Everything we’ve read about the Great Loop tells us to keep it flexible. Don’t try to stick to a schedule – take it one day at a time. Well, I guess that applies to your departure date as well! We planned to depart April 1, then delayed to April 18. Looks like we are not…

This past Sunday our boat ‘Sunshine’ received her bon voyage blessing from Father Richard Moran. Fr. Richard hails from Boston and has been a visiting priest at St. Joan of Arc, our parish in Boca Raton, for the past two years. Special thanks to our friends Denise and Tom Elia who joined us. Father brought…

We are Pat and Cindy McLaughlin who are travelling the Great Loop on our 34′ trawler, “Sunshine.” If you are not familiar with the Great Loop, check it out here: https://greatloop.org/ To receive updates to this blog site, please enter your email address below.