Sailing Chesapeake Bay – Bloody Point Lighthouse

Available: May through October, Saturdays and Sundays, 4 hour tour, 12-4

Fee: $175 per hour per boat (maximum of 6 guests aboard); this trip usually runs 4 hours.

For Reservations: Call 240-401-4464; or e-mail: Captainbill@starboardbeam-com

Note: Wind direction determines the route; wind speed determines our speed.  Sunny days are best, of course, but even overcast days can have good wind.  The only time it’s no fun at all is in a heavy rain.

Brief History. In March of 1881, Congress appropriated $25,000 “for the erection of a lighthouse and fog-bell on Bloody Point Bar, Kent Island, Chesapeake Bay”. Construction began on June 5th, 1882. By the end of August the tower was completed, the brick lining finished, and the roof installed. Interior work was completed in early September. The light was commissioned on October 1 of 1882. When completed Bloody Point Bar light station had a 37-foot tall iron tower with a one-story decagonal iron lantern. An upper gallery surrounds the lantern on top of the tower. The lighthouse is located in about seven feet of water at the edge of the shipping channel, east-southeast of Kent Point, Kent Island on the Eastern Shore of the Bay. In 1884 the lighthouse developed a list of about 6 degrees (which can still be seen today) after severe gales caused scouring of the sand from under the northwest side of the light.

Click here for a more detailed history of the lighthouse prepared from National Historic Landmark nomination papers.

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Click here for directions to the boat at Holiday Hill Marina, Mayo / Edgewater, Maryland .

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Before stepping aboard, we must receive from you a signed copy of our Liability Waiver Form (which we will email to you when you sign up.)

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To make a reservation, you can reach us by telephone (240-401-4464) or email (CaptainBill@starboardbeam.com).