Great Loop Radio Podcast

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 hour past sunset until one hour before sunrise.

The Seven Seas Cruising Association leads a team that includes AGLCA, BoatUS and the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) in the fight against pending restrictions on the right to anchor in Florida.

Joining us to talk about SSCA and their efforts in Florida is Dave Skolnick. Dave is a naval architect and marine engineer, a communications professional, and the immediate Past President of SSCA. He works as a member of the SSCA Concerned Cruisers' Committee (CCC) to support cruisers' rights. Dave owns Auspicious Works in Annapolis, Maryland providing communications and navigation equipment services and delivery support to cruisers.

We'll also be joined by David Doyle, an AGLCA member who is a waterfront landowner in Florida.  He'll share his opinion on the issue.

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 Stuart, click here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/aglca/2015/03/13/great-loop-radio-cruising-lake-okeechobee-and-the-aicw-in-south-florida

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.

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.

The story of the making of a documentary on a 1906 Great Loop cruise.

Chuck Baier, author of the popular "Great Book of Anchorages..." series and the Trawler Beach House Blog (http://trawler-beach-house.blogspot.com/) will be our guest.  Chuck will share information on the current status of regulations for going to Cuba by boat, including who can go, what to expect when "checking in" upon arrival by boat, what you can bring back, what facilities are available, and more.

Join us with guests Captains Chris & Alyse Caldwell of Captain Chris Yacht Services and Curtis Stokes of Curtis Stokes & Associates discuss their new one-day seminar, "Boating: How to Start Your Adventure" which is the day after AGLCA's "Great Loop Cruising: A Guide to the Looper Lifestyle seminars.  Listen to learn 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!

Katie and Jessie completed the Great Loop in 2014 at the age of 25, making them the youngest Gold Loopers around!  They'll share the story of their Great Loop adventure and talk about why this is a journey like no other.

 Capt. Sterling Kennedy and Capt .Bill McKay will talk about doing repairs and maintenance of your trawler. If you are considering doing the Great Loop it is important for you to know how to repair your boat. There may not always be a mechanic close by!