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A recent AGLCA Forum thread asked, “What are things you really like having on your boat?”  Self-described as falling in the Great Loop “newbie level”, the original posters of this thread posed a simple question. All Loopers, whether experienced or not, have pondered this subject at length. When searching for a boat in which to do your Great Loop adventure, or outfitting a boat you already have, it could be helpful to pose questions to the throngs of people who have already gone before you. As the saying goes, it is less painful to learn from other people’s mistakes than from your own!

Over the years, we have heard Loopers in the planning stage of their Great Loop adventure express their desire to spend more nights at anchorages than at marinas. Although it may be possible to attain this goal, there are factors that come into play that make this desire easier said than done. 

Just before departing our homeport in the Panhandle region of northwest Florida for our first Great Loop adventure, we invited a small group of Gold Loopers aboard 'Spiritus' for docktails. We decided to tap into the proverbial pool of knowledge these Loopers held.  We wanted to learn about the interesting towns they had visited and gunkholes where they had dropped anchor while making their way along Florida’s Gulf coast.

We hope many of you enjoyed time on the water in 2024 and are looking forward to even more cruising in 2025. Before the 2025 cruising season gets going, it seems like a natural time to update our members on AGLCA’s current state of affairs, share last year’s Loop completion statistics, and take a look forward to what’s new for 2025. Enjoy!