January 20, 2021
Cruising America's Great Loop Part 4, The Ensign, Winter 2021, Pg. 24
Spending Christmas in Florida Starts With Some Planning, Coastal Observer, December 25, 2020
Great Loop Cruise Part III, Yachting Magazine, November 30, 2020
Cruising America's Great Loop, The Ensign, Fall 2020, Pg. 22
Local Couple Sets Their Eyes on the Sea, The Duncan Banner, October 25, 2020
Great Loop Cruise Part II: America’s Heartland, Yachting Magazine, October 21, 2020
The Great Loop Part 1, Yachting Magazine, October 2, 2020
Savannah couple survives scare, sails loop around eastern US, Savannah Now, August 28, 2020
Carver 445 Aft Cabin, Soundings Online, August 14, 2020
The Boat Next Door, Gulfshore Life, August 2020
Bucket List Boat Trip, Coastal Virginia Mag.com, July 28, 2020
Cornelius Family Completes Unique Voyage, Cornelius Today, July 6, 2020
Cruising America's Great Loop, The Ensign, Summer 2020, Pg. 30
Altamont Couple Sails 'America's Great Loop', Effingham Daily News, June 26, 2020
Coronavirus wave overtakes Milford boaters in midst of year-long America's Great Loop trip, Hometown Life, June 1, 2020
For These Intrepid Boaters, Life is But a Great Loop, Wall Street Journal, March 26, 2020
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Frankfort Residents Sail 6,000 Mile Loop, The Record Patriot, March 18, 2020
Bill and Geni Stevenson: Living on the water is retirement, Cape Gazette, March 3, 2020
Sailing the Great Loop ~ Adventure of a Lifetime, Cleveland Jewish News, March 1, 2020
In the Loop: Hoosier attorneys Set Sail for Years of Working Adventure, The Indiana Lawyer, February 5, 2020
Sailing Dreams Come True as Pair Complete 176-Day, 6,000 Mile Great Loop Journey, Osprey Observer, January 10, 2020
The Long Way Round, North Beach Sun, Holiday 2019, Pg. 56-57
Virginia Beach Man Tackles the Great Loop, Visiting New York, Chicago, St. Louis, in 6 weeks on 26-foot boat, The Virginian Pilot, January 8, 2020
The Long Way Round, North Beach Sun Holiday 2019, December 3, 2019
Montz couple makes 5,200-mile journey by boat, St. Charles Herald Guide, November 19, 2019
In the Loop: Suttons Bay Couple Returns Home from 6,000-mile Voyage, Traverse City Record Eagle, November 14, 2019
Franklin Couple Completes America's Great Loop, Williamson Herald, November 7, 2019
Returning to the Chesapeake After Completing the Great Loop, Proptalk Magazine
West of Famous, book written by Joni M. Fisher
Milford Couple Travels 5,635 Miles Nearly 1 Year by Boat in America's Great Loop, Hometown Life, September 26, 2019
GH Summer Residents Ready for Great Loop Adventure, Grand Haven Tribune, September 3, 2019
Looper, not Yoopers: Boaters Venture into Lake Superior after Completing the Great Loop, FOXUP Channel 6, August 2, 2019
Nebraska Couple Completes the Great Loop on 153 "Good Days for a Boat Ride", Cruising Odyssey, July 10, 2019
Circumnavigation of North America by boat an adventure for couple, The Kingston Whig Standard, June 26, 2019
Grand Island Couple Travels 6,000 Miles by Boat Around Eastern Part of U.S., The Grand Island Independent, June 22, 2019
The Big Trip: Traveling the Great Loop in a 1974 Houseboat, Houseboat Magazine, Published in May 2019 issue
New Jersey Couple Ride the Great Loop on Their Yamaha WaveRunner, and Love It, Cruising Odyssey, April 25, 2019
Out of the Loop, Power & Motoryacht, March 2019
Gainsville Couple Completes America's Great Loop, The Gainsville Sun, February 25, 2019
Paddling Around America, Coastal Observer, February 7, 2019
Giving New England Couple Takes Their Love to the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast, Channel 12 News, February 7, 2019
Couple Leaves Charleston for 18-Month Adventure on Boat, Live 5 News, January 22, 2019
A Catamaran Takes on the American Great Loop, Sail, January 21, 2019
Member Story: Never Too Old to Try a New Adventure, RACQ Living, January 2019
Palmetto Couple Sails 6,500 Miles Around America's Great Loop, Spectrum News 9, January 6, 2019
Veteran "Commuter Cruisers" Jan & David Irons Complete the Great Loop, Cruising Odyssey, January 3, 2019
Great Loop Waterways, Southern Boating, January 2019
Palmetto Couple Takes Trip of a Lifetime, SNN News, December 31, 2018
Couple in Their 70's Complete 6,500 Mile Boat Journey Called the Great Loop, Bradenton Herald, December 28, 2018
Retired Highland Park Officer Completes America's Great Loop, Park Cities People, November 12, 2018
Around Once More: The Annual Great Loop Cruisers Kick Off, PassageMaker, October 16, 2018
BBQ Brings in Visitors Boating The Great Loop, The Paducah Sun, September 29, 2018
Stowe Boater Makes Great Loop, Stowe Reporter, September 20, 2018
Brentwood Couple Complete Feat Rarer Than Everest, Travel 7,000 Mile Route by Boat, Tennessean, September 11, 2018
Two Time Great Loop Cruisers Exploring the Chesapeake Bay, PropTalk, September 4, 2018
Cowichan Valley Couple Completed the Great Loop, Cowichan Valley Citizen, August 19, 2018
3 Unique Ways to Explore the USA, Samantha Brown's Places to Love, August 9, 2018
'Can I camp on your lawn?': kayaker takes on 10,000-km journey, CBC News, July 22, 2018
Island Heights Couple Makes the "Great Loop", app. (US Today Network), June 1, 2018
After the Great Loop, the McVeys Keep on Cruising: "There is so much more to see", On Watch Cruising Odyssey, May 31, 2018
North Carolina Couple Sails America's Great Loop, The Washington Times, May 19, 2018
A Kadey-Krogen 39 in the Pacific Northwest, and a Ranger Tugs 27 Anywhere East of the Mississippi, Powerboatworld.com, March 31, 2018
Crusing the Waterways, Following Their Bliss, Hometown News, March 22, 2018
2,300 miles, 11 states, 1 province and two countries passed under our wooden keels..., The Antique & Classic Boat Society, March 16, 2018
Meet the Kenyons from South Dakota: About Half Way Around the Loop on Their Ranger 25, Cruising Odyssey, February 22, 2018
Great Loop Veterans Host "Loopers" Visiting the Upper Bay, Proptalk, February 12, 2018
Herb Seaton Just Completed the Great Loop, Mostly Alone, Cruising Life, February 7, 2018
Unique Adventure: Cruising the Great Loop, White Bear Press, January 17, 2018
Ohio Natives Prepare to Take on America's Great Loop, The McAllen Monitor, January 14, 2018
Rifle Boaters Turn White Flag Gold, Post Independent/Citizen Telegram, January 10, 2018
A Dream Lost? His 7,000-mile Voyage Threw That for a Loop, Johnson City Press eEdition, December 28, 2017
HQ, Headquarters for Great Loop Cruising, Megayacht News, December 7, 2017
Buying a Boat for the Great Loop, Commuter Cruiser, December 2, 2017
Torqeedo Powers Great Loop Voyage, Soundings Trade Only Today, November 29, 2017
Snowbirds by Sea: Sailing South for Winter, Door County Pulse, November 14, 2017
Pensacola man recalls adventure as youngest person to cruise America's Great Loop solo, Pensacola News Journal, November 2, 2017
Area 'Loopers' share their experience on the Great Loop, DecaturDaily.com, October 19, 2017
Chesapeake Bay Couple's Great Loop Adventure, PropTalk, October 19, 2017
The Great Loop: America's Boating Adventure, TravelPulse, October 16, 2017
Home again: Janesville Couple Finish Cruising the Great Loop, GazetteXtra, October 14, 2017
TrawlerFest First: A Marriage, PassageMaker, October 4, 2017
Boating Couple Has Visited 49 Countries, Times Daily, October 3, 2017
We Need an Offramp From the Mississippi River, Southeast Missourian, October 3, 2017
New Transient Boat Dock Attracts More Than 50 to Paducah in One Week, Local 6 WPSD, September 28,2017
Comstock Park Couple Back After Completing the Great Loop, Michigan Live, September 25, 2017
'Crossing the Wake': How One Woman Sailed Solo, Star News, September 23, 2017
Paducah Boat Dock Gives Green Light to Tourists, WPSD Channel 6, September 21, 2017
"It's Just Us and Sunshine": Solar-Powered Boat Stops in Sheboygan on Historic Voyage , Sheboygan Press, August 25, 2017 "
For Pastor, Great Loop was Great Adventure, Florida Today, August 18, 2017
Crossing a Wake: One Family's Journey Through the Great American Loop, The Devil Strip, August, 2017
Cleveland Native Sails the Great Loop, Cleveland 19 News, August 2, 2017
A Great Adventure, Grand Haven Tribune, July 25, 2017
Stark Couple Embarks on 'America's Great Loop' Boating Adventure, TheSuburbanite.com, July 9, 2017
Michigan cancer survivor finishes 6,000-mile boating trip, Detroit Free Press, July 1, 2017
Christine Gooch Recounts an Epic 9,000-Mile Journey ‘Round’ America in Her Prout Catamaran, Sailing Today, Summer 2017
4,465 Miles of the Great Loop Alone on a 14 Foot Walker Bay, Cruising Odyssey, 6/14/17
A Two-Year Great Loop Adventure, PropTalk, May 2017
Nomad of the Great Loop--Rich Brand, dbpmagazineonline.com, 4/26/17
An Improbable 6,000-Mile Boat Trip Around the East Coast, New York Times, 3/22/17
Mia Wilson, Age 6 with a Congenital Heart Defect, Is on the Great Loop with Her Family, Cruising Odyssey, 3/14/17
Bucket List: North Texas Man Conquers Great Loop, NBC Dallas, 3/8/17
50 Boating Things to Do Before You Die, Boating Magazine, 3/2/17
Mia's Big Heart and Big Birthday, Keys Weekly, 2/13/17
Boating Abroad: From the Erie to Canada on the Great Loop Part 2, Canal Boat & Tillergraph, 2/13/17
Boating Abroad: From the Erie to Canada on the Great Loop Part 1, Canal Boat & Tillergraph, 2/9/17
2016 Adventures of the Year: Inspiring Feats by Land, Sea & Sky, Reading Eagle, 12/29/16
Write-ups about Tanya Binford and her book, Crossing the Wake, can be found on pgs. 14 and 76 (printed version), PassageMaker Magazine, Nov/Dec 2016
Epic Exploration, Pickleball Magazine, Sep/Oct 2016
The Journey Within, Power & Motoryacht, September 2012
A Family Affair, PassageMaker