{"podcast":{"title":"Great Loop Radio Podcast","slug":"great-loop-radio-podcast-199947","podcast_index_feed_id":199947,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/V55fg6WS","website_url":"https://www.blogtalkradio.com/aglca","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/9958fc5f-70de-42c3-8301-fc3f19ccca65/7171c4f3-ed4a-4e99-8a2d-52ed0fce0b1f/3000x3000/056cea8d-7a2e-4a51-a595-0c2970c9cd62-aglca-logo2.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"AGLCA","episode_count":600,"summary":"America's Great Loop Cruisers' Association brings you this weekly podcast providing information and inspiration to help you plan your own Great Loop adventure.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-13T00:18:54.377990+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-loop-radio-podcast-199947"},"episode":{"title":"Story of Our Loop-Doug & Melissa-Gemini 105MC","slug":"story-of-our-loop-doug-melissa-gemini-105mc","published_at":"2026-05-29T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-loop-radio-podcast-199947/story-of-our-loop-doug-melissa-gemini-105mc","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-loop-radio-podcast-199947","url":"https://www.blogtalkradio.com/aglca","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/3a74fd25-f163-4854-9015-b616313c4f32/9958fc5f-70de-42c3-8301-fc3f19ccca65/episodes/audio/group/d36a3d58-7494-4399-a281-27e129f98def/group-item/0af1753a-45d6-474d-8fea-dbd0404dfdb1/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=V55fg6WS","summary":"In this installment of our “Story of Our Loop” series, we chat with Doug & Melissa about their Great Loop adventure aboard their Gemini 105MC catamaran. Cruising at about 4.5 knots, they completed the Loop in just over a year, proving that there’s no “right” speed or schedule for America’s Great Loop. Doug & Melissa share what life was like aboard a smaller catamaran with both a dog and a cat along for the journey, including the unique challenges and rewards of cruising with pets. While they originally planned to spend much of the trip anchoring out, they were pleasantly surprised by the incredible sense of community among Loopers. The friendships they made along the way became one of the greatest highlights of their adventure. Join us for a conversation about slow cruising, unexpected connections, and the special camaraderie that makes the Great Loop experience unlike any other. The Great Loop is the boating adventure of a lifetime. Loopers follow the 6,000-mile route in their own boats, cruising up the east coast, into the Great Lakes, through the inland rivers, and through the Gulf. Learn more at www.greatloop.org.","meta_description":"In this installment of our “Story of Our Loop” series, we chat with Doug & Melissa about their Great Loop adventure aboard their Gemini 105MC catamaran. C…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2074,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/great-loop-radio-podcast-199947/episodes/story-of-our-loop-doug-melissa-gemini-105mc/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-loop-radio-podcast-199947/story-of-our-loop-doug-melissa-gemini-105mc.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}