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Clearwater is Heading back to Kingston!

June 16th, 2016|Comments Off on Clearwater is Heading back to Kingston!

On Thursday morning, June 23rd the sloop left her dock in Albany to return to the Hudson River Maritime Museum. She will arrive late in the day and work to up-rig the vessel. She will [...]

Press Conference With Nuclear Experts and Celebrities On Dangers of Including Nuclear Plants in New York’s Clean Energy Standard

June 2nd, 2016|Comments Off on Press Conference With Nuclear Experts and Celebrities On Dangers of Including Nuclear Plants in New York’s Clean Energy Standard

WHAT?  On June 7th, nuclear experts, celebrities and citizens’ groups advocating closure of Indian Point will hold a press conference in Manhattan to flag the imminent danger of the State giving large public subsidies to [...]

Dorr Foundation Awards Clearwater $40,000 for Microplastics Pollution Prevention Program

May 26th, 2016|Comments Off on Dorr Foundation Awards Clearwater $40,000 for Microplastics Pollution Prevention Program

BEACON, NY– Hudson River Sloop Clearwater has been awarded $40,000 from the Dorr Foundation to expand Clearwater’s award-winning environmental education programs. Clearwater’s Microplastics Pollution Prevention Program will raise the alarm about microplastics pollution, a new [...]

Harmony on the Hudson

May 25th, 2016|Comments Off on Harmony on the Hudson

We're excited to announce "Harmony on the Hudson," an intimate concert sail on the schooner Mystic Whaler on Friday, June 17 from 6:30pm-9pm.  The sail departs from the Beacon Ferry Dock at Red Flynn Drive [...]

Clearwater Kicks Off Aquatic Invasive Species Steward Program

May 24th, 2016|Comments Off on Clearwater Kicks Off Aquatic Invasive Species Steward Program

Coming to a Hudson River boat launch near you...  BEACON, NY– Hudson River Sloop Clearwater started an Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Program in April 2015, with the goal to educate the public about aquatic invasive [...]

Clearwater Restoration Preserves Time-Honored Boat Building and Sailing Professions

May 19th, 2016|Comments Off on Clearwater Restoration Preserves Time-Honored Boat Building and Sailing Professions

BEACON, NY– Every year, The Hudson River Sloop Clearwater attracts a new sailing crew from around the world. This winter’s hull restoration project, which began in October 2015, requires unique shipbuilding skills to restore our [...]

Sloop Clearwater Restoration Nears Completion in Kingston

May 13th, 2016|Comments Off on Sloop Clearwater Restoration Nears Completion in Kingston

BEACON, NY– The final white oak plank has been placed on the iconic sloop Clearwater, closing up the restored hull and readying her for a busy spring sailing season. Clearwater’s hull restoration, which began in [...]

FOR PETE’S SAKE! A Concert for Clearwater- at Tarrytown Music Hall, June 18th

May 11th, 2016|Comments Off on FOR PETE’S SAKE! A Concert for Clearwater- at Tarrytown Music Hall, June 18th

FOR PETE'S SAKE! A Concert for Clearwater will take place on Saturday, June 18 at 7pm @ The Tarrytown Music Hall in Tarrytown, NY. BUY TICKETS HERE What better way to support Clearwater, the environmental [...]

Clearwater Takes a Stand on New York’s Clean Energy Standard

May 9th, 2016|Comments Off on Clearwater Takes a Stand on New York’s Clean Energy Standard

Nuclear Power is NOT Clean Energy and should not be included in New York’s Clean Energy Standard Hudson River Sloop Clearwater strongly applauds Tier 1 and Tier 2 of the NY State Public Service Commission’s [...]