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Rosalie B. Rosalie B. is offline
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Default Whale watching in New England

"NE Sailboat" wrote:

With the cans floating in the water and the Just Married sign on the transom
?? Might be against the mammal act.

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"Roger Long" wrote in message
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I'm thinking a fun thing to do this summer might be to take the boat out
to Stellwagen Bank or other whale spots. It would give my crew and guests
a taste of offshore life and be an interesting quest.

Has anybody done this in a sailboat? I'm wondering things like whether
public sighting reports are available, probability of seeing anything,
etc.


Of course if you are in company, it might not be a problem, but whales
can and do sink sailboats (or other boats), and there are rules about
interfering with them. At least I see such things marked on the
charts.