America's Great Loop 2023-2024
Our Trip Summary

Geeking out on data… Our Loop Stats:

• 1 country 🇺🇸

• 19 states

• started & ended on Kent Island, MD (specifically, Crab Alley Bay)🦀

• 153 boat cards collected 🥰

• 180 social media posts 💌

• 5/4/23 - 6/16/24 🗓️

• 307 looping days total

• 153 daily voyages 🛥️

• 788 hours underway ⏰

• 15 weeks “off”

• 42% nights at anchorages and free docks ⚓️

• 58% nights in paid docks/mooring balls/marinas 💸

• 5,753 statute miles

• 93 locks 🔓

• 160 miles, most distance in one day, 19 hrs overnight, Gulf of Mexico 🌌🌙

• 1.5 miles, least distance in one day, just because

• 14mph top speed, achieved one time with a 4+ kt current in the Mississippi River

• 4’ biggest waves 🌊

• 618’ deepest water, Seneca Lake, NY

• 9 log bumps, Dismal Swamp, NC/VA

• 2 groundings, soft! 🏖️

• 840 engine hours

• 2.44 gallons per hour, incl 589 generator hours 💡

• 2,052 gallons of diesel ⛽️ purchased, $8,859 ($3.46 low, $5.32 high, $4.32 avg)

• 3 propane tank refills

• No ice purchased

• 5 DIY engine oil changes 🔧

• 3 DIY fuel filter changes

• 2 DIY generator oil changes

• 2 DIY transmission fluid changes

• 29 pump outs 💩(most were DIY)

• More than last year, generally…

• More walking🚶‍♂️

• More bike riding 🚲

• More swimming 🏊‍♀️

• More cities visited 🌆

• More small towns visited 🏡

• More museums 🖼️

• More art centers 🎨

• More people met 🤝

• And, best of all, more friendships 🥰😁😊❣️