Century Club: Wade Moler

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

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

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