Century Club: Wade Moler

Monday, October 7, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
  • Tugboat Treasure Coast with Cement Transporter 7700 at the Lafarge Cement Plant on Old Road Bay
  • Tugboat Magothy with Double Skin 51 oil/chemical barge
  • Tugboat Red Hook
  • Sunset back at the marina

Sailed on the Patapsco River on a beautiful breezy day with winds from the northwest in the 10 to 20 knot range and temperature in the low 70's.

Sunday, October 6, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
  • Craighill Channel Range Front Light
  • General Cargo Ship Amazoneborg

Did a late afternoon sail on the bay in southeast winds around 10 to 12 knots making for excellent sailing conditions.

Saturday, October 5, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
  • Cottage Grove community beach park on Rock Creek
  • Fort Smallwood at Rock Point
  • Nice view of Baltimore on a clear day
  • Birds on the R"6" buoy for the Brewerton Channel Eastern Extension

Had a very pleasant sail on the Patapsco River and the bay. Just a few clouds in the sky with no haze. Temperatures were very nice in the mid 70's. There was no commercial traffic and there were fewer boats than I would have expected for a beautiful Saturday afternoon. Most of the boats I saw were sailboats.

Saturday, September 28, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
  • Folkboat passing Fort Smallwood Park
  • Vision of the Seas
  • Lone tree at Sparrows Point with remains of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the background
  • Bulk Carrier Faith at Sparrows Point
  • Gazebo at Fort Smallwood Park
  • Fishing pier at Fort Smallwood Park
  • Near sunset over Rock Creek

After the overcast skies and drizzle of the last few days ended, I was able to get in a late afternoon sail on the Patapsco River in light winds.

Sunday, September 22, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
  • Vehicles carrier Amethyst Ace and bulk carrier Oriental Wind at Sparrows Point
  • Bulk carrier Oriental Wind at Sparrows Point
  • Bulk carrier Yannis Gorgias heading up the Patapsco River
  • Sailboat Beyond leaving Rock Creek

Sailed across the Patapsco River on a mostly cloudy day with light wind.Not many boats out today for a Sunday but I saw several freighters.

Monday, September 16, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
  • Bulk carrier Oriental Wind at Sparrows Point
  • Tugboat East Coast pulling barge Sugar Express
  • Tugboat East Coast
  • Tugboat Vicki M. McAllister waiting for an incoming ship
  • Ro-Ro cargo ship Bahri Jeddah at the Dundalk Marine Terminal
  • Ro-Ro Container ship Atlantic Sky at the Dundalk Marine Terminal
  • Tugboat Mark Moran
  • Container ship Zim Aries
  • Ro-Ro cargo ship Grande Marocco and vehicles carrier Hoegh Seoul at Dundalk Marine Terminal
  • Container ship CCNI Andes at Seagirt Marine Terminal
  • Vehicles carrier Grand Duke
  • Small pusher tug Kimberly-Jo
  • Bulk carrier Bell Bay anchored in the Patapsco River
  • Tugboat Sun Coast
  • Bulk carrier CL Luzhou at Consol Coal Dock
  • Port tender Willkate next to bulk carrier CL Luzhou
  • Crane at Lazaretto Point
  • Lazaretto Point
  • Fort McHenry
  • Vehicles carrier Morning Champion at Dundalk Marine Terminal
  • Vehicles carrier Palmela at Dundalk Marine Terminal
  • Remains of north end of the Francis Scott Key Bridge
  • Looking up the Patapsco River toward Baltimore

Sailed from Rock Creek to Fort McHenry on a mostly cloudy but breezy day. Saw many ships and tugboats along the way.

Sunday, September 15, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
  • Bulk Carrier Navios Primavera
  • Vehicles carrier Morning Champion
  • Sailing close hauled
  • Motor yacht Lexington

Sailed on the Patapsco River. No wind for the first hour then the predicted 10 knot wind from the east finally arrived making for a nice sail.

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.

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