I could be wrong!!! "that will be a first!!!!"
"HEE!!!! HEE!!!!" 
You need that stuff once you go out beyond 12 miles!!!
And the BB bouy is SSE of Chatam about 34 miles!!! 70 miles from gloucester!!!
You need a good boat the bigger the better!!!
When the wind picks up you can only run to Chatam!!!!
I wouldn't take my 26 footer and there are people that do!!! Just leave your life insurance policy on the table top so your spouse can fiind it!!!