The Ageless Wanderer: Using a 16 foot Jon boat, 71 year old Texan Robert Youens is navigating the 6000 mile Great Loop—a massive circuit that takes boaters on all kinds of bodies of water that now has him along the Erie Canal. He began in Pensacola, Florida eleven days ago and has worked his way to New York State. Robert is trying to set the world record—which is 19 days, 19 hours and 50 minutes (see earlier post for map of Great Loop). He’s VERY elusive because in the daylight hours he is const
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🛶 Day 17 — The Great Loop Jon Boat Journey 🌙 Evening Update — July 28, 2025 | 10:30 PM Robert Youens aboard Ageless Wanderer After launching this morning at 8:00 AM from Atman Park just outside of Chicago, Robert has once again proven there’s no quit in him. By 10:10 PM this evening, he brought the Ageless Wanderer to rest in Grafton, Illinois, just north of St. Louis — completing an incredible 14-hour, 230 mile push down the mighty Mississippi River. 🌉 Tomorrow, he will pass beneath the Gate
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A Record-Breaking Moment on the Great Loop We’ve all seen the headlines — Robert just completed the Great Loop in a jon boat… and in record time. Whether you cheered, gasped, or zoomed in on the GPS track, there’s no denying this has put the Loop on the map for a whole new audience. At AGLCA, we honor the adventurous spirit behind every Loop — from slow cruisers savoring small-town charm to record-breakers chasing the clock. The beauty of the Loop is that there’s no one right way to do it… but t
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Robert Youens, 71, is on a mission in his 16-foot flat-bottom, single-engine, 60-horsepower jon boat. He's trying to break a world record via the Great Loop, navigating 6,000 miles of waterways up the East Coast, through the Great Lakes, down the Mississippi River and other systems to the Gulf of Mexico. The Erie Canal posed a unique challenge for him. CLICK LINK IN BIO TO WATCH MORE
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