Latest Clearwater Blog Posts
Sloop Scoop: April 2022
Sloop Scoop 7: Planks, Planks, and More Planks The sloop is getting sealed back up with new planks, each day a little closer to being water-ready. Here are a few of the key steps in making that happen: After the frames are in place, [...]
April 2022: EA Update
April 2022 Environmental Action Update A recent Supreme Court Decision weakens the Clean Water Act (CWA), while the inclusion of Freshwater Wetlands in NYS Budget strengthens it. Last week was a case of bad news followed by good news for watershed protection. While Clearwater [...]
Clearwater’s Response to Supreme Court Ruling Restricting CWA Enforcement
Clearwater’s Response to April 6th 2022 Supreme Court Ruling Restricting CWA Enforcement Hudson River Sloop Clearwater is strongly dismayed by the Supreme Court's April 6th decision to reinstate a Trump administration regulation that restricted the ability of states and Native American tribes to enforce the [...]
Sloop Scoop: March 2022
Sloop Scoop 6: Futtocks Frames and the Search For Carriage Bolts The crew is humming along in Albany, the longer days a sure sign of spring and sails to come... Many of the shipwrights have been focusing on making and installing frames these past [...]
March 2022 EA Update
March 2022 Environmental Action Update Municipal Solar Mapping Project: The Fall 2021 of the training was hugely successful with 12 municipalities completing the 5-session course using Scenic Hudson’s How to Solar Mapping Toolkit and Worksheet. This tool helps empower municipalities to take a leadership role [...]
Women’s History Month
Clearwater Celebrates Women's History Month Join us in celebrating the diverse experiences of women in the Hudson Valley past and present and highlighting their dedication to the protection of the Hudson River through education and advocacy. [...]
Clearwater Generations Collection
“Clearwater is Where Your Family Grows.”
Dear Clearwater, It makes me happy to see my daughter, a former crew member, have this outlet and purpose, sail and environmental education. Seeing the close connection binding her and my grandson, over a thing that binds her and I, a former tall ship [...]
“Clearwater Holds Generations Together in Harmony.”
Dear Clearwater, Like so many people, the beloved sloop has played a huge role in my life. I have a million stories from the decks of that fine boat but let me share with you one afternoon that will never fade from focus in my [...]
“Baby on Board.”
Dear Clearwater, This story starts in 2007, when Captain Julia Wilson was pregnant with her first child. She finished out the '07 season - well into her 2nd trimester and I was hired to replace her that winter. I remained Captain for three seasons in [...]
“Four Generations of Clearwater.”
Dear Clearwater, I can recall my first memory of Clearwater, visiting with my parents down at South Street Seaport, not long after the Clearwater had first sailed into New York. Even as a boy I was hooked on the idea of getting people down to [...]
“Clearwater Through and Through”.
Dear Clearwater, The Armour Family in 1994. It’s daunting to try to map out my family’s Clearwater story because I consider myself tremendously fortunate to have been born into this vibrant community. The sailors, activists, artists, and musicians that I know best as [...]
“Beginning Before Clearwater Was Born.”
Dear Clearwater, As children, my grandmother and her sister used to walk out to the Esopus Meadows Lighthouse at low-tide, often waiting too long until the tide was too high for them to walk back, forcing my great-grandfather (their father) to take their row boat [...]