Category: Great Loop Countdown

  • June 2026 – 9 Months To Go

    May brought more adventures, experience and learning. We took the LiveMore out in the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) for sunset to give us more confidence with docking. I don’t think the birds and dolphins will ever stop mesmerizing me. We practiced with the anchor in the marina until I was comfortable getting the chain to drop…

  • May 2026 – 10 Months To Go

    This spring has been busy! Our boat is in our home port of Southport, North Carolina where she’s been hauled out, received a fresh coat of bottom paint, been buffed, waxed and added some lights to the swimming platform. We had many maintenance tasks performed as well such as a new horn, new hoses, and…

  • The Countdown Begins!

    We are Larry and Lisa Mitchell, and we will embark on America’s Great Loop from Southport, NC in March of 2027 aboard the LiveMore (formerly Ripple). We expect to finish the loop, or “cross our wake” about a year after that. We share many reasons for taking this voyage: strengthening our faith and our marriage,…