We took a quick trip (7.5 miles) from Albany to Troy for a one night prep so we could see another town while we prepared for our trip...

Originally, we were planning to leave Shady Harbor and go straight to Waterford as an overnight stay before entering the Erie Canal. We...

The America's Great Loop Cruisers Association sponsors several official Rendezvous during the year. This is an opportunity to learn about...

Thanks to our buddy boat, Legacy, we got our coveted picture of the Sparkling Star in front of Lady Liberty. The haze seemed to lift...

Waiting for the perfect weather window has paid off. In the distance of this picture you can see 5 boats ahead of us. There were three in...

Atlantic City, here we come! We decided to take the off-shore route in the Atlantic to go to Atlantic City. We looked for a perfect...

We started the day with fantastic weather and decided to make the long trip through the Delaware Bay in calm conditions. With constant...

We made our last stop on the Chesepeake in Chesapeake City, Maryland at Schaefers Marina. We were instructed that the direction that we...

We had a beautiful calm day of travel to our next stop in Havre de Grace. We traveled early on Mother's Day and had the bay to ourselves....

This was a very brief stop at Pleasure Cove Marina on our way up the Chesapeake. The best weather window was a Saturday, so we passed...

With so much to do along the way, we decided to spend a few more days planning out our trip up the Chesapeake and through to New York...

Our travel day to Solomons Island from Colonial Beach was calm and beautiful. We saw the Stiletto M80 on our Navionics as a "military...

Our first stop was always going to be the Boathouse Marina in Colonial Beach. This marina has been our home away from home for the past...

We have had the most amazing support from the staff and boat friends at Prince William Marina who took us from newbies to feeling...

We have been able to meet up with a fraction of people we wanted to before we left. Luckily, we were able to see so many friends at our...

Thank you to our dear friends and family who were ankle to join us for fun and friendship at our Great Loop Launch Party. We look forward...

In 2023, the Sparkling Star crew completed preparation tasks for the 2024 Great Loop. Some of the to do actions we completed were...

The plan is to start our Great Loop voyage in April/May 2024, starting from Occoquan, Virginia. See the loop route here