Recent content by Derrickb

Hi Rob, I would have loved to have a lower price but the $45 for the print version coffee table style book is Amazon's production cost rounded up to the nearest dollar. As it is a large format 10" X 8" of 360 pages with over 500 color photos it is expensive to print. The $5 kindle version is...

After receiving a total of five individual reviews, all with five star ratings, 'America's Great Loop, Aussie Style' about a C-Dory looper, is currently the number one book of all 54 books that have been written about this epic inland waterway journey. Four of these reviews were for the kindle...

We enjoyed meeting Don and Bobbie at Kenlake Marina who were excellent hosts on the 4th of July fireworks night. Regards Derrick

Hi Sobelle's parents. Several people have said we gave away too much information on the blog so people wouldn't buy the book. The book is certainly based around the daily blog but with heaps more photos and narrative. The book has introductory chapters not on the blog as well as appendices such...

The recently published book America's Great Loop, Aussie Style features a C-Dory 26. It is available in coffee table style printed large format as well as Kindle ebook. It reached #12 of all the thousands of Kindle boating titles. It sits at # 3 of Amazon's looper books and has received five...

Now available on Amazon in large format 11" x 8.5" coffee table style book or Kindle ebook version via the link below. It is 360 pages with over 500 colour photos of our five month, 6000 mile voyage in a borrowed 26' boat on America's inland waterways. https://www.amazon.com/Derrick-Baan/e/B...

America's Great Loop, Aussie Style is now published. Available on Amazon in large format 11" x 8.5" coffee table style book or Kindle ebook version via the link below. It is 360 pages with over 500 colour photos of our five month, 6000 mile voyage in a borrowed 26' boat on America's inland...

At 3pm today the 26' C-Dory Grace Full with Aussie crew Derrick and Terry crossed her wake at Jacksonville after completing the Great Loop in five months and one day. The reasonably quick completion was predicated by only being allowed a six month visa. But that is long enough away from family...

Hi Slewfoot, We are less than a week away from commencing the Trent Severn Waterway, as part of our Great Loop. We blog daily on balakera.com so you could follow our experiences there. Derrick

I'm Derrick from Brisbane, Australia and we picked up the C-Dory Venture 26 in Deland right after the Hontoon Island gathering three weeks ago. We are now in Elizabeth City, NC and you can follow our Great Loop exploits on the website/blog balakera.com

Hi Everyone, I live in Brisbane, Australia and have just completed a 9000 nm circumnavigation of Australia in my 10m sailing catamaran. My next challenge is the Great Loop and believe a C-Dory would be ideal. I'm a Ships Master 5 and Boat Licence Instructor. I could either buy a C-Dory and sell...