May will be a little late for me - most Loopers that start from S. Fl leave in late March early April to get to the Chesapeake by June and Canada by July or early August. Idea is to follow the season for best weather. Generally want to be off the Great Lakes by Labor Day and about halfway to Mobile in the river system by about mid-October, ideal time for a side trip up Tennessee river to Chattanooga and Knoxville! At 7-8 kts, it takes about a year to do this trip right!
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