Learning From Loopers

Last week we spent 3 days at a conference called the Winter Rendezvous put on by the American Great Loop Cruisers Association in Ft Myers. We were surrounded by 450 fellow boaters who had either completed the Loop, were already progressing around the Loop, or were in the planning stages like us. We learned about the route from Fort Myers to Norfolk, where the next Rendezvous will take place in May, we attended a seminar on weather, and another on electronics. We were also able to tour 18 Looper boats docked in the local marinas. We learned a lot and met a lot of cool folks who will be in our cruising class of 2022. Here we are in front of the route map. Suffice it to say we are excited and overwhelmed and intimidated, but all in!!