Plan your Great Loop.
Live the adventure. Tell your story.
Tools, courses, and community for every stage of the journey.
Where Are You On Your Journey?
Click the stages below for resources.
Dream
Curious about the Loop?
Plan
Committed. Let's get ready.
Live It
Underway or nearly there.
Tell Your Story
Capture what matters.
Resources for Dreamers
Free Ā· Course
What is the Great Loop?
The basics ā route, time, cost range, boat types, and what a typical day actually looks like.
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Free Ā· Course
Is the Loop Right for You?
Honest answers to the questions people are afraid to ask ā money, boats, experience, and life logistics.
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Everything for Dreamers
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Resources for Planners
Course
Planning Your Loop Budget
Real cost categories, things most people forget to plan for, and how to build a number you can trust.
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Course
Is Your Boat Ready?
The honest threshold questions every Looper should answer before they cast off.
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Everything for Planners
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Resources for Active Loopers
Course
Anchoring Made Simple
A 7-step repeatable process for anchoring with confidence. Includes 3 downloadable reference cards.
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Free Ā· Course
Cruising Notes
Video guides for Norfolk, Deltaville, and Solomons Island from Alison's own Loop. More stops added regularly.
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Everything for Active Loopers
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Resources for Storytellers
Course
Tell Your Story
Choose your platform, build your habit, and share your journey. Blog, YouTube, journal, or something else entirely.
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Templates
Loop Site Templates
Squarespace templates built for Loopers ā pre-built pages, guided writing prompts, no code required.
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Everything for Storytellers
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THE FAMILY ON SV FIKA
ALISON
Hi, I'm Alison!
I completed the Great Loop as a liveaboard family, wrote the book Remote Work Afloat, and built the tools I wish I'd had.
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Two presentations, one rendezvous, and a course dropping on May 5. Here's what I'm sharing at the AGLCA Spring Rendezvous in Norfolk ā and why it matters whether you're there or not.