Gold Loop 2018-2019 – Links to Blog and Final Stats

Getting to the Loop – Leg 1 Lake Superior to to Americas Great Loop	Start: August 5, 2018 at Ashland Marina, Ashland, WI Lat: 46°35’40″N Long: 90°53’18″W Elevation: 183m / 600feet End: August 13, 2018 Yacht Haven on Drummond Island, MI 46°01’31.0″N 83°44’54.0″W 46.025278, -83.748333 Elevation: 580 feet
The Loop – First half Half looped at the Atlantic Ocean	Start: August 15, 2018 Yacht Haven on Drummond Island, MI 46°01’31.0″N 83°44’54.0″W 46.025278, -83.748333 Elevation: 580 feet Half Looped: February 2, 2019 Riviera Beach Marina, on Lake Worth Riviera Beach, FL 26°46’26.2″N 80°03’06.4″W 26.773950, -80.051790 Elevation: 0 ft
Bahamas One great side trip	Start: February 3, 2019 Riviera Beach Marina, on Lake Worth Riviera Beach, FL 26°46’26.2″N 80°03’06.4″W 26.773950, -80.051790 Elevation: 0 ft End: April 11, 2019 Fort Pierce, Florida (on the hook) 27°28’16.2″N 80°19’30.5″W 27.471170, -80.325148 Elevation: 0 ft
Loop – Second half Crossing our Wake	Start: April 12, 2019 Fort Pierce, Florida 27°28’16.2″N 80°19’30.5″W 27.471170, -80.325148 Elevation: 0 ft Fully Looped: August 4, 2017 Yacht Haven, Drummond Island, MI 46°01’30.4″N 83°44’53.2″W 46.025108, -83.748121 Elevation: 574 ft
Going Home – Leg 2 Homecoming	Start: http://yesdear.life/?p=12603 46°01’30.4″N 83°44’53.2″W 46.025108, -83.748121 End: Sep 5, 2019 Twin Cities Maria, Inver Grove Heights, MN 44°51’28.4″N 93°00’51.3″W 44.857882, -93.014236

VOYAGE SUMMARY STATS Aug 5, 2018 to Sep 5, 2019	Counts
Total days	397
Travel days	212
Non-travel days	185
Nights – In marinas	243
Nights – On the hook	154
Locks transited	186
Miles Traveled – Nautical	7836
Miles Traveled – Statute	9020
Fuel – Gallons used	4271
Fuel – Average Cost	$3.45
Miles per gallon – Nautical	1.8
Miles per gallon – Statute	2.1
Slip Fees – Average	$56.91
Pump Out Fees -Total	$122.06
Pump Out Fees – Average	$3.49
Total Number of Pump Outs	35
Major Maintenance / haul out	2

Ribbon Leg 1 Stats Aug 5 to Aug 13, 2018	Counts
Total days	10
Travel days	9
Non-travel days	1
Nights – In marinas	9
Nights – On the hook	1
Locks transited	1
Miles Traveled – Nautical	343

GREAT LOOP SUMMARY (excludes Bahamas) Aug 15, 2018 to Aug 4, 2019	Counts
Total days	287
Travel days	132
Non-travel days	155
Nights – In marinas	202
Nights – On the hook	86
Locks transited	153
Miles Traveled – Nautical	5294

Great Loop Stats * first half * Aug 15, 2018 to Feb 2, 2019	Counts
Total days	172
Travel days	65
Non-travel days	107
Nights – In marinas	138
Nights – On the hook	34
Locks transited	36
Miles Traveled – Nautical	2506

Bahamas Feb 2 to Apr 11, 2019	Counts
Total days	68
Travel days	45
Non-travel days	23
Nights – In marinas	17
Nights – On the hook	51
Locks transited	0
Miles Traveled – Nautical	942

Great Loop Stats * second half * Aug 15, 2018 to Feb 2, 2019	Counts
Total days	115
Travel days	67
Non-travel days	48
Nights – In marinas	63
Nights – On the hook	52
Locks transited	117
Miles Traveled – Nautical	2789

Ribbon Leg 2 Stats Aug 5, 2019 to Sep 5, 2019	Counts
Total days	32
Travel days	26
Non-travel days	6
Nights – In marinas	15
Nights – On the hook	16
Locks transited	32
Miles Traveled – Nautical	1258

####	Waterway	Date	Lock
1	St Lawrence Seaway	12-Aug-18	Soo Locks, Sault Ste. Marie, MI
2	Illinois Waterway	7-Sep-18	Mile 327.4, Chicago Harbor Lock
3		7-Sep-18	Mile 291.0, Lockport Lock and Dam
4		7-Sep-18	Mile 286.0, Brandon Road Lock
5		7-Sep-18	Mile 271.5, Dresden Lock & Dam
6		13-Sep-18	Mile 244.6, Marseilles Lock
7		13-Sep-18	Mile 231.0, Starved Rock Lock & Dam
8		14-Sep-18	Mile 157.6, Peoria Lock & Dam
9		15-Sep-18	Mile 80.2, La Grange Lock & Dam
10	Mississippi	18-Sep-18	Mile 200.8, Mel Price Lock and Dam 26
11		18-Sep-18	Mile 185.0, Chain of Rocks Lock and Dam 27
12	Ohio	21-Sep-18	Mile 962.6, Lock & Dam 53 (Olmstead Lock and Lock 52)
13	Cumberland River	22-Sep-18	Mile 30.6, Barkley Lock & Dam
14	Tenneesee River	3-Oct-18	Mile 206.7, Pickwick Landing Lock and Dam
15	Tenn-Tom Waterway	12-Oct-18	Mile 412.0, Jamie Whitten Lock
16		12-Oct-18	Mile 406.8, Montgomery Lock
17		12-Oct-18	Mile 398.4, John Rankin Lock
18		13-Oct-18	Mile 391.0, Fulton Lock and Dam
19		13-Oct-18	Mile 376.3, Glover Wilkins Lock
20		13-Oct-18	Mile 371.1, Amory Lock
21		14-Oct-18	Mile 357.5, Aberdeen Lock
22		15-Oct-18	Mile 334.7, John Stennis Lock
23		15-Oct-18	Mile 306.8, Tom Bevill Lock and Dam
24		16-Oct-18	Mile 266.1, Howell Heflin Lock and Dam
25	Black Warrior – Tombigbee	20-Oct-18	Mile 213.3, Demopolis Lock and Dam
26		22-Oct-18	Mile 116.6, Coffeeville Lock and Dam
27	Cape Coral Waterways	Cape Coral Harbour
28		8-Jan-19	Cape Coral Harbour
29		8-Jan-19	Cape Coral Harbour
30		29-Jan-19	Cape Coral Harbour
31		29-Jan-19	Cape Coral Harbour
32		31-Jan-19	Cape Coral Harbour
33	Okeechobee Waterway (OWW)	31-Jan-19	Franklin Lock
34		31-Jan-19	Ortona Lock
35		1-Feb-19	Moore Haven Lock
36		1-Feb-19	Port Mayaca Lock
37		2-Feb-19	St Lucie Lock
38	Great Dismal Swamp	20-May-19	South Mills Lock
39		21-May-19	Deep Creek Lock
40	Hudson River	13-Jun-19	Troy, NY
41	Champlain Waterway	15-Jun-19	C1 Waterford
42		15-Jun-19	C2 Mechanicville
43		16-Jun-19	C3 Mechanicville
44		16-Jun-19	C4 Stillwater
45		16-Jun-19	C5 Northumberland
46		16-Jun-19	C6 Fort Miller
47		16-Jun-19	C7 Fort Edward
48		16-Jun-19	C8 Fort Edward
49		16-Jun-19	C9 Smith’s Basin
50		16-Jun-19	C11 Comstock
51		17-Jun-19	C12 Whitehall
52	Richelieu Waterway	21-Jun-19	Canal de Chambly Lock 9
53		22-Jun-19	Canal de Chambly Lock 8
54		22-Jun-19	Canal de Chambly Lock 7
55		22-Jun-19	Canal de Chambly Lock 6
56		22-Jun-19	Canal de Chambly Lock 5
57		22-Jun-19	Canal de Chambly Lock 4
58		22-Jun-19	Canal de Chambly Lock 3
59		22-Jun-19	Canal de Chambly Lock 2
60		22-Jun-19	Canal de Chambly Lock 2
61		22-Jun-19	Canal de Chambly Lock 1
62		22-Jun-19	Canal de Saint Ours
63	St Lawrence Seaway	27-Jun-19	Ships Canal – Saint-Lambert Lock
64		27-Jun-19	Ships Canal – Saint-Catherine Lock
65	Ottawa River	27-Jun-19	Saint-Anne-de-Bellevue Lock
66		27-Jun-19	Carillon Lock
67	Rideau Waterway	28-Jun-19	Lock 1 – Ottawa – step lock
68			Lock 2 – Ottawa – step lock
69			Lock 3 – Ottawa – step lock
70			Lock 4 – Ottawa – step lock
71			Lock 5 – Ottawa – step lock
72			Lock 6 – Ottawa – step lock
73			Lock 7 – Ottawa – step lock
74			Lock 8 – Ottawa – step lock
75		3-Jul-19	Lock 9 – Hartswell
76			Lock 10 – Hartswell
77			Lock 11 – Hogsback
78			Lock 12 – Hogsback
79			Lock 13 – Black Rapids
80			Lock 14
81			Lock 15
82			Lock 16
83		4-Jul-19	Lock 17 – Burrits Rapids
84			Lock 18 – Lower Nicholsons
85			Lock 19 – Upper Nicholsons
86			Lock 20 – Clowes
87			Lock 21 – Merrickville
88			Lock 22 – Merrickville
89			Lock 23 – Merrickville
90			Lock 24 – Kilmarnock
91			Lock 25 – Emunds
92			Lock 26 – Old Slys Lock
93			Lock 27 – Old Slys Lock
94			Lock 29A ( old locks 28, 29, 30)
95		5-Jul-19	Lock 31 Smith Falls
96			Lock 32 – Poonamalie
97		6-Jul-19	Lock 35 – The Narrows – LAST UP elevation 411
98			Lock 36 – Newboro – DOWN
99			Lock 37 – Chaffeys Locks
100			Lock 38 – Davis Lock
101			Lock 39 – Jones Falls
102			Lock 40 – Jones Falls
103			Lock 41 – Jones Falls
104			Lock 42 – Jones Falls
105		7-Jul-19	Lock 43 – Upper Brewers
106			Lock 44 – Upper Brewers
107			Lock 45 – Lower Brewers
108			Lock 46 – Kingston Mills
109			Lock 47 – Kingston Mills
110			Lock 48 – Kingston Mills
111			Lock 49 – Kingston Mills
112	Trent- Severn Waterway	10-Jul-19	Lock 1 – Trenton
113			Lock 2 – Sydney
114			Lock 3 – Glen Miller
115			Lock 4 – Batawa
116			Lock 5 – Trent
117			Lock 6 – Frankfort
118		11-Jul-19	Lock 7 – Glen Ross
119			Lock 8 – Percy Reach
120			Lock 9 – Meyers
121			Lock 10 – Hagues Reach
122			Lock 11 – Ranney Falls
123			Lock 12 – Ranney Falls
124			Lock 13 – Cambellford
125		12-Jul-19	Lock 14 – Crowe Bay
126			Lock 15 – Healey Falls
127			Lock 16 – Healey Falls
128			Lock 17 – Healey Falls
129			Lock 18 – Hastings
130			Lock 19 – Scott Mills
131		21-Jul-19	Lock 20 – Ashburnham
132			Lock 21 – Peterbourough Lift Lock
133			Lock 22 – Nassau Mills
134			Lock 23 – Otonabee
135			Lock 24 – Douro
136			Lock 25 – Sawyer Creek
137			Lock 26 – Lakefield
138		22-Jul-19	Lock 27 – Young’s Point
139			Lock 28 – Burleigh Falls (Lock 29 – NO LOCK)
140			Lock 30 – Lovesick
141			Lock 31 – Buckhorn
142			Lock 32 – Bobcaygeon
143		23-Jul-19	Lock 34 – Fenelon Falls (Lock 33 not on our route)
144			Lock 35 – Rosedale – LAST UP elevation 840
145			Lock 36 – Kirkfield Lift Lock
146			Lock 37 Bolsover
147			Lock 38 – Talbot
148		24-Jul-19	Lock 39 – Portage
149			Lock 40 – Thorah
150			Lock 41 – Gamebridge
151		25-Jul-19	Lock 42 – Couchching
152			Lock 43 – Swift Rapids
153			Lock 44 – Big Chute
154		26-Jul-19	Lock 45 – Port Severn
155	Cal-Sag Waterway	12-Aug-19	Mile 364.4 Thomas S O’Brien Lock
156	Illinois Waterway	13-Aug-19	Mile 291.0, Lockport Lock and Dam
157			Mile 286.0, Brandon Road Lock
158		14-Aug-19	Mile 271.5, Dresden Lock & Dam
159		18-Aug-19	Mile 244.6, Marseilles Lock
160			Mile 231.0, Starved Rock Lock & Dam
161		20-Aug-19	Mile 157.6, Peoria Lock & Dam
162		21-Aug-19	Mile 80.2, La Grange Lock & Dam
163	Mississippi	25-Aug-19	Lock 25 – mile 241, Winfield, MO
164		26-Aug-19	Lock 24 – mile 273, Clarksville, MO
165			Lock 22 – mile 301, Saverton MO (no Lock 23)
166		27-Aug-19	Lock 21 – mile 32,5 Quincy, IL
167			Lock 20 – mile 343, Canton, MI
168			Lock 19 – mile 364, Keokuk, IA
169		29-Aug-19	Lock 18 – mile 410, Gladstone, IL and Burlington, IA
170			Lock 17 – mile 347, New Boston, IL
171			Lock 16 – mile 457, Muscatine, IA
172		30-Aug-19	Lock 15 – mile 483, Rock Island, IL and Davenport, IA
173			Lock 14 – mile 493, LeClaire, IA
174			Lock 13 – mile 522, above Fulton, IL and Clinton, IA
175		31-Aug-19	Lock 12 – mile 557, Bellevue, IA
176		1-Sep-19	Lock 11 – mile 583, Dubuque, IA
177			Lock 10 – mile 615, Guttenberg, IA
178			Lock 9 – mile 648, Lynxville, WI and Harpers Ferry, IA
179		2-Sep-19	Lock 8 – mile 679, Genoa, WI
180			Lock 7 – mile 703, La Crescent, MN and Onalaska, WI
181			Lock 6 – mile 714, Trempealeau, WI
182			Lock 5A – mile 728, Fountain City, WI and Goodview, MN
183			Lock 5 – mile 738, Minnesota City, MN
184		3-Sep-19	Lock 4 – mile 753, Alma, WI
185		4-Sep-19	Lock 3 – mile 797, Welch/Red Wing, MN
186		5-Sep-19	Lock 2 – mile 815, Hastings, MN