Great loop speed record attempt

[redneck joe]

Robert Youens

Great Loop Jon Boat Statue of Liberty

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[redneck joe]

South of Albany ny

 

[redneck joe]

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Great Loop Jon Boat Erie Canal.

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[redneck joe]

The Great Loop | Small chat with Robert Youens at lock 10 while he heads west | Facebook

Small chat with Robert Youens at lock 10 while he heads west! Got his lunch from another fan! Stay safe!

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The Great Loop | Ageless Wanderer leaving Lock 8 Mohawk River at 11:40am 7/20/2025 Rotterdam / Schenectady N.Y. | Facebook

Ageless Wanderer leaving Lock 8 Mohawk River at 11:40am 7/20/2025 Rotterdam / Schenectady N.Y.

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[redneck joe]

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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[FLATHEAD]

He’s moving right along, next big hurdle the Great lakes, can be brutal .

 

[redneck joe]

Yeah he hit Oneida lake a little bit ago

The Great Loop | Caught up with Robert part way up oneida lake and joined the escort group to brewerton | Facebook

Caught up with Robert part way up oneida lake and joined the escort group to brewerton!

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[aspeck]

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!​

 

[redneck joe]

Looks like something is up, backtracking on lake Erie

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[FLATHEAD]

Looks like something is up, backtracking on lake Erie

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Definitely some kind of hiccup in Erie for a bit there.

 

[redneck joe]

Didn't know there wasn't a way to shortcut the UP

 

[redneck joe]

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.

 

[aspeck]

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.

 

[roscoe]

Appears to be sitting in a boat yard, off the water, in Arcadia MI

 

[FLATHEAD]

Appears to be sitting in a boat yard, off the water, in Arcadia MI

It sure does. Guessing engine trouble.

 

[redneck joe]

Boat damage repair from the grounding whi.st waiting out the storms

Robert Youens

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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The Great Loop | Robert looking for his coffee cup in the boatyard. | Facebook

Robert looking for his coffee cup in the boatyard.

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Robert Youens

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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