Robert Youens’ Jon Boat

Great Loop Speed Record Attempt

We were lucky enough to be invited aboard Robert Youens’ wicked fast and capable jon boat as he was passing through Charleston in an attempt to set a single-engine world speed record for the Great Loop. Known as The Ageless Wanderer, this is not the only wild passage Youens has made in his life. Thanks for the ride Robert! Follow him on Facebook at: rwyouens.

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Chris Dixon

Senior Editor, Power & Motoryacht
Chris Dixon is the author of Ghost Wave and The Ocean, The Ultimate Handbook of Nautical Knowledge. His writing has appeared in The New York Times bestseller The Southerner’s Handbook. His writing has also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Outside, Popular Mechanics and Garden & Gun. He grew up boating, fishing and surfing along the coasts of South Carolina and Georgia, once spent a year working and traveling with Jimmy Buffett and today lives in Charleston with his wife, son and daughter.

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