Great Loop Radio Podcast
505 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsAmerica's Great Loop Cruisers' Association brings you this weekly podcast providing information and inspiration to help you plan your own Great Loop adventure.
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Great Loop Information-Stabilizers for your Boat
March 14, 2014 14:00 - 18 minutes - 3.91 MBTune in to listen to our discussion on stabilizers for your boat - the types and pros and cons of each. Current Looper, Emerson White, will be our co-host for this informative segment.
Great Loop Information--Cruising in a Cat
March 07, 2014 15:00 - 20 minutes - 4.49 MBThis show will feature member Michael Dellario who is on the Loop in his Gemini 105MC catamaran. Michael will talk about the advantages and any disadvantages of cruising the Loop in a cat, specifically, the Gemini 105MC.
Great Loop Information--The Co$t of Doing the Loop
February 28, 2014 15:00 - 27 minutes - 6.02 MBGuest hosts Frederick Clarkson and Gerry Etzold will join us to discuss the financial aspects of doing the Loop.
Great Loop Information--Asian Carp in the Great Lakes
February 21, 2014 15:00 - 34 minutes - 7.7 MBThis should be a very interesting show when Gold Loopers, Joe Pica and Gene Schnagl, discuss their opinions on the Asian Carp issue. The main topic of discussion will be a recently introduced bill that demands complete seperation of the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River to prvent the spread of Asian Carp.
Great Loop Information--Stay Healthy While Cruising
February 14, 2014 15:00 - 35 minutes - 7.98 MBDr. Jerry Reves will join us to talk about ways to stay healthy while long-distance cruising. Don't miss these tips on a very important topic.
Great Loop Information--Exercising while Looping
February 07, 2014 15:00 - 19 minutes - 4.21 MBMembers Bob and Sharon Boynton will be our guests this week to discuss ways to stay in shape while Looping.
Great Loop Information-Automatic Identification System
January 31, 2014 15:00 - 30 minutes - 6.79 MBOur guest host is Jim Healy. We will be discussing the Automatic Identification System (AIS), an automatic tracking system used on ships and by vessel traffic services (VTS) for identifying and locating vessels by electronically exchanging data with other nearby ships, AIS base stations, and satellites.
Great Loop Information-Fla. Anchoring & Mooring Program
January 24, 2014 15:00 - 34 minutes - 7.77 MBThis Friday, Jan. 24th, Mike Ahart of Waterway Guide, and, Capt. Tom Shipp of the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission will be our guests. They will update us on the status of the Florida Anchoring & Mooring Pilot Program.
Great Loop Information--Dinghy Dynamics
January 17, 2014 15:00 - 36 minutes - 8.08 MBThis is a rebroadcast of an episode featuring Captains Chris and Alyse Caldwell of Captain Chris Yacht Service. They discuss everything you need to know about dinghies for your boat. Don't miss this informative show!
Great Loop Information-Yacht Insurance-Rebroadcast
January 10, 2014 15:00 - 37 minutes - 8.31 MBThis Friday, January 10, we will rebroadcast a show with Guest Host Cary R. Wiener of Pantaenius American Yacht Insurance. Cary will discuss: · Implication of secret implied warranties. You probably won’t find these in your policy, but you’re still bound to them! · Review of clauses found in most yacht insurance policies. What do these mean, and what property or liability risks do they cover? · How to negotiate with your insurance company for better terms. What are common “exclusions...
Great Loop Information--Cruising the Bahamas
January 03, 2014 15:00 - 32 minutes - 7.11 MBThis week our Guest hosts will be Gold Loopers Alan and Susann Syme. They will be telling us all about cruising to the Bahamas, where to go and what to see. Be sure to join us to escape from the cold with talk of the balmy Bahamas!
Great Loop information--Cruising South Florida and the Keys
December 27, 2013 15:00 - 37 minutes - 8.29 MBGolld Loopers Bruce and Susand Armstrong will join us to talk about cruising the waters of sunny South Florida and the Florida Keys.
Great Loop Information--The Story behind "Fear Knot"
December 20, 2013 15:00 - 30 minutes - 6.68 MBPopular Guest Host, Capt Gene Schnagl, will be joining us to talk about the story behind his new book, Fear Knot. Captain Schnagl is a frequent guest on our show and is an expert on cruising Lake Michigan.
Favorite Anchorages in the Florida Keys with Jim Favors
December 13, 2013 15:00 - 28 minutes - 6.18 MBJim Favors will talk about his favorite anchorages in the Florida Keys
Great Loop Information--Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association
December 06, 2013 15:00 - 23 minutes - 5.12 MBOur guest this week is Brad Pickel, Executive Director of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association. Brad will be filling us on on the Association's Annual Meeting, recently held in Charleston, SC, as well as updating us on issues surrounding the Waterway.
Great Loop Information--Update on the Gulf Intracoastal Canal
November 22, 2013 15:00 - 24 minutes - 5.49 MBJim Stark, Executive Director of the Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association, will be our co-host on the AGLCA Blog Talk Radio show this coming Friday, November 22, 2013. If you're interested in an update on this important waterway, please listen to our show at 10:00 AM Eastern Time.
Great Loop Information--Looping with Pets
November 15, 2013 15:00 - 31 minutes - 6.92 MBMember Barbara Wolf will join us to discuss the ups and downs of traveling with your favorite furry friend.AGLCA's blog talkl radio show is a weekly broadcast aimed at providing inspiration and information for all those dreaming of, planning, or in the midst of, the Great loop cruise.
Great Loop Information--Cruising Mobile Bay and surrounding area
November 08, 2013 15:00 - 23 minutes - 5.14 MBThis coming Friday, November 8, 2013, we will replay the popular blog radio segment with Vickie and Bob Riggs talking about the beautiful city of Mobile, AL and the great cruising grounds of Mobile Bay. Listen in at 10:00 AM Eastern Time to hear this informative discussion. To listen: Go to the tab for Free For Everyone at http://www.greatloop.org (http://www.greatloop.org), scroll down and click on AGLCA Radio Click on the player that says Listen to AGLCA.
Great Loop Information-Stepping your Mast
November 01, 2013 14:00 - 19 minutes - 4.16 MBThose of our cruisers with masts on their boats won't want to miss the coming Friday's radio show. Member Nathan Kramer, who has studied the subject, will tell us about his decisions regarding stepping and unstepping his mast. Roger Turner of Turner Marine will also be a co-host. Turner Marine offers a stepping and unstepping service in Mobile, AL. Tune in on November 1 at 10:00 Eastern Time!
Great Loop Information--Yacht Insurance
October 25, 2013 14:00 - 37 minutes - 8.29 MBThis Friday, October 25, our Guest Host will be Cary R. Wiener of Pantaenius American Yacht Insurance. Cary will discuss: · Implication of secret implied warranties. You probably won’t find these in your policy, but you’re still bound to them! · Review of clauses found in most yacht insurance policies. What do these mean, and what property or liability risks do they cover? · How to negotiate with your insurance company for better terms. What are common “exclusions” most policies contain?...
Great Loop Information--Cruising the Lower Mississippi
October 18, 2013 14:00 - 34 minutes - 7.7 MBOur Gues Host once again will be Gold Looper Joe Pica. This time he will tell us about cruising the Lower Mississippi River.
Great Loop Information--Side Trips Tennessee River
October 11, 2013 14:00 - 27 minutes - 5.98 MBThis week we will be replaying a show with Tom and Patsy Conrad on side trips along the Tennessee River.
Great Loop Information-Side Trip Ohio River
October 04, 2013 14:00 - 31 minutes - 6.96 MBJoe Pica will be our co-host of Friday's Blog Radio Show. The subject will be "Lesser Travelled Side Trips" and Joe will be talking about the beautiful cities and rivers of the Ohio River.
Great Loop Information-Baltimore TrawlerFest
September 27, 2013 14:00 - 21 minutes - 4.76 MBCaptains Chris and Alyse Caldwell will join us to talk about the upcoming TrawlerFest in Baltimore, Md.
Great Loop Information--Winterizing your Boat
September 20, 2013 14:00 - 28 minutes - 6.41 MBOur guest this week is Jerry Nessenson of ValvTect.. He will fill us in on the steps to take to prepapre your boat for the winter and avoid headaches in the spring.
Great Loop Information-St. Louis to Kentucky Lake
September 13, 2013 14:00 - 26 minutes - 5.84 MBOn Friday morning, September 13, we will welcome Patty and Robert Mitchell as our co-host for the Blog Radio show. Gold Loopers and Harbor Hosts, the Mitchells will talk about the cruising waters from St. Louis to Kentucky Lake.
Great Loop Information-Selling Your Boat
September 06, 2013 14:00 - 29 minutes - 6.48 MBAs a follow-up to last week's show, Admiral Sponsor, Curtis Stokes of Curtis Stokes & Associates, will return to talk to us about selling your Looper Boat.
Buying your Loop Boat
August 30, 2013 14:00 - 31 minutes - 7.06 MBCurtis Stokes of Curtis Stokes Associates will guide us through the process of buying the perfect boat for the Loop
Great Loop Information--Pros and Cons of a Trailerable Boat
August 23, 2013 14:00 - 34 minutes - 7.69 MBThis is a replay of our show from January featuring Jim and Lisa Favors. They discuss the pros and cons of trailerable boats for the Loop.
Great Loop Information--Cruising Chicago
August 16, 2013 14:00 - 30 minutes - 6.69 MBOur guest hosts this week will be Woody and Ellen Sutton. They will guide us through the ins and outs of cruising around the beautiful city of Chicago.
Great Loop Information--Lake Michigan
August 09, 2013 14:00 - 39 minutes - 8.84 MBOur Guest Host this week is Gene Schnagl. Gene will be guiding us through the ups and downs, ins and outs, and all else concerning cruising Lake Michigan.
Cruising Northern Georgian Bay and The North Channel
August 02, 2013 14:00 - 40 minutes - 8.95 MBAGLCA Sponsor, Mark Coles of Boating Georgian Bay, will tell us about the cruising waters of upper Georgian Bay and The North Channel
Cruising Northern Georgian Bay and The North Channel
August 01, 2013 14:00 - 39 minutes - 8.75 MBAGLCA Sponsor, Mark Coles of Boating Georgian Bay, will tell us about the cruising waters of upper Georgian Ba and The North Channel.
Great Loop Information--Looping in a Solar Powered Boat
July 26, 2013 14:00 - 31 minutes - 6.93 MBOur Guest Host this week is George McNeir, designer and builder of the MOG Solar Powered Electric Boat. George will tell us about the history, specifications and other facts about this innovative cruising vessel.
Great Loop Information - Trent-Severn and Georgian Bay
July 19, 2013 14:00 - 16 minutes - 3.63 MBOur Guest Host this week is AGLCA member Don Bennett. Now that the Erie Canal is finally open again and everyone will be headed to Canada, we will discuss cruising the Trent-Severn and Georgian Bay.
Great Loop Information-The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
July 12, 2013 14:00 - 23 minutes - 5.24 MBOur guest host this week is Brad Pickel, Executive Director of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association. Brad will talk about this status of this waterway which is intregal to America’s Great Loop.
Great Loop Information-A Conversation with the Founders
July 05, 2013 14:00 - 32 minutes - 7.29 MBOur guest hosts this week are Ron and Eva Stob, founders of AGLCA. They will discuss the history of the organization and their own Loop adventure!
Great Loop Information-Cruising the Chesapeake pt. 2
June 28, 2013 14:00 - 30 minutes - 6.67 MBThis is a continuation of last week's discussion with Tom Hale of Waterway Guides. We will talk more about the Chesapeake area, where to go, cruising information, marinas, etc.
Great Loop Information-Cruising the Chesapeake
June 21, 2013 14:00 - 26 minutes - 5.93 MBOur Guest Host will be Tom Hale, Editor of Waterway Guides, and the topic will be cruising the Chesapeake - anchorages, marinas and sites to see.
Great Loop Information--The Status of the Erie Canal
June 14, 2013 14:00 - 19 minutes - 4.21 MBThe subject will be The Erie Canal - and the guest host will be Kim Vorchheimer of AGLCA Sponsor, Ess-Kay Yards. She will tell us about the status of the locks and things to do along the Canal.
Great Loop Information--Rules & Regs for entering Canada
June 07, 2013 14:00 - 32 minutes - 7.13 MBAs many of our current Loopers are getting ready to visit our Northern neighbors, we thought it might be advantageous to replay Capt. Gene Schnagl's BlogRadio Segment on Rules and Regulations for cruisers to enter Canada
Great Loop Information--Connectivity while Cruising
May 31, 2013 14:00 - 30 minutes - 6.72 MBWe’re happy to introduce Looper Katherine Burik who is currently cruising with member Kermit Ruegamer on the East Coast. Katherine runs her business – Interview Doc – from their boat. The subject of today’s Blog Radio segment will be Connectivity While Cruising and Katherine will tell us how she stays connected to her clients which includes videoconferencing while aboard.
Great Loop Information-Side Trip up Potomac
May 24, 2013 14:00 - 21 minutes - 4.63 MBOur Guest Hosts Jim and Lisa favors will be talking about taking a side trip up the Potomac from Chesapeake Bay.
Great Loop Information--Coast Guard Regulations
May 17, 2013 14:00 - 31 minutes - 7 MBThis week's show is a rerun of our show featuring Capt. Henry Marx
Great Loop Information-Looping from a Woman's Perspective
May 03, 2013 14:00 - 26 minutes - 5.87 MBGuest Mary Beth Amelia will discuss what it is like for a woman cruising the Great Loop. Learn the ins and outs, what to bring, what to leave behind, and what special things to consider, from a woman's point of view.
Great Loop Information-Cruising Myrtle Beach
April 26, 2013 14:00 - 21 minutes - 4.76 MBOur Guest hosts this week, Scott and KC Calkin will be talking about cruising the Intracoastal in Myrtle Beach and things to do while visiting that area.
Great Loop Information--Lake Levels in the Great Lakes
April 19, 2013 14:00 - 23 minutes - 5.24 MBOur Guest Host this week is Capt. Bob Kunath who will discuss the low-water situation in the Great Lakes and Georgian Bay and how it wil affect Loopers headed that way in the coming months.
Great Loop Information-preparing your boat for Spring
April 12, 2013 14:00 - 27 minutes - 6.18 MBOur show this week is a rebroadcast featuring guest host Jim Stewart from Winter Harbor Marina in Brewerton, NY. He will walk us through the steps to make our boat ready for spring cruising.
Great Loop Information-Where to Go, What to See-Charleston
April 05, 2013 14:00 - 38 minutes - 8.5 MBThis week's show is a rebroadcast of one of America's favorite destinations: Charleston, South Carolina. Listen as Dr. Jerry Reves, former Dean of MUSC and native Charlestonian, describes where to go and what to see in the Holy City.
Great Loop Information--Cruising the St. Johns River
March 29, 2013 14:00 - 42 minutes - 9.43 MBThis is a rebroadcast of a show that originally aired in March of 2012 featuring Captain Sterling Kennedy. Capt. Kennedy talked about cruising the St. Johns River in Florida including various sites, moorings, marinas and navigation.