Great Loop  

We’re glad we made it too! We enjoyed the challenge.😃 Thanks for watching😎

Oh, you are so kind! We love cake!😋 Thanks so much for watching😎

It was interesting navigating those shallow waters but we made it! Thanks so much for watching😎

Thanks Gary, this trip kept us alert and on our toes! Thanks for following our journey!😎

Thanks Ruth! 😎

Thanks TMac, we were very happy to make it through this part of the NJ ICW. Stay tuned for the next jump out into the Atlantic Ocean.😎

Thanks for sharing Stephen. We found that with good planning we were able to make this journey safely and without incident. This is the only part of the NJ ICW that we would attempt the inside route. For a boat with a deeper draft, we would only recommend going outside in the Atlantic. Thanks for watching😎

Thanks Dan! Always rewarding to have a good outcome after doing some work to make it happen... sometimes a bit of luck helps too! Thanks so much for following our journey!😎

Thanks Buck! We’re glad we didn’t run aground and it was interesting to see some of the NJ ICW. Thanks for watching 😎

Hey JP, we chose Manasquan simply to stay on the inside during bad weather (at that time) and get as far north as possible. What an interesting part of the Great Loop… thanks for watching!😎

Thanks DB, we agree! It’s been a drama free Great Loop and I think it’s safe to say a bit of luck but mostly lots of planning. Thanks for following our journey!😎

Great place to keep your boat! Such an interesting waterway to explore. Thanks for watching Edward!😎

Thank you John and glad you found this episode helpful. Yes Stay Cool has a draft of 3’-9” so virtually identical to your 3’-10”. We were advised to go on a half tide and rising and for the trouble spots, we learned they are often marked with buoys (sometimes going outside the channel). It definitely was nerve-racking in certain areas. A bit of good planning and a bit of luck. Thanks for watching John and good luck transiting this area next spring!😎

Hi Patrick, after learning more about the NJ ICW from a good friend who knows this waterway well and from fellow loopers, we only recommend doing the portion from Atlantic City to the Manasquan Inlet. The southern part from Cape May to Atlantic City is too shoaled and unpredictable to attempt to go the inside route with our draft of 3’-9”. We know it means waiting for the right weather window to go outside but based on what we learned we wouldn’t go inside. If your draft is more shallow maybe you could do it. Thanks or watching!😎

Good question Ben! The deepest water we crossed on the Great Loop was crossing to West End, Bahamas at over 2000 feet, so deep out depth sounder couldn’t read it! Thanks for watching.😎

Thank you Dale. Is was worth all the effort to understand the depths as much as we could do as not to run aground! Thanks for watching😎