Free Boating Goodies
Get access here to items that we think are crucial to understanding more about the Great Loop and help prepare you for this incredible journey.
In our Great Loop Journey Overview, see the highlights of each section on the loop. Click here for your overview. Be prepared to get excited!
The Helm Helper is designed to help in times of emergency by providing crucial information about your boat right when you need it. Fill it out and keep it at your helm. Click here for the Helm Helper.
Put your list of boating resources together using this helpful checklist. There are items that you know you will need and items that you may not have thought of yet. Click here to get your Resources guide.
You are going to have to talk to many marinas along your journey. Use this guide to help you be more knowledgeable about asking the right questions and getting the information that you need. Click here to get How to Talk to Marinas.
You will meet many barges along the Great Loop and you need to know how to talk to them on the radio, what to say, how to move around them and more. Get How to Deal with Barges here.
You will need boat cards to swap with other boaters all around America’s Great Loop. This is an important networking tool used to strengthen the looping community. Get How to Make a Boat Card here.
You need a float plan for safety and emergencies. This guide will help you create your own to keep on your boat in case of emergencies. Click to get Preparing Your Float Plan here.
If you happen to have EarTec Ultra Lite HD headsets, find out how to take care of the batteries so you won’t have to replace them. Click to get How to Take Care of EarTec Headsets here.