Great loop speed record attempt

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Robert Youens

Great Loop Jon Boat Question & Answer I have more than 10 hours of idling at 5 mph today. Lets talk! Send questions... I'll answer right now!
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He’s moving right along, next big hurdle the Great lakes, can be brutal .
 
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The Lady Lor finished her loop … they just posted:

Lady Lor crossed her wake after 12 days, 18 hours, and 10 minutes. This is a new world record!​

 
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Looks like something is up, backtracking on lake Erie


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yeah he wont break the record as he has barely started around the UP but I'll give it to a 71 year old dude, i'm impressed.
 
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As I heard, there was a storm brewing, so he stopped early today and then took a little road trip to visit a friend. It should be Lear skies and calm water ahead of him the next couple of days.
 
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Appears to be sitting in a boat yard, off the water, in Arcadia MI
 
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Boat damage repair from the grounding whi.st waiting out the storms


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Great Loop Jon Boat Arcadia, MI I'm OK! My router Jack Dunn and I agreed that I should seek shelter and hold off on a direct run to Chicago. Large storms are projected to occur along my planned...
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Great Loop Jon Boat I love my Weldbilt Jon Boat I'm getting ready to do an approximately 200 mile open water crossing through Lake Michigan in a boat initially designed for duck hunting on bayous....
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Great Loop Jon Boat People Following The Adventure You gals and guys are amazing! I set up to camp on the hook in my boat tonight. Within minutes people were greeting me from the banks......
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