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What the Great Loop Actually Feels Like in the First Few Days

You've planned, prepped, and finally cast off. And then, somewhere in the first 48 hours, it hits you. Not the adventure you imagined. Something rawer, stranger, and ultimately more real than that.

Alison Major 3/31/26 Alison Major 3/31/26

One Year Later: What I Wish I Had Written Down on the Loop

I was so sure I'd remember all of it. The names, the faces, the feeling of that one anchorage at sunset. Some of it has faded. Here's what I'd go back and write down, and what I'd tell every Looper to capture before they lose it.

Alison Major 3/24/26 Alison Major 3/24/26

The Looper's Guide to Keeping a Captain's Log (Even When You're Tired)

You've tied off, cooked dinner, and your brain is done. The last thing you want to do is write. But five minutes tonight is worth a hundred regrets later. Here's how to make it easy.

Alison Major 3/19/26 Alison Major 3/19/26

What Is the Great Loop? A Simple Answer for the People Asking

Every time we mention the Great Loop, someone asks, "Wait… what is that exactly?" So here's the simple, honest answer. No jargon, no overwhelm. Just the thing that might change everything.