Large Loop is a drain system that covers the eastern part of the United States and parts of Canada. It consists of natural and man-made waterways, including the Atlantic Water Channel and Intracoastal Bay, the Great Lakes, the Rideau Canal, and Mississippi and the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. The entire circle is approximately 6,000 miles or 9,600 kilometers in length.
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Get Around Large Circle
There is no single route or itinerary to complete the Loop. To avoid winter and summer snow storms, seafarers commonly cross the Great Lake and Canadian waters in the summer, travel down the Mississippi or Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway in the fall, cross the Gulf of Mexico and Florida in the winter, and travel to Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in the spring. Depending on the speed of the trip, the route may take two months, although more often people take a year to complete the journey. This route can also be completed in the segment.
The first recorded example of a person who completed the Great Circle was the three boys who did so in a sailboat in the 1890s.
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Culture looper
The boaters located in the Loop often fly the white burgee and those who have completed the loop flew one gold.
The American Great Loop Cruisers' Association (AGLCA) helps Great Loop cruisers share safety and navigation and roaming information, while providing a network platform for Loopers through discussion forums that are only for members. Seafarers can exchange information on topics such as marinas, lock through, water depth, hazards, repairs, fuel prices or dinner reservations and sightings. AGLCA also hosts twice-yearly meetings for the current Loopers in the Loop and those who plan the trip of the Great Circle.
See also
- the inland waters of the United States
References
External links
- What is a Great Circle? NOAA Ocean Service
- The American Great Loop Cruiser Association
- Ron and Eva Stob's Raven Cove Publishing
- What to Expect to Solve America's Great Circle
- Great Captain John Circle Site
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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