{"id":3891,"date":"2023-05-15T23:46:24","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T23:46:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sailsporttalk.com\/?p=3891"},"modified":"2025-11-07T19:45:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T19:45:30","slug":"the-great-loop-are-you-on-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sailsporttalk.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/15\/the-great-loop-are-you-on-it\/","title":{"rendered":"The Great Loop! Are you on it?"},"content":{"rendered":"<body>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Listen in on our interview with Tad Sheldon  \u2013 leaving on the long journey so many boaters strive for. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatloop.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Great Loop<\/a> is on thousands of boaters bucket list. Seasonally \u2013 many of them are already on it \u2013 waiting a turn at a lock, pulling into guest berths in marina\u2019s strewn along the shoreline or cruising along \u2013 taking in the scenery and soaking in the sounds of nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"(Audio 216) Sail Sport Talk with Karen Lile, Rick Tittle, Patti Mangan: Dean Richards in London; Tad Sheldon on the Great Loop\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/827509079?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have Tad here to give us some insights on who is on the water \u2013 and how preparation \u2013 or lack thereof \u2013 can make the journey smoother. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mvselkie.blog\/\" target=\"_blank\">He and his wife Libbie have kept a blog<\/a> \u2013 to share the experience. Peruse thru it \u2013 especially if you are considering doing the great loop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_6895.jpeg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3897\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For further details in to the entire process \u2013 enjoy a deep dive i<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Doing-the-Loop.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">nto the presentation<\/a> Tad provided at <a href=\"https:\/\/southbeachyachtclub.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">South Beach Yacht Club, San Francisco<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"(Audio 345) Sail Sport Talk with Rick Tittle and Patti Mangan: Tad Sheldon (Great Loop Sailor)\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1134456040?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>November 4<\/strong>, <strong>2025<\/strong> \u2013 The Great Loop accomplished! Tad joins us to share the final trip where they crossed their own wake.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Community is big during this journey. Yacht Clubs help string the destinations together with immediate absorption with like minded folks. At any given time there are 300 boats traveling together \u2013 all going the same way and facing the same weather windows. It\u2019s very collaborative. All fly a Great Loop burgee. And all use an app where they can see each others position at all times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solomonsislandyachtclub.com\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"637\" height=\"606\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/club_with_flowers_cropped_1458611739.jpg?resize=637%2C606&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5311\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/club_with_flowers_cropped_1458611739.jpg?w=637&amp;ssl=1 637w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/club_with_flowers_cropped_1458611739.jpg?resize=300%2C285&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Solomons Islands Yacht Club, Maryland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen in on our interview with Tad Sheldon \u2013 leaving on the long journey so many boaters strive for. The Great Loop is on thousands of boaters bucket list. Seasonally \u2013 many of them are already on it \u2013 waiting a turn at a lock, pulling into guest berths in marina\u2019s strewn along the shoreline or cruising along \u2013 taking in the scenery and soaking in the sounds of nature. We have Tad here to give us some insights on who is on the water \u2013 and how preparation \u2013 or lack thereof \u2013 can make the journey smoother. 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