We passed the girls in Little Current. They had to jump off and attend a wedding. They did the loop in about the same amount of time. Friend of ours did it in about the same amount of time in a Cruiser 455. They started in Fort Myers Florida in April and finished in the fall. However, they spent two months in St. Louis. The question is why!!! Treadnwater 2006-2007 In a message dated 4/11/2012 7:24:09 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, johnesch88@sbcglobal.net writes: Hi Mac and others, Have you seen a detailed schedule for the Beneteau trip? If so can you forward the link. The only schedule I saw is leaving Annapolis on May 15 and returning in September or 4 to 4 1/2 months. If they bypass Canada and go through the Great Lakes the schedule is probably very doable. I'm assuming they will not be stopping much. Do you remember how long it took the girls in the Alumacraft a few years ago? I remember passing them when we were coming down the Hudson. John & Cyndi Esch, AGLCA #2728, MTOA #2302 Carrollton, TX 75006 214-500-9478-John (Verizon) Fet-Esch,a 48' Chung Hwa Seamaster Currently "Backward Looping" and lying Anchorage Marina, Baltimore Inner Harbor www.Fet-Esch.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "D C *Mac* Macdonald" <k2gkk@hotmail.com> To: "Great Loop List" <great-loop@lists.trawlering.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 3:12 PM Subject: GL: Beneteau's So-called "Greatest Loop" > > Surely I can't be the only person who estimates that the > timetable for that is totally fraught with booger-bears? > > Are they unaware of the "old saw" that the worst thing you > can have when boating is a schedule? > > Are those folks totally ignorant of times to get through > locks and speed limits in various places in both Canada > and USA?? I know the Beneteau is billed as a "fast trawler" > but I believe that there are many places where they simply > can not travel rapidly. They are also apparently unaware > or ignoring the fact that locks are frequently CLOSED for > unexpected reasons. > > SHEESH! > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * > ** D C "Mac" Macdonald ** > * OKC & Grand Lake (OK) * > ** AGLCA (#217) & USPS ** > ** USAF & FAA, Retired ** > ** Amateur Radio K2GKK ** > * * * * * * * * * * * * * _______________________________________________ http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/great-loop_lists.trawlering.com To modify your Great-Loop subscription options (change email address, unsubscribe, etc.) go to: http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/options/great-loop_lists.trawlering.com