All hands-- Great Loop List is informative, it's entertaining and it's free--but it does cost money to operate such a popular resource. Since the beginning, I happily covered the costs myself most years, because I have the same passion you do for messing about in boats--and still have the Great Loop on my to-do list. But I no longer own and operate Trawler Fest, so there is not even faint business motivation for me to continue to underwrite the costs. If you enjoy the List, and if want it to continue and grow, please lend a hand by contributing toward expenses. A donation of just $10 or $25 a year will prove immensely helpful. To make a voluntary contribution via PayPal or a credit card, please go to <http://www.trawlersandtrawlering.com/supportgreatlooplist.html>. On the same page, you'll find an address if you wish to contribute by check or money order. Have no fears, you won't be badgered about making a donation. Unless someone posts a question or comment, I'll be reporting to you monthly only on fund-raising progress, and publicly thanking those who have stepped forward. Please help make Great Loop List self-supporting in 2012-13. --Georgs Georgs Kolesnikovs Your host at Trawlers & Trawlering since 1997 http://www.trawlersandtrawlering.com Your host at TrawlerCrawler.net since 2009 http://www.trawlercrawler.net

All hands! Thanks very much to all those who have made a voluntary contribution already. The List is on the way to self-sufficiency. A tip for avoiding hiccups with the donation page at the link below: Make sure you update your total on the first page before proceeding with a credit card payment. Then, when you choose United States on the next page, be sure the page fully loads. If you need assistance, please contact me via direct email at georgs@trawlersandtrawlering.com. --Georgs On 2012-10-10, at 12:42 PM, Georgs Kolesnikovs wrote: > All hands-- > > Great Loop List is informative, it's entertaining and it's free--but it does cost money to operate such a popular resource. > > Since the beginning, I happily covered the costs myself most years, because I have the same passion you do for messing about in boats--and still have the Great Loop on my to-do list. But I no longer own and operate Trawler Fest, so there is not even faint business motivation for me to continue to underwrite the costs. > > If you enjoy the List, and if want it to continue and grow, please lend a hand by contributing toward expenses. A donation of just $10 or $25 a year will prove immensely helpful. > > To make a voluntary contribution via PayPal or a credit card, please go to <http://www.trawlersandtrawlering.com/supportgreatlooplist.html>. > > On the same page, you'll find an address if you wish to contribute by check or money order. > > Have no fears, you won't be badgered about making a donation. Unless someone posts a question or comment, I'll be reporting to you monthly only on fund-raising progress, and publicly thanking those who have stepped forward. > > Please help make Great Loop List self-supporting in 2012-13. > > --Georgs > > Georgs Kolesnikovs > Your host at Trawlers & Trawlering since 1997 > http://www.trawlersandtrawlering.com > Your host at TrawlerCrawler.net since 2009 > http://www.trawlercrawler.net > > > > > > > >

All hands-- Due to the generous support of the following Listees, the annual quest for self-suffiency is approaching a successful conclusion. Phil Bolin Richard Eckhouse Patricia Eldred John Esch John & Judy Gill Coral Hadler Robert Hoffman Clyde Honeycutt Penelope Kingsbury Marilyn Kinsey Thomas Lawnsby John Lyon Richard Pukal David Russo Paul Schlechter Dunham Smith Janet Sutherland David Tuls Alan Wagner John Walsh Arthur Wangbickler If you enjoy the Great Loop List, and want it to continue and grow, please lend a hand by contributing toward expenses. A donation of just $10 or $25 a year will prove immensely helpful. To make a voluntary contribution via PayPal or a credit card, please go to <http://www.trawlersandtrawlering.com/supportgreatlooplist.html>. Your support is much appreciated. --Georgs Georgs Kolesnikovs Your host at Trawlers & Trawlering since 1997 http://www.trawlersandtrawlering.com Your host at TrawlerCrawler.net since 2009 http://www.trawlercrawler.net On 2012-10-10, at 12:42 PM, Georgs Kolesnikovs wrote: > All hands-- > > Great Loop List is informative, it's entertaining and it's free--but it does cost money to operate such a popular resource. > > Since the beginning, I happily covered the costs myself most years, because I have the same passion you do for messing about in boats--and still have the Great Loop on my to-do list. But I no longer own and operate Trawler Fest, so there is not even faint business motivation for me to continue to underwrite the costs. > > If you enjoy the List, and if want it to continue and grow, please lend a hand by contributing toward expenses. A donation of just $10 or $25 a year will prove immensely helpful. > > To make a voluntary contribution via PayPal or a credit card, please go to <http://www.trawlersandtrawlering.com/supportgreatlooplist.html>. > > On the same page, you'll find an address if you wish to contribute by check or money order. > > Have no fears, you won't be badgered about making a donation. Unless someone posts a question or comment, I'll be reporting to you monthly only on fund-raising progress, and publicly thanking those who have stepped forward. > > Please help make Great Loop List self-supporting in 2012-13. > > --Georgs > > Georgs Kolesnikovs > Your host at Trawlers & Trawlering since 1997 > http://www.trawlersandtrawlering.com > Your host at TrawlerCrawler.net since 2009 > http://www.trawlercrawler.net > > > > > > > >

We've got hundreds, lots of hundreds of people on this site, yet only a small handful was able to open their wallets to help Georgs out. Come on boaters - lets give a good show of support.Frank > From: gxk@earthlink.net > Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2012 14:43:04 -0500 > To: great-loop@lists.trawlering.com > Subject: Re: GL: Help keep Great Loop List self-supporting > > All hands-- > > Due to the generous support of the following Listees, the annual quest for self-suffiency is approaching a successful conclusion. > > Phil Bolin > Richard Eckhouse > Patricia Eldred > John Esch > John & Judy Gill > Coral Hadler > Robert Hoffman > Clyde Honeycutt > Penelope Kingsbury > Marilyn Kinsey > Thomas Lawnsby > John Lyon > Richard Pukal > David Russo > Paul Schlechter > Dunham Smith > Janet Sutherland > David Tuls > Alan Wagner > John Walsh > Arthur Wangbickler > > If you enjoy the Great Loop List, and want it to continue and grow, please lend a hand by contributing toward expenses. A donation of just $10 or $25 a year will prove immensely helpful. > > To make a voluntary contribution via PayPal or a credit card, please go to <http://www.trawlersandtrawlering.com/supportgreatlooplist.html>. > > Your support is much appreciated. > > --Georgs > > Georgs Kolesnikovs > Your host at Trawlers & Trawlering since 1997 > http://www.trawlersandtrawlering.com > Your host at TrawlerCrawler.net since 2009 > http://www.trawlercrawler.net > > > On 2012-10-10, at 12:42 PM, Georgs Kolesnikovs wrote: > > > All hands-- > > > > Great Loop List is informative, it's entertaining and it's free--but it does cost money to operate such a popular resource. > > > > Since the beginning, I happily covered the costs myself most years, because I have the same passion you do for messing about in boats--and still have the Great Loop on my to-do list. But I no longer own and operate Trawler Fest, so there is not even faint business motivation for me to continue to underwrite the costs. > > > > If you enjoy the List, and if want it to continue and grow, please lend a hand by contributing toward expenses. A donation of just $10 or $25 a year will prove immensely helpful. > > > > To make a voluntary contribution via PayPal or a credit card, please go to <http://www.trawlersandtrawlering.com/supportgreatlooplist.html>. > > > > On the same page, you'll find an address if you wish to contribute by check or money order. > > > > Have no fears, you won't be badgered about making a donation. Unless someone posts a question or comment, I'll be reporting to you monthly only on fund-raising progress, and publicly thanking those who have stepped forward. > > > > Please help make Great Loop List self-supporting in 2012-13. > > > > --Georgs > > > > Georgs Kolesnikovs > > Your host at Trawlers & Trawlering since 1997 > > http://www.trawlersandtrawlering.com > > Your host at TrawlerCrawler.net since 2009 > > http://www.trawlercrawler.net > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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

I agree totally with Frank ... after I saw the list of supporters so far it reminded me I needed to get on board and I opened my wallet today as well. I completed the loop last year but still very much enjoy the camaraderie and information we share in our posts. Let's help him out folks and show our appreciation ! John m/v At Last London, Ontario > From: dieselduck44@hotmail.com > To: gxk@earthlink.net; great-loop@lists.trawlering.com > Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2012 16:20:18 -0500 > Subject: Re: GL: Help keep Great Loop List self-supporting > > We've got hundreds, lots of hundreds of people on this site, yet only a small handful was able to open their wallets to help Georgs out. Come on boaters - lets give a good show of support.Frank > > > From: gxk@earthlink.net > > Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2012 14:43:04 -0500 > > To: great-loop@lists.trawlering.com > > Subject: Re: GL: Help keep Great Loop List self-supporting > > > > All hands-- > > > > Due to the generous support of the following Listees, the annual quest for self-suffiency is approaching a successful conclusion. > > > > Phil Bolin > > Richard Eckhouse > > Patricia Eldred > > John Esch > > John & Judy Gill > > Coral Hadler > > Robert Hoffman > > Clyde Honeycutt > > Penelope Kingsbury > > Marilyn Kinsey > > Thomas Lawnsby > > John Lyon > > Richard Pukal > > David Russo > > Paul Schlechter > > Dunham Smith > > Janet Sutherland > > David Tuls > > Alan Wagner > > John Walsh > > Arthur Wangbickler > > > > If you enjoy the Great Loop List, and want it to continue and grow, please lend a hand by contributing toward expenses. A donation of just $10 or $25 a year will prove immensely helpful. > > > > To make a voluntary contribution via PayPal or a credit card, please go to <http://www.trawlersandtrawlering.com/supportgreatlooplist.html>. > > > > Your support is much appreciated. > > > > --Georgs > > > > Georgs Kolesnikovs > > Your host at Trawlers & Trawlering since 1997 > > http://www.trawlersandtrawlering.com > > Your host at TrawlerCrawler.net since 2009 > > http://www.trawlercrawler.net > > > > > > On 2012-10-10, at 12:42 PM, Georgs Kolesnikovs wrote: > > > > > All hands-- > > > > > > Great Loop List is informative, it's entertaining and it's free--but it does cost money to operate such a popular resource. > > > > > > Since the beginning, I happily covered the costs myself most years, because I have the same passion you do for messing about in boats--and still have the Great Loop on my to-do list. But I no longer own and operate Trawler Fest, so there is not even faint business motivation for me to continue to underwrite the costs. > > > > > > If you enjoy the List, and if want it to continue and grow, please lend a hand by contributing toward expenses. A donation of just $10 or $25 a year will prove immensely helpful. > > > > > > To make a voluntary contribution via PayPal or a credit card, please go to <http://www.trawlersandtrawlering.com/supportgreatlooplist.html>. > > > > > > On the same page, you'll find an address if you wish to contribute by check or money order. > > > > > > Have no fears, you won't be badgered about making a donation. Unless someone posts a question or comment, I'll be reporting to you monthly only on fund-raising progress, and publicly thanking those who have stepped forward. > > > > > > Please help make Great Loop List self-supporting in 2012-13. > > > > > > --Georgs > > > > > > Georgs Kolesnikovs > > > Your host at Trawlers & Trawlering since 1997 > > > http://www.trawlersandtrawlering.com > > > Your host at TrawlerCrawler.net since 2009 > > > http://www.trawlercrawler.net > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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

All hands-- I'm pleased to report that the annual quest for self-sufficiency has again reached a successful conclusion, thanks to a final round of contributions from these Listees: Kenneth J Allington Ted Brown Betty Carlisle Ann Carroll Robert Constans LInda Franko Gerald Hawke Sheryl Hite-Verdugo Robert Hood Kenneth Kasten Roger Kothrade Gary Kramer Bob Kunath John Mencel Roger Mixter Bruce Noble Douglas Pugh Karen Reilly Thomas Rogers Joseph Roy Kenneth Shanley Thomas Sherman Stevens Willett and one anonymous. My thanks to everyone who made a donation. Much appreciate the support. It's also wonderful to see the subscriber roster continue to hover just above the 1,000-mark. As some folks depart, others join us, and the forum goes on. Best wishes for health, happiness and flat seas in the New Year! --Georgs Georgs Kolesnikovs Your host at Trawlers & Trawlering since 1997 http://www.trawlersandtrawlering.com Your host at TrawlerCrawler.net since 2009 http://www.trawlercrawler.net On 2012-10-10, at 12:42 PM, Georgs Kolesnikovs wrote: > All hands-- > > Great Loop List is informative, it's entertaining and it's free--but it does cost money to operate such a popular resource. > > Since the beginning, I happily covered the costs myself most years, because I have the same passion you do for messing about in boats--and still have the Great Loop on my to-do list. But I no longer own and operate Trawler Fest, so there is not even faint business motivation for me to continue to underwrite the costs. > > If you enjoy the List, and if want it to continue and grow, please lend a hand by contributing toward expenses. A donation of just $10 or $25 a year will prove immensely helpful. > > To make a voluntary contribution via PayPal or a credit card, please go to <http://www.trawlersandtrawlering.com/supportgreatlooplist.html>. > > On the same page, you'll find an address if you wish to contribute by check or money order. > > Have no fears, you won't be badgered about making a donation. Unless someone posts a question or comment, I'll be reporting to you monthly only on fund-raising progress, and publicly thanking those who have stepped forward. > > Please help make Great Loop List self-supporting in 2012-13. > > --Georgs