Century Club: Wade Moler

Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
  • Bulk carrier SYROS TRADER
  • Ro-Ro Cargo ship PLYCA at Dundalk Marine Terminal
  • Container ship TAURUS at Seagirt Marine Terminal
  • Container ship MSC PINA at Seagirt Marine Terminal
  • Pusher tugboat CRYSTAL COAST
  • N/S SAVANNAH with tugboat PAUL T MORAN
  • Bulk carrier STAR TEMBU at Consol Coal Dock
  • Cargo ship AMSTELBORG at Lazaretto Point
  • Fort McHenry
  • Self-Discharging Bulk Carrier CSL TACOMA and pilot boat MARYLAND
  • Pilot boat MARYLAND next to CSL TACOMA

Did an afternoon sail to Fort McHenry in breezy conditions. Had to do multiple tacks to get there but I was rewarded with a fast broad reach to downwind run back home. Saw many ships in the harbor.

Distance Traveled: 23.5 nm

Average Speed: 5.1 knots

Maximum Speed: 7.4 knots

Monday, August 19, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
  • Bulk carrier Coral Queen
  • Bulk carrier New Liulinhai at Sparrows Point
  • Great Harbour 47 trawler
  • H.A. Wagner Generating Station
  • Brandon Shores Generating Station
  • Sailboat on the rocks at Fort Armistead Park
  • Brewerton Channel Range Front Light
  • Tugboat Sun Coast
  • USCG 29 foot patrol boat
  • South Key Bridge support after it was rammed by the container ship Dali
  • North Key Bridge support still standing
  • Remains of the Key Bridge looking north
  • Vehicles carrier Arc Honor leaving the Dundalk Marine Terminal
  • Container ship Maersk Singapore leaving Seagirt Marine Terminal
  • Container ship Atlantic Sea at the Dundalk Marine Terminal
  • Pilot boat Fells Point
  • Buoy marks the spot where the Star Spangled Banner was written
  • Fort Carroll
  • View of Baltimore and remains of the Key Bridge
  • Container ship Maersk Singapore

Sailed up the Patapsco River to the Dundalk Marine Terminal ahead of predicted storms. Saw a number of ships and tugboats.

Distance Traveled: 14.7 nm traveled

Average Speed: 4.5 knots

Maximum Speed: 6.7 knots

Friday, August 16, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
  • Tugboat Captain Hank pushes a barge down the Patapsco River.
  • Columbia 28 Glass Lady on the Patapsco River
  • Sailboat Tenacious on the Patapsco River

Sailed to vicinity of Craighill Channel Range Front Light in 5 to 10 knot breeze from south.

Distance Traveled: 13.2 nm

Average Speed: 4.8 knots

Maximum Speed: 7.4 knots

Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
  • Beneteau Oceanis 45 sailboat under spinnaker.

Took my daughter for a short sail across the Patapsco River. Wind was light at 3 to 8 knots from the north to northwest and the air temperature on the water was in the upper 70's.

Distance Traveled: 8.60 nm

Average Speed: 3.8 knots

Maximum Speed: 7.3 knots

Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
  • Little beach at the mouth of Dividing Creek
  • Pretty sailboat moored on Dividing Creek
  • Dividing Creek

Kayaked the length of Dividing Creek off of the Magothy River.

Distance Traveled: 2.68 nm

Average Speed: 1.8 knots

Sunday, August 11, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
  • Motor yacht anchored in Rock Creek
  • This boat has an unusual outboard motor
  • The view sure looks different without the Francis Scott Key Bridge
  • Vehicles carrier Green Cove
  • R"2" for Rock Creek

Had a nice afternoon sail on the Patapsco River. The wind was better than the predicted 5 knots.

Distance Traveled:14.0 nm

Average Speed: 4.1 knots

Maximum Speed: 7.1 knots

Saturday, August 10, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
  • Craighill Channel Range Front Light
  • USCG Seagoing Buoy Tender Sequoia heading up the Patapsco River
  • Craighill Channel Upper Range Front Light
  • Old VA Hospital at Fort Howard
  • Bulk carrier FW Venus at Sparrows Point
  • Bulk carrier FW Venus at Sparrows Point

Had a nice sail down the Patapsco River to the Craighill Channel Range Front Light.

Distance Traveled: 15.1 nm

Average Speed: 4.4 knots

Maximum Speed: 6.3 knots

Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
  • Sailing a broad reach out of Rock Creek
  • Corsair F-27 trimaran

Sailed down the Patapsco River and partway across the bay. It was a hot day but the breeze helped a lot.

Monday, August 5, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
  • Flowers along the shoreline
  • I-895 Bridge over the Patapsco River
  • I-895 Bridge over the Patapsco River
  • View under the West Patapsco River Bridge looking north
  • CSX Railroad bridge over the Patapsco River
  • S. Hanover Street bridge, last bridge before the Middle Branch
  • Harbor Hospital and downtown Baltimore from the Middle Branch
  • View of the Middle Branch looking north

Departed from the boat ramp at Southwest Area Park and paddled up the Patapsco River until the water became too shallow past the I-895 bridge. I then turned around and paddled under multiple bridges until I got to the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River near Harbor Hospital. Distance paddled: 3.21 nm.

Sunday, July 28, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
  • Craighill Channel Range Front and Rear Lights
  • Cargo Ship Sampogracht

Had a nice afternoon sail down the Patapsco River and part way across the bay. Many boats are out today.

Distance Traveled: 17.3 nm

Average Speed: 4.5 knots

Maximum Speed: 6.3 knots

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