Looper Rendezvous

The Rendezvous is a series of lectures and discussions about traveling on the loop. Today we had some excellent presentations on the TennTom Waterway, the panhandle of Florida, and crossing the Gulf. The longest open water crossing is from Carrabelle to Tarpon Springs, FL, 170 statute miles or about 20 hours at 8.5 mph our cruising speed, our only required overnight passage on the Loop.  One of the presenters provides weather musings and advice on the crossings that are published each day at 6:00 am. The preferred arrival time at Tarpon Springs is after 10:00 am, prior to that the rising sun creates a glare on the water that makes it difficult to see the crab pot buoys. Lots of excellent information by people that have made this crossing several times. This afternoon was a Looper Crawl, basically an open house for boats and participants. Fun to see what other boats have to offer, we also received a safety inspection from a US Coast Guard Auxiliary approved inspector.