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The Great Loop JULIE BRADLEY The Great Loop JULIE BRADLEY

Great Lakes on the Great Loop

The Great Lakes make up 20% of the fresh water on the planet and feel like one big ocean. Join us on Star Dust as she makes her way across, up, down and through the Great Lakes traveling the Great Loop.

It’s easy to get complacent anchoring and motoring through the stunning beauty in peaceful waters. But as one Michigan sailor advised us: Be Ready for Anything!

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The Great Loop JULIE BRADLEY The Great Loop JULIE BRADLEY

Ship Happens…

And it happens fast…One minute everything is going fine on the boat and the next minute becomes a horror movie. There are many lessons I learned from the wreck we saw in Jekyll Island, even though our 36 foot boat is a bath toy compared to the 660 foot capsized car carrier off the beach.

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Hey Old Friend, Remember Me?

Meeting boaters on the Great Loop we are sure to run across again over the 7,000 miles ahead, makes me think about the way people come in and out of our lives. As well as the importance of keeping real friendships alive. Here’s a story that might prompt you to reach out to people who matter, but have been off your radar.

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