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Great Loop Radio Podcast

America'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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Episodes

Great Loop Information-Where to Go, What to See-Charleston

This 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.

Apr 05, 201337 minEp. 110

Great Loop Information--Cruising the St. Johns River

This 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.

Mar 29, 201341 minEp. 109

Great Loop Information-AEDs

We didn't quite get to AED's on our recent blogradio segment, but they will be covered in detail on this show. Our guest host will be the very popular Dr. Jerry Reves, former Dean of the Medical School at the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Reves will go over the use of AED's and the very important after-care of the patient before help arrives.

Mar 15, 201333 minEp. 107

Great Loop Information-PERBs, EPIRBs, and AEDs

Our show this week will feature member Dave Fuller, Vessel Safety Check Officer for the United States Power Squadron and the Coast Guard Auxiliary. He is the District Captain-North for the Coast Guard Auxiliary 7th District. We will discuss PERBs, EPIRBs, and AEDs (Automated External Defibrillators). Be safe, not sorry, listen top this show!

Mar 01, 201329 minEp. 105

Great Loop Information--Superstorm Sandy Update

We will be giving an update on the effects of Super Storm Sandy on the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway and the status of many of the marinas in the area. The information will be offered by Waterway Guide News Editor, Michael Ahart. Listen on Friday, February 22, at 10:00 AM Eastern Time.

Feb 22, 201322 minEp. 104

Great Loop Information--Live from the Miami Boat Show

Captains Chris and Alyse Caldwell will join us live from the Miami Boat Show. They will fill us in on what's new at the show and also talk a little about taking your bicycle on the Loop with you.

Feb 15, 201329 minEp. 103

Great Loop Information-Cruising with pets

Gues Host barbara Benjamin will join us to discuss cruising with her golden retriever, Lily, and cruising with pets in general. This should be an entertaining and educational show for all you Loopers thinking of bring Fido along for the ride!

Feb 08, 201325 minEp. 102

Great Loop Information-Advantages of Trailerable Boat

The topic for our Blog Talk Radio Segment this Friday, January 25, 2013, will be "Advantages and Disadvantages or Cruising on a Trailerable Boat vs. a Larger Motor Yacht". Editors, Gold Loopers and Harbor Hosts, Jim and Lisa Favors will share their opinions and experiences with our listeners.

Jan 25, 201334 minEp. 100

Great Loop Information--Cruising the Keys

This is a rebroadcast with our Guest Hosts, the ever-popular, Capt Sterling and Judy Kennedy. The subject this week will be cruising the upper Keys in Florida, Key Largo to Marathon via the Inside Route.

Jan 18, 201325 minEp. 99

Great Loop Information--Adventures Along the Loop

Our Guest Hosts this week are Gold Loopers Jerry and Jenny Reves. They will take us through their Loop journey and tell us what made it unique while sharing some of the highs and lows they experienced on the journey. It should be great fun for newbies and veterans alike!

Jan 11, 201334 minEp. 98

Great Loop Information--Dinghy Dynamics

This Friday December 28th at 10 am we will have a discussion on Dinghy Dynamics with Captains Chris & Alyse Caldwell. Many of you are still searching for the perfect looping boat but don't forget to include your dinghy in the planning. Why would a cruiser even need a dinghy? What do you plan to do with it? Do you have a need for speed? Where do you store a dinghy? Did you know there is such a thing as dinghy etiquette? Tune in to learn about all this and more!

Dec 28, 201235 minEp. 96

Great Loop Information--The Bahamas

Our guest host this week will be Chuck Baier, former Editor of Waterway Guide. He will be discussing cruising to, from and around the Bahamas

Dec 14, 201229 minEp. 94

Great Loop Information--Cruising Florida's West Coast

Our Guest host will be Ron Matuska, Harbor Host from Dunedin, Fla. We will be discussing cruising, touring and provisioning in Tarpon Springs, Dunedin and Clearwater - the West Coast of Florida.

Nov 30, 201216 minEp. 92

Great Loop Information--Mobile and Mobile Bay

Harbor Hosts Bob and Vickie Riggs will join us to talk about their home waters of Mobile Bay and places to go, things to do, marinas to check out, in the surrounding area.

Nov 23, 201227 minEp. 91

Great Loop Information-Recap of AIWA Conference

Our Guest Host this week will be Brad Pickel of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association. He will give us a recap of the Conference held in Charleston, SC, Nov. 13-14, and tell us where they will go from here.

Nov 16, 201227 minEp. 90

Great Loop Information--Hurricane Sandy

This coming Friday, November 9, 2012, we will have an open discussion among the AGLCA Team, Larry Grafas of Hoffman Marina in Brielle, NJ, and Mark Allen from South Jersey Marina in Cape May, NJ. Joe Apicella, who is currently on the waterway cruising south from Maryland, will try to join us, too. Don't forget to tune in at 10:00 Eastern Time on Friday morning.

Nov 09, 201226 minEp. 89

Tom's Weather Musings

Advice on appropriate weather conditions to cross the Gulf of Mexico by boat

Nov 02, 201231 minEp. 88

Great Loop Information--Tips on Buying a Boat

THIS IS A REBROADCAST Our Guest Host this week is Curtis Stokes of Curtis Stokes & Associates. Curtis will be giving us some helpful tips on what to look for when buying a boat.

Oct 26, 201226 minEp. 87

Great Loop Information--Side Trip to New Orleans

Our Guest Hosts this week are Captains Chris and Alyse Caldwell of Captain Chris Yacht Services. They will be talking about taking a side trip from Mobile to New Orleans and various marinas, anchorages and things to see along the way.

Oct 19, 201232 minEp. 86

Great Loop Information-The Gulf Intracoastal Canal

Our Gues Host this week is Jim Stark, Executive Director of the Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association. Jim will fill us in on the issues facing the waterway and what the GICA is doing to address them.

Oct 12, 201228 minEp. 85

Great Loop Information--The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway

Our 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 an integral part of America’s Great Loop. We will be discussing: Initial Development of the AIW Current Status Statistics on Pleasure and Commercial Craft Usage Involvement of the Army Corps of Engineers Status of Funding Upcoming Projects The Annual Conference...

Oct 05, 201240 minEp. 84

Great Loop Information--Winterizing your Fuel

Our guest host this week is Jerry Nessenson, President of AGLCA Commander Sponsor, ValvTect Petroleum. Jerry will be talking about the fact that new fuels require new winterizing additives

Sep 14, 201234 minEp. 81
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