America's Great Loop: To Go or Not to Go
John Wright
Paperback
(Independently published, Dec. 1, 2019)
Are you dreaming about cruising America’s Great Loop, but you don’t know if you should or can? Are you looking for some real useful information to help you decide if this adventure is right for you, or not? If so, let this be your decision guide. It has all the pros & cons to help you decide if this voyage is right for you. John is a four time Looper. He doesn't sugar-coat this adventure. While thousands of boaters have done it, and most everyone loves it; there are some that didn’t love it so much. Fact is, some boaters have walked the plank, jumped ship, and abandoned this voyage altogether. There are lots reasons for them doing so, and this is your opportunity to learn why.While there are books and blogs that tell us how wonderful this adventure is, without doubt, life, truth, and roses have thorns, and America’s Great Loop is no exception. Your attitude, fortitude, preparation, and patience will make or break this adventure. It will mean the difference in your pleasure or misery. There are a lot of important do’s and don’ts. Truth is, your boat choice could mean the difference in your voyage being successful, or a miserable failure. You may have heard you don’t need to be a genius or an expert helmsman to cruise the Great Loop, and that you only need to be a safe boater in a safe boat. However, just being a safe boater in a safe boat is not enough! On this adventure, you can be safe, and still be unhappy and uncomfortable. There is a lot more to cruising the Loop than just being safe. Sure, you need to know all the basics of boat safety, some common terms, a few useful knots, and the navigational rules of the road. However, when it comes to cruising the Great Loop, there are many unique boat and waterway limitations and requirements. This is your chance to learn the all, and just what it takes to determine if this 'bucket list' adventure is really for you, or not.