June 8, 2005 | 4.8 Nautical Miles

I brought some more fuel aboard, bringing the total in the tank to about 10 gallons. I then spent quite some time trying to get the engine running. I had to bleed the injectors 5 or 6 times before I was finally able to get it running. I let it idle for a while to be sure that all residual air was out of the lines.

Around 1300 I decided to head out for a sail. The wind was a little on the strong side, so I tucked in a reef and headed out. I left the anchorage on the north end of Clapboard and had a spirited reach across to Chebeague. Even with the reefed main and a partially rolled jib I was making 6.5 knots and put the rail in the water a couple of times. When I made it out to Chebeague I decided to pack it in and turned around for a nice reach back to Falmouth.