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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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
⛵Crew Spotlight: Alexandr Meriwether⛵
Alexandr first caught the tall ship bug at age 13, when he sailed aboard the Mystic Whaler. Without financially accessible opportunities in Oregon, sailing was out of reach. Years later, he learned about Clearwater [...]
Eyes on the Hudson: Harmful Algal Bloom Sampling, Deceased Sturgeon + Suspected Coal Tar Sheen at Poughkeepsie’s Waterfront
On Thursday, the Clearwater crew began collecting Harmful Algal Boom Samples, and earlier that morning, observed a deceased sturgeon and suspected coal tar residue on the Hudson River at Poughkeepsie. Unprecidented Harmful Algal Blooms [...]