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Day 168-171: AGLCA Rendezvous

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Day 168-171: Monday, October 3rd through Thursday, October 6th: Monday the official Rendezvous started. Ron and Eva Stob, the Directors of America's Great Loop Cruisers Association (AGLCA) put on this event. They founded the organization in the mid-90s, and host a rendezvous twice a year.

The four-day format features presentations by various experts each morning. In the afternoon are Coast Guard Vessel Safety Checks, "Looper Crawl," and/or fun and games such as dinghy races. The "Looper Crawl" is a sort of open house when various Loopers volunteer to have you tour their boats. About 5:30 each afternoon is Happy Hour, then supper catered by the lodge. After supper is an evening program, usually on a lighter vein.

All in all, the days are quite full and fun. This week there were about 250 people in attendance - some in boats, some staying in the lodge and some in the campground.

On Monday afternoon we had an impromptu set of presentations on the patio. "Bob" talked about his fuel polishing system (don't ask):

Next, Don from Windless and Roy from Roy El presented how to make a locking-loop for securing the boat when locking through:

Then Bill demonstrated a "tugboat hitch" (an unofficial name for a quickly tied loop):

Don showed everyone how to tie the knot step-by-step:

Most of the week had lunch in the dining room. Tuesday, Ruth chatted with this group of Red Hat Society members:

This is the room where all the presentations and evening meals are held:

And here is the room full of Loopers listening to "Skipper Bob" present the nitty-gritty about going to the Bahamas. He has written about ten guide books about various aspects of pleasure boating:

These folks are our hosts, Ron and Eva Stob. Ron is always humorous and Eva is a five-foot tall pack of dynamite. She keeps the program on track:

We took the traditional group photo. However, our group was so large this year that we had to make three pictures to get everyone in. We include them here for the Loopers that follow this web site.

First were the veterans - those who had completed the loop:

Then the "doers" - those who were currently doing the loop:

Next were the "wannabes" - those who had not yet started the loop:

We enjoyed the rendezvous very much and were sad it was winding down. However, we were ready to cruise on. We bid adieux to fellow Loopers, promising to cross paths again along the way. And we will..

Tomorrow, Friday, October 6th we will move along.

Position tonight: N34 48.734 W087 19.922

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