Century Club: Wade Moler

Saturday, September 14, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
  • Duffy 22 Electric Launch on Rock Creek
  • Tour boat Miss Anne approaching Rock Creek
  • Fort Carroll
  • Remains of Francis Scott Key Bridge looking north
  • Vehicles carrier Tamesis at Dundalk Marine Terminal
  • Ro-Ro Cargo Ship Grande Cotonou at Dundalk Marine Terminal
  • Container ship Texas Triumph at Seagirt Marine Terminal
  • Vehicles carrier Figaro heading down the Patapsco River
  • Vehicles carrier Lydden leaving Dundalk Marine Terminal
  • Container ship Polar Ecuador at Seagirt Marine Terminal
  • Tugboat Cape Hatteras and fuel barge DBL 81
  • Tugboat Calusa Coast
  • Fuel barge Double Skin 55 and tugboat Calusa Coast
  • Pride of Baltimore II off of Fort McHenry
  • Fort McHenry
  • Bulk Carrier Nord Aquarius
  • Fort McHenry
  • Fort McHenry

Sailed to Fort McHenry on a beautiful Saturday. Saw many ships.

Distance Traveled: 17.4 nm

Average Speed: 4.5 knots

Maximum Speed: 7.2 knots

Thursday, September 12, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
  • Dickerson 37 sailboat Morning Light
  • Power plants near Stoney Creek
  • Birds on White Rocks
  • Baltimore skyline
  • Workboat Fowl Play
  • R"2RB" at the entrance to Old Road Bay
  • Tugboat Sapphire Coast and cement barge Cement Transporter 1801
  • Motor yacht Wanderer
  • Sailing yawl Dream on Rock Creek

Sailed from Rock Creek to Old Road Bay in light wind. No commercial shipping traffic was underway on the Patapsco River.

Distance Traveled: 9.50 nm

Average Speed: 3.2 knots

Maximum Speed: 5.9 knots

 

Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
  • Kayaks and Gazebo
  • Sailboat on Mill Creek
  • Sailboat on Mill Creek
  • Reflections of home on Mill Creek
  • Egret standing in shallow water on Mill Creek
  • Egret standing in shallow water on Mill Creek
  • Sailboats on Mill Creek

Kayaked on Mill Creek off of the Magothy River. Creek was almost glassy on this calm day making for interesting reflections on the water.

Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
  • Duck blind near the mouth of Rock Creek
  • Vehicles Carrier Iguazu Highway at Sparrows Point
  • H.A. Wagner and Brandon Shores Generating Stations
  • Bulk Carrier Kotor at Sparrows Point
  • Fort Carroll
  • Ro-Ro Container ship Atlantic Sail at the Dundalk Marine Terminal
  • Container ship Synergy Oakland at Seagirt Marine Terminal
  • Vehicles carrier Grand Phoenix at the Dundalk Marine Terminal
  • Container ship BSG Bonaire at Seagirt Marine Terminal
  • Cargo ship Atlantic Project II at Seagirt Marine Terminal
  • Remains of the Key Bridge at Hawkins Point
  • Tugboat McAllister Responder with chemical barge Pequeco II

Sailed up the Patapsco River from Rock Creek. Beautiful day with comfortable temperatures and 5 to 10 knot winds from  the east. Saw a number of ships at the various marine terminals with very little marine traffic.

Distance Traveled: 14.4 nm

Average Speed: 3.9 knots

Maximum Speed: 6.7 knots

Thursday, August 29, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
  • Tugboats Bridget McAllister and Vicki M. McAllister
  • Lonely tree at Sparrows Point
  • Bulk Carrier Cielo Di Tampa
  • Hunter 380 Unwind
  • Vehicles carrier Polaris Highway

Did a short sail on the Patapsco River ahead of predicted thunderstorms. Saw two tugboats, two ships and a sailboat on the river.

Distance Traveled: 9.69 nm

Average Speed: 4.9 knots

Maximum Speed: 7.0 knots

Monday, August 26, 2024
Number of days:
1 day

Did a short sail to North Point and turned around due to approaching thunderstorms. Started raining off of Rock Point but it only lasted about 15 minutes. On the drive home the heavy thunderstorms occurred.

Distance Traveled: 8.49 nm

Average Speed: 5.2 knots

Maximum Speed: 6.6 knots

Saturday, August 24, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
  • Tugboat McAllister Responder with barge Pequeco II
  • Precision 21 sailboat Good Behavior and the Bay Bridge

Had beautiful weather for an afternoon sail. Sailed down the Patapsco River and past the Craighill Channel Range Front Light in 8 to 10 knots from the south-southeast.

Distance Traveled: 15.8 nm

Average Speed: 5.3 knots

Maximum Speed: 7.3 knots

Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
  • Container ship Taurus heading down the Patapsco River
  • Baltimore
  • Tugboat Bridget McAllister
  • Self-discharging bulk carrier CSL Tacoma anchored in the Patapsco River
  • Bulk carrier Maye Manx anchored in the Patapsco River
  • Tugboat Sun Coast
  • Vehicles carrier Crystal Ace and Brewerton Channel Range Front Light

Sailing on the Patapsco River on another beautiful day. Saw many ships but not too many pleasure boats until the the Wednesday night racers headed out to race when the wind was dying.

Distance Traveled: 18.3 nm

Average Speed: 4.5 knots

Maximum Speed 7.1 knots

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

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