Latest Clearwater Blog Posts
Former Clearwater Captain Liam Henrie Released and Returning to Hudson Valley
Our longtime crew member and former Clearwater captain, Liam Henrie, along with all 428 other humanitarian volunteers from the Global Sumud Flotilla, have been released and deported following three days of detainment. Clearwater remains steadfast in our solidarity with all those undertaking peaceful humanitarian action [...]
Former Crew Member Liam Henrie captured during Humanitarian Aid Flotilla
Liam Henrie, long-time crew member and one of Clearwater's captains last season, is missing after a military interception yesterday in international waters near Cyprus. Liam was participating in a second wave of a nonviolent humanitarian flotilla sailing to Gaza with food and medical [...]
Tommy Sands: Songs & Solidarity Clearwater Benefit (LOW TIX)
This show is nearly sold out. If it sells out and you would see Tommy Sands while he's in the Hudson Valley, he is giving a concert and performance at 3pm Sunday, May 10, at Christ the King Episcopal Church in Stone Ridge. More [...]
Winter 2026 Open Boats
When: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Saturday, January 24, 2026 AND February 28th, 2026 Where: Hudson River Maritime Museum, 50 Rondout Landing, Kingston, NY 12401 Register Join Hudson River Sloop Clearwater for our 2026 Open Boats! Spend an afternoon in community with live music, kids [...]
Called to Clearwater, Again and Again
It may be Pete Seeger and his music. If that is the case it started in 1966 when Pete’s record God Bless the Grass was released. I was a nine-year old Michigander at the Kalamazoo Nature Center summer day camp. My friend Jane had [...]
It’s the little things that make Clearwater hard to leave
From bottom left: Dorina (seated), Chris Spicer, Sarah Underhill, Emily Feldsburg, and Denise Woodin (May 1980) On May 17, 1980—Clearwater’s 11th birthday--I arrived at Fulton Ferry in Brooklyn for my first week as a volunteer crew member. I felt nervous about traveling [...]