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Clearwater Sloop Clubs
Sloop Club Congress http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cwscc/ homepage.mac.com/maryellenhealy Twice a year we get together with community groups to explore Ways to Work Together. We meet Sunday 9:30am at the Great Hudson River Revival, Clearwater’s Festival at Croton Point Park. We also meet before the Clearwater Annual Meeting. We start and end on time. We open, break and close with a song. Organizations have 2-3 minutes to report on their activities. We get an update from Clearwater’s Environmental Action department. All are welcome to participate. 
Beacon Sloop Clubwww.beaconsloop.org Sloop: Woody Guthrie Phyllis Newham phyllisa@bestweb.net 845-831-6962 PO Box 527, Beacon, NY 12508 Beacon Sloop Club was formed in 1969. Our mission is to protect, preserve and celebrate the environs of the Hudson river through education, advocacy, and sailing. Our dues are $10 per household per calendar year starting in January. We serve the Mid Hudson Valley. We have about 300 members of whom 200 are active. About 30% of our members also belong to Clearwater. Our newsletter is the Broadside and our sloop is the Woody Guthrie. We have two Dyer dinks called Pete and Toshi. We meet the first Friday of each month at our clubhouse in Beacon, near the Metro-North train station, for a potluck, business meeting and music.We hold sailing classes for the public in the spring and have four festivals to reach out to the public and raise money for our sailing program on the Woody and small boats. We volunteer at other festivals and take our solar trailer to events to run the stages off of the grid.We maintain the free boat ramps and dock in Beacon and hold local environmental events in Beacon to clean up the waterfront and raise awareness. We work with The Fishkill Ridge Caretakers, Folkwirke Appleseed, Scenic Hudson and other groups. Brooklyn Sloop Club Marcia Kaplan-Mann 718-941-9835 Brooklyn Sloop Club was formed in 1977. Our mission is to promote Clearwater and to formulate and implement techniques which extend awareness of environmental surroundings, both man-made and natural. We do not charge club dues because we expect 2 things from our members: we expect everyone to be Clearwater members and to put in a minimum of 20 hours of sweat equity as club dues. We have about 70 members of whom 40 are active. Our newsletter is Environmental Quest. We work as committees, and the full club meets when needed at NYU or Flatbush Tompkins Church. We currently have whitehalls and run a rowing-sailing course. We recently ran a major conference on the Asian Long-horned Beetle and a major conference for intermediate school children on Green Jobs. We work closely with several governmental agencies,many environmental organizations and scouting. 
Ferry Sloops, Inc.www.ferrysloops.org Duke: 914-631-4672 Lionel: 914-391-6354 PO Box 532, Tarrytown, NY 10591 Ferry Sloops was founded in 1979 and although our Sloop: the Sojourner Truth, which had provided free sails to the public at various riverside community events since 1982, was lost September 11, 2002 on the rocks of Half Moon Bay we are still committed to Share the Beauty of the Hudson! We recently acquired a 22 foot Sloop Rigged Catboat which we will use to again take small groups for free sails at Riverfront Festivals and Riverside Communities. We will also offer sailing instruction to members new and old. Ferry Sloops meets the first Wednesday of every month at 7pm at the Nature Center in Croton Point Park. For more information do surf our website. Monmouth County Friends of Clearwater www.mcclearwater.org Edward Dlugosz edlugosz@comcast.net 732-872-9644 PO Box 303, Red Bank, NJ 07701 Monmouth County Friends of Clearwater was formed in 1974. We serve Monmouth County and all of the rest of central and southern NJ counties. Our mission is to educate, advocate, and act to preserve our waters and planet. MCFC strives to educate the public, especially the children, to the dangers of pollution, the irresponsible use of our natural resources, and methods of remediating the existing problems. Since 1974, MCFC has been actively preventing and controlling water pollution in and around the Raritan Bay and the New Jersey coast. Its record of successes against pollution and polluters has become a model for other environmental groups. Its current campaign is to stop the dumping of untreated toxic harbor dredge materials off the Jersey coast and to find safe alternatives that both protect the environment and its economy. It is the aim of MCFC that each member in their own way touch the people immediately surrounding them and in their community, and by word or deed convey the importance of conservation and reparation of the earth. We have 250 members, 200 of whom are active. About 20% of our membership also belongs to Clearwater. Our newsletter is called “Solutions” and our boat is the Adam Hyler. We have a general membership meeting on the first Sunday of the month at 2pm for a business meeting, speakers and music. Many other committees meet throughout the month. Our meetings are at the Unitarian Meeting House on West Front Street in Lincroft New Jersey. We participate in various River/Creek and Open Space Cleanups and the annual Festival at Asbury Park and the Clearwater Revival. Other events are listed on our web site. We work with other sloop clubs and participate in major events like Ships to Save the Waters.We have ongoing partnerships with the following: Delaware Bay Schooner Project, Schooner Ernestina Commission, Alliance for a Living Ocean, American Littoral Society, Asbury Park Consortium, Clean Ocean Action,Coastal Conservation Association of NY, Edison Wetlands Association, Garden Clubs of New Jersey and many others. New York City Friends of Clearwater nycfriendsofclearwater.org President: Steve Gradman stevengradman@yahoo.com 718-282-8680 Secretary: Ken Katz kenkz4@yahoo.com Enviroblurb newsletter editor: Ken Katz submissions to kenkz4@yahoo.com New York City Friends of Clearwater was formed in the mid 1970s. Our mission is to protect and preserve the Hudson River and New York Harbor and its surrounding environment through education, celebration, and advocacy. Dues are $15 for an individual, family membership is $25, limited income is $7.50 per year. We serve the greater New York City Metropolitan area. We have 70 members and an active core group of about 20. About a third of our members are also members of Clearwater. Our newsletter is the Enviroblurb. We meet once per month, usually on the third Friday of the month with certain exceptions, notably June, when we meet a week earlier, because of the Great Hudson River Revival. We meet at DC 37 Union Hall, 125 Barclay Street , 140 Park Place, in Manhattan for a potluck and business meeting. We sometimes have a speaker and the last half of our meeting is a performers’ round-robin (known as the Pasta Potpourri), in which anyone who wants to perform gets around five minutes to do whatever they want to do. Our main activities during the year include : environmental education at public festivals, annual benefit concerts, Walk for the River fund raiser, Revival, Pumpkin Sail, winter maintenance on the sloop, and a public access cable TV show. We work with City Club of New York, Croton Watershed Clean Water Coalition,Hudson River Park Alliance, Natural Resources Defense Council, New York Public Interest Research Group,Sierra Club and Wetlands an ecological coffeehouse. North River Friends of Clearwater Jean Eaton j.eaton@worldnet.att.net 518-238-1766 PO Box 2349, Albany, NY 12220 Our sloop club was formed around 1976. Our mission is to educate citizens about watershed ecology, and the availability of the Hudson River as a natural and recreational resource. We are concerned with the preservation and protection of Hudson River and its tributaries. We serve the Capital District, south of the Canadian border to Kingston, east to Mass. and west from the Mohawk River to Western New York. We have 65 members and an active core group of about 15. Membership is $15 individual, $20 for a family. Our newsletter is called the Compass.We meet the first Wednesday of every month at various locations including member’s homes, parks and libraries. We do fund raising for one school year of educational sailing, support local environmental festivals, attend public events at Albany and provide support for the sloop when she is in town. We work with the Capital District Greens, Local Sierra Club, ADK, Save the Pine Bush, and others. Riverlovers www.riverlovers.org Gunnar Andersen info@riverlovers.org PO Box 285, Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520 The first meeting of Riverlovers was coordinated by Pete and Toshi Seeger at the home of Terry Arnold on June 6, 1988 for the purpose of initiating “a new, long-lasting, local sloop club in Northern Westchester/Putnam area.” Riverlovers was incorporated and chartered in 1989. As written in our by- laws, our purpose is to promote and encourage sound ecological practices, research and increased public awareness on issues affecting the Hudson River and its environs. We act as a local affiliate of the Clearwater organization assist in carrying out its purposes in our geographic area and organize associated activities such as potluck dinners, picnics, musical performances, festivals, educational activities and other events that will support a knowledge and love of the river. Our yearly dues of $15 for individual members and $20 for a family. We serve the Northern Westchester Putnam county area or the mid-Hudson estuary. We have about 70 members with an active volunteer core of about 40 people. About half of our members also are members of Clearwater. Our newsletter is the Riverlovers Currents. We meet almost every month for a special event, such as a workshop, lecture or music and potluck, usually at the Croton Point Park Nature Center. We meet occasionally for other events and are currently reviewing and experimenting with our meeting schedule. We organize a Shad Fest every May at Croton Point Park in conjunction with the Westchester County Department of Parks and the Hudson River Foundation. We have a Riverwatch program which samples and tests waters from local rivers. We hold many river education outing for the public and participate in Croton Point Park Cleanup Days and Croton EarthDay. In the past we have organized concerts, arts weekends and symposia. Rockland Friends of Clearwater www.rocclear.pair.com Jane Berkowicz Janezevy@optonline.net Loraine Machlin Hiloraine@verizon.net PO Box 516, Nyack, NY 10960 Rockland Friends of Clearwater (RFOC) is the Rockland County chapter of Hudson River Sloop Clearwater. Formed in 2001, we promote Clearwater’s efforts to preserve and protect the ecology of the Hudson River, with a focus on Rockland County shores, adjoining streams and environment. Through educational activities and community involvement, we promote clean water efforts, land preservation, responsible usage of the Hudson River, and a spirit of environmental stewardship towards these precious natural resources. Our monthly potluck business meetings take place the 2nd Wed. of each month at 6:30pm in Nyack, NY. Our yearly dues of $15 for individual members and $20 for a family. Our educational and recreational activities have included Nyack’s Wacky Boat Race, Riverfest (in collaboration with The Friends of the Nyacks), hikes, trips, film showings, speakers, clean-ups, our annual Clearwater member sail (open to the public) and monthly contra dances. Sloop Sounds City Island Sound Sloop Club Len Smith 718-885-1503 63 Centre Street City Island, NY 10464 Ulster County Friends of Clearwater Susan Murphy sjmurphy@hvc.rr.com 845-246-0697 P.O. 659, Saugerties, NY 12477 Ulster County Friends (formerly the Hudson-Rondout Sloop Club) currently has over 100 members and an active core group of about 15 families. We gather once a month on the third Sunday at different locations for a meeting, followed by a potluck supper. In Summer, we sail on our little sloop, the Roundabout, and get together for a Camporee one weekend in August, on an island in the river. Our annual Sloop Club Sail on Clearwater gets a lot of local people out on the river. In Winter, our Coffeehouse benefit concerts raise money and awareness in support of Clearwater, and we spend a day helping the Winter Crew do winter maintenance on the boat. Our newsletter, Tributaries, is published on an occasional basis, and Clearwater- related event announcements are e-mailed separately. Membership is $10 per adult member, less for those on limited income. We encourage our members to join Clearwater and consider ourselves a part of the Clearwater Community. Walkabout Clearwater Sloop, Inc. www.walkaboutclearwater.org 914-242-0374 Founded by Pete Seeger in 1984, Walkabout is known for its 7-foot tall model of the sloop Clearwater which brings Clearwater’s message inland where the “big sloop” can’t go. Our club uses music as a way to carry that message, focusing on two major efforts: the Walkabout Clearwater Chorus and the Walkabout Clearwater Coffeehouse. The chorus, with its motto “Voices Together for a Cleaner, Healthier, More Peaceful Environment”, performs regularly throughout the tri-state area and beyond at festivals, coffeehouses, and special events. We rehearse the first Thursday of every month at the South Presbyterian Church in Dobbs Ferry. On the second Saturday of every month from October through May we operate our coffeehouse at the Memorial United Methodist Church in White Plains. Now in its 18th season presenting fine folk music, the coffeehouse donates a portion of its proceeds to Clearwater each year. Our members come from all over the tri-state area. Membership costs $20 per family per year and includes a subscription to the “Talkabout Walkabout” - our monthly newsletter. |
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