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