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Notes from the Helm: Reflections on 2025 Sailing Season
The change of season brings a time of transition for the sloop and crew, as we downrig Clearwater and begin winter maintenance. Each sailing season on the Hudson is unique, shaped by the mix [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
Practical Navigator Captain’s Course (Jan 12-16, 2026)
When: January 12 to January 16, 2026, from 8:00 to 5:00 each day, with a break for lunch Location: Clearwater’s office in Beacon, NY Cost: $650 We’re excited to be collaborating with Practical Navigator [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater Annual Meeting
Clearwater’s 2025 Annual Member Meeting will take place on Sunday, October 5th from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM at Scenic Hudson's River Center in Long Dock Park in Beacon. Current membership is required to [...]