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2021 Sailing Season Trawl Totals
Trawl Totals A much anticipated part of Clearwater’s education sails is the moment when our trawl net comes out of the river and its contents revealed. What did we catch? Our educators recently compiled the [...]
December 2021 EA Update
December 2021 Environmental Action Update Federal Infrastructure Money for Water in New York: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was signed into law by President Biden on November 15. The legislation includes funding to [...]
Official Clearwater Community Designed Merch
New Pocket Animal Merch New! Short & Long Sleeve T-Shirts, Crew Neck, and Hooded Sweatshirts featuring hand drawn designs by our crew! Shirt critters include: American [...]
Sloop Scoop November 2021
Sloop Scoop Update 2: Bowsprit Removal After the topmast, mast, boom, and gaff were taken off the sloop, the last spar to be removed was the bowsprit - another rare occurrence. The current bowsprit [...]
November 2021 EA Update
November 2021 Environmental Action Update for E-News: Danskammer Denied! On October 27, the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation announced that they had denied the Title V Air Permit for the proposed Danskammer fracked gas plant [...]
Sloop Scoop October 2021: Mast Pulled for Massive Renovation
The 2021-22 Winter Overhaul Has Begun! Last Wednesday, October 20th, Clearwater's mast was taken out with a large crane. Every ten years the Coast Guard requires that the mast be pulled and inspected. Removing the [...]
“The Best Day Ever”
September 2021 Dear Friends of Clearwater, There is a magical moment aboard the sloop, after you’ve left the dock, when the Captain turns off the engine and the boat does what it was built [...]