Latest Clearwater Blog Posts
Restoring the Clearwater: 2026-2027 Transom + Topsides Project
Clearwater will begin its next major restoration project in July 2026, focusing on the transom and topsides – the upper sections of the hull above the waterline and the flat surface at the stern. This 10-month project, running through April 2027, marks the final [...]
Clearwater’s Spiritual Ethics
“I feel most spiritual when I’m out in the woods. I feel part of nature. Or looking up at the stars. Now I say, it’s all according to your definition of God. God is everything. Whenever I open my eyes I’m looking at God.” [...]
Sailing the Hudson: A Week of Winds, Wisdom, and Waffles
This week I lived a dream I didn’t know I had—aboard a wooden sloop the same age as me, just two months older, sailing the Hudson River in rhythm with the wind, the water, and a crew of passionate, unstoppable young changemakers. The Clearwater [...]
Clearwater Holiday Gift Guide
Our classic embroidered Clearwater baseball cap is back by popular demand, along with a variety of apparel, Hudson River critter plush toys, and backpacks, totes, and dopkits made from retired Clearwater mainsails. We also have books, stickers, hats, youth and adult t-shirts, and sweatshirts. By shopping our gift guide, [...]
Holiday Open House
When: 4-7pm Friday, December 12, 2025 Where: Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, 724 Wolcott Ave, Beacon, NY 12508 Join us for a holiday celebration and open house at our office in Beacon! Meet our staff, chat about 2025 highlights, and our plans for 2026, and [...]
Meet our new Sales and Booking Coordinator, Ella Agoos!
We're thrilled to introduce our new Sales and Booking Coordinator, Ella Agoos. In this role, Ella will be building Clearwater’s sail calendar, cultivating relationships with passenger groups, schools, nonprofits, municipalities, and community organizations along the Hudson River, and managing our calendar of educational sails, [...]