Record-breaking boater Robert Youens halts second Great Loop journey

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from July 21, 2026 MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — Robert Youens, the 72-year-old who set the world record last year for a solo trip of the Great Loop, has ended this year's attempt early, according to his traveling companion, Steven Hernden. Youens set out with Hernden on [...]