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Meet Captain Rory!
Meet Our New Captain, Rory Kane! We are proud to introduce our new sloop Captain, one that the Clearwater community may recognize: Rory Kane. Kane got his start with us first as a winter volunteer in 2012, and in the decade that followed, Kane [...]
Sloop Scoop: June 2022
Sloop Scoop 8: Completing the Restoration and Returning to the Hudson Since our last Sloop Scoop, we have made so much progress! The sloop splashed up in Albany, made the transit down to Kingston, re-stepped the mast, and is nearly through uprig. The crew [...]
June 2022: EA Update
June 2022 Environmental Action Update NYS Freshwater Wetlands Act passes, is signed and funded: Small wetlands hold huge amounts of stormwater, store more carbon than forests do, and filter pollution. Recently the New York State Legislature passed reforms to the NYS Freshwater Wetlands Act, which [...]
“Queerwater”: More Than Just a Play on Words
In honor of pride month, we want to spotlight one of the ways how Clearwater has supported and amplified the LGBTQ+ community. Hudson River Sloop Clearwater is looking forward to hosting their Youth Empowerment Programs again this summer onboard the sloop Clearwater. Almost every [...]
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, [...]
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Clearwater Files New Indian Point Environmental and Public Health Contention
Clearwater Files New Indian Point Environmental and Public Health Contention Safe Use of Hudson River for Drinking Water Questioned Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.’s Petition to File a New Contention Based Upon New Information Hudson River Sloop Clearwater Inc.’s Motion for Leave to File a [...]
Clearwater’s “Spring Splash” Concert with Jeff Tweedy and Pete Seeger is a Big Success
Clearwater’s “Spring Splash” Concert with Jeff Tweedy and Pete Seeger is a Big Success POUGHKEEPSIE, NY – Hudson River Sloop Clearwater’s sold out “Spring Splash” benefit concert on Saturday night at Beacon High School, Beacon, NY, was a big success, raising tens of thousands of [...]
Sloop Clearwater Starts Historic 40th Sailing Season with Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Sloop Clearwater Starts Historic 40th Sailing Season with Ribbon Cutting Ceremony POUGHKEEPSIE, NY – Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, America’s flagship environmental organization, and the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce hosted a special ribbon cutting ceremony this afternoon to mark the beginning of the sailing [...]
The Great Brooklyn Experiment of 2009
Brooklyn 2009 The Great Brooklyn Experiment of 2009 carries on despite Mother Nature's best attempts to break our spirit. I was disappointed to have to cancel our “Thank You” sail for the many folks who helped get us here, which also would have continued our [...]
Brooklyn 2009 Part 2
It’s been a frenetic week aboard sloop Clearwater, but all the energy moved generally in the right direction. Completing our week in Red Hook only fortified our good feelings about the neighborhood and our resolve to return. Highlights of our visit there, beside the obvious [...]
Young Women at the Helm; Part I
We gathered our ringer Young Women at the Helm (YWH) volunteers early Monday morning at Yonkers and were secure alongside at the West 79th Street Boat Basin by noon. The ship was soon engulfed in a flurry of training, curriculum review, food preparation and, just [...]