Sailing along the Great Loop

Posted on February 1, 2019

By ANGELA CASTELUCCI / Managing editor

Sailing around a bend in the Steinhatchee River, Jim and Susan Pattison Merritt saw a welcome sight – their aunt Rhoda Moehring’s dock.

A few smooth maneuvers later, and the couple’s “Gypsy” PDQ catamaran glided into position. Feet back on solid ground, they were ready to share tales of their grand adventure… a nearly year-long “Great Loop” journey that started in Stuart (Fla.) and wound their way up the Atlantic Coast, across Canada and down the Mississippi.

PHOTO: Steinahtchee’s Rhoda Moehring with her “Looper” niece and nephew, Susan and Jim Merritt. The “Great Loop” is a boat trip that circumnavigates the Eastern United States and part of Canada, using the Intercoastal Waterway, locks and canals, the Great Lakes and rivers.

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