C Dory 22 Salty

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thataway
Several of us C Brats have had the pleasure of visiting with Jonathan Arthur, who is doing the "Great Loop" on his C Dory 22 "Salty". He started this spring from near Melbourne, FL. He has the minimal approach to cruising. Navigation is an I pad, and the depth is a small digital depth finder in the dash. No dinghy or kicker. No ice chest or refrigeration. A Wallas stove for heat and cooking. No 110 Volts (except an extension cord for charging his phone and i pad. ) Jonathan has two 7 gallon plastic jugs to bring fuel from service stations and avoids paying marina prices for fuel. He has only paid for marina slips on 3 nights on the entire trip, the rest at anchor or free dockage. He has also been to the Bahamas, and is considering more exploration in the Caribbean.

It was great meeting a fellow C Dory owner who is living his dream while he is young. He is also the first cruising C Dory to make the 12 mile on the water trip off the ICW to our dock. (A number have come by land--and all are welcome)

Charless and Marjorie (C Dory 22, "Vagabundo") from Boseman, MT are over at Pirate's cove, also got to visit with Jonathan and have been over to our home several times in the last week.
 
Great to hear Bob. Nice when folks just go do it. We'll be on down likely next winter. Wish him well from us. George
 
What a great story. The circumstances of my life did not lead to serious and extended boating at a young age. How I envy those who are able to do it. Sounds like Jonathan has a great attitude! (OK, even though I bought this boat at age 60 - it makes me feel like I'm 18!) And you, Dr. Bob, with your vast experience and you open and generous nature are an example and an inspiration to us all.
 
Neat-o! The report, what "Salty" is doing, and hearing about your hospitality - all good stuff.

I hope we hear more about Salty's trip (maybe he will post?)
 
How cool. Living a dream, and making it work. Thanks for passing on the word and hope to hear more of his story along the way.

Thank you for your hospitality. The C-Brat family is a great place to be.

Harvey
SleepyC :moon
 
Great about those doing the Loop - perhaps he can relate a few of his adventures for us. And Thataway Bob is a great finish to the cruise.

Bill - on Noro Lim - unless you have any physical limitations, don't let age deter you from undertaking the Loop. We cruised the Loop more than five years after we retired on a 20-foot Flicka sailboat (and before it was widely known as The Loop). And we have gone up the Inside Passage from WA State to Alaska several times, more than 15 years after retiring. If possible -- GO FOR IT! The Loop is a delightful trip!
 
Storys like these are inspiring,people enjoying their boats,and the hospitality.
 
thanks for the post, Bob. is Jonathan a Brat? would love to see pictures of his journey. I like the minimalist approach as well, much less stress. Although I must admit, I do love the social aspect of most marinas. :beer

Hoping to make it down to FL one day.
 
Yes, Jonathan is a C Brat and had posted a couple of posts during his trip.

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One point that jonathan made, and which I agree with, is that most folks who do the loop don't take time to explore the towns along the way. He would start off in the AM with several trawlers, and stop for lunch and exploration at some small town--often in an area where the trawler draft would not allow them to get ashore. He might stop at another area on the way before he caught up with the trawler that afternoon. He would anchor--the trawler at the dock for $50 or so....Trawler like mileage--4 miles per gallon.
 
They're both wonderful: the Inside Passage and the Great Loop/ICW. For us left coasters, the great thing about the Great Loop is that you do get to meet so much of our American History that is on the East Coast.

Stopping at both big and little towns and cities should be one of the goals of the trip. Starting at St Augustine, up through the Virginias into the Chesapeake, Washington DC, on up to and through New York was one of the most wonderful history lessons Judy and I got. One of our wishes was that we could have taken the kids through there when they were young.

Not only just going ashore, but renting a car and exploring, such as Gettysburg, Savannah, DC was wonderful. And so were some of the cars we rented, a trip back into history, but cheap.

There are many ways to do the Great Loop, but they're all good. You get to see the same sights as long as you make the effort. And it's all protected water. We met both the simple and fancy ones and boy are they fancy. Judy loved marinas and we anchored out once in a while. Here's our record of our Great Loop Trip

Boris
 
Another thing I was just thinking about The Great Loop is that you can start it at any time of year - just by going to the appropriate place "on the weather map" and then following the seasons. Pretty nifty.
 
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