Molly Kayte Charters, LLC
Cruising Rates - 3 hour minimum
$230.00/hour (up to 6 passengers)
Note - some ports-of-call require a docking fee. Custom catering & cruising available - call for pricing. Lunch Cruise Package:
$85pp + gratuity
Children under 10 are half price
Destinations to choose from include:
St. Michaels, MD * Baltimore Inner Harbor, * Historic Annapolis,
Historic Chestertow
n, MD
Lunch will be on your own when boat arrives at port of call. Light refreshments & snacks will be served on boat while underway to and from port
Lighthouse Sightseeing & Photo Cruise Package:
$75pp + gratuity
Children under 10 are half price
Bring your camera, and see the iconic lighthouses of the upper Chesapeake bay, We provide a close up photo ops and a comprehensive narrative history of every light. This trip also passes under the Bay Bridge, an interesting experience in itself. Light refreshments & snacks will be served on boat while underway to and from port
THOMAS POINT LIGHTHOUSE:
The Thomas Point Lighthouse is the most recognized lighthouse in Maryland. View this National Historic Landmark as you cruise the Chesapeake Bay on one of our lighthouse tours. This narrated tour is not just for lighthouse enthusiasts; everyone loves it! Enjoy a picturesque cruise and an up close look from the boat at this iconic treasure. Thomas Point Lighthouse is the only screw-pile light on the Chesapeake Bay still in its original location and it was also the last manned lighthouse in the Chesapeake Bay. A stone lighthouse was constructed in 1825 on shore at Thomas Point by John Donahoo. It was replaced in 1838 by another stone tower. The point was subject to continuing erosion (which would eventually bring down the lighthouse on the point in 1894), and in 1873 Congress appropriated $20,000 for the construction of a screw-pile structure. With an additional $15,000 appropriation in 1875, the light was built and activated in November of that year. Ice was a perpetual threat to screw-pile lights on the Chesapeake, and in 1877 the original lens was destroyed when it toppled by shaking from ice floes. This lens was replaced, and the additional piles and riprap were placed around the foundation in order to protect it. By 1964 it was the last manned light in the Chesapeake Bay, and it was not automated until 1986. It is currently the last unaltered screwpile cottage-type lighthouse on its original foundation in the Chesapeake Bay. Sandy Point Shoal Lighthouse:
In 1883 the Sandy Point Shoal caisson with a 37-foot Empire-style eight-sided, red brick tower with a white roof and black lantern housing a 4th order Fresnel lens was built. This caisson replaced an earlier Sandy Point Light that had been built on land where Sandy Point State Park is located now. It was an on shore brick tower constructed in 1858 that was situated in a poor location. Sandy Point Shoal Light has a wooden caisson foundation supporting a round 35-foot-diameter cement-filled cast-iron cylinder on which a 2 1/2-story octagonal brick structure rests. The structure is 24 by 24 feet with truncated corners giving it an octagonal shape. Although not originally painted, the brick portion of the structure is now painted red. The wooden third story mansard roof is painted white, the lantern is painted black, and the gallery deck is painted a dark red/brown. The first two stories were used as living quarters, the third level as the watch room, and the lower level within the cast iron cylinder, as a storage area for water, coal, and oil. It was electrified in 1929 and fully automated in 1963. The privy, once located on the southwest side and overhanging the lower gallery deck, was removed sometime since 1989. A pair of davits and a landing ladder once existed on the east side. Another pair of davits and a single loading davit once existed on the west side. The landing ladder on the west side is still used. The lighthouse is situated in 5 to 7 feet of water approximately 1000 yards east from the beach at Sandy Point State Park and approximately 1 1/2 miles north of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Because of its location, the lighthouse was open to vandalism and in 1979 the Coast Guard discovered that someone had completely smashed the handmade 19th century crystal Fresnel lens, apparently with a baseball bat. It has been replaced with an acrylic lens. Major restoration work was undertaken by the Coast Guard in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Baltimore Harbor Lighthouse:
Baltimore Harbor Light is a cylindrical white two-story brick lighthouse built on a caisson foundation. Its construction began in 1904 at the mouth of the Magothy River and the entrance to the Baltimore Harbor. This was the last lighthouse to be built on the Chesapeake Bay. The original request for a lighthouse was made in 1890. It was twelve years before Congress agreed to fund the construction. The construction took four years to complete due to engineering problems and bad weather. The caisson was towed to the site and sunk over the shoal. In October 1904 a violent storm pushed the caisson over into the bay. The project was abandoned and the construction did not resume until 1907. The completed lighthouse contained living quarters for two keepers. The fifth order Fresnel lens was installed in 1908. In 1964 the Baltimore Light became the first and only lighthouse powered by nuclear energy. Two years later the reactor was removed and a conventional electric generator was installed. Today the lighthouse is operated by solar power. It is accessible only by boat.
• A deposit of $200 is required within five working days of the verbal confirmation.
• Some ports of call require a docking fee.
• Deposits are non-refundable for "no shows." If bad weather is forecast the Captain will notify you so that the trip may be rescheduled for another date.
• We require two weeks (14 days) notice for cancellations.
• All weather decisions will be made the morning of your scheduled charter. If the captain feels the weather conditions are unsafe, then a full refund will be given. Call today to make reservations for a day on the bay –
443-220-4339
