Went kayaking on the canals of Punta Gorda Isles. Weather was beautiful with temperature in the 80's and lots of sunshine.
Century Club: Wade Moler
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Statue seen on one of the canals
Albatross Canal
Went for a morning kayak trip on the canals of Punta Gorda Isles. Weather was beautiful with lots of sunshine and blue skies.
Monday, October 13, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Getting underway from the boat storage yard
It looks very tropical along the Santa Cruz Waterway
Approaching South Gulf Cove Lock to go from fresh water to salt water
Exiting the South Gulf Cove Lock
This home has its own observatory
I launched my Precision 23 sailboat that I use when I am in Florida for the winter from the storage yard and took it to my condo in Punta Gorda. Weather is beautiful with lots of sunshine and blue skies.
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Floating docks for upcoming Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show
Bridge over the Intercostal Waterway
Mansion on the Intercostal Waterway
Another mansion on the Intercoastal Waterway
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Mansion on the New River in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Iguana on the seawall
Historic Stranahan House Museum, Fort Lauderdale's oldest surviving structure.
Halloween decorations are already out
One of the few sailboats I saw today
Tarpon Point, a mansion with over 20,000 sq. feet of living area
A 10,000 sq. ft. mansion for sale for $50M.
It looks real but is actually a statue
Boat was blown aground in a hurricane and is now an Airbnb.
Catamaran sailing on the Stranahan River.
Homes along the Stranahan River
Tanker Xanthos at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Motor yacht Acta at Lauderdale Marina
Motor yacht Serenity at a mansion in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Took a river cruise on the New and Stranahan Rivers in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Saw many waterfront mansions and large motoryachts as well as a few ships in Port Everglades.
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Bulk carrier Golden Star
Heritage Leader and Golden Star passing in the Brewerton Channel
Vehicles carrier Heritage Leader
Took a friend for a pleasant afternoon sail on the Patapsco River and Chesapeake Bay. Not as breezy as predicted but still was a nice sail in comfortable fall weather.
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Vehicles carrier Siem Cicero at Sparrows Point
Pusher tug Palm Coast with barge Double Skin 208
General cargo ship Nord Lagos
Ships passing in the Brewerton Channel
General cargo ship Scheldegracht
Sailboat with a junk rig
Craighill Channel Range Front Light
Bulk carrier Marathos
Had a nice afternoon sail to the Craighill Channel Range Front Light. Sky was overcast; not the best for photos but the wind was good and the temperature was comfortable.
Monday, September 22, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
M/Y Winning Drive
Craighill Channel Range Front and Rear Lights
Two ships about to pass in the Craighill Channel
Tugboat Wye River pushing an oil/chemical barge
Vehicles carrier Silver Ray heading down the Patapsco River
Rock Point and Fort Smallwood
I had a nice afternoon sail on the Chesapeake Bay in beautiful conditions.
Saturday, September 20, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Bulk carrier Navios La Paix at Sparrows Point
Baltimore
Pusher tugboat Palm Coast
Weeks 533, the largest floating crane on the east coast
Pusher tugboat River Pilot
Had a pleasant sail on the Patapsco River.
Sunday, September 14, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Cape Arthur Community Marina on Cypress Creek
Kayaked on Cypress Creek on a beautiful day.
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Baltimore and remains of south end of the Francis Scott Key Bridge
Fort Carroll
Seaward 15
Disassembly of north end of Francis Scott Key Bridge
Sonar 23 from Downtown Sailing Center
Grande Dakar at Dundalk Marine Terminal
Riverside Generating Station
Asian Empire at Dundalk Marine Terminal
ARC Independence and fuel barge
Grand Phoenix
Ever Mass at Seagirt Marine Terminal
OOCL Seoul at Seagirt Marine Terminal
Tug McAllister Sisters and container barge Columbia Elizabeth
BBC Rainbow at Canton Marine Terminal
USCG James Rankin, a Keeper class Coastal Buoy Tender
MSC Lucy at Seagirt Marine Terminal
Museum ships John W. Brown and Savannah
Did an afternoon sail up the Patapsco River in beautiful weather. Saw a number of ships along the way.