We had a simple daysail for relaxation and to test systems. Our first surprise was that the main propane tank ran out Friday evening. But we thought all was well as we have a second tank for the BBQ which we could switch out. 5am Saturday with a chill in the air, we tried to switch tanks only to find that the physical nature of the second tank prevented it attaching to the main tank system: the pressure meter on this system mechanically obstructed the connection. So we delayed our 9am departure for me to go and find liquid propane. Unfortunately boat tanks are not standard sized tanks so it's not possible to get propane through a tank switch as one can do at stores such as Home Depot. Instead we had to find a store which fills propane tanks. By 10am, all was accomplished and we set sail. The weather forecast had been for a sunny day, but the sun did not break through until evening, resulting in a chilly sail. However, we had spectacular sightings. We saw three dolphins, and whales. We have never seen whales so close to Boston before. Previously we have only seen whales on Stellwagon Bank. Saturday we saw whales as close as outer Brewster Island. In total we had six sightings over the course of three hours. We are not certain whether there was one whale that kept coming back to look at us or whether there were multiple whales.
We sailed out the north channel of the harbor towards Lynn, then turned south and entered the South Channel, up through The Narrows then back to Constitution marina. Winds were reasonable as we sailed to the outer harbor but then calmed. After we passed through the Narrows on our way home we got out the asymmetric spinnaker and enjoyed her beauty as we sailed at about 3kts in 5kts of true wind.
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