You'll find references under both names, but "great circle" is the one
I hear the most:
http://www.pdqflotillas.com/PDF/PMM.pdf
http://skipperbob.home.att.net/publications.htm

And yes, I appreciate that there is another meaning to "great circle."

Tom R. wrote:
I believe the route is called the Great Loop.
"Jeff" wrote in message
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Bjarke Christensen wrote:

How do you sail from Lake Champlain to the Atlantic ?

Just an European sailor wondering ....


In addition to the two obvious routes (Hudson and St. Lawrence) you can
also go inland through th Great Lakes, down the Mississippi River and
Tenn-Tom Waterway to the Gulf of Mexico. Although this is clearly the
long way around, it has become a popular cruising route known as the Great
Circle.