With manufacturing delays the 2017 Great Loop cruise will not happen. Delivery in late June or first of July will make completion of the Loop this year not realistic. Required time and weather would make the Great Lakes portion of the cruise risky.
With the production of Spirit Song behind schedule the Loop in 2017 may not be possible due to late fall or winter weather conditions arriving on the Great Lakes before I can complete that portion of the Loop. A little disappointing but will probably be the best. Cruising around Florida, becoming better qualified with the TT35 systems and operating the vessel will better prepare me to complete the Loop in 2018.